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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
PAGE 9
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital."
Aaron Levenstein, from Goodreads.com
FACT OF THE DAY
The NCAA mandates schools keep track of 18 individual statistics and 13 team statistics.
NCAA.COM
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: When were official statistics first kept in the NFL?
A: 1992
Pro Football Hall of Fame
THE MORNING BREW
The final score is the only statistic that matters
One quote stuck out among the rest in Charlie Weis' final press conference as the
"Stats are for losers." Weis said.
Kansas coach.
"Stats are for losers," Weis said. Weis didn't leave it at that though. He went on to say, "There's a lot of positive stats out there that I could say were positive. The bottom line is when you lose the turnover ratio like that, you're going to lose most games."
That wasn't the end of it. Just two questions later, Weis brought up the "stats are for losers" bit again.
"I know that you guys hear what I just said in there. I mean stats are for losers," Weis said. "I could sit there and tell you we converted about 50 percent on third down. I could tell you DeAndre [Mann] ran the ball really well. I could tell you we intended to run the ball a whole bunch of times and had moderate success."
Reporters and fans were chomping at the bit. How dare Weis say something like that. That's just it — he said it, but he didn't coin the phrase.
Back in those days, the Patriots were the cream of the crop in the NFL, winning three Super Bowls in four years.
The phrase is originally attributed to football great Vince Lombardi. Since then several coaches have said it. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said "stats are for losers" on an almost cliche basis.
An argument could be made that Weis picked the phrase up from his former colleague.
It's been documented that Belichick has publicly said the phrase when Weis was still on the Patriots' payroll.
The meaning behind
the phrase? There are hundreds and hundreds of statistics in football games. In most football games there are statistics that reflect poorly on teams and there are statistics that make teams look good.
Even though there were positive statistics for Kansas coming out of the Texas game, Weis throwing out the "stats are for losers" line probably wasn't the best idea after having a 6-22 record as Kansas' head coach.
Weis was right though. Even though
Kansas didn't put anything on the scoreboard, some statistics reflected well for Kansas. The Kansas defense held the Longhorns to just 26 yards of total offense in the third quarter. The defense didn't allow any rusher more than 50 total yards. No matter how you slice it,
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stats are going to reflect both good and bad things.
When Belichick said the phrase, he didn't just leave it by itself. In 2010, he added, "The final score is for winners."
Weis definitely left that part off in his postgame press conference Saturday, because the final score reflected 23 times in the opponents' favor.
— Edited by Alex Lamb
This week in athletics
Tuesday No events
Wednesday
Volleyball Kansas State 6:30 p.m. Lawrence
Thursday
No events
Soccer Oklahoma State 7 p.m. Lawrence
Friday
Saturday No events
Soccer Missouri State I p.m. Lawrence
Big 12 Power Rankings: OSU unimpressive against Tech
Monday No events
DAN HARMSEN
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Sunday
1. NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 4-D (1-0)
Last time out: Won at West
Virginia 45-33
After escaping Morgantown, W. Va., on the back of freshman ball carrier Samaje Perine's 242-yard, four-touchdown performance, the Sooners enjoyed the idleness of a bye week. Things don't get any easier for Oklahoma this week, as OU takes its ninth best scoring offense (44.8 points per game) to Fort Worth, Texas. It'll bump heads with the best statistical defense in the Big 12 when it does so.
Trending: same Next up: at No. 25 TCU
the Bears took a 14-7 second-quarter lead and scored three touchdowns before the half.
2. NO. 7 BAYLOR 4-0 (1-0)
Last time out: Won at Iowa State
40, 38
The difference between a bad offensive day at the office in Waco, Texas, and in Lawrence is worth about 46 points. Heading into the Iowa State game averaging 59.3 points per game, the Bears were held to 49 points. After a sluggish start, by Baylor's standards,
Trending: same Next up: at Texas
3. NO. 25 TCU 3-0
Last time out: Won at SMU
55 0
TCU racked up 614 yards, compared to SMU's 245 on Saturday, stifling the Mustangs' rushing attack (89 yards). Junior quarterback Trevone Boykin completed 64 percent of his passes, junior tailback B.J. Catalon carried for six yards a pop. The defense is allowing just seven points per game, good for second in the nation.
Trending: up
Trending: up
Next up: vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
4. NO. 23 KANSAS STATE 3-1
(1-0)
Last time out: Won vs. UTEP
UTEP went three-and-out on its first five possessions before finally converting its initial first down of the ballgame on its sixth drive. Kansas State led
45-0 at one point and gave its reserves some well-deserved playing time. Senior quarterback Jake Waters continues to add a passing and rushing touchdown every game.
5. NO. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE 3-1
Last time out: Won vs. Texas Tech 45-35
Red Raiders versus Cowboys games are often must-see television, but even though this game was on Thursday night primetime, I wish 1 could have those couple of hours back. Oklahoma State allowed 32 first downs to the Red Raiders, only converted 22 of its own, but won by 10.
Trending: down
Next up: vs. Iowa State
Like Texas, the Mountaineers had an extra week to prepare for the high-flying Kansas Jayhawks. Senior quarterback Clint Trickett will get his first
6. WEST VIRGINIA 2-2 (0-1)
Last time out. Lost 45-33 to
Oklahoma
crack at the Jayhawks after being sidelined in last year's game due to injury. Trickett leads the conference with 400 passing yards per game and senior wide receiver Kevin White, who gave Kansas some trouble last year, leads with 10.5 receptions and 158.2 receiving yards per game.
Trending: same Next up: vs. Kansas
7. TEXAS 2-2 (1-0)
Last time out: Won at Kansas
23-0
The bulk of the conversation in the visiting locker room following the 23-10 victory over Kansas was about Texas' next opponent: the Baylor Bears. Texas did what it needed to do against the Jayhawks, but not much more. An offense that ranks near the bottom of the nation in all statistical categories was held in check for most of the afternoon, but the defense pitched a nearly perfect game against a feeble Kansas offense.
Trending: same
Next up: vs. No. 7 Baylor
8. TEXAS TECH 2-2 (0-1)
Last time out: Lost at Oklahoma
State 45, 26
State 45-35
The Tech offense might be somewhat hopeful, but that glimmer of optimism is smashed into an oblivion once the Red Raider defense takes the field. Through four games, Tech has allowed 38.8 points per game with over 260 rushing yards allowed per game and an abundance of missed tackles. Depending on when Art Briles calls off the dogs when Baylor gets its shot at the Red Raiders, the Bears might put up historically untouchable numbers.
Trending: down Next up: at No. 23 Kansas State
10. IDWA STATE 1-3 (0-2)
Last time out: Lost vs. No. 4
Bavlor A9-28
Iowa State is a nose-hair better than Kansas by virtue of the fact that its offense can score points. The offense, led by junior quarterback Sam Richardson, has life. Richardson averages 255.2 total yards per game, almost 100 yards better than Kansas' Montell Cozart.
Trending: same
Next up: at Oklahoma State
10. KANSAS 2-2 (0-1)
Last time out: Lost vs. Texas
23-0
The Jayhawks performance on Saturday was divided right across the line of scrimmage. Heading into the fourth quarter, the defense had allowed just 13 points to the Texas Longhorns, and when it was all said and done, 111 yards on the ground. The offense, however, sputtered and stalled, held scoreless with four interceptions from sophomore quarterback Montell Cozart. On the year, the Jayhawks offense is averaging last year's 15.3 points per game with eight left to play, staring down the barrel of a brutal conference slate that continues this week on the road at revenge-seeking West Virginia. Interim head coach Clint Bowen aims to turn things around after Charlie Weis was fired on Sunday.
Trending: down Next up: at West Virginia
Edited by Lyndsey Havens
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