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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, October 8,1999
Football
Long rivalries to flare on Big 12 fields
Baylor, Texas A&M to play 100th game
By Michael Rigg
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Rivalries.
They are the true roots of college football, and many teams' seasons can be made with a win against their archenemies.
Many traditional rivalries, such as Oklahoma vs. Texas, Baylor vs. Texas A&M, and, of course, Kansas vs. Kansas State resume this weekend. Also, tomorrow will give Big 12 fans a chance to see some of the up-and-coming rivalries around the conference develop, such as Missouri vs. Colorado and Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech.
With that in mind, this weekend has been labeled a red-letter weekend for rivalries by several Big 12 Conference coaches.
With a heated weekend of Big 12 football to follow, here's a preview of some of tomorrow's conference games.
Missouri at Colorado
In the final years of the Big Eight Conference, Colorado owned this
series against the Tigers, winning
12 straight games from 1985-96. However, the Tigers stormed back when the two schools joined the Big 12, and won the last two meetings — including a 38-14 victory last year.
Missouri coach Larry Smith said the latest Tiger winning streak against the Buffalooes would be extra motivation for Colorado tomorrow.
"I think the last two years probably got their attention," Smith said. "Our guys want to beat them, too. When you're called out, I think you are going to be ready to play."
Missouri will continue to go with the two-quarterback system tomorrow, rotating Jimm Dougherty with Kirk Farmer. Both quarterbacks bring different approaches to tomorrow's game, Smith said.
"Jimmy probably knows [the two minute system] the best, but Kirk has a stronger arm," Smith said. "But it depends on how you are moving the ball. If you have enough time to mix it up, you probably use
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Baylor at Texas A&M, 1:00 p.m.
Missouri at Colorado, 12:30 p.m.
Ch. 29
Kansas at Kansas State, 1:10 p.m.
■ Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas, 2:30
■ BCG vs. UA, 4:49
p. m., ABC, Ch. 9, 49
iowa State at Nebraska, 6:00 p.m.
Fox Sports Net
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State,
Jimmy. If you had to just throw, throw,throw,and get the ball downfield quickly,you'd probably go with Kirk."
Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas
One of college football's most rivalries continues tomorrow at
the Cotton Bowl. The two teams started playing each other in 1900 and have had several heated games since.
"It's one of the great games that everybody talks about," said Texas coach Mack Brown. "Bo Schembechler says it may be the best rivalry in college football. It was one of the things that all of us growing up used to sit and watch."
innovation has revolutionized the run-oriented series: the forward pass. Despite both teams run-dominated backgrounds, each team has tried building passing attacks this season around stellar quarterbacks. Both Major Applewhite of Texas and Josh Heupel of Oklahoma have set numerous school passing records this season.
Lately, however, a new offensive
Baylor at Texas A&M
Baylor and Texas A&M meet tomorrow for the 100th time.
tomorrow to
Recently, the
rivalry has been
one-sided, as the
Bears have not
defeated the
Aggies since 1985.
However.
Baylor finally broke into the win column last week with a 23-10 win against North Texas and the Bears are keeping their hopes up for tomorrow's game. First-year Baylor coach Kevin Steele said it was time for the Bears' 13-game winless streak against the Aggies to come to an end.
"When you play any team in Division I-A, anything can happen on any Saturday," Steele said. "You look back at history and maybe that wasn't the case, but things have changed, changed drastically."
Edited by Katrina Hull
Seminole players arrested, placed on suspension
The Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Heisman Trophy hopeful Peter Warrick was indefinitely suspended following his arrest yesterday on charges that he and a Florida State teammate were allowed to underpay for clothes at a department store by about $391.
Warrick and Laveranues Coles, both Seminole receivers, were charged with grand theft along with a Dillard's clerk, 19-year-old Rachel Myrtil. She was accused of letting the two players buy $412.38 worth of clothing for $21.40 on Sept. 29.
An off-duty officer saw what happened through a surveillance camera, police said.
Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said in a written statement that he was terribly disappointed and noted Warrick was on schedule to graduate.
"He came back for his senior season instead of going pro, and he has been such a hard worker and good leader," Bowden said. "It makes this all the more disappointing."
Warrick will be allowed to practice with the team but cannot play at least until his case is resolved under school policy. He will miss top-ranked Florida State's game against Miami tomorrow and possibly the rest of the season.
"Peter Warrick has been a good citizen here prior to this," Hart said. "The door certainly is open for Peter to return."
Each could face up to five years in prison if convicted, but they would probably get probation. Assistant State Attorney Warren Goodwin said. A first court appearance for the sole purpose of determining if they have legal representation was set for Monday.
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