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THE UNIVERSITY OF JARLY KANSAS
HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
quote of the day
"The game was still something of a novelty ... There were still some quizzical looks as we entered the stadium. Today, what I see is a much deeper understanding of the game, a much greater appreciation for the game."
— Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue.
fact of the dav
Paul Taglabia, who will speak tonight at the Dole Institute of Politics, was the Commissioner of the NFL from 1989 to 2006.
Q: Which college did Paul Tagliabue play college basketball for?
trivia of the day
A: Tagliabue played for Georgetown in the early 1960s. He averaged 11.3 points and 9.7 rebounds his senior and was a team captain. Tagliabue was also senior class president and a Rhodes Scholar finalist.
ku sports this week
Today
No Events Scheduled
Friday
Women's Basketball: Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. (Lawrence)
Saturday
Football: Texas, 11:30 a.m.
(Lawrence)
Women's Swimming:
Nebraska-Omaha, 2 p.m.
(Omaha, Neb.)
Women's Volleyball: Nebraska,
7 p.m. (Lawrence)
Cross Country: Midwest
Regional Championships, TBA
(Stillwater, Okla.)
Gurley to provide insight, humor
Basketball: UMKC, 7:30 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Sundav
It seems Kansas basketball broadcaster Dave Armstrong has a new sideline partner. Former Kansas basketball player Greg Gurley, who played at Kansas from 1991-1995, will join the Jayhawk Television Network as a color analyst for six Kansas home games this season.
So what does Gurley bring to the table? Well, the Kansas City native who played his high school ball at Shawnee Mission South knows what he isn't going to be.
"Being a complete homer really turns people off," Garley said.
Instead, fans will find that Gurley is going to bring the insight of a former player, while mixing in a little criticism and a little humor.
Gurley, who has provided color analysis for Sunflower Broadband's Channel 6 since the final years of the Roy Williams era, is replacing Paul Splittorff, who had to give up the gig because of scheduling conflicts.
Channel 6 play-by-play man, Kevin Romary, has worked with Gurley on Channel 6 broadcasts for most of this decade.
"He knows the game, he knows the jayhawk basketball." Romary said. "The knowledge that he has, just being around the program. Everybody knows him."
Romary said Gurley will return to the Channel 6 broadcast team at some point this season."
"That's the plan," Romary said.
The next Kansas game on the Jayhawk Television Network is Kansas vs. Coppin State on Nov. 28.
GROWING PAINS
Gurley, like everyone else.
So what'd he think? He saw some definite improvement in Kansas' game against Emporia State on Tuesday.
watched anxiously as Kansas' five freshman got their first taste of Kansas basketball during Kansas' two exhibition games.
"That first game the young guys found out what it's like to play at the college level," Gurley said. "What they thought was maximum effort was not the same as what Bill Self considers maximum effort."
Like Bill Murray said in "What About Bob?", expect the freshmen to move in "baby steps" early this season.
But against Emporia State, "guys gave a lot better effort," Gurley said.
A special Morning Brew salute to Kansas sophomore volleyball player Karina Garlington. The Sports Imports/American Volleyball Coaches Association named
KARINA, KARINA
Garlington, a native of Denver, its Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday.
O.D./D ON PSYCHO-T
Right now the focus is whether Hansbrough will play in North Carolina's season-opener on Saturday.
During conference sweeps against Colorado and Texas Tech, Garlington hit .354, averaged 5.0 kills, 1.67 digs and 5.75 points per set.
Hansbrough, it seems, is recovering from a stress reaction on his right shin.
If you thought college basketball cover boy Tyler Hansbrough received an absurd amount of media attention last year, you might be in for a long college basketball season. Hansbough is back for his senior campaign, so get ready for an overload of overhyped stories about Hansbrough's heart, grit and high-intensity "motor"
Will he play? Will he sit? Is he wearing a cast? Will he play? Oh poor Tyler. He is such a hard worker, you know?
It's Nov. 13, and the season of Tyler is about to begin. Good luck.
THURSDAY YOU-TUBE SESH
CAMPUS
As long as we're on the subject of Psycho-T, check out this YouTube gem featuring Hansbrough and fellow Tar Heel Bobby Frasor playing "Texas-style" ping-pong. Type in "Tyrer Hansbrough and Texas-style ping-pong." Enjoy.
CAMPUS Past NFL commissioner to speak at Dole Institute
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue will speak at 7:30 tonight at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics and the program is free and open to the public
- Edited by Elizabeth Cattell
Tagliabue.
lagliabue who will talk about football and all things sports, had previously served as a lawyer for the NFL.
Tagliabue
He was
commissioner of the NFL from 1989-2006 and is responsible for the NFL's introduction of the salary cap in 1994. The league grew from 28 to 32 teams during his tenure and was named in late 2001 by The Sporting News as the most influential person in sports.
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KICK THE KANSAN: WEEKTEN
--has not been seen in the locker room during the period when it is open to the media. A black knee brace was on the chair at his locker.
Pick games. Beat the Kansan staff. Get your name in the paper.
1. No. 3 Texas at Kansas
2. No. 10 Georgia at Auburn
3. No. 16 North Carolina at Maryland
4. Arizona at Oregon
5. No. 17 Brigham Young at Air Force
6. Vanderbilt at Kentucky
7. Texas A&M at Baylor
8. Minnesota at Wisconsin
9. Northwestern at Michigan
10. No. 24 Wake Forest at North Carolina State
One swift kick
Name:
Name:
E-mail:
Year in school:
Hometown:
Year in school:
Hometown:
1) Only KU students are eligible.
2) Give your name, e-mail, year in school and hometown.
3) Beat the Kansan's best prognosticator and get your name in the paper.
4) Beat all your peers and get your picture and picks in the paper next to the Kansan staff.
5) To break ties, pick the score of the designated game.
Submit your picks either to KickTheKansan@kansan.com or to the Kansan business office, located at the West side of Stauffer-Flint Hall which is between Wesco Hall and Watson Library.
NFL
Brady making progress after knee surgeries
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. —Tom Brady is back with his Patriots teammates, laughing and talking with them — and, more importantly, rehabilitating the injured left knee that ended his season in the very first quarter.
Brady underwent surgery on Oct.6 and said on his Web site on Oct.18 that he had another operation on the knee after it became infected. The Boston Herald reported he had two more procedures since then to fight an infection and he was on a six-week course of intravenous antibiotics. The team has not commented on those details.
The star quarterback was back in Foxborough on Nov. 4 and has been working in the Gillette Stadium training room beside teammates who are busy preparing for games. He
The Patriots, citing team policy, have not given details of the injury. It had been widely reported as a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn medial collateral ligament. He was hurt when he was hit by Kansas City's Bernard Pollard in New England's 17-10 win over Kansas City.
Brady appears to be making normal progress for someone with a post-surgical infection, and fears of a major setback seem to have subsided.
--has not been seen in the locker room during the period when it is open to the media. A black knee brace was on the chair at his locker.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Since then, Matt Cassel has progressed steadily as Brady's replacement. His first pro start came the following Sunday in a 19-10 win over the New York Jets. The Patriots and Jets, tied for first place in the AFC East at 6-3, play at Foxborough on Thursday night.
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, right, scores past Benidorm's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Caballero during a 4th round, 2nd leg Copa del Rey soccer match at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday.
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Super-sophomore not ready for NFL
BY R.B. FALLSTROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jeremy Maclin's not ready to leave for the NFL yet. Ask him again after a few more games.
Right now, Missouri's super sophomore is concentrating on helping the 12th-ranked Tigers finish strong.
Numerous services have the 6-3, 210-pound wide receiver with the blazing 4.3 40 speed going in the first round next April, many projecting he'll go in the top 10. If they're on the money, no one could blame Maclin for leaving.
"You dream of that as a little child, playing in the NFL." Maclin said. "That's everybody's dream, that's what you're here working for. But you've just got to approach that situation when it comes."
Maclin was an All-American in his first college season last year, setting an NCAA single-season record for all-purpose yardage by a freshman. He's been every bit as dangerous this season despite the opposition's efforts to avoid him, ranking second in the nation with 198.5 all-purpose yards per game.
So, no, he's not surprised by the NFL question.
"I knew people were going to ask," Maclin said. "If I could answer them, I could answer them. I have no idea at this point."
Coach Gary Pinkel said he'll discuss the situation with Maclin after the season. For the time being, it's all speculation.
"That isn't going to win games this year," coach Pinkel said. "So that's kind of how we're going to handle it."
Five Missouri juniors, including quarterback Chase Daniel, were evaluated by the NFL last winter. None of them were projected as early picks and all five returned.
Safety William Moore, one of those five, also has been projected as a potential first-rounder next April.
Daniel is still putting up huge numbers at Missouri after finishing fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting last year because of perceived physical limitations such as his 6-foot (maybe) height and so-so arm strength. There are no red flags for Maclin, a redshirt sophomore due to a knee injury that delayed the start of his college career for a season and thus eligible for the draft.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Missouri wide receiver Jeremy Maclin runs during an NCAA college football game against Colorado in Columbia, Mo. Maclin's not ready to leave for the NFL yet, but is concentrating on helping the 17-ranked Titers finish strong.
Pinkel couldn't be blamed for wishing Maclin will stick around for another season. But he realizes Missouri found a rare talent in the former Kirkwood, Mo., standout
"He'll be better next year and the next year and the next year and the next year, when he does leave," Pinkel said. "The thing he's developed now is great work habits. You watch him in practice, he works his tail off."
Maclin believes the biggest improvement he's made is off the field.
"Video study, that's a big thing right there," he said. "I watched a little bit when I had to, and now I go above and beyond."
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returns and one on a kickoff return. In less than two seasons, he owns the school career all-purpose yardage record.
Often, that preparation combined with his physical tools leaves defenders grabbing nothing but air.
Maclin has scored 16 touchdowns this season — nine receiving, four rushing, two on punt
Last week's victory over Kansas State was Maclin at his best. He piled up a season-best 278 yards and scored three scintillating touchdowns — a 42-vard sprint
off a simple swing pass, an athletic grab in the back of the end zone, a 56-yard jaunt on a direct snap during which he pulled away from futile pursuers.
"You've got to accelerate, man, you can't get caught from behind," Maclin said. "That's what I pride myself on. So I just run."
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