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RANKINGS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
BIG 12 RUNDOWN
FARZIN VOUSOUGHIAN
fvousoughian@kansan.com
1. KANSAS STATE 4-0 (1-0)
Kansas State started off sixth in the Big 12 preseason polls but has made a name for itself after a huge road victory against Oklahoma. The Wildcats have a much-needed by week coming up, giving the players a chance to rest up before traveling to Iowa State. Coach Bill Snyder will continue to work on the small things with his team before they resume conference play.
2. WEST VIRGINIA 3-0 (0-0)
West Virginia has not failed to impress, nor have they had much trouble finding a way to win games this year. Senior quarterback Geno Smith continues to add to his case for why he should win the Heisman Trophy. The Mountaineers get their first shot at a Big 12 team this week when they host Baylor.
3. TEXAS 3-0 (0-0)
Sophomore quarterback David Ash has been turnover-free this season for Texas. Sophomore running backs Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron each have more than 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns to give the Longhorns a three-dimensional offense. Senior defensive end Alex Okafor has provided heat for opposing quarterbacks as he co-leads the Big 12 in sacks with three.
4. TEXAS CHRISTIAN 3-0 (1-0)
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Junior quarterback Casey Pachall looked a lot better this week after he fumbled the football three times against the Jayhawks. Pachall found three different receivers to lift TCU over Virginia. The Horned Frogs look to conclude their non-conference schedule on a high note before getting a taste of what the rest of the Big 12 is like.
5. OKLAHOMA 2-1 (0-1)
Oklahoma suffered a big loss at home to Kansas State last weekend in the first conference battle between two ranked teams this year. The Sooners, who were labeled as the team to beat in the Big 12, have stepped back after they turned the ball over three times. Coach Bob Stoops will take advantage of the bye week and get his players turned around for when they return to conference play on the road.
6. BAYLOR 3-0 (0-0)
Senior quarterback Nick Florence has succeeded, thanks to junior wide receiver Tevin Reese and senior wide receiver Terrance Williams, who combined for seven touchdown grabs. As Baylor cracks the Associated Press Top 25 polls, Florence has a big test before him when the Bears visit West Virginia.
Oklahoma State had a much-needed bye week to figure out solutions to its inconsistency. Standing first in the nation with points scored has not resulted in all wins for the Cowboys, Coach Mike Gundy has to preach consistency to his players as they get ready to face Texas this week.
7 OKLAHOMA STATE 2-1 (0-0)
8 TEXAS TECH 3-0 (0-0)
No one held Texas Tech to high standards before the season got underway. They are sixth in the
nation with points scored, blowing out their three opponents by a combined score of 151-30. Senior quarterback Seth Doege has thrown for 12 touchdowns and only one interception in the Raiders' three games.
9. IOWA STATE 3-0 (0-0)
Iowa State has looked a little different in each game, but coach Paul Rhoads is happy with the outcome out of all three games. The Cyclones, a team with low expectations, were undefeated going into the bye week and seek to start conference play off on a good note when they host Texas Tech.
10. KANSAS 1-3 (Q-1)
For the second time this season, Kansas stumbled and fell apart in the fourth quarter with a two-possession lead. Senior quarterback Dayne Crist has not lived up to expectations, and fans want to see coach Charlie Weis put out a better product on the field.
Edited by Laken Rapier
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FOOTBALL
Rivalry comes to an end
DETROIT — The Michigan vs. Notre Dame football series is coming to an abrupt end.
Contrary to the indications Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick gave the Freeport Free售后 after Saturday's 13-6 Notre Dame win over Michigan in South Bend, Ind., a Michigan official said Tuesday that the Fighting Irish are opting out of the series as soon as they can: following the 2014 matchup.
The current contract states that a three-year notice is required to withdraw from the series. Michigan received a letter before Saturday night's game regarding Notre Dame's intention to cancel the scheduled games in 2015-17.
The letter was first reported by the Associated Press.
The teams have played regularly since 1978 — after a 35-year hiatus. They were scheduled to take a two-year break in 2018-19. Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said Friday that he hoped to resume the rivalry in 2020.
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Green Bay Packers fan Mike LePak holds a sign in front of Lambaue Field along Lombardi Avenue Tuesday in Green Bay, Wis., in protest of a controversial call in the Packers 14-12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
NFL referees under criticism
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Entire stadiums have booed them. The Patriots' Bill Belichick grabbed one by the arm and the Redskins' Kyle Shanahan was so 'hopping mad he followed one into the tunnel after the game.
LeBron James tweeted he was "sick" about it and Dirk Nowitzki said he was "not gonna watch another nfl game until real ref" return, while fans pretty much everywhere except Seattle concluded that Green Bay was robbed. Some threatened to boycott until
But it took the team that Vince Lombardi built, playing in a "Monday Night Football" headliner, to put the NFL's latest labor headache — locked-out officials and their struggling, under-fire replacements — front and center for the nation. Even President Barack Obama, a bears fan slogging through a re-election campaign, weighed in Tuesday, saying, "We've got to get our refs back."
The NFL stood fast, giving no sign Tuesday that it was close to reaching a new labor pact with the referees' union. But the outage grew beyond NFL players (risking fines for speaking out) like Falcons tight end Anthony Gonzalez, who tweeted: "How do you miss that? Pop Warner refs would have gotten that right."
Is this where the NFLs lockout of its regular refs comes to an end? On a call that many believe cost the Packers and their Cheesehead-wearing followers a win at Seattle?
order is restored and others tried to pull the plug on their NFL satellite television packages, only to be told that they can't cancel in the middle of the season.
"I don't really want to give money if they're going to be greedy about things," said Packers fan Chris Kroening, who lives in Milwaukee. "It's just not that fun to watch any more. I can find better things to do on a Sunday afternoon than watch refs make bad calls"
For all their outrage, Kroening and Michael Mantuano, a Packers fan in Pine Bluff, Ark., both acknowledged that they would probably be watching on Sunday when Green Bay hosts the Saints.
It all started when Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson's last-gasp pass into the end zone appeared to be hauled down by Packers defensive back M.D. Jennings while Seahawks receiver Golden Tate also got his hands on the ball.
"Yeah, I'm going to watch the game because I still love the Packers," Mantuano said. "But it's a bitter pill to swallow on Tuesday morning when it just clearly wasn't the right call."
Two replacement officials made contrasting signals — one indicated a touchdown, the other an interception — and they eventually ruted on the field that Tate had simultaneous possession with Jennings, which counts as a reception by the offensive player.
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The NFL acknowledged Tuesday that Tate should have been flagged for offensive pass interference earlier on the play, which would have ended the game with a Packers victory. But league officials said the referee was correct that no indisputable visual evidence existed on a replay review to overturn the touchdown call.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers called it "awful" in his postgame interview and he didn't let up Tuesday. He called the league's conclusion "garbage" and said the officials were responsible for a "phantom" pass interference call earlier against the Packers before having "zero communication" after the final play.
The result of the game, 14-12 Seattle, was final.
That's certainly not how the Packers saw it, insisting that Jennings clearly had intercepted the pass.
"I've got to do something that the NFL is not going to do: I have to apologize to the fans," Rodgers said on his weekly radio show on ESPN 540-AM in Milwaukee. "Our sport is generated — the multibillion-dollar machine — is generated by people who pay good money to watch us play. And the product that's on the field is not being complemented by an appropriate set of officials."
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