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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL
XII BIG 12 CONFERENCE
BIG 12 RANKINGS
The Kansan's conference reporter analyzes and ranks the 10 teams, six games into the season
ETHAN PADWAY
1. Oklahoma 6-0,3-0 (Last Week 1)
National Ranking: No. 3 AP
Okahama did not look sharp in its 30-point victory against Kansas, but the Sooners survived the possible trap game and still put up over 600 yards of total offense.
2. Oklahoma State 6-0,3-0 (Last week 2)
Oklahoma State didn't have its usual offensive output against Texas, but it still won the game. Its offense should return to form at Missouri this week.
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National Ranking: No. 6 AP
3. Kansas State 6-0, 3-0 (Last Week 3)
National Ranking: No.11 AP
Somehow the Wildcats keep piling up wins. That trend may take a hit, as they get one more week before they have to face the death trap of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State consecutively.
4. Texas A&M 4-2, 2-1 (Last Week 5)
National Ranking: No. 20 AP
The Aggies consecutive losses to top 25 teams dropped them from BCS consideration, but with only one loss in Big 12 play, they remain dark-horse contenders for the Big 12 Title.
5. Texas 4-2, 1-2
(Last Week 6)
National Ranking: No. 25 AP
Freshman QB David Ash threw for only 139 yards and two interceptions in his first start at quarterback for the Longhorns. Not the numbers they were looking for when they made him the starter.
6. Baylor 4-2,1-2 (Last Week 4)
National Ranking: No. 24 AP
Half of Robert Griffin III's incompletions this season have come in his last two games. Baylor is fast falling out of the race for the Big 12 title, and still have to face the two teams in the front, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
7. Texas Tech 4-2,1-2 (Last Week 7)
Red Raider QB Seth Doege was able to throw for 461 yards against the Wildcats' stout defense, but Doege also threw as many touchdown passes to the Wildcats as he did his own team.
8. Missouri 3-3,1-2 (Last Week 9)
It will take more than a beat down of the Cyclones for the Tigers to move out of the bottom three of The Kansan's rankings.
9. Iowa State 3-3, 0-3
(Last Week 8)
Steele Jantz has thrown an interception in four of six games this season, and his completion percentage is hovering just south of 55 percent.
10. Kansas 2-4,0-3 (Last Week 10)
The Jayhawks have been outscored by 56 points in the third quarter this season.
结果分析：样本正常，病毒阴性。
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Editor's note: Tyrel Reed is journaling from Belgium while he plays with his professional team, Vco Verviers-Pepinster, to coincide with the release of his new book "Read All About It: Driven to be a Jayhawk." This is his first entry.
Dispatches from Reed
Reed
How do I write a basketball diary? They never taught me this while I was at Kansas! But my friends at Ascend Book
proposed the opportunity for me to let KU fans know about what is going on in my life, and how different—and at times difficult—it is to take yourself to a new country, far away from your comfort zone, and play a game you love in front of fans that you have never played in front of. It's very different than playing on the road at, say, Mizzou, Oklahoma or Texas. At first I was skeptical, like any basketball player being asked to write outside of school, but after further examination I thought it would be a great way for people to get to know me, learn some things about European basketball, and
also learn some of my random takes on various topics. Currently, I am playing for Voo Verviers-Pepinster in Belgium. I was notified that I would be playing in Belgium on August 17th and left on a plane four days later. Upon arrival in Belgium with my wife, Jessica, we soon learned we were going to be challenged with some real interesting changes in our lives. When our plane landed we went straight from the airport to the team's gym in Verviers. After a quick physical evaluation, I participated in practice that morning at 10. Can anyone say "jet lag"? Try focusing on a basketball hoop and dribbling a ball when your legs are begging you to go to sleep and rest! That was my first real introduction into European basketball.
The rest of that week was a blur for me. Sleep...practice...eat... sleep ... practice ... eat ... sleep ... and then start it over again. Kind of like a rat inside a maze. After the first week I had finally adjusted to the seven-hour time difference and was getting more comfortable in my new surroundings. Now it was time to get down to earning a living in a far-off land. Stay tuned.
CONTRIBUTED BY ASCEND BOOKS
"Reed All About It: Driven to be a Jayhawk" is available at several local book stores, grocery stores and specialty retailers, as well as in e-book format.
VOLLEYBALL
Jarmoc named Big 12 defender of the week
Two days after her team out-blocked the Big 12's blocking leaders, sophomore middle blocker Caroline Jarmoc has received national recognition for her individual accomplishments.
Jarmoc was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career on Monday for the week of Oct. 17-23.
Jarmoc led the Jayhawks (13-8, 1-7) with seven blocks and 13 kills in the team's 3-1 victory against the Red Raiders on Saturday. As a team, Kansas had 19 blocks, compared to 13 for Texas Tech.
For the week, Jarmoc recorded 14 blocks, averaging 1.75 blocks per set. She was ranked third overall in the conference with 1.25 blocks per set going into Monday night.
Matt Galloway