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SPORTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 2004
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Transfers enhance 'Hawks
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BY RYAN COLAIANNI
rcolaiani@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
This time last year, Kansas junior cornerback Theo Baines was roaming the defensive backfield for Tyler Community College in Fort Worth, Texas. Now, he's starting for a Jayhawk secondary that is only giving up an average of 170
passing yards and one touchdown per game.
Characterized by his on-the-field emotion, Baines is one of a few on the Jayhawk defense who have made an impact after making a transfer from another school.
"I love playing football, there's nothing like going out there on game day and competing against another
Theo Baines
Newcomers Baines, Ashley, Keith help lineup
team." Baines said.
Baines' emotion has already been on display this season at Memorial Stadium in the way he interacts with the crowd. When he wants the fans to get louder, he raises
his arms to the Kansas faithful.
Against Tulsa, in Kansas' first game of the season, Baines had a near interception and could be seen jumping
up and down, partly in frustration and partly in excitement. Later in the game, he got the interception he wanted.
"Theo has really helped us in a lot of ways making plays," said senior safety Tony Stubbs. "He's just a real good guy all around."
Coach Mark Mangino said he
"We needed help at corner, and we didn't want to recruit one unless we absolutely thought he was going to come in and play." Mangino said. "Theo has lived up to that."
brought Baines in to help solidify a secondary that struggled at times last season.
Baines has broken up three passes on the year to go along with eight tackles. He also has one sack this season, in addition to the interception.
Baines isn't the only new Jayhawk to come from Texas. Junior defensive end Jermial Ashley was a teammate of Baines last year at Tyler Community College. Ashley has been a pleasant surprise for Kansas this year. He has eight tackles on the season, three for a loss of yards. He also has a sack and a fumble recovery.
"He has worked hard to improve his fundamentals and is a very focused guy." Mangino said of Ashley. "He's quiet, takes care of his business, and I
think that is why he has been a solid guy for us."
With Ashley getting solid pressure on the quarterback, the Jayhawk defense has recorded nine sacks on the season.
Also getting pressure on the quarterback from the defensive end spot is another transfer, junior Charlton Keith. Keith has recovered two fumbles including one that he returned for a touchdown. Keith has made an impact this year despite spending most of his summer taking classes to ensure that he would be enrolled at Kansas this fall. The time commitment to class caused Keith to lose weight, and he is still getting back into physical shape.
"He is now in our in-season weight lifting program, and physically has a ways to go." Mangino said. "But since he has a motor because he is a very intense young guy, he has been able to contribute."
Keith spent his freshman year at the University of Minnesota where he led
"We needed help at corner,and
we didn't want to recruit one unless we absolutely thought he was going to come in and play."
Mark Mangino
Kansas football coach
the team in sacks, but then he transferred to Minnesota West Community College. Keith is happy to be back at a Division-I university, as he credits the competition with helping him become a stronger football player.
"Going to junior college for years I didn't work out as much." Keith said. "I didn't eat as much. Now I'm eating four or five meals a day. I'm working out a lot, so now all the weight that I'm putting on is more or less muscle."
Edited by Johanna M. Maska
INSIDE THE PARK
JACK WEINSTEIN
jweinstein@kansan.com
Final Four likely for Jayhawk seniors
I, along with the rest of the seniors here at the University of Kansas, have been spoiled the last three years watching men's basketball.
We have had the pleasure of watching a recruiting class grow into the dominant core of one of college basketball's most dangerous teams.
Intramurals
How many college students can say that they've seen their team reach two Final Fours and an Elite Eight while they were in school? Not many.
The three seniors — point guard Aaron Miles, swingman Keith Langford and forward Wayne Simien
have emerged as one of the best, if not the best recruiting class this University has ever had.
I'm not going to make any predictions on this season. I'm not that bold yet, but I will say that these three have a chance to leave their mark on a storied basketball tradition that already includes names like Wilt Chamberlain and Danny Manning, 12 Final Fours and two NCAA National Championships.
They don't boast the individual accolades of the Drew Gooden/Kirk Hinrich/Nick Collison class, but they may have that chance over the course of this season. Collectively, they have accomplished as much as any team in Kansas basketball history.
It's time for the three seniors to step up and take this team to the next level. They've had a year to learn and adjust to coach Bill Self's system. Throw in a talented freshman class, sophomore starter J.R. Giddens and senior sixth man Michael Lee, and this team has the chance to do something it hasn't done since 1988: Win the National Championship.
The major question mark for fans looking ahead to this year's basketball season is the health of Keith Langford, who is coming off summer knee surgery.
In Canada, reviews were mixed, as Langford turned in some stellar play, but he was not consistently his explosive self. With any luck, Keith will be turning in highlight reel dunks and beating defenders off the dribble by the time the regular season starts on Nov. 19.
SEE WEINSTEIN ON PAGE 7A
Bylan Howe/KANSAN
Alex Raines, Lincoln, Neb. senior, eyes the end zone as he runs past a defender. Raines's team, Apartment M, defeated BY4B1 14-6 Sunday evening at Shenk Sports Complex.
Past runner-up loses early on
Apartment M defeats Beat You By 40,14-6
BY JESSICA FERGEN
jfergen@kansan.com
KANSN'S SPORTSWRIETER
Editor's Note: BYB40 is a men's intramural flag football team. The team plays in the men's open division—the largest and most competitive football division. The past two years, BYB40 has made it to the division championship game in Memorial Stadium, only to fall short both times. Kansas sportswriter Jessica Fergen will follow the men of BYB40 as they attempt to make it back to Memorial Stadium and come away with a championship for the first time.
This week we join featured intramural team Beat You By 40 in the second stage of their mission of football dominance.
However, the road to the ultimate game took a slight turn this week when BYB40 took on Apartment M in a game Intramural Sports Director Kurt Schooley said could be a preview match-up of the men's open division championship.
"I think anytime you're talking about a team that was in the championship last year and a team that was a semi-finalist last year, it could be," said Schooley. "However, there's still a lot of flag football to be played."
From the beginning, the play was back and forth. One team intercepted, the other team countered by sacking the
TEAM ROSTERS
BYB40
Michael Marion
Matt Ross
Ryan Robie
Donny Fenness
Bryan Dumler
Greg Denton
Bo Donora
Bryan Bunn
Jordan
Johnson
Michael Patrick
Justin Biolate
Apartment M
Justin Sloop
Jared Abel
Alex Massopusf
Alex Raines
Justin Jacobs
Jarris Krapcha
David Doeren
David Baxter
Dan Jablonski
Sam Shero
Source: KU Recreation Services
quarterback and forcing them to punt.
Apartment M drew first blood, marching down the field and finding an open receiver in the end zone for a touchdown and extra point. It led 7-0 at half time as BYB40 ran out of time at the 2-yard line just before the half.
Apartmert M scored a much-contested touchdown late in the second half, giving the team a 14-0 lead after the extra point. BYB40 argued that the
The trash talk, foul language and arguments increased in the second half as the number of penalties increased. Both teams debated several calls, including asking the referees to time each huddle. Each team racked up an interception as well.
SEE RUNNER-UP ON PAGE 7A
Flag football blends sexes
While not your normal sideline chant, this game-opening yell seemed to excite open division co-ed flag football team Kathy Says Okay, which
Editor's Note: Thousands of students at the University of Kansas participate in intramural sports each semester. Each week during intramural season, Kansan sportswriter Jessica Fergen will highlight one intramural game, as suggested by Recreation Services.
BY JESSICA FERGEN
jfergen@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIETER
"Let's get naked out there!"
Sport allows women to become involved in typically male sport
defeated Douthart/Amini Scholarship Halls in the University Daily Kansan intramural game of the week.
That phrase was as dirty as it got in a game characterized by good sportsmanship and each team's favorite play: interceptions.
Co-ed games differ slightly from regular games. Each team is allowed four men and four women on the field at any time. If there are not enough women on a team, they must compete with fewer players than the other team, as in the case of Douthart/Amini.
During the game, every other completed play is "closed," meaning it must involve a woman passing, receiving, or running — simply hiking the ball doesn't count.
These closed plays keep the men
SEE FLAG FOOTBALL ON PAGE 7A
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Nick Hunt, Cincinnati graduate student, dodges a defender while teammate Marcus Hammond, Paola senior, looks to block. The two teams participated in a co-ed intramural flag football game Sunday afternoon at Shenk Sports Complex.
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