tuesday, November 25, 2003
sports
the university daily kansar
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By John Domoney
jdomoney@kansan.com
Kansan sports writer
Associate athletics director feels at home on field
Terry Hines knows where he wants to watch Kansas football games.
The associate athletics director enjoys meeting alumni and fans in the press box, but he feels right at home on the sideline.
"I like to be down there with the athletes," Hines said, "and feel like I'm almost a part of the game."
Hines' love for college football stems from his playing days as a running back at Davidson College from 1987-91. Hines' journey from student-athlete to collegiate athletics administrator has been a long one.
Hines
After graduating from Davidson in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in religion, Hines spent a couple of years in the nation's capital working for a
North Carolina congressman. With Hines' political experience behind him, he decided to pursue a law degree at the University of North Carolina.
In 1996, Hines earned his second degree, a juris doctorate in law. Then his life took a turn that moved him and his wife to Wiesban, Germany, for three years so Hines could work as an attorney
in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Hines enjoyed his time in Germany. He compared the stay to his years spent in athletics.
"It's similar to being a part of an athletic team," Hines said. "You form good relationships in the military because you're Americans living on foreign soil."
In 1999, Hines decided decided not to serve in active duty any longer. The North Carolina native went back to school at Ohio University to earn a master's degree in sports administration.
For Hines, working in collegiate athletics was a simple decision when compared to practicing law in the Army.
"I like the opportunity to
serve and reach a win-win situation," said Hines of athletics administration. "In the army there were winners and there were losers and the stakes were very high."
Afterworking 10 months in the Ohio University athletics department, Hines spent 18 months as director of the athletic foundation at Davidson. He left Davidson for Kansas in November of 2002.
Hines sees many differences between his days at Ohio and Davidson and his days now as the director of legal affairs and compliance for the Kansas Athletics Department.
"I think the NCAA is paying more attention to what's going on a campus like Kansas," Hines
said, "because the stakes are higher here and there's more of an incentive for people to gain an unfair advantage."
Hines advises the athletics department on drafting contracts with such groups as Nike and ESPN. On the compliance side of his job, Hines makes sure student-athletes are eligible. He said on an average day, four or five coaches would stop by his office to make sure their actions are within NCAA rules.
Away from the department, Hines' family rules his time. Along with his wife, Denise, Hines has three sons. Hines met his wife at North Carolina law school. Their family enjoys watching athletic events together. Although he is clearly loyal to the
Jayhawks, Hines is Tur Heel bred and intently watches North Carolina basketball.
Hines no longer practices law in the U.S. Army, but he is still a member of the Army Reserves. One weekend a month and two full weeks out of the year, Hines reports to Fort Leavenworth to drill.
Then it is back to collegiate athletics and helping athletes. There is down sides to his job, though.
"It's not fun to tell a kid you're not eligible," Hines said. "But there are rules."
As an attorney, former student athlete and a member of the army reserves, Hines should know.
BASKETBALL: Loud crowd a key
— Edited by Nikki Overfelt
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tonight. Yesterday there were more than 100 people in the Fieldhouse camping out for the game.
"It's amazing to me that after our game against Chattanooga they were camping out the next morning." Self said. "It continues to amaze me every time I walk through there."
Kansas Basketball Notes
Former Kansas men's basketball player Nick Collison will have his jersey retired during halftime of tonight's game.
- Tonight's game will be nationally televised on ESPN with Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale. Vitale will be at the Kansas Union today from noon to 1:30 p.m. signing copies of his new book, Living a Dream: Reflections on 25 Years Sitting in the Best Seat in the House.
- Edited by Andy Marso
FOOTBALL: Bowls wait for Big 12
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on certain teams, bowls like the Fort Worth Bowl and the Tangerine Bowl have to sit and hope their ideal teams will fall to them.
Tom Starr, executive director of the Fort Worth Bowl, said Kansas was among the bowl's favorites, along with Texas Tech and Colorado.
"We're the new kid on the block, so we don't get to chose first, we kind of have to wait and see how everything comes out." Starr said. "Kansas is appealing because they are an exciting team, they have star players, and they would travel well. I believe Kansas has its second-biggest alumni group centered in the Fort Worth area."
Starr and Carter both said that Kansas' exciting offense and its emotion on the football field
made it a strong fit for any bowl. Impressive wins against Missouri, UNLV and Iowa State along with a strong showing on the road against Colorado didn't hurt, Starr said.
But the bowls must wait until this weekend's games are over, and the Fort Worth Bowl may wait until Dec. 6 when the Big 12 Championship is over to announce its participants.
Whatever the case, Kansas appears to have a great shot at going bowling, and Mangino said the players were excited about the possibilities.
"I told the kids there is nothing better than practicing during Christmas-time and getting ready for a bowl game. It's a lot of fun." Mangino said. "We are looking forward to it and we think we will secure a bowl bid."
Edited by Scott Christie
Chiefs try not to look too far forward
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If things break just right for the Kansas City Chiefs, they'll return home Sunday night from California as champions of the AFC West.
They would be the first team in the NFL to lock up their division title, and one step closer to capturing the precious home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
But around Arrowhead Stadium these days, breathing a word about any game other than next week's game is considered impolite. It's one cliché the Chiefs are taking to the extreme.
Playing 'em one at a time, the Chiefs believe, is a big reason they own the best record in the NFL (10-1), and neither coach Dick Vermeil nor any of his assistants or players seem inclined to even suggest the team may be thinking long-term.
time, as corny as it sounds," Vermil said Monday. "Overall, our team has done as good a job as anybody in football in focusing on one week at a time."
"We focus on one week at a
Nevertheless, Sunday's 27-24 thriller against Oakland last Sunday gave the Chiefs a four-game lead over Denver (6-5) in the AFC West with five to play.
A victory at San Diego this week, combined with a Broncos loss at Oakland, would give the Chiefs their first AFC West title since the 1997 team went 13-3 under Marty Schottenheimer, who now is coach of the Chargers.
target."
"It's a target," Vermeil said. "The San Diego Chargers are a
Behind closed doors in the executive suites at Arrowhead Stadium, however, the No.1 target has become home-field advantage. The Chiefs have tied their franchise record with 11 straight wins at Arrowhead, which is reputed to be the loudest outdoor stadium in the NFL.
Staying home for the playoffs. Vermel admitted, would be "a huge advantage."
All four leading contenders for home-field in the AFC struggled to win Sunday. The Chiefs, who got their tie-breaking, game-winning field goal from Morten Andersen with 4 seconds to play, were the only contender who did not have to come from behind.
"There have been wild-card teams that didn't have home-field advantage that went (to the Super Bowl). But the odds are in your favor if you have it." Vermel said.
Tennessee (9-2) had to overcome a 21-0 deficit at Atlanta.
Indianapolis (9-2) rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Buffalo and New England (9-2) needed a 28-yard field goal from Adam Vinatieri to beat Houston in overtime.
And all that, Vermeil says, is Exhibit A in the case against looking ahead.
"It is tough. That's the National Football League," he said. "Those teams are getting better and some teams look up to those teams with good records and play harder than they have been playing. It makes you very much aware how much emotional preparation is, how critical it is in football games, especially when you get a real fine football team that starts thinking they can control the tempo with which they play to win.
"As soon as you start gauging how hard you have to play to win because it's this opponent or that opponent, you get embarrassed."
Record-setting Braves pitcher Spahn dies at 82
The Associated Press
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. Warren Spahn, the Hall of Fame pitcher who won more games than any other left-hander in history, died yesterday at 82.
friend Gary Caruso said.
Spahn was the mainstay of the Braves' pitching staff for two decades, first in Boston and then in Milwaukee. He pitched for 21 seasons, winning 363 games and posting 20 or more victories 13 times.
Remarkably, he was 25
before he got his first major league win.
"Warren Spahn was a fighter and a winner," said New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, a former teammate. "He made catching in the big leagues a lot easier for me because he took me under his wing along with Lew Bur-
dotte. One of my biggest thrills to this day was catching his 300th victory in 1961."
Spahn once said, "When I'm pitching, I feel I'm down to the essentials — two men with one challenge between them."
He usually won that challenge
BOWLS: Iavhawks eligible; BCS bowl games shaping up to be exciting matchups of old, new rivalries
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in the nation that could give the Sooners a run for their money, and that is the kind of matchup the college football world needs.
Rose Bowl — Jan. 1
Pasadena, Calif.
Prediction — Texas vs. Michigan Why? — Unless the Big Ten champion is number one or two in the final BCS rankings, they go to the Rose Bowl. For the second straight year, the Big 12 will have a representative in the Rose Bowl. This matchup would drive television ratings through the roof, as these two
stored programs have never met before, and it would be one heck of a game.
Cotton Bowl — Jan. 2
Dallas, Texas
Prediction — Kansas State vs.
Georgia
Why? — Kansas State will once again find its way to Dallas as the neglected stepspister of the Big 12, and will have another tough challenge in SEC powerhouse Georgia. This would be a nice matchup of two preseason top-five teams that sorely underachieved.
Independence bowl — Dec. 31
Shreveport, Louisiana
Prediction — Nebraska vs.
Arkansas
Why? — The Independence Bowl would love to pit these two schools, which both have fans that travel well, against each other. Both schools hit the top 10 at some point this season, and it would be one heck of a slug-it-out contest.
Alamo Bowl — Dec. 29
San Antonio, Texas
Prediction — Oklahoma State vs.
Minnesota
Why? — These are two more teams that match up closely. Both offenses feature quarterbacks who sling the ball all over the field 30-40 times a game as well as big-play receivers. There would not be very much
defense in this game, but that's the tradition of the Alamo Bowl.
Houston Bowl — Dec. 30
Houston, Texas
Prediction — Missouri vs. Bowling Green
Why? — Bowling Green deserves better than the MAC's typical dull bowl bids, and the school is 3-0 in the past two seasons against Big 12 opponents. The Falcons can score with the best of them, and going up against a Missouri team with a similar build would provide another exciting game to watch. Plus, should the Cinderella Bowling Green Falcons pull this one out against a perennial
Bowling Green defeated Missouri last year in the regular season, and on a bigger stage, the same result would make much more noise.
Fort Worth Bowl—Dec.23 Fort Worth, Texas
powerhouse, it could garner the MAC some long-deserved respect.
Prediction — Texas Tech vs. 100 Why? — In the Fort Worth Bowl's inaugural game, why not put two in-state schools against each other? This would bring tons of fans to the game, as well as provide a pretty decent matchup. Texas Tech and TCU can both score points for 60 minutes consistently, and this could
Tangerine Bowl — Dec. 22 Orlando, Fla.
Why? - These teams are eerily similar because they both finished 6-6 but lost the majority of their games when the starting quarterback was out. Kansas' Bill Whittimore and Virginia's Matt Schaub would provide tons of entertainment, and this could be Whittimore's final proving ground in terms of classifying himself among the nation's top senior quarterbacks.
create some kind of in-state rivalry.
- Edited by Scott Christie
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