THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012
PAGE 3B
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"There is no perfect playoff system. There will be seasons when the difference between the Nosts 4- and 5-ranked teams is the width of a chinstrap. That's honest controversy."
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The New BCS Format has a 12- year term through the 2025-2026 season.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. When was the last time the Kansas City Chiefs won a regular season game with a quarterback they drafted?
A: 1987, Todd Blackledge — www.espn.com
THE MORNING BREW Preview of new BCS format, strategies for Chiefs in NFL draft
The Southeastern Conference Championship Game on Saturday gave college football fans their
first taste of the new and approved BCS format.
The huge collision of powers — Alabama and Georgia — served as a play-in game to face Notre Dame in the National Championship. With the winner almost certain to fill the final spot, there was a playoff feel in Atlanta for the game.
Football followers saw the excitement of having a semi-final game involved in the BCS. The new format will pit four teams in a seeded bracket that will begin in the 2014-2015 season. A selection committee will pick the four teams using guidelines such as strength of schedule, head-to-head results and win-loss record, after the regular season. The makeup of the selection committee has yet to be determined. Semi-final games will likely be held around New Year's Day with the National Championship Game a week later. Also, expect more colossal games at neutral sites with the addition of the new format.
THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS IN THE DRAFT
The Kansas City Chiefs need to be smart with its first round pick.
Naturally, fans see quarterback play as the most pressing need for the Chiefs in the upcoming NFL draft. The top two quarterbacks coming into the draft are Southern California's Matt Barkley and West Virginia's Geno Smith. With poor play this season, the Chiefs will likely secure at least a top-three draft position, opening nearly every option for selection. But with a premier pick, should the chiefs stretch to fill its quarterback need?
At the top of the draft, there is elite talent that doesn't come around often like Notre Dame linebacker Manti Teo. The Chiefs elected to take this route when they drafted Eric Berry in the 2010 draft. Berry's skills were simply too good to pass up. Chiefs' management took the best player available, and Berry was a pro-bowler in his rookie season.
If the Chiefs elect to reach for a quarterback, it would risk the possibility of an elite talent for the chance at fixing its situation at quarterback. There are other quarterbacks that could be selected in the second round, and Barkley and Smith may fall that far as well. Free agency also offers potential quarterbacks, though not a long-term fix.
I'm an optimist, but a realist. There is potential for the Chiefs to find solutions in the offseason. Here's my solution.
Find a quarterback in free agency, Alex Smith will be looking for a new home, and he's currently the league leader in completion percentage. Other options are out there as well, including Michael Vick. Draft Manti Teki with the first pick. He's an elite-level player, and possibly an even
better person and leader. In the second round, draft a quarterback . He will have time to develop underneath a league veteran and adjust to the NFL. Cornerback and defensive line are other needs that should be addressed in later rounds. Oh, and bring in John Gruden, too.
This week in athletics
You've heard what I think. What matters is what management thinks. But what do you think?
—Edited by Christy Khamphilay
Monday
Williams Education Fund
Kansas City Roundtable Lunchme
11:30 a.m.
Kansas City Downtown Marriott
Tuesday No events scheduled
Wednesday No events scheduled
Thursday
Track
Bob Tommons Challenge
3:00 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's Basketball
Arkansas
7:00 p.m.
Fayetteville, Ark.
Friday No events scheduled
Saturday
Men's Basketball
Colorado
1:00 p.m.
Lawrence
NFL
Chiefs claim victory over Carolina Panthers amid tragedy
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Against the backdrop of an unthinkable tragedy, the Kansas City Chiefs gave themselves a reason to be proud Sunday — and perhaps the impetus to let the healing begin.
Brady Quinn threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns and Jamaal Caron ran for 127 yards in the Chiefs' 27-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers. The win snapped an eight-game losing
streak during one of the most difficult seasons the franchise has ever experienced.
The game was played one day after Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend multiple times at a residence near Arrowhead Stadium, then drove to the team's practice facility and turned the gun on himself as general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel looked on.
Pioli walked through the press box before the game and said he
was doing "OK," though he didn't stop to talk. Crennel was on the sideline coaching his team to an uplifting victory.
"As far as playing the game, I thought that was the best for us to do, because that's what we do." Crennel said, tears forming in the corner of his eyes. "We're football players and football coaches and that's what we do, we play on Sundav."
Cam Newton threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns for the
Panthers (3-9), who were informed the game would be played as scheduled while they were heading to Kansas City on Saturday.
DeAngelo Williams added 67 yards rushing for the Panthers, carrying the load with Jonathan Stewart out with an injury. Steve Smith, Greg Olsen and Louis Murphy caught their TD passes.
"You definitely feel for them. What they are going through is tragic," Olsen said. "But we have a job to do. Our job is to come here
and prepare to win. They wouldn't expect any less."
Peyton Hillis had a touchdown run for Kansas City (2-10), while Tony Moeaki and Jon Baldwin had touchdown catches. Ryan Sucop hit a pair of field goals, including a 52-yarder with 4:54 left that forced the Panthers try for a touchdown to steal the win.
Instead, the Panthers went three-and-out, and the Chiefs were able to run the clock down to 31 seconds before giving back the
ball. Newton completed two quick passes to reach the Carolina 38, but his final heave as time expired was caught by Smith short of the end zone.
Panthers coach Ron Rivera greeted Crennel at midfield and gave him a hug.
"They played an inspired football game," Rivera said. "They did some really good things, and we have to give them credit, because they suffered through a very difficult time."
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