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MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
LAVIERI FROM 10
State are evenly matched teams, but playing the game in Ames, Iowa, this season gives Iowa State the slight edge. The same could be said about the Wildcats and Jayhawks. Kansas State isn't a special team, but it did go to a bowl game last season and Bill Snyder seems to reload every year. The game is being played in Lawrence, so that's a plus.
The way I see the rest of the games: at Oklahoma State? Loss. Home against Oklahoma? Loss. At Texas? Loss. Home against Baylor? Loss. At Texas A&M? Loss. At Arrowhead against Missouri? Loss.
The Border Showdown is supposed to be close and exciting, but step back and be honest. Missouri is the more talented team. The Tigers didn't let up on the Jayhawks last year, what makes you think this season will be any different?
I wish godspeeds to Kansas. It may be a repeat of last season, but at least expectations are low and fans can't be too upset when Kansas doesn't win.
With a few more solid recruiting classes, Kansas should be competitive in the next few seasons.
As for you, the fans: be patient.
Edited by Josh Kantor
Talib avoids suspension despite pending charges
FOOTBALL
Former Kansas cornerback Aqib Talib will be permitted to play in the 2011 season despite his arrest from an off-season shooting in Texas. Talib currently plays in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik announced the NFL's decisions before the Buccaneers preseason game against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday.
Talib awaits trial for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon scheduled in March. The NFL can choose to revisit his case depending on the trial's outcome.
In 2010, Talib led the Buccaneers in interceptions, despite playing in just 11 games.
Talib, the 20th overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft, was a 2007 Consensus First-Team All-American, won the 2007 Jack Tatum award as the Nation's best defensive back and was named MVP of the 2008 Orange Bowl for the Jayhawks.
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The University of Connecticut, defending NCAA tournament champions, signed Andre Drummond on Friday, a center who will make people forget Hasheem Thabet ever existed.
Drummond, No. 2 in the ESPNU 100 ranking for this season, will bolster an already talented lineup that includes Alex Oriakhi, Jeremy Lamb and Shabazz Napier among others.
Yes, this news is upsetting for Jayhawk fans. Any news of another contender vastly improving should be. Just don't go thinking that Bill Self is sitting around and watching the clock tick.
Below are recent tweets from some of the top prospects that Self and his assistants have targeted, followed with my thoughts. The rankings are from ESPNU.
No.1 Shabazz Muhammad @Phenom15balla
Forward, 6-foot-6, 215 pounds Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas, Nev.
Aug. 15: "#NBARank- 1. Kobe
2. Lebron 3. Durant 4. D Rose 5.
Dirk 6. Dwight !!!"
Max's thoughts: 1 guess Shabazz didn't watch that Lakers-Mavericks series in May. That sweep should unquestionably drop Kobe in the ranks.
Aug. 28: "Back to Vegas!!!!"
Aug. 28. Back to Vegas!
Max's thoughts: Is Slery still over there? Tell him I say ... no, you know what. Let's leave that kind of talk for the ball fields.
No. 13 Archie Goodwin
@A1Laflare10
Shooting Guard, 6-foot-5, 181 pounds
Sylvan Hills High School, Little Rock, Ark.
Aug. 25: "School comes before ball. Education is the key"
my sanctuary"
Max's thoughts: A tweet like this makes one wonder the following: 1) Did his mother hack his Twitter account? 2) If Archie really wrote this, does he mean it? 3) Will he repeat this if he jumps to the NBA after one season?
Aug. 27: "The great ones always stay in the gym. I get mad if I have to miss a day because the gym is
Max's thoughts: Ever since Denzel Washington mentioned the word "sanctuary" in "Remember the Titans," it seems like anything is a sanctuary these days. Churches, mosques and synagogues are understandable. But gyms? Pretty soon we'll have baristas muttering the "coffee shop is my sanctuary" over a mug of hazelnut. Pardon me for sounding like a geezer on this one, but is nothing sacred?
Aug. 28: "I love the smell of hoop-
Aug. 28: "I love the smell of hooing in the air"
Max's thoughts: Amen to this.
Basketball season is nearing. Are your nostrils whiffing it yet?
Aug. 28: "I wanna stay in New York just to hoop"
Max's thoughts: This writer has never balled at Rucker, but he played near West Village over the summer. This kid I guarded, Frank, was a classic NYC point guard—beautiful dribbling, superior strength, no jump-shot. Does Archie have a J, or lack thereof that we should keep an eye on?
No. 23 T.J. Warren
@T_warren32
Forward, 6-foot-7, 205 pounds
Brewster Academy, Durham, N.C.
Aug. 28: "I hope all my family up in DC and MD are safe from the hurricane!"
Max's thoughts: By late Sunday, 233,000 people in the Washington D.C. region were still without power, according to the Washington Examiner. There are no casualties in Washington D.C. to report. We wish T.J.'s family and the rest of the country good luck in these crazy weather times.
Aug. 28: "Feels good just waking up! Blessed to see another day! I hope everybody is enjoying there first day back!"
Max's thoughts: It would feel that good to wake up for all of us if we also had the touch of Midas.
Aug. 24: "I can't wait for COL-
LEGE!"
Max's thoughts: Books, beer pong, 200 kid lectures, Jimmy Johns, Asher Roth. I can't wait either, and I graduate in May.
Isaiah Lewis
@isaiablewis12
Shooting Guard, 6-foot-3, 170 pounds
Christ the King High School, Middle Village, N.Y.
Aug. 28; "Adrian Peterson or chris Johnson??"
Max's thoughts: If we're talking pure talent, I'm taking Adrian Peterson. If we're talking fatter head, I'm taking Chris Johnson, the running back (arguably the most disposable position) who thinks he should be the highest paid player in the NFL.
Forward Kei Kamara, right, fights for the ball Saturday at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Sporting KC lost the game 3-2.
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Aug. 28: "I'm about to blow up!"
Max's thoughts: Alert the medics? We may be解题, because this kid is in the class of 2013. If he thinks his basketball reputation is blowing up on a national scale, "about to" just took on another meaning.
Aug. 25: "Took a 7 hr nap, crazy"
Max's thoughts: This is a classic mundane tweet that lets you answer the question: "Who is the real Isaiah Lewis?" Let's just hope he didn't tweet this while playing defense.
Edited by C.J. Matson
SPORTING KC KICKIN' IT
Defender Julio Cesar lowers his head in defeat after FC Dallas scored another goal in the second half of Saturday night's game at Livestrong Sporting Park.
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SOCCER
Team captures first road victory over Trojans
RYAN MCCARTHY rmccarthy@kansan.com
With a 2-8 record away from Lawrence last season, playing on the road was more than a struggle for
the Kansas women's soccer team.
However, they began this season fresh, picking up a 3-2 victory over Southern California at the University of San Diego Tournament in San Diego on Friday.
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"It was a really intense game," Grow said. "We were under high pressure and it was pretty frantic; and once we finally settled down and played our game things started going our way."
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A win like this is a potential springboard for the rest of the season for Kansas. Even though USC dropped to a record of 0-3, they were ranked in several college soccer preseason polls.
the 63rd minute of the match, while junior midfielder Whitney Berry notched one goal and two assists for the night.
"It was huge having our first win on the road just setting the tone for the rest of season." Berry said.
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It was a crucial victory for the season, and the team remains focused. Throughout the year they've been able to move to each game without dwelling on past accomplishments for a long period of time.
"Unbelievable today," coach Mark Francis said on kuathletics.com. "USC is very athletic they will close you down quickly. We knew it was going to be a battle. We just didn't quit."
If you're looking at the box score, there might be nothing wrong with the production thus far, but the team knows it's a long process to seek their ultimate potential.
"I think our team chemistry is great this year; we all get along really well," Grow said. "It definitely helps traveling on the road because we're together 24/7."
"As far as attacking wise goes
we're starting to see where each other are going to be." Berry said.
Edited by Rachel Schultz
The road trip to San Diego also served as a bonding experience for the team, who were already close to begin with.
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