WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 25,2002
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 3B
Coach content with Dodge City
The Associated Press
DODGE CITY — Two years ago, if John Rossetti wasn't living on Easy Street he was just around the corner from it.
As the defensive coordinator at Garden City, one of the nation's premier two-year school football programs, he dealt almost exclusively with his players and had a solid relationship with head coach Bob Larson.
He could have waited and perhaps become Garden City's next head coach.
Sure he made a wise choice by becoming the school's head coach last year, even though he went from a consistently successful program to one that was the doormat of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.
"Let's face it. It was a gamble—
a big gamble." Rossetti said. "It has been career suicide for anyone who has taken this job."
Rossetti went from a school that had only one losing record in the 15 years prior to his arrival to one that had one winning record in the same period.
"I wasn't looking to leave a good job, but I knew that Dodge City was hungry to win," Rossetti said. "Their program was broken and I thought I could fix it."
On the field, Rossetti said he discovered a lack of discipline and out-of-shape players.
"Now we are motivated and we work hard," said sophomore offensive lineman Aaron Mills. "Coach told us when he got here that the losing tradition here was not ours and the days of losing were over. We all believe that."
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After the Bowling Green game, Mangino said that he was unhappy with the play of his wide receivers because he thought some receivers weren't completing their routes and closing on the passes.
with him and we have to continue to rally around him."
At yesterday's press conference, however, Mangino said that after watching the game film, he was actually happy with the progress of his receivers.
Some of the frustration that Mangino has with the Jayhawk receivers has to do with the adjustment period that the receivers are going through with Whittemore leaving the offense searching for big plays.
"We have to get on the same page," Whittemore said. "A lot of that is we're a little off in timing, but we're real close. We're going to keep working out on
the practice field, just us and the receivers, and hopefully connect on these next week."
Whittemore saw limited action in spring practice because he was recovering from shoulder surgery. He replaced Dyer at quarterback in the second half of the Iowa State game, and has started ever since.
Both Whittemore and Jones see an opportunity to develop a potent passing attack this Saturday against a Tulsa defense that is allowing an average of 37 points per game.
Jones, a native of Oklahoma City, wants to return to his home state and see his Jayhawks make good offensive plays.
"Looking at Tulsas tape of their defense, there's going to be some opportunities for big plays," Jones said. "We have to continue to make them and build confidence in the offense."
Edited by Sarah Hill
Golf
and today,but they've got to start falling sometime."
Marshall's final round score of 71 (-2), gave him a three-round total of 212 (-4), and tied him with Northern Iowa's Mike Lewis. They were three strokes behind Baylor's Ryan Baca, who carded a 73 (+1) in yesterday's final round to bring his total to 209 (-7).
As a team, the Jayhawks finished nine strokes behind Baylor. After finishing Monday in third place, and one stroke behind Wichita State, the Jayhawks' third round performance landed them four strokes ahead of the Shockers in the final standings.
Coach Ross Randall was not happy with the way his team ended the tournament,but said it was not entirely the players' fault.
"We just didn't play well. We didn't play consistent," Randall
said. "This course is hard to play with the wind as rough as it was today."
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Because Kansas was the host team, it was allowed to play up to nine players. Five competed for the team standings and the other four competed as individuals. These four were sophomore Kevin Ward and freshmen Pete Krsnich, Ryan Rainer and Luke Trammell. Krsnich ended the tournament tied for sixth place after recording a second round score of 66 (-6) and a third round of 77 (+5). Rainer finished strong with a 74 (+2) yesterday to end in a share for ninth place. Ward struggled on both days and finished with a total of 228 (+12), tied for 46th. Trammell finished in 78th place with a score of 241 (+25).
Despite finishing the tournament on a sour note, Randall saw progress from his younger players and was pleased with some performances in particular.
and Charlie Santaularia to compete in the team rankings. Behind Marshall's second place finish, Price's third-round 73 (+1) tied him for 17th place with 219 (+3). Hall ended the tournament with a total score of 220 (+4) to tie for 21st place. Sigler shot his highest round yesterday, carding a 75 (+3), that tied him for 25rd place with a score of 221 (+5). Santaularia, in his first collegiate tournament, also shot his highest round yesterday of 84 (+12) to end up in 77th place with a total score of 240 (+24).
"Jason was up and down, he had lots of birdies," Randall said. "Pete and Ryan helped themselves a lot. Much of how you evaluate golf is how you shoot, and those guys shot well."
Kansas sent Marshall, junior Tyler Hall, sophomore Andrew Price, and freshmen Jason Sigler
Randall will have time to retoil his starting lineup before the team sees competitive play again. The Jayhawks will compete in the Purina-Missouri Bluffs Classic in St.Charles, Mo., Oct. 7-8.
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