THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 2012
PAGE 7
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Thanksgiving dimers take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes. Half-time take 12 minutes. This is not coincidence."
Erma Bombeck, humorist,
syndicated columnist, writer
The Detroit Lions have lost eight straight Thanksgiving Day games with their last win coming in 2003 against the Green Bay Packers.
Q: The Dallas Cowboys have played the Washington Redskins five times on Thanksgiving Day. What is their record in those games?
www.footballreference.com
THE MORNING BREW Thursday games are a key part of Thanksgiving traditions
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
www.footbailreference.com
A: 5-0
My family always likes to make Thanksgiving Day a quality celebration. Whether it's going to the family farm or seeing the Plaza Lighting ceremony, we've found reason to gather around the table, overeat and enjoy each others company. But in the same way pumpkin pie is a turkey day necessity, so is football. Food-coma naps and group activities are planned around the games, as the interruption of football watching has become an unthinkable act in the Long household.
The history of Thanksgiving Day games dates back to 1920, the year the league was founded, and teams often wear throwback uniforms for the occasion. Here is a quick preview of the three NFL games on this year's Thanksgiving Day slate.
HOUSTON TEXANS AT DETROIT LIONS 11:30 A.M. CBS
On paper, this matchup looks to be lopsided, but it could be interesting. Detroit has a history of playing Thanksgiving Day games, having played the most Thanksgiving
games and tallying 33 wins, while the Texans will be playing in their first Turkey Day game. Although the Texans have been winning of late, their performances have lacked the luster that they had earlier in the season. Houston needed overtime to beat a spiraling Jacksonville squad without its starting quarterback, Blaine Gabbert. Though Detroit comes into the game with a record of 4-6, their losses have come at an average of just more than six points per game. Expect Ford Field in Detroit to be rocking for this one.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT DALLAS
COWBOYS - 3:15P.M. FOX
Naturally, Jerry Jones would find a way to land a Thanksgiving game annually in the football palace that is Cowboys Stadium. However, this particular matchup is intriguing in the increasingly competitive NFC East. If Robert Griffin III can pull off a win, the Redskins can climb to within a game and a half of the division lead. RGIII has led a big turnaround in the capital city, and a prime-time game for the rookie quarterback could be a major stepping stone to playoff contention. The Redskins will come into the game hot off a 31-6 win against Philadelphia while Dallas is coming off a win as well in overtime against the Cleveland Browns.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT NEW YORK
JETS - 7-20 P.M. NBC
The evening matchup provides a heated rivalry of AFC East teams. Jets head coach Rex Ryan has a history of running his mouth, including promising wins over the Patriots in the past. These two teams have exchanged physical battles the past few seasons, with the Patriots winning the most
recent matchup in overtime in Foxboro on Week 7. The Patriots can all but secure the division title with a win, but the Jets have a notorious past for playing spoiler. Anticipate a hard-hitting, close contest between these two teams in the prime-time game. If the Jets can find a way to put up a few points, this one could be a great game.
— Edited by Andrew Rusczyk
This week in athletics
Tuesday
Men's Basketball
Texas & MST Louis
TBA
Kansas City, Mo.
Wednesday
Volleyball
St. Louis
6:30 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday
No events scheduled
Women's Basketball
Alabama A&M
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Saturday
Volleyball
Texas Tech
I p.m.
Lawrence
Sunday
Jays Women's Basketball
Creighton
2 p.m.
Omaha, Neb.
Monday
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Men's Basketball
San Jose State
8 p.m.
Lawrence
K-State loss shakes up Big 12 BCS bids
ASSOCIATED PRESS
If college football fans think the BCS picture got all shook up with those losses by Kansas State and Oregon, they might want to look at the potential chaos in the Big 12.
Kansas State could still win the league, but the Wildcats' 52-24 loss at Baylor on Saturday set up the possibility for a four-way tie. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Texas could all sit at 7-2 at the end of the regular season Dec. 1.
If that happens, all would get a trophy declaring their Big 12
championship. But there would have to be some tiebreaker work done to determine who would get the league's BCS berth in the Fiesta Bowl, if not in the championship game.
For the quartet to finish 7-2, the 16th-ranked Longhorns would have to beat TCU and then win at Kansas State, while No. 21 Oklahoma State would have to win the Bedlam game in Norman, Okla., and prevail at Baylor. Also, the No. 13 Sooners would have to win at TCU.
Head-to-head records would then decide which school gets a BCS Berth.
Just last week, Kansas State had a clear path to the national title game, ranked No. 1 in the BCS standings. The Wildcats dropped five spots to sixth in the rankings after losing to a Baylor team still trying to become bowl eligible.
There's also a possibility for a three-way tie similar to 2008 when Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Texas each finished 7-1 in Big 12 and 11-1 in regular season. This year it could be the Wildcats, Longhorns or Sooners in a three-way tie, or the Wildcats, Longhorns and Cowboys.
All the math becomes moot if Kansas State beats Texas to close
the regular season.
With that, the only team that could match K-State's 1-0 confer
ence record would be Oklahoma, which lost to the Wildcats in the Big 12 opener Sept. 22. In that case, the Wildcats would get the Big 12's BCS berth
The Longhorns play on Thanksgiving against a Horned
Frogs team that's 3-1 on the road in conference play.
"All of our focus will be on TCU." Longhorns coach Mack
focus will be
MACK BROWN
Texas Longhorns coach
Brown said Monday. "This is a very important game for us and key game for us to finish strong."
Should the Sooners come out on top in their last two games, their
fans would then be in the awkward position of pulling for the Longhorns to win at Kansas State.
"We're not there yet," Sooners coach Bob Stoops said of the odd scenario.
Kansas State has two weeks to prepare to host the Longhorns, who Wildcats coach Bill Snyder called a "tremendously talented" team. The break will be welcome to his players and their bodies.
But, "feeling sorry" for themselves isn't an option for his players, he said, and there is a downside, he said.
"That's two weeks having to live with the loss in Waec," Snyder said.
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