friday, october 31. 2003
sports
the university daily kansan 5B
SOCCER: Jayhawk player of the week could intimidate Cowgirls
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role in the selection process for the NCAA Tournament. Tournament teams are determined by their Rating Percentage Index, strength of schedule and victories. The biggest advantage of a national ranking comes in future recruiting, he said.
"I told the girls it's nice to get ranked," he said, "It's recognition for the hard work that they've put in."
Kansas sophomore forward Caroline Smith also received recognition this week. For the second time this season Smith
was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.
Smith said the recognition could work to the Jayhawks advantage in Friday's game.
"It's kind of good because maybe they can worry about me a little bit," Smith said. "We have a lot of people that are doing really well right now."
With the OSU defenders' attention on Smith, other players can take better advantage of scoring opportunities.
The Jayhawks trounced Oklahoma State in a 6-0 victory last season, but the Cowgirls (11-3-2, 3-3-2) are much improved from
last season's 8th place Big 12 final. Kansas is 4-1-2 all-time against Oklahoma State. The Cowgirls will have a tough task at hand in facing a healthy Kansas team that has momentum on its side.
PLAYER PROFILE
—Edited by Ashley Marriott
Name: Amy Geha
Year: Junior
Hometown: Overland Park, St.
Thomas Aquinas
Position: Midfielder
Major: Business Marketing
Nickname: Geba
Favorite TV
show: Friends
Favorite Movie:
Legally Blonde
Favorite Food:
turkey
sandwiches
Favorite Class
at KU:
Psalvnovl "It
people."
Psychology "It was interesting learning about events."
Geha
Spare time activities: hang out with friends, go shopping and read magazines
Arizona awarded 2008 Super Bowl
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue lashed back at Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick for criticizing instant replay, saying yesterday his comments were "intolerable."
Tagliabue said he expects owners to keep video review as an officiating aid when it comes up for a vote at a meeting next March.
"My guess is replay will continue because they think, threequarters or more of the clubs will think, it's an important tool in terms of officiating in the game," Taglilue said.
The commissioner made his comments on the final day of the league's fall meeting, where team owners awarded the 2008 Super Bowl to Arizona.
After two challenged calls went against his team in a victory over Denver last Sunday, Billick had seen enough.
Tagliabue said Billick's comments were a "direct and severe violation of our rules about criticizing officiating publicly."
Earlier yesterday, Arizona beat but Tampa and Washington, D.C. for the 2008 Super Bowl.
But Arizona, with a stadium shaped like a barrel cactus and featuring a retractable roof and a grass playing surface that can be rolled up, won out. The new facility, a public-private partnership in suburban Glendale, is under construction and scheduled for completion in 2006.
tampa and Washington rolled out some big names to make their pitches. Retired Gen. Tommy Franks was in Tampa's corner and D.C. went to bat with former Sen. Fred Thompson.
It will be Arizona's second Super Bowl. Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe hosted the 1996 game between the Cowboys and Steelers.
"It's going to be architecturally significant and I think that's important we make that stamp as well," Arizona Gov Janet Napolitano said of the new stadium.
Of course the weather didn't hurt. No cold weather city without a dome has ever hosted a Super Bowl.
Tagliabue said he didn't think
the Arizona Cardinals' gesture last Monday, when on short notice they were able to host the Dolphins-Chargers game because of the wildfires in California, was the major factor in the decision.
"I can't say it didn't have an impact on somebody, but I don't think they were at the core of the sentiment that was expressed in the room or outside of the room, for that matter."Tagliabue said.
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder vowed to try again.
"We are disappointed, but we have learned many important things while pursuing the 2008 game." Snyder said in a statement. "We know the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland and a wide variety of public and governmental entities can band together to present a unified bid."
Tagliabue said by March he also wanted to have a timeline to give owners on the progress of a new or renovated stadium in Los Angeles that could lure a team. He also said the league could look at giving financial help to the Chargers should they need it because of the difficulties and rescheduling caused by the fires.
Also yesterday, owners voted 30-2 against reopening the 1925 files and perhaps awarding the NFL title that year to the Pottsville Maroons. The Maroons were disqualified from championship consideration by league president Joe Carr for playing an unauthorized exhibition game against a non-NFL team in Philadelphia.
The Chicago Cardinals were awarded the title, even though they lost to the Maroons in a game that was billed as the championship. Pennsylvania officials have stated their case on behalf of the Maroons.
The NFL and the Hall of Fame did give the city some recognition yesterday, if not the title from 78 years ago. They named the city of Pottsville the winner of the Daniel Reeves Pioneer Award and will present it to community representatives in August at Canton, Ohio.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and Steelers owner Dan Rooney voted for opening the 1925 files.
FOOTBALL: Defense to step up in game without Whittemore
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usual spent on the field. After Whittemore's injury, the offense had trouble putting together lengthy drives, and the defense had even more pressure on its shoulders. Even though it was a tough adjustment to make, Mangino believes it's no excuse.
"I think one of the things we
need to be able to do as a defense is go onto the field after a sudden change and stop people," Mangino said. "If we are out on the field for a long time, that's just too bad. Defenses have to stay out on the field. If it takes 90 plays you have to be able to play football the whole game."
Six games highlight Retribution Saturday
Edited by Erin Riffey
The Associated Prese
Big weekends in college football are often given catchy titles. Maybe this week's slate should be called Retribution Saturday.
The six match-ups between ranked teams this week all fit that theme.
None more than Oklahoma
Oklahoma State. The 14th-
ranked Cowboys have won the
last two meetings against their
more-heralded rivals, spoiling
oklahoma's bid for a national
championship two years ago.
"I haven't beat them in two years," defensive tackle Tommie Harris said. "Hopefully, after the game, we'll have their respect."
The biggest reason for the Cowboys' recent success is that Rashaun Woods has shredded the Sooners' secondary. Woods has 20 receptions for 355 yards and four touchdowns in the two wins.
"Anytime someone gets something like that against you and doesn't really earn it, it kills you," linebacker Teddy Lehman said. "It's miserable for all of us."
The top-ranked Sooners aren't the only team looking to reverse a streak against a rival. Georgia has lost 12 of 13 games to No. 23 Florida, including the Bulldogs' only loss of last season.
"This game will determine basically how the rest of the season goes," safety Thomas Davis said. "Florida is a tough opponent, and they always play Georgia tough."
No.4 Georgia needs to win this year to stay in national championship contention and in first place in the SEC East.
The other big games tomorrow have No. 10 Virginia Tech hosting No. 2 Miami, No. 11 Michigan playing at No. 9 Michigan State, No. 12 Nebraska going to No. 16 Texas, and No. 6 Washington State at No. 3 Southern California.
The Hokies have lost three straight games to the Hurricanes and are the last Big East team to beat Miami, winning 43-10 on Nov. 13, 1999.
The game looked as if it would be a showdown for the Sugar Bowl until the Hokies were upset by West Virginia last week.
"You have setbacks, and how you respond to them is real key," coach Frank Beamer said. "We'll find out what we're like around here."
Michigan is trying to avenge its last-second loss at Michigan State two years ago when replays showed that the Spartans got an extra second to score the winning touchdown.
"It's for the state championship," Michigan safety Ernest Shazor said. "You have to go into their back yard and play hard. The past few years, we haven't done so well down there."
The Cornhuskers have lost four of their last five meetings with the Longhorns, with all of the games coming at critical points in the season. Nebraska needs to win to stay in first in the Big 12 North.
"They've been great ballgames, very close ballgames," coach Frank Solich said, "yet they've come out on top more than we have. No one wants to change that more than we do."
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