THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"If it's the ultimate game, how come they're playing again next year?"
FACT OF THE DAY
Rav Lewis's first-ever tackle in professional football was against Jim Harbaugh, the San Francisco 49ers' coach.
ESPN
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many Super Bowls have the Ravens and 49ers won combined?
A: Six. The Ravens have only won one, and the 49ers have won five.
ESPN
THE MORNING BREW Sports media loses touch with the 'important stuff'
The Super Bowl is considered the biggest sport game of the year in the United States. Fans around the country host parties, regardless of whether their favorite team is in the game. The game is used as an excuse to fire up the grill and get drunk.
So what's the problem with Superbowl Sunday? The problem is the media.
The media starts covering the Super Bowl literally seconds after both conference championship games are finished and the deciding teams are finalized. For two weeks straight, ESPN spent at least 50 percent of the time covering different stories relating to either team. But what happened to coverage on how each team should prepare for the big game?
For this year's Super Bowl, the main stories were: 1. Ray Lewis' retirement, 2. The Harbaugh brothers and 3. Colin Kaepennick. These three stories have swarmed the media, and we almost never hear about the game of football itself.
A lot of focus has been on the Baltimore Ravens' linebacker Ray Lewis and his retirement following the game. Although he found himself in legal trouble in the early 2000s, he is considered one of the best defensive players in the past 15 years. He is a leader, and everybody on the Ravens looks up to him.
What was also special about this year was the fact that two brothers were coaching opposing teams for the first time in Super Bowl history. John Harbaugh is the
coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and his brother Jim Harbaugh coaches the San Francisco 49ers. Many stories focus on their parents, Jack and Jackie Harbaugh, who, in my opinion, have been harassed by the media on which side they would choose. Basically, the media is asking them which son they like better.
49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been shot into the limelight. After former starting quarterback Alex Smith went down with an injury, Kaepernick came in and led the 49ers to the Super Bowl. Kaepernick is a very versatile, young quarterback who will only get better with time. It is a good story seeing him come off the bench and go all the way to the championship, but a lot of attention and pressure was put on him by the media. Questions arise on whether or not it was stressful for Kaepernick and too much to handle.
It's understandable that the big game is about the people involved, but you can't forget the fact that the game being played
is football.
Not only is the sports media losing touch of actually covering the game, but the Super Bowl itself gets way too much coverage. Two weeks is a lot of time to cover just one game. Enough is enough.
- Edited by Taylor Lewis
This week in athletics
Tuesday
No Events Scheduled
Wednesday
Women's basketball
vs. Baylor
7 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Thursday
Men's basketball
vs. TCU
8 p.m.
Fort Worth, Texas
Track
Iowa State Classic
All Day
Ames, Iowa
Friday
Softball
North Carolina State
12:30 p.m.
Miami, Fla.
Softball
Florida International
3:00 p.m.
Miami, Fla.
Saturday
Softball
Georgetown
9:00 a.m.
Miami, Fla.
Women's swimming
Iowa state
6:00 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's swimming
iowa State
10.00 a.m.
Lawrence
Track
lowa State Classica
All Day
Ames, Iowa
Women's basketball
West Virginia
2:00 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's tennis
Tulsa
Noon
Lawrence
Men's basketball
Oklahoma
3:00 p.m.
Norma, Okla.
Sunday
Softball
Bracket Play
TBA
Miami, Fla.
Softball Bracket Play TBA Miami, Fla.
Monday
Men's Basketball
Kansas State
8:00 p.m.
Lawrence
TRACK & FIELD
Senior awarded Division I National Athlete of the Week for long jump
Senior horizontal jumper Andrea Geubelle's record-breaking performance over the weekend at the Armory Collegiate Invitation in New York City did not go unnoticed. On Monday, she was named
Division I National Athlete of the Week by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
"I was pretty excited," Geubelle said. "I actually heard from a couple friends through text messages. I didn't really know what it was, I know it's the first year they've done the award. I'm honored that they picked me, really excited."
"I had a pretty good series that
Geubelle, a senior from University Place, Wash., shattered the school record and the Armory meet record when she jumped 6.69 meters (21-11.5 ft.) in the long jump on Friday afternoon. The jump broke the previous school indoor record by 11 inches, and it is also the longest jump in the nation this season.
day," Geubelle said. "I just relaxed and wanted to have fun with it. I finally drove my knee if we want to look technically at it. Every once in a while, you just get a pop off."
Although pleased with her performance over the weekend in New York, Geubelle is not satisfied yet. She said she is going to continue to work hard in practice and help her team prepare for the upcoming Big
12 and NCAA indoor meets.
"I've been really committed to track and field this year," Geubelle said. "Win the Big 12, that's my next goal. If I keep doing that, my best results are going to come. And hopefully it'll help me win nationals."
Geubelle now holds the No. 1 long jump in the nation this season and the No. 2 Division I triple jump.
She holds the school record in both of those categories. Up next for the Kansas women, who are currently ranked No. 2 in the nation according to the USTFCCCA, is a trip to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Tyson Invitational this weekend.
Edited by Madison Schultz
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