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Another important aspect to building a national powerhouse includes recruiting. Right now Mangino is limited in the quality of recruits he can convince to play at Kansas. However, this year Mangino chose to recruit junior college players who were proven talents at their respective schools. The list mainly includes some extremely fast linebackers to help the Jayhawk defense, which gave up an average of 42 points per game last season. The strategy is similar to Oklahoma's method of obtaining junior college athletes who are sometimes overlooked players.
One of the last chapters in the book of how to build a football powerhouse is on scheduling.
powerhouse is No matter what teams Mangino schedules outside the conference, the Jayhawks are assured a tough schedule because of the Big 12's strength. This year Kansas will play three of the first four games at home, and all four games are winnable. This year's squad can win five to six games and make strides for many seasons to come.
No, there isn't a book that describes exactly how to build a football powerhouse, but there is a blueprint, and Mangino's following it.
BCA: KSU-Cal to at Arrowhead
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After years of several kickoff classic games, this year will be home to just two: the Black Coaches Association Classic and the Literacy Classic, a new classic this year.
this year The BCA Classic is played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Starting this season, several classics were ended because the season was already 12 games.
12 games. Three years ago, the NCAA voted to have seasons of 12 games in years when there was a certain number of Saturdays during the season. Last year was also 12 games, but next year will have 11 games.
Bo Carter, Big 12 Conference assistant commissioner, said the NCAA would continue to evaluate preseason classic games on a year-by-year basis. While there are few classic games this year, the number could still increase in 2004.
Carter said the games were great to have from a publicity standpoint.
"The only drawback is that if Kansas State goes to the Big 12 Championship game, they will have played a record 15 games counting their bowl," Carter said. "But it's one of the few games being played, and exposure-wise is worth it's weight in gold."
The NCAA granted an extra game to the BCA Classic because lightning struck Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va., cancelling the Virginia Tech-Georgia matchup in 2000.
matchup in 2006.
The game would have pitted two All-American run-pass quarterbacks in Virginia Tech's Michael Vick and Georgia Tech's Joe Hamilton against each other.
each other.
This year's classic will feature another speedy quarterback in K-State's Ell Roberson. Blessed with great speed and agility, the only question has been Roberson's arm, having completed only 52 percent of his passes last season.
Bill Snyder said that Roberson
"The only drawback is that if Kansas State goes to the Big 12 Championship game, they will have played a record 15 games counting their bowl."
Bo Carter Big 12 Conference assistant commissioner
was one of the leaders for the Wildcats.
"Our players have gained a great respect for Ell over the years, particularly last year with the improvement he made," Snyder said. "They feel extremely confident about his capabilities and how he interacts with our offensive football team."
K-State also returns the shifty Darren Sproles, who set several records last year as a sophomore. The defense, led by Andrew Shull and Josh Buhl, is fast and experienced.
While K-State returns experience at almost every position, most of California's talent graduated after a surprising 7-5 record last year.
Jeff Tedford, Cal football coach, must replace his leading quarterback and a 1,000 yard running back along with several key players on defense.
New quarterback Reggie Robertson threw for just 64 yards last season and could be pushed by Aaron Rogers, a junior college transfer.
The inexperienced quarterback will face a defense that allowed just 249 yards per game, while Cal's rebuilt defense will try to slow down last year's second ranked scoring offense with 44.8 points per game.
Athlon's preseason annuals said too many blowout games was one of the reasons for shutting down the early season classics.
Edited by Erin Riffey
Marlin's NASCAR comeback a letdown
The Associated Press
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Sterling Marlin's luck ran out almost a year ago, when a broken vertebra snapped his shot at his first Winston Cup title.
soft cup but
Since then it's been a string of
blown motors, broken parts, tire
troubles and bad timing that have
prevented Marlin from repeating
his near-dream season.
"This year, we've had all kinds of trouble," he said.
It started at the season-opener when Marlin was black-flagged for driving below the yellow line at Daytona.
Even though Marlin and many of his competitors thought the penalty was unjust, it set the tone for a series of mishaps for the No. 40 Dodge.
There have been other mishaps and broken parts along the way - including two weeks ago in Watkins Glen, when engine problems knocked him out on the first lap - and a little driver error. Almost certain victory was lost at Michigan when he missed a shift on a restart.
But if there one's thing his Chip Ganassi Racing team is sure of, it's that the 46-year-old Tennessee is driving as hard as he did last year.
"I think Sterling is the exact same driver he was last year," crew chief Lee McCall said.
Marlin did drive his wheels off after a pre-race motor change moved him back to the 43rd starting spot. He sliced his way to the front of the field, all the way to fifth.
But bad luck struck again: The race was decided on fuel mileage and Marlin's Dodge can't stretch gas as long as some of the others. A late pit stop for fuel turned his race to a 19thplace finish.
place him.
"To work your guts out all day, and then you have nothing to show for it at the end, it makes you want to throw up," Marlin said.
So they're now looking forward to a typically strong stretch of the season for Marlin.
He heads to his home track in Bristol, Tenn., this weekend, then it's on to Darlington and Richmond, where he's always strong. Marlin particularly has his eye on Darlington and Richmond the next two weeks.
He's got three top-10 finishes in the past five races at Bristol, a tight,.533-mile bullring that he considers one of his favorite tracks.