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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"usually do not favor changing coaches at midseason, but we have not made on-the-field progress."
Sheahon Zenger.
Kansas had a 1-18 record in Big 12 play under Weis' tenure.
— espn.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What was Kansas' overall record under Weis?
A- 6-22, which translates to a 27 percent winning percentage over a three-year period. This is the worst win percentage over that period in any of the Power Five conferences.
espn.com
THE MORNING BREW
Weis leaves legacy of disappointment,but talent remains
In late November of 2011, University of Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger promised to find the right football coach. This came after the spectacularly disastrous Turner Gill era, in which Kansas went 5-19 in 24 games. On Dec. 9, 2011, Zenger hired Charlie Weis. On Sept. 28, 2014, the Weis era came to an abrupt end.
There was much fanfare when Weis was hired as Kansas' coach. After all, he is the proud owner of four Super Bowl rings and coached Notre Dame to the 2007 Sugar Bowl. He brought a no-nonsense attitude to the program and demanded accountability from all his players. He brought in former five-star quarterbacks Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps, who were both expected to bring Kansas football back to the promised land of 2007's 12-1 season, which culminated in an Orange Bowl victory against Virginia Tech.
Unfortunately, Weis' tenure failed
to work out. He won as many Big 12 games in almost three years as Missouri won NCAA Tournament games in four years — one. His signature win was a 31-19 victory against a struggling West Virginia team in 2013. He leaves behind a legacy of wasted potential. Weis brought in fantastic talent that made Kansas somewhat relevant on the recruiting trails, but poor coaching held back that talent.
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All is not lost, however. This Kansas team is still stacked with talent. Despite what he has shown this year, sophomore quarterback Montell Cozart still has the potential to be a
solid football player. He could even turn into a star with the right coaching. Just three games into his freshman season, freshman running back Corey Avery has already shown his massive potential as a dynamic game changer. Junior running back De'Andre Mann has
shown he can be a reliable player. Despite some bad stereotypes, there is plenty of talent in this program for a new coach to work with.
Now the job hunt begins. Coaching football at Kansas is not the intriguing job it was after Mark Mangino was fired in 2009. Kevin Sumlin is enjoying massive success at Texas A&M. Jim Harbaugh, who showed extreme interest in the Kansas job before going to Stanford, has made the San Francisco 49ers into a perennial Super Bowl contender. Gus Malzahn, who the Jayhawks could have hired
after Gill was fired, recently coached Auburn to the BCS National Championship.
Kansas could even hire defensive coordinator Clint Bowen, who is serving as the interim head coach for the rest of the season. Bowen has a lot of ties to the Lawrence and has shown he truly cares
area and has shown he truly cares about the program. The right coach is out there, but Zenger may have to work a little harder to find him
Weis'tenure at Kansas will be remembered as one of underachievement and disappointment. In fairness, Weis had a lot of work to do in repairing the state of the program after Gill was fired. Unfortunately for him, Kansas is in a win-now position. Weis just wasn't getting it done.
Edited by Casey Hutchins
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Kansas falls to Oklahoma in conference opener
KYLE PAPPAS
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Sophomore setter Maggie Anderson (19) passes the ball over the net Sept. 19 against North Texas. Kansas fell to Oklahoma, its first conference opponent, in five sets Saturday.
The No. 23 Kansas volleyball team (12-3, 0-1) fell in five sets to Oklahoma (10-4, 1-0) at McCasland Field House in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, 25-19, 25-20, 19-25, 23-25 and 9-15.
Though Kansas took the first two sets in a convincing fashion, the Jayhawks fell apart down the stretch, allowing the Sooners a .314 kill percentage. Oklahoma junior middle blocker Kierra Holst had a career-high 23 kills in her first Big 12 game of the season.
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Kansas was dominant early, behind strong performances from freshman outside hitter Madison Rigdon and senior outside hitter Chelsea Albers. Rigdon contributed two aces in the opening set, helping the Jayhawks jump out to an early 5-0 advantage. The Jayhawks had five aces for the match but
went on to commit a seasonhigh 19 service errors.
Albers was a consistent presence for Kansas all night, finishing with a career-high 24 kills, nine digs and a seasonhigh five blocks. She carried the Jayhawks to a win in set two, racking up five kills and two blocks in the last 10 points to secure the set.
"When you give a team a little bit of confidence and momentum after having them down, that's exactly what happens."
first conference game of the season. In addition to Holst's 23 kills, junior setter Julia Doyle (55 assists, 10 digs) and sophomore outside hitter Madison Ward (18 kills, 15 digs) both notched double-doubles for the Sooners.
RAY BECHARD
Kansas volleyball coach
Unfortunately, that was as good as it got for Kansas, as it dropped the final three sets on its way to a loss in its
Oklahoma caught fire in the third set, winning comfortably to avoid a sweep on its home court. It followed that up by an equally strong performance in set four, using a 6-0 rally midway through the set on its way to a 25-23 win. Holst came up with her eighth kill of the set to force the Jayhawks into a fifth set.
"When you give a team a little bit of confidence and momentum after having them down, that's exactly what happens," coach Ray Bechard said. "It's a difficult lesson to learn, obviously, but we've got no other option but to think of 'How can we come up with a better response?'"
In set five, with the score knotted at 3-1, Oklahoma scored four-consecutive points to increase its lead to 7-3. It never looked back, as Holst again came up with the final kill to take the set and the match for the Sooners.
"It's tough to come back with a team like that and win in five," said Oklahoma coach Santiago Restrepo. "Our resilience and confidence that we exuded out there in front of a big, great crowd was really incredible to see."
Kansas will look to get back on track when it takes on Kansas State at Horejsi Family Athletics Center on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m.
Edited by Emily Brown
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