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FROM THE EDITOR
The Wave staff
Editor-in-chief Alex Garrison
Managing editor Nick Gerik
The Wave editor Adam Vossen
Sports editors Corey Thibodeaux, Tim Dwyer
Maybe what the football team needs is an inspiring story. Someone with a dream that seems
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inspiring story. Someone w impossible to achieve, but they reach for anyway.
Like Babe the pig who wanted to herd sheep.
Everyone was rooting for that pig. Erick McGriff is no swine, but he does have a way with the pigskins.
He made his way onto the field by chance and
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his interceptions are gaining him some name recognition. Or maybe
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what the football team needs is just a little faith from its fans. As our columnist Aaron Berlin points out, it would be hard for any team to make do with more fans of the opposing team present than its own crimson and blue.
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Colorado otters chance for momentum
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BY SARA KRUGER
skruger@kursi.net After a loss against Nebraska, Kansas hopes to gain momentum back against Colorado on Saturday and finish up this season on a winning note. The Jayhawks will have extra motivation because Colorado is leaving the Big 12 after this year.
"I's the last time we'll get to play them in the Big 12 conference," sophomore middle blocker Tayler Tolefree said. "We just have six games left, so we need to just finish strong and get a win over them."
The last time the Jayhawks met Colorado, the Buffaloes came out and won in five games. Tolefree says the team is focused on beating Colorado and moving on to the next game.
Outside hitter Karina Garlington said being a senior also added to the importance of the game.
"We want them to remember the last time they get to play
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Kansas at Kansas," she said. "And, you know, we've got a little grudge match since we lost to them at Colorado, so I hope that motivates everyone to play the best that we can and just get some momentum under us."
Garlington said playing two positions was difficult to do and Mayfield has stepped up to the task.
Junior outside hitter Allison Mayfield added depth to the Kansas offense by playing both back and front row against Nebraska.
"They're smaller, so they are smart with putting the ball in play." Toilefree said, "We kind of rally with them, the plays go on longer because they're not such physical blockers and sometimes our block isn't always there."
"She breaks the game down and allows us to get a back row attack when we normally couldn't," Garlington said.
DAY: Saturday
DATE: Nov. 6
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"We just have six games left, so we need to just finish strong and get a win over them."
Kansas recently faced No. 5 Nebraska, who is also leaving the conference. Colorado is a much smaller opponent than Nebraska.
She said the Jayhawks needed to figure out how to not let easy balls score.
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T he Jayhawks' hiti ng percentage against Nebraska was a low .200 compa red with their season high of .432 against Texas Tech. Mayfield and
her teammates just didn't seem to get the numbers they are capable of reaching.
"I thought she took some good swings. Six errors is more than we probably want her to have, but I thought she did a good job primary passing for us," coach Ray Bechard said. "We ask her to do a lot of things."
In the first set against Nebraska, Mayfield had nine attacks and three kills with two errors. She accounted for three of Kansas' 17 points in the first set and finished the match with 30 attacks, 10 kills and six errors - all team highs. In total, she led the Jayhawks with 11 points, including one service ace.
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Junior outside hitter Allison Mayfield bumps the ball in the first set Wendesday. The Jayhawks will play Colorado next Saturday.
anything radical like rring Gul. I'm a firm believer that a coach needs at least three years to be fully evaluated. There's a reason the Pittsburgh Steelers have won more Super Bowls than any other NFL franchise, and a huge part of that is the stability of having just three coaches since 1969.
Just as with Pick, we saw sixth-year senior running back Angus Quigley lose his starting job as soon as someone else performed well at the position in a game. Let me preface this by saying that I think James Sims is a talented back for a freshman, but again, there is a reason that Angus Quigley won the job in the pre-season. I don't know exactly what it is — I wasn't there — but if there was, indeed, a reason, stick to your guns and go with Quigley. Three weeks later, Quigley reascended to the top of the running back chart.
Rightfully so, too. Quinn Mecham is now in the discussion to be the Jayhawks' quarterback as well. And there was that fun experiment with D.J. Beshears at quarterback late in the Texas A&M game. Hey, the guy is fast.
What I'm looking for from Gill, though, is some sign that he knows the personnel he has playing for him. Have a little faith in your players.
Jordan puts Kale Pick was not impressive in a little more than six quarters as the starter. No one will argue that. But there's a reason he was made the starter (I'm going to go out on a limb and say it had to do with speed). Either have faith in the guy or don't start him at all. But ripping the rug out from under him only destroys his confidence and has the next guy, in this case Jordan Webb, looking over his shoulder for someone else who might be sneaking on his job.
I'm not asking much from Gill,
just that he stops yanking players
like an overeager fantasy football
manager and trusts his gut.
Bizarrely, I'm actually giving the man a vote of confidence. Trust your decisions, coach. It can't get any worse.
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