University Daily Kansan, October 23, 1980
Ross ready to forget last season's low points
By MATT SEELEY Sports Writer
Sports Writer
Last spring Ricky Ross didn't know whether he was coming or going.
Ross, whose name raised eyebrows as well as blood pressures during the season, left a sour, if not bitter, taste in the mouths of many. After the 1960s, Ross started to transfer, probably to Wichita State or Georgia.
The reasons, rumor had it, were not enough playing time, too much pressure, not enough ball-handling duties and no respect from players or fans.
BUT AFTER TALKS with Head Coach Ted Owens, Ross finally dismissed all the rumors, saying he would remain at Kansas. Ross doesn't like to talk about those rumors and his statements of last year. The issue at hand is the question and whether there will be a repeat of last season.
"I never want to experience anything like that again," Ross said to the Jayhawks' 15-14 season. "It didn't go right for anybody. We had a lot of talent that didn't play together."
Playing together, Ross said, is what will separate his year's sound from last year's.
"It's not goodie-gooled all the time," he said. "And everybody knows—it's no secret that we didn't play together last year. But last year is gone, and I only worried about this year."
"It's too disappointing to talk about. I lost more games last year than I did in all of my high school career. I've never experienced anything like that, and I never want to again."
WHEN ROSS signed a letter of intent to play for Kansas, dreams of having the country's No. 1 backcourt with Ross and Valentine abounded. As the season progressed and the duo failed to live up to the public's expectations, the dreams turned to nightmares.
'A lot of people expected 30 point scores as he
did in high school," Owens said. "But it's a different ball game at this level. Ricky is an outstanding shooter. I don't want him to feel the pressure of a high scorper that he has to force things."
Ross finished the season hitting 44 percent of his shots and averaging 11.7 points a game on a team that established school records for both field goal and free-throw accuracy.
He acknowledged the difference of college ball from high school competition, but added there
"I didn't feel any pressure at all. I just wanted to do the job," he said. "At the end of the season I said some things I probably shouldn't have said, mostly out of frustration of the season."
Owens said Ross' performance last year he was the team's second-leader securing behind him. Ross is also a leader.
"WHEN ANY YOUNG man comes in," Owens said, "you don't expect him to carry any certain scoring average. It's the percentage that counts."
Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of Ross' play was the lack of consistency. On the road against Pepperdine he scored a season-high 30 points. At home against Missouri, he was shutt
"Basketball is a mental thing. I'd say about 80 percent of it is mental," Ross said. "You have to get up every game. Against a team like Kenyan, you need to be careful." And you know me, I don't give anybody respect.
"We can't lose to the little teams. We can't go out there thinking we're a good team saying 'Oh, we want you.'"
"The people we lost to last year were teams like Iowa State. This year everybody is going to be tough for us. If you overlook Iowa State, then you're going to get beat."
WITH THE LOSS of Keith Douglas, Owens said Ross will have a new role this season.
Ricky Ross
"Ricky will play second guard and point guard
and he'll be able to handle either." he said.
"It will take a little while, but I think it will
With more than a month to go before the start of the season, Owens said his starting lineup is 80.
"I know I say this every year, but this year more than ever I don't know who will start," he said. "We've got very good depth, the best depth since 1983. We'll play experience and substitute."
Ross, too, admitted the starting picture was foggied, but he had set some goals for himself.
"I'M GOING TO work hard. Hard enough to where my fellow teammates think I should play," Ross said. "I would like to play half the game. I want to start. Booty (Neal) wants to everybody wants to start. I want to start a lot as the season goes on and contribute to this team."
Proud fans gather downtown to give KC a Royal welcome
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Willie Wilson wanted to apologize. Frank White wanted to make a prediction. George Brett just wanted to have fun.
The festivities took place 16 hours after the Philadelphia Phillies had beaten Kansas City, 4-1, to win the World Series.
Brett had this, as did thousands of Kansas Citians yesterday during a one and a half hour downtown ticker-tape parade and rally to pay for the victims. Moreover, the American League champion Royals.
Police officials estimated there were 500,000 people lining the downtown parade route. But observers pointed out that that figure would mean one-third of the metropolitan population was lined up. The police suggested that the figure was closer to 100,000. Another 4,000 Kansas Citizens came to the rally.
Brett was the star of the show, just as he had been all season for the Royals.
While his teammates were gliding along the parade route in convertibles, Brett was entertaining the thousands lining the downtown streets by riding a horse the entire way. He turned and sat backward in the saddle for 15 minutes of the parade.
The Royals were stunned at the size and the exuberance of the crowd.
Brett was able to get only two blasts out before breaking the instrument. He then was carried off the stage by teammates Pete LaCock, Dave Chalk and brother Ken Brett.
The American League's batting champion then tried to entertain the crowd at the rally by borrowing a trombone from a high school band and playing "Cinderella," a song in honor of Kansas City's baseball fans.
"I really don't feel we deserve all this," designated hitter Hal McRae said.
Former coach settles dispute
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Former Oklahoma State University football coach Jim Stanley, ousted in 1978 during a slush fund scandal, settled his lawsuit against it with the Big Eight Conference vested here.
Neither party in the two-year-old case would discuss the details of the settlement, but a conference source said the settlement "was a good one for all parties."
Del Brinkman, dean of KU's School of Journalism and conference faculty chairman, said the details of the settlement were sketched. But he noted that the investigation has slush fund investigation started two years ago.
Central Oklahoma Businessmen's Association Inc. The association allegedly gave money, cars and other forms of payment to Oklahoma State football players.
Stanley was fired Nov. 21, 1978, after the scandal surfaced and the Cowbies finished a 3-4
But the former coach stopped the Big Eight's investigation by obtaining a temporary federal restraining order on Nov. 30, 1978, from U.S. District Judge Russell G. Clark.
Stanley, now a coach with the NFL Atlanta Falcons, was accused of working with the North
The restraining order was issued as the conference was about to begin a daylong hearing about alleged improprieties in the Oklahoma State football program. The order specifically requested that the state take action against Oklahoma State on the basis of hearsay testimony against Stanley.
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