PAGE 2B MONDAY, OCTOBER 17,2011 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN QUOTE OF THE DAY Nelly gets hot, he's as as any hitter in the Michael Young, Nelson Cruz's teammate FACT OF THE DAY Nelson Cruz led the Texas Rangers to this fall's World Series with a record six home runs in the ALCS against the Detroit Tigers. MLB.com TRIVIA OF THE DAY TRIVIA OF THE DAY Q: Who is the only player to end his team's postseason with a strikeout in two consecutive seasons? A: Alex Rodriguez. New York Yankees MLB.com MORNING BREW A wish list for fall change When I was nothing but a wee lad, OshKosh clad, my family and I spent Columbus Day together climbing rocks layered in wet leaves and thinking about good things to come. I'm far removed from the natural beauty of New England, but in Lawrence I still wish for change. wrrence I still wish for change. Does anyone else wish ... ... Jordan Webb's passes targeted hands and not feet? ... the owners of the NBA would understand that no one comes to their arenas to see them stand around wearing a velour suit and a monopoly hat? ... Tyler, The Creator did more creating and less Tyler? ... people remembered AI Davis as both a villain and a pioneer, not one way or the other? ... Braeden Anderson, Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor were playing organized basketball ... Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan didn't sound so much like an exclusive deal at Godfather's Pizza? ... Adam Schefter stopped talking? this year? ... CC Sabathia signs with the Rangers this offseason? ... Congress moved more like Tony Pierson than Mark Mangino? ... Gus Johnson was your drinking buddy and he got even louder after his sixth beer? Imagine the beer pong play-by-play potential. Ortiz wasn't smiling after the Mayweather fight? I know you just made two truckloads of cash, but Jayhawk shorts or not, you were moronic in that fight. Victor. ... Victor ... more people using Apple products knew the name Steve Jobs? ... Terry Tate, the office line-backer, came to Lawrence for ... more sports folk watched and cared about hockey? some motivational speaking? "You kill the foe, you make some么!" Wait, in the image, the word before the comma is "you". The word after the comma is "make". So the sentence is: "some motivational speaking? 'You kill the foe, you make some么!'". ... Grantland.com had more articles that would have actually interested Grantland Rice himself? ... allowing 47 points and 610 yards wasn't considered improvement? It's a bowl game next year or see you later, Gill. Recruit some cornerbacks and safeties, not wide receivers who can play subpar defense. ... basketball season would just be here all ready? Edited by Josh Kantor COLLEGE FOOTBALL Big 12 football weekend recap ETHAN PADWAY epadway@kansan.com (21) TEXAS A&M 55 (20) BAYLOR 28 Texas A&M scored 21 points in the second quarter to take a 10-point lead going into the half. Unlike its games against Oklahoma State and Arkansas, Texas A&M kept its foot on the pedal to grab a 27-point victory at home. Ryan Tannheh threw for 415 yards and six touchdowns. MISSOURI 52 IOWA STATE 17 Missouri needed to make a statement to prove that this was not a lost season, and it got it from quarterback James Franklin. Franklin threw for three touchdowns and added two more on the ground, getting a victory that brought the Tigers' record back to 500 and gave them their first conference victory of the season. OKLAHOMA STATE 38, TEXAS 26 Cowboy running back Jeremy Smith ran the ball seven times against the Longhorns. He made the most of his opportunities, rushing for 140 yards including touchdown runs of 74 and 30 yards. Smith made up for an underwhelming day by quarterback Brandon Weeden and the Cowboy passing offense. Weeden threw for just 218 yards and one touchdown; well below the Cowboys average of 395.7 yards per game. (17) KANSAS STATE 41 TEXAS TECH 34 The Wildcats were outgained by 240 yards but forced four Red Raider turnovers to keep their record unblemished. Wildcat quarterback Collin Klein ran for 110 yards and three touchdowns and threw for one more in the victory. Red Raiders quarterback Seth Doege threw for 461 yards but only one touchdown. QUIDDITCH Team to compete in international event The Kansas Quidditch team announced on Facebook Friday afternoon that it intends to compete at the International Quidditch Association's World Cup Nov. 12-13 in New York City. The team is fresh off winning the IQA Midwest Cup championship in Fishers. Ind. The Jayhawks went 6-0 in the field of 18 teams over two days of play. The World Cup will feature 100 teams totaling 2,000 athletes. Currently the teams are mostly from the United States, but teams from Argentina, Finland and New Zealand are also slated to hit the pitch. The reigning World Cup champions are Middlebury College, the alma mater of IOA commissioner Alex Benoise. The IOA top-five ranked teams in the world are Middlebury followed by Arizona State University, Louisiana State University, Texas A&M and Boston University. Hannah Wise CHECK OUT EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND MORE THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Sport Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Football vs. Kansas State 11 a.m. Lawrence Volleyball vs. Texas Tech 6:30 p.m. Lawrence vs. Iowa State 1 p.m. Ames, Iowa Soccer vs. Missouri 6:30 p.m. Columbia, Mo. M. Golf The Invitational All Day Kiawah Island, S.C. W. Golf Susie Maxwell Invitational All Day Norman, Okla. vs. Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate All Day Charleston, S.C. Rowing Tennis ITA Regionals All Day Tulsa, Okla. 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