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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
COACH FROM PAGE 1B
a student of Leach's — could seriously be considered at Kansas. He was an offensive coordinator at Arizona and Texas Tech and is not
Dvkes
Brent Venables: Venables has been a defensive coach at Oklahoma
in his second year coaching at Louisiana Tech. His team went 8-4 this season, after going 5-7 his first year. He has Texas connections, a must when recruiting to Kansas.
and is widely considered to be one of football's top defensive coaches. He's been the defensive coordinator for the Sooners since 2004 and was rumored to
Venables
be a candidate at
Kansas three years ago when they hired Turner Gill.
viewed for the job by Zenger, Christensen has ties to the region as he coached at Missouri for 16 seasons. He was the offensive coordinator at Missouri for 11
Dave Christensen: Rumored to
Christensen
those years and is now in his third season at Wyoming. His teams at Wyoming have gone 18-19 and the Cowboys went 8-4 this season.
LIKELIHOOD RANKING:
1. Larry Fedora (previously
ranked: 1) A top choice for the North Carolina job as well, Fedora could be pulled away by another school. Kansas wants him, but the price may be too high.
2. Gus Malzahn (previously ranked: N/A) Also a candidate for the North Carolina job, Malzahn could easily end up at a new school next year. He was the weekend's hot name for Kansas.
3. Dave Doeren (previously ranked: 6) Doeners's ties to Kansas make him an obvious and easy choice for the job. Kansas can get him if they want him.
4. Mark Stoops (previously ranked: 3) Stoops could be a top choice for Zenger. A lack of experience could hurt him.
5. Sonny Dykes (previously ranked: 4) Dykes is a hot name for Kansas. Reports are that he is working on getting a contract extension at Louisiana Tech.
6. Brent Venables (previously ranked: 2) Venables was a popular name early, but has since fallen off. His defense at Oklahoma struggled this season.
former KU Coach Bob Timmons was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame Friday afternoon at Anchorsu Sports Pavilion. Timmons coached from 1965-1988 during which he led the Jayhawks to 27 titles and 4 national championships.
7. Paul Chryst (previously ranked: N/A) Chryst is a new name, but is one to keep a close watch on. He's had success at Wisconsin and is well thought of in the coaching community.
9. Randy Shannon (previously ranked: N/A) Shannon would be a big name for Zenger to reel in. He may be a bit of a stretch at this point, though.
8. Dave Christensen (previously ranked: 9) Christensen has reportedly interviewed with Zenger and is a dark-horse candidate for the job. He has ties to the region and it makes sense for Zenger to look at one of his former schools, Wyoming.
Edited by Jayson Jenks
TRACK & FIELD
Team breaks in upgraded facilities
MAX GOODWIN
JESSICA JANASZ/KANSAN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
Kansas track and field broke in upgraded facilities while also honoring a former legend Friday.
In addition to a newly installed track, the field inside the track at Anschutz Pavilion also received a new surface, while a new scoreboard allows runners to look up and see their time right after crossing the finish line.
Kansas athletes performed well on both surfaces, as 15 Jayhawks won events. Races were paused for a moment as Bob Timmons, the former Kansas coach who won three national championships, was honored for his induction into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame.
In the first race of the day, junior Natalie Becker won the women's 3.000-meter race.
"It feels good," Becker said. "This is a new track, so it was neat that I got to be in the very first race out there."
Senior Donny Wasinger made a strong recovery from an Achilles injury that kept him out for all of the cross country season by winning the men's 3,000-meter race. Wasinger was also a member of the winning distance medley team with sophomores Alex Hermes, Nick Seckfort and Conner Day.
Junior Francine Simpson won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.63 seconds. She also won the long jump competition with a jump of 6.16 meters.
"I think it's a great start for the indoor season," Simpson said. "I'm happy that I won."
Sophomore Brendan Soucie won the mile race with a time of 4:21.68.
"I was just trying to come through pretty controlled for the first 800," Soucie said. "That third lap I was trying to separate as much as possible, and that last 400 is just anything you have left you've just got to give."
In the 4x400-meter relay, the Jayhawks won titles in both the men's and women's race. With a time of 3:46.85, the women's relay team won by almost eight seconds. Freshman Alisha Keys looked good in her first indoor track meet as the relay's anchor. She ran after juniors Taylor Washington and Denesha Morris and senior Shayla Wilson.
"It's my first time really running the 4x400, so I was pretty
nervous." Keys said.
The winning men's 4x400 meter relay team consisted of freshmen Michael Stigler and Kenneth McCuin, junior Dominique Manley and senior Kyle Clemons.
"It's a great feeling having a big crowd come in today and just everything was great." Clemons said.
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INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
Former Brazilian captain soccer star dies at 57
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAO PAULO — On and off the field, former Brazil star Socrates stood out above the rest.
He was mostly known for captaining Brazil at the 1982 World Cup, regarded by many as the best team ever not to win football's showcase tournament.
His elegant style and his deep involvement with politics made him a unique figure in Brazilian soccer, setting him apart from the players of his time and even of today.
But he was also widely known for his heavy drinking, which he publicly admitted caused the health problems which eventually helped lead to his death on Sunday.
The Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement that Socrates died of septic shock at 4:30 a.m. Brazilian time (0630 GMT). He was 57.
Socrates had been rushed to the hospital on Saturday — the third time in four months — and had been in critical condition in an intensive care unit with an intestinal infection. He was breathing with the help of a ventilator.
Socrates was twice hospitalized and placed in intensive care in the last few months, most recently in September. Both times he was admitted for a hemorrhage caused by high pressure in the vein that carries blood from the digestive system to the liver.
"Socrates seemed like a player from another era," former Italy forward Paolo Rossi told the ANSA news agency. "You couldn't place him in any category — on the pitch and even more so off it. Everyone knew about his degree in medicine and he had a lot of cultural and social interests as well. He was unique from every point of view."
Socrates never denied his fondness for drinking from the time he was a player in the 1980s, but said he stopped drinking earlier this year after his stints in the hospital.
Indeed, Socrates was like no other on and off the field. He became a doctor after retiring from football and later became a popular TV commentator and columnist, always with unique and controversial opinions.
Since his playing days, Socrates never kept his political ideas to himself and often wrote about the subject in his columns. Known as Dr. Socrates because of his practice of medicine, he was constantly in demand from local media for interviews on varied subjects.
While with Brazilian club Corinthians, Socrates spearheaded a movement called the Corinthians Democracy, in which players protested against the long periods of confinement required by the club before matches. It quickly became a broader protest that coincided with Brazil's fight to overturn a military regime in the 1980s.
The clever, tall full-bearded playmaker also was a member of the Brazilian squad in 1986 in Mexico, but it was in 1982 in Spain that he made history with Brazil, which is known to have had one of the greatest teams in World Cup history but failed to win the trophy. With players like Zico and Falcao, it fell to Italy 3-2 in the
second round despite needing only a draw to advance to the semifinals.
"He was a very dynamic player with a sublime foot but most of all great intelligence," added
Rossi, who scored a memorable hat trick against Brazil in that match. "Along with Zico and Falcao he was the symbol of that Brazil squad.
moments after Socrates' death was announced.
"Sad start to the day," retired Brazil striker Ronaldo wrote. "Rest in peace Dr. Socrates."
Former Brazil and Barcelona playmaker Rivaldo added on his Twitter page: "Sad to wake up and find out that Socrates has died."
Reaction came from those outside of football, too, including three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten and three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves.
"Great guy," Castroneves tweeted. "A Brazilian who will be greatly missed."
Dozens of Brazilian footballers expressed their sadness on Twitter
The Brazilian football federation said the final round of the
Brazilian league on Sunday will be played in Socrates' honor. All matches will be preceded by a minute of silence. Corinthians, the team that featured Socrates at the
height of his career, needs a draw against rival Palmeiras to win the title. Corinthians' main fan group said it will honor its former star throughout the day.
Florentine, another of Socrates' former clubs, held a minute of silence and players wore black armbands in his honor in Sunday's Italian league match with Roma.
Socrates wrote a series of columns for The Associated Press during the 2011 Copa America in Argentina, expressing his views on all aspects of the tournament, including economic and political issues in Latin America.
"It's not just about the game itself," Socrates said before the competition began. "Before anything, (football) is a psychological battle, the human aspect plays a significant role."
Socrates, whose full name is Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira or Oliveira, starred for Corinthians in the early 1980s, but he also played for Flamengo and Santos, as well as Fiorentina in Italy.
Socrates was included in FIFA's list of the best 125 living soccer players in the world, a list compiled by countryman Pele. Socrates played 63 matches with the national team, scoring 25 goals.
He was known for his great vision on the field. Always clever with the ball at his feet, his trademark move was the back-heel pass, and he set up and scored many goals with it throughout his career.
Socrates briefly coached and played for Garforth Town in Eng-
in his home town of Ribeirao Preto, in the interior of Sao Paulo state.
Socrates' younger brother Rai was another great Brazilian midfielder, and he helped Brazil win the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
land in 2004.
Funeral services will take place
He is survived by his wife and six children.