Jayhawks will face stiff competition
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handed them a 21-7 set-back last fall.
Oklahoma, a club that won only three of ten football games last fall, will take the trenches under a new coaching staff this autumn.
Jim Mackenzie, for eight years Frank Broyles' top assistant at Arkansas, is the new Sooner head coach and he has recruited a strong staff of assistants.
THE SOONERS lost such stars as Carl McAdams, their All-American linebacker, safety Mike Ringer, invited to play in two all star games, and several other fine seniors, but kept most of their youthful array from last season.
There's high hopes in Oklahoma that Mackenzie can return to the glory days of the Bud Wilkinson regime. The Sooners dropped to their poorest finish in the last 41 years, last year.
Mackenzie inherits some fine football players in tackle Jim Riley, halfback Ron Shotts, and Ben Hart and defensive aces Granvill Liggins and Eugene Ross.
THE BIG QUESTION mark is at quarterback where Mackenzie must pick a man from returnee Gene Cagle, redshirt Jim Burgar and sophomore Chebon Dacon.
The Sooner offense is still a question mark, but they should be able to cut their opponent's score with nine returning defensive starters.
IN THEIR series with KU,
which started in 1903, the Sooners
have won 36, lost 21, and tied six.
The memorable game of the series must be the last time the Sooners played in Lawrence, when a two-point conversion with only seconds to go, gave the KU eleven, a one point edge, 15-14.
AFTER MEETING one Oklahoma team on the home ground, KU goes to Stillwater, to meet the newest member of the Big Eight, Oklahoma State on Oct. 22.
The Cowboys were one of two Jawhawk captives last season, when the Big Red and Blue handed OSU a 9-0 setback.
KU, who has dominated the OSU-KU rivalry, since its start in 1923, holds 19 wins, and five losses. The Jayhawks will be out to even the win record at 80 per cent.
BUT THE OKLAHOMA State eleven, backed by an upcoming crop of sophomores should be tough competition.
All but one member of the starting backfield, including all conference fullback Walt Garrison, and some key defensive members are missing from Oklahoma State's team.
It's obvious the offensive backfield will be a problem and while the upcoming crop of sophomores may help resolve the lack of depth and size problems, the Pokes will be a bit short on experience.
FOLLOWING SPRING practice, candidates Harry Cheatwood, former halfback; Bruce Scott, sophomore; and three first year players, Mike Arnold, Ronnie Johnson, and Lloyd McPeters, all looked like good contenders for the quarterback position.
There is a known lack of experience in Oklahoma State's line-up but coach Phil Cutchin says the attack will be good if they can solve the quarterback problem.
"It is my feeling our team this year will be a more interesting one . . . a team with better overall ability than in the last three seasons." Cutchins said.
The Cowboys placed fifth in the Big Eight last year with a 3-7 overall record.
ON OCT. 29, KU hops over to neighboring Manhattan, for the Kansas State homecoming. The Hawks have kept the Wildcats scoreless in the last five games, and will be to continue their record.
The Wildcats not beaten KU since 1955, when they
trounced the Jayhawks, 46-0. The records between the two schools shows KU ahead in the rivalry, 43-17-3.
THE WILDCATS will show improved size, a strong line, but a continued lack of running backs, a lack of speedy receivers, and a shortage of old hands.
The team is heavy with sophomore-junior talent, but last fall's sophomores got heavy duty in Big Eight play and if they bloom it could be a big ingredient. A total of 20 lettermen will help the "re-building" Cats.
"Although we have no established stars, we appear to have the potential to be solid at all spots. We will be a young team," head coach Doug Weaver said.
"FOR THE FIRST time we are concerned with cutting size, rather than building it up." Weaver continued.
To keep from staying in the cellar, where they remained all last season, they plan to build a sturdy defensive unit around six lettermen. Standouts Art Strozier, end; Mitch Borota, halfback; and Steve Overton, linebacker, should be ranked among the league's better.
In the quarterback position the Purple and White have five from which to choose. A starter from last year, Victor Castillo, and his teammate Bill Nossek, both juniors, are expected to lead the field. Also in contention are Mike White, Mike Duncan, and Bill Coble, known as a runner and excellent kicker.
Coach Weaver does not say his team will take first place in the league, but he does say, "I think we will offer exciting, interesting football this fall."
FINALLY THE Jayhawks are back at home on Nov. 5, when they meet the ever-tough Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Nebraska team is slated to take the Big Eight conference title, hands down this year.
Last year the powerful Cornhuskers, 10-0 in season competition, dropped an Orange Bowl bid to Alabama, 28-39. They out-lasted KU in a 42-6 contest at Lincoln.
NEBRASKA once again should have a good football team, with 34 lettermen and 26 squadmen—plus some fine freshman graduates—returning from the '65 squad which won their third straight Big Eight title.
It will be a real surprise if anyone dethrones Nebraska this fall. The Cornhuskers have everything going for them—size, speed, depth, and momentum.
They have one of the finest quarterbacks in the league in Bob Churchich. Halfback Harry (Lighthorse) Wilson could be one of the best running backs in the nation. Wayne Meylan is expected to gain national recognition as a linebacker.
HOWEVER, THE biggest thing Bob Devaney has going for him is depth. The Huskers are loaded with good players, Wayne Weber, Frank Patrick, Ernie Sigler, and Al Fierro can step in for Churchich at quarterback. The same is true of Ben Gregory, Choo Choo Winters, Dick Davis, and numerous others at halftail.
The Big Eight sportswriters have already picked this strong team everybody's champion for the Big Eight, and a possible bowl contender before the season starts.
KU's only hope is that they will
not make their homecoming too dismal.
Please don't zlupf Sprite. It makes plenty of noise all by itself.
Sprite, you recall, is the soft drink that's so tart and tingling, we just couldn't keep it quiet.
Flip its lid and it really flips. Bubbling, fizzing, gurgling, hissing and carrying on all over the place.
An almost excessively lively drink. Hence, to zlupf is to err.
THE FOURTH AND last home game of the season comes on Nov. 12, when the Jayhawks plan to rope the Buffaloes of Colorado in a conference tilt.
What is zlupfing?
Zlupfing is to drinking what smacking one's lips is to eating.
PRITE IS A REGISTERED TRADE MARK
It's the staccato buzz you make when draining the last few deliciously tangy drops of Sprite from the bottle with a straw.
Last year the Jayhawks fell one touchdown short of Colorado, in a 21-14 defeat in the high altitude of Boulder. But this year, on the flat land of Kansas, they hope to turn the table and keep their edge on the overall record.
It's completely uncalled for. Frowned upon in polite society. And not appreciated on campus either.
Zzzzz111upf!
A Colorado win would tie the two teams' record, which now stands at 12-11-2. By this time in the season, both teams should be developed to full capacity, barring key injuries.
But. If zlupfing Sprite is absolutely essential to your enjoyment; if a good healthy zlupf is your idea of heaven, well...all right.
THE JAYHAWKS are on the
road again for their last tilt of the season when they meet one of their oldest rivals, Missouri, on Nov.19.
SPRITE, SO TART AND
TINGLING, WE JUST COULDN'T
KEEP IT QUIET.
But have a heart. With a drink as noisy as Sprite, a little zlupf goes a long, long way.
Mizzou essentially "shot the works" with a senior football team in 1965—but still will be restocking the 1966 squad around a solid, core of 18 returning lettermen.
THE TIGERS may have a tough time replacing quarterback Gary Lane and plugging holes in the offensive line. Lane has held down the signal-calling chores for the last three years.
Daily Kansan
Thursday, September 15, 1966
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