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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Not really. Some people in my classes have seen me and they are like, 'Hey man, go out and get 'em."
— Kansas quarterback Quinn Mecham on
he's received a lot of attention from fans.
FACT OF THE DAY
Two Kansas players, freshman linebacker Jake Farley and junior tight end Ted McNulty, are from Iowa.
-Kansas Athletics
Q: Which Kansas coach played at Iowa? (Hint: he was a Heisman Trophy runner-up)
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
A: Quarterback coach Chuck Long
— Kansas Athletics
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Jayhawks rank behind Wildcats in AP poll
The Jayhawks are ranked No.7 in the country in both polls, after the AP Top 25 poll was released yesterday.
Just like in the coaches' poll, Kansas sits four spots behind in-state rival Kansas State at No. 3. The Wildcats, who received two first-place votes, are the only Big 12 team in front of the Jawhaves in the poll.
Missouri checks in at No.15 and Baylor sits one spot behind them at 16. Texas and Colorado, who are both receiving votes but outside the Top 25, round out the Big 12 teams represented in the poll.
The six teams in front of Kansas, in order, are Duke, Michigan State, Kansas State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh and Villanova. It is the exact same top seven as the coaches poll.
— Tim Dwyer
Hate the game,not the coach
MORNING BREW
The most interesting matchup in Big 12 basketball might not exactly be on the court.
Sometimes it'll take place a couple feet beyond the sideline. Sometimes it'll be in comfortable offices separated by 85 miles of 1-70. Sometimes it'll be in the living rooms of high school seniors across the country.
It'll be between Frank Martin and Bill Self — a son of Cuban immigrants who was thrust into his position with little expectation and a native Oklahoma who worked his way into one of the most high-pressure college coaching jobs in the nation and thrived
I know that Frank Martin is supposed to be the enemy of all that is good in Lawrence I know he's thrown a wrench in the bigbrother-little-brother dynamic between Jayhawk and Wildcat basketball by earning the No.1 spot in the Big 12 preseason ranking.
But after watching Martin closely for a little while, it's just hard to dislike the guy. It may be easy for Kansas supporters to hate the purple he wears, the team he coaches and every W he puts into K State's record book.
But the man himself — that's just not so easy.
Last week at the Big 12 Media Day in Kansas City, Martin and Self took a break from interviews, kicked back with Texas Tech coach Pat Knight at his table and joked around for a little bit.
Watching the two share laughs with equal infectiousness made me wonder: If I were an all-star basketball recruit in Kansas this year, which one would I want to play for in college?
BY JOEL PETTERSON
jpetterson@kansan.com
Right, right, it's a stupid question. Who
wouldn't want to come to the place where basketball was invented and play in an arena with five national title banners hanging from the rafters? Sometimes, however, it's more about the man who will be teaching you, prodding you and screaming at you for the next four (or three, or two, or one) years.
At first glance, Self and Martin seem like natives of different worlds. Two decades ago, Self was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. Martin was an assistant at a high school in Miami, Florida. Ten years ago, Self had just taken over at the University of Illinois where he led the team to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Martin had just left Booker T. Washington High School for an assistant coach job at Northeastern University.
Three years ago, Self was preparing for what would be his national championship year. Martin was being handed the keys to a program that was reeling from Bob Huggins' sudden departure. Many people expected him to be a temporary fill-in while a "real" replacement could be found.
Very few could have predicted how things would look two years later. Martin reached the Sweet 16, was named Big 12 coach of
the year, and received a contract extension through 2015 worth more than $1.5 million per year.
It's not easy to propel a program to the level of expectation that Martin has. But keeping a team at the top of the college basketball world is a different task — one that Self has fulfilled. As the gravitational pull of the two programs shifts the center of the basketball universe even nearer to the state of Kansas, there's no better place for a basket ball fan to be than the Sunflower State
But back to the recruiting choose-your-own-adventure — it'd be nearly impossible to turn down the experience of playing for a coach with a national championship ring and a program as storied as Kansas.
But then there's the guy who has, at least in the eyes of this year's pollsters, built a better team than the traditional powerhouse. And something tells me he'd be equally difficult to turn down.
Edited by Michael Bednar
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Soccer All-American Championships All Day Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Swimming Missouri 6 p.m. Columbia, Mo
SATURDAY
Football
iowa State
1 p.m.
Ames, iowa
Volleyball Texas Tech 6:30 p.m. Lawrence
Cross Country
Big 12
Championships
10 a.m.
Stillwater, Okla.
CROSS COUNTRY
SUNDAY
Basketball
Fort Hays State
2 p.m.
Lawrence, Kansas
Teams to compete in Big 12 Championship
BY LAUREN NEWMAN
Inewman@kansan.com
The men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Stillwater, Okla., Saturday to compete in the Big 12 Championship. This competition will be as tough as their last meet because there are at least four or five nationally ranked teams competing against the lajwhaws.
Sophomore Josh Baden from the men's team still feels that there is determination left within in the KU men's team to carry
"We've been very optimistic at how we want to do at the Big 12 meet. We have been thinking what teams we need to stay up with and continue to be competitive," Baden said.
As for the women's team, senior Amanda Miller feels that as a team they are physically there but they did not capitalize
them on to their upcoming meet Their main lesson thus far has been on how to work together as a team and knowing that they must pick up the pace this weekend in order to compete well against the other teams.
strategically in their last meet. The women's team hopes to use the last meet for motivation because there were teams from the Big 12, like Nebraska and Kansas State, who it feels are on the same competition level as them. As long as the team can use Miller as a vocal leader it can bounce back after its last meet.
"Coming back from the last meet wasn't something we wanted but we're trying to remain positive. Talking about the work outs and races is really key in trying to keep the team moral high," Miller said.
Another thing that the KU women's team has been working on and focusing on this entire season is running as a pack. As a team they hope to execute this plan early on in the race and come out strong.
Sophomore Kyra Kilwein agrees with Miller when trying to keep the positive vibe strong within the team.
BIG 12
CHAMPIONSHIPS
DAY: Saturday
DATE: Oct. 30
LOCATION: Stillwater,
Okla.
TIME: 10 a.m.
working these past months as a team."
Edited by Abby Davenport
FOOTBALL
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Excluding the surprise upset of
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When not worrying about mastering the new system, injuries
have plagued the Kansas locker room. Safety Keeston Terry is out for the season with a knee injury to go along with the injuries at quarterback.
Gill also announced the onegame suspensions of running back Deshaun Sands and kick-returner D.J. Beshears for Saturday's game.
Angus Quigley and James Sims will handle the rushing duties Saturday.
"We have two running backs who can handle the ball." Gill said. "Those guys have played quite a bit already, so it just means they're going to get more touches."
Beshears, on the other hand, has
been one of the lone bright spots in the Kansas offense this season. The sophomore kick returner/running back leads the team in all-purpose yards with 765 on the season.
With all the injuries and suspensions leading up to Saturday's 1 p.m. kickoff in Ames, Gill sees the changes in personnel
as an opportunity for players.
"We all know everyone wants to play here, so it gives an opportunity for someone to come in and see what they can do and make a difference on our football team."
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