THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
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Fans' hopes may be too high, Moore says
Sports Editor
By STEVE SCHOENFELD
One year. That all it took for University of Kansas football fans to get greedy.
A slice of success—a 7-5 season, a fourth place finish in the Big Eight and a trip to the Sun Bowl—and the fans are begging for more.
And that's just what Moore, Bud Moore,
the second coach, who guided the
the team in kickoff returns last season, was expected to contend for a No. 1 cornerback spot, but he suffered a knee injury in a play that did not occur, will probably be out for the entire season.
Lloyd Sobek, the No. 2 tight last year Ilyadh resman, suffered a crushed vertebra in his knee and had to miss this season. Dave Henges, an offensive lineman who was listed as the No. 2 tight for this season.
school's career rushing leader. Campfield is an excellent driver and a very underdrafted ball carrier. Banks and Wright are the best of backlaws the Jayhawks have ever had.
But behind them, Moore warned, the Jayhawks are thin. Skip Sharp, a 511, 175-pound senior. Max Ediger, a 64, 190-pound junior. Chris Boseman, a 73, 180-pound who was a junior college All-
Defense
DEFENSIVE LINE--This could be the Jayhawks' greatest strength. In Mike Butler, 6-5, 2-50 round defensive tackle, the Jayhawks have a bona fide All-America candidate, who Moore says "can be as good as he wants to be."
KU is solid at the other tackle spot, too. With sophomore Helen Eight's Freshman pitching, KU has Eight's Freshman
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ud Moore is nervous about optimistic forecast
staff photo by JAY KOELZER
to get back in race
um is as important in cross country other sport
outset of the race, three KState umped into the lead, with a group ayhawks in hot pursuit. For all success, the way it ended on puker lakes later.
won, but KU placed five men in ten, just five points back. More likely, the KU five had managed to win, but he didn't which was just what they wanted to
a great start for KU—especially the 1974 season that saw the slump to the lower depths of the zeeland stands with a seventh place
that time Coach Bob Timmons fully 'to challenge for the Big Eight title' are—1975—would be better. It had
gh they didn't know it, KU had just to run their best race of the year first meet. A dubious distinction at
What followed was a roller coaster of a season that ended with a daimish seventh place performance at the conference meet. Maybe this year—1976—will be better. It
Heading the list of returnees are three proven seniors: George Mason, Clarksville, Ark. Jark, John Rosecoe, Hearte Haite, Ind.; and Ben Hickey, Mich., around which Timmons can build.
Mason, who was inconsistent as a junior, has come on strong during the past four months. In fact, during that period, he has set personal records in the mile (4:17.8), in the half-mile (3:50.7), in the 29-56.7, and marathon (2:35.55), which lowered his KU school standard.
Roseco, who was ninth in the Big Eight last year, is a veteran of international cross country tours to Italy and Morocco. While at Southwestern Michigan Junior College, he captured NJCAA national titles in cross country, steeplechase and the marathon.
Another asset could be Tobin, who
impressive credentials but has been able
to get the job right. He's also foot-
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- used to be that the only sports students knew or cared about were football, ketball and perhaps track. Of course, this means men's football, basketball and ck. The rest of the men's sports were considered minor, meaning not important. * the women's sports—they belonged in the scorers and for women who could
that's all a thing of the past—at least as far as the Kansan's sports staff iscerned. These two back-to-School sports sections cover all of the first semester arts—the men's and women's. And none are considered minor.
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