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THE UNIVERSITY DAIRY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
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took issue with Carlson's portrayal of a "good kid" who had been "doing everything right," both on and off the field.
On Saturday, Gundy called the editor of the article "garbage," and said the situation "makes me want to puke."
Carlson responded in a frontpage Tuesday column in The Oklahoman by writing, "I will not stand on the sidelines and allow someone to attack my credibility"
She also wrote, "I feel as adamant about the facts in that column as Gundy did in his belief that his player shouldn't have been so scrutinized"
Carlson declined The University Daily Kansan requests for comment.
In a Tuesday interview with ABC's Good Morning America, Carlson said, "It was unbelievable that this was happening. I just was really not expecting that there was going to be this sort of outrage."
The Oklahoman has stood behind Carlson and the column.
Edited by Rachel Bock
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Kansas State's coach Ron Prince gave his team enough motivation to beat the Texas Longhorns in Manhattan last season, but this year the game is in Austin, Texas.
K-State looks for Texas repeat
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MANHATTAN — Kansas State linebacker Ian Campbell isn't making any guarantees about the Wildcats' upcoming game against No. 7 Texas.
He even said that K-State's upset of the Longhorns last season had almost no effect when the two teams meet Saturday in Austin, Texas.
"I think those ownerships are up for year leases, because you've got to play everybody every year," he said. "So I don't think you can just say that you own anybody."
Campbell played a key role in the Wildcats' 45-42 victory a year ago, recovering two second-half
Conference play begin in 1996, meaning the Wildcats have the highest winning percentage of any conference school against the Big 12 South powerhouse. Oklahoma is the only other team with a winning record at 6-5.
fumbles that turned into touchdowns. That victory gave K-State a 3-2 record against Texas since big 12
hoping for a shot at a repeat national championship, but instead had to watch thousands of purple-clad fans
"If they feel like we took away their national championship last year, they're going to be playing with plenty of pride on Saturday."
The 2006 loss was particularly stinging to the Longhorns, who were
IAN CAMPBELL K-State linebacker
rush the field in celebration.
It ended Texas' 21-game conference winning streak and was its first regular-season loss to a Big 12 North school in seven years.
year ago. Now he's focused on this year.
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K-State (2-1) had two full weeks to prepare for Texas (4-0). After routing Missouri State 61-10 on Sept. 14, the Wildcats had a bye week before beginning the conference slate.
"Last year was last year, and it's over with," Campbell said. "I'm sure they'll play with plenty of pride. If they feel like we took away their national championship last year, they're going to be playing with plenty of pride on Saturday."
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The weeks off may have helped. An injury-depleted secondary was given a chance to recover. Cornerbacks Bryan Baldwin and Ray Cheatham are both healthy again after sitting out the Missouri State game.
"We are a better team than we were this time last week because we have a few more players available at some critical positions," coach Ron Prince said. "Being up to full strength on defense will help us."
Prince said he wasn't offended that his Wildcats were the overwhelming underdogs again this season.
"I think we'll be the underdog in most games" he said. "At least that's our mind-set. We kind of feel like that is going to be the case for a while."
For defensive tackle Steven Cline, he looks at Saturday's game as another opportunity just like last year.
"We beat them (last year), and they probably had their guard down." Cline said. "It just goes to show that anybody can beat anybody. We've done it, and we can do it again."
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Palermo still works for MLB by supervising, evaluating and training umpires. He hopes to return one day to the baseball field to work as an umpire again. Just to give you an idea of how high of an ethical standard Palermo has, when asked about returning to umpiring high school or college games until he is healthy enough to cover a major league game, he commented, "I will not cheat the game because the game never cheated me. I will not go back until I am a 100 percent [healthful]"
A man who respects the game so much that he does not want to umpire until he can accurately officiate the game of baseball for health reasons is a man needed by professional sports.
Given all of the athletes who had a gift and squandered it with poor ethical standards and lack of judgment, you cannot help but root for Steve Palermo. He is a sports professional who was cheated out of his trade by a coward looking to make a few bucks off a couple waitresses.
When asked by someone in the crowd about returning to the game as an umpire, he responded, "I would like to just go out and cover the game the way I used to." At the end of the day Palermo would like nothing more than to leave the game "on my terms, not the shooters," he said.
For the sake of sports "professionals" today, we should hope so too.
Edited by Meghan Murphy
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NFL Despite team injuries, Rams to face Cowboys
The 0-3 Rams had a multitude of safe plays last week to limit wear and tear on their quarterback, who was hurt in Week Two when the Panthers sacked him six times. The result: Bulger was sacked only once, but the Rams couldn't score in a 24-3 loss to the Buccaneers.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Though he's playing with two broken ribs, Marc Bulger has no problem with opening up the St. Louis Rams' dormant offense.
Despite a wealth of talent on offense and a coach who rose from the ranks as an offensive coordinator, the Rams have scored only two touchdowns in three weeks. Coach Scott Linehan said last week he was just trying to take care of Bulger, who signed a six-year, $65 million contract extension in training camp.
"I don't know if my M.O. is to play it safe, I think it's to play smart," Linehan said Wednesday. "There is a happy medium in protecting your quarterback, running the football and being aggressive. We certainly have not achieved that."
Linehan and offensive coordinator Greg Olson, who calls the plays, know they need to find the right mix for the Rams to have a chance at unbeaten Dallas.
"Anytime, obviously, when you're not scoring like you feel you should be, you'll second-guess what you're doing." Olson said. "You'll look at everything you're doing."
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