4B
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY MORRIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
DAVIS (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
But our program is rising, not falling. You see, that smell of change is Kansas on its way to enjoying the type of success K-State enjoyed in the '90s, while K-State can expect to enjoy — or writhe — in what the Jayhawks experienced. And yes, a few good years are plausible for K-State. Consider it a football swap.
The justification for all this talk starts with the move that K-State made after coach Bill Snyder retired. With 2003 as his real swan song, Snyder, who spent more time in his office than Ell Roberson
spent in female's hotel rooms, knew his best days were behind him. A 9-13 record over the past two seasons helped confirm that.
Snyder's departure was interesting in the sense that it made you wonder what kind of coach the Wildcats would bring in to replace him.
The thing is, while some might have thought big-name, or at least name-recognition guys might show some interest, they never did. You heard names like Gary Patterson, a proven D-I coach at TCU, or Jim Leavitt, the South Florida coach
who helped turn the K-State program around. Both guys, K-State guys at that, never even seriously considered the opportunity to coach in Manhattan.
So the Wildcats turned to ... Purple Rain? No, no that Prince, Ron Prince. Although they might as well have hired Prince, more people have heard of him.
But seriously, Ron Prince? He was the offensive coordinator at Virginia, yeah, the Commonwealth, prior to taking over in the Little Apple. An offensive-line guru, he's been praised as an up-and-comer in the collegiate coaching ranks.
Yeah, and Snyder coached under the legendary Hayden Fry, who also happened to tutor guys like Barry Alvarez, Bob Stoops, Kirk Ferentz and Dan McCarney among others. Prince learned from...Al Groh?
I mean no disrespect to K-State, but trouble lies ahead. Losing three quarterbacks to transfer isn't very reassuring, and the fact that it is Manhattan you're recruiting to — Junction City is a hotspot... right? — doesn't bode well for Wildcat fans. At least now you've got Bob Huggins.
K-Staters said of Prince's relative obscurity, "Bill Snyder was hired out of nowhere, look what he did."
Kansan sportswriter Fred A. Davis III is a Topeka senior in journalism.
Mindy Ricketts
Season starts this week, improve team before it's too late
>> FANTASY FOOTBALL
BY EVAN HENGEL
It's week one of the fantasy football season, a time when every manager across the world thinks, "Wow, I drafted the greatest team in fantasy football history."
BY EVAN HENGEL
KANSAN COLUMNIST
EHENGEL@KANSAN.COM
Well, before you decide what size you want your championship T-shirt in, let me tell you how you can still improve your team before the season starts.
1) Travis Henry, running back, Tennessee Titans. Remember this guy with the Buffalo Bills? In the two years he started, he averaged 1,397
Listed below are five players that are still available in most leagues. They may not be immediate impact players, but if stashed on your bench for a couple weeks, it could determine whether you'll be in your league's playoffs come December, or scouring the Internet for a good fantasy hockey league. If these guys are available in your league, jump on them like you would a fumbled punt return.
First, here's my quick list of players to drop: Domanick Davis, Billy Volek, Curtis Martin, and anybody having anything to do with the 49ers.
yards and 12 touchdowns. Sounds pretty good for a guy who is only owned in 13.5 percent of ESPN.com fantasy leagues. If he can beat out the fragile Chris Brown for the starting spot, the addition of Henry will be an absolute steal.
2) Kerry Collins, quarterback,
Tennessee Titans. Collins put up
good numbers in the first half of last
year with Oakland and, when sober,
actually has a pretty good arm.
3) Jerious Norwood, running back, Atlanta Braves. It's possible that he's a distant cousin of former Buffalo kicker Scott Norwood, but don't expect any misfires from this Norwood in the clutch. He averaged six yards per carry his senior year at Mississippi State, and with an Atlanta rushing offense that put up a league-leading 159 yards per game last year, he could put up similar
numbers should 180-pound Warrick Dunn get accidently washed down the drain while taking a shower.
4) Greg Jennings, wide receiver, Green Bay Packers. Having unseated the always dangerous Robert Ferguson (one career 100-yard game) as the No.2 receiver for Green Bay, Jennings, who has displayed big-play potential in training camp, should get plenty of looks. Hey, Brett Favre has to have someone to aim at when he throws his interceptions.
5) Doug Gabriel, wide receiver, New England Patriots. The Patriots acquired Gabriel in a trade with the Raiders on Sunday. It's hard for me to believe that a fifth-round pick was all the Pats had to give up for a receiver with great athleticism, good hands, solid blocking skills, and a good work ethic. After losing David Givens to the Titans, and with Deion Branch doing his best Terrell Owens impersonation, Gabriel's arrival to Foxboro is the only thing keeping Tom Brady off the ledge.
Kansan sportswriter Evan Hengel dispenses fantasy football advice every Wednesday.
Edited by Natalie Johnson
CLOCK (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
North Texas. Texas got the ball with 2:34 left and had to speed its attack.
Brown noticed that the changes also affected the length of the game.
"The game was shorter," Brown said. "I looked up, and it was about a three-hour game. Normally games are between 3:15-3:30 on the average. I think our average last year was 3:15. Games are going to go quicker."
Although Brown was mistaken - the Texas game actually lasted
3 hours, 29 minutes - a lengthy instant replay review extended the game time.
Texas was also on television Saturday. Games played on television traditionally take longer. Last season, Kansas played only two regionally televised games and one nationally televised game. The game on national TV against Houston in the Fort Worth Bowl took 3 hours, 42 minutes. Some coaches think television caused the rule change
and would rather have the NCAA ignore the demand to shorten games for television.
"From what I understand, TV spawned the whole thing, and if we're going to let TV dictate things like that, we're kind of letting the tail wag the dog." Leach said.
In the Big 12, the average length of the games over the weekend was 3 hours, 8 minutes, with three games finishing in less than 3 hours. The longest game over the weekend was
the Iowa State, Toledo contest, which went to overtime and ended in 3 hours, 38 minutes.
During the opening weekend of last season, the average game length in the Big 12 (excluding Texas A&M) was 3 hours, 26 minutes.
Kansan staff writer C.J. Moore can be contacted at cjmoore@kansan. com.
- Edited by Shanxi Upsdell
University of Kansas Pre-Law Day September 6,2006
Law School Fair 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Ballroom, Level 5, Kansas Union
- Law School Admissions Representatives
- Law School Admissions Representatives
- University of Kansas Pre-Law Office
- KU Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity
- Cambridge Pre-Law Institute
- LSAT Preparations Services
- Kaplan Test Prep
- Princeton Preview
Law Schools Registered to Attend:
Albany Law School
American University Washington College of Law
Ave Maria School of Law
California Western School of Law
Chapman University School of Law
Chicago Kent College of Law
Creighton University School of Law
Drake University Law School
Duke University School of Law
Emory University School of Law
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Golden Gate University School of Law
Gonzaga University School of Law
Hamline University School of Law
Hofstra University School of Law
John Marshall Law School
Lewis & Clark Law School
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Marquette University Law School
Michigan State University College of Law
Notre Dame Law School
Ohio Northern University College of Law
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Penn State Dickinson School of Law
Regent University School of Law
Roger Williams University School of Law
Seattle University School of Law
Seton Hall University School of Law
SMU Dedman School of Law
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Tulane Law School
University of Alabama School of Law
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
University of Illinois College of Law
University of Iowa College of Law
University of Kansas School of Law
University of La Verne College of Law
University of Michigan Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
University of Nebraska College of Law
University of Oklahoma College of Law
University of St Thomas University School - Minneapolis
University of the District of Columbia David A Clarke School of Law
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Vanderbilt University Law School
Vermont Law School
Washburn University School of Law
Washington University in St Louis
Western New England College School of Law
Willamette University College of Law
William & Mary Law School
William Mitchell College of Law