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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
What Others are Saying Collected by Ryan Schneider
FRIDAY JANUARY 19,2007
Regional and national media's take on Kansas athletics
"The temperature doesn't matter. Students will still line up outside to get into Phog Allen, and once they're in the building, they don't keep quiet. Head there on a day when these students have the white rally-balloon bats and the sound is deafening. Everyone seems to be outfitted in blue, with face paint seemingly a priority. I'm sure I've lost a bit of hearing in this place."
— ESPN.com columnist Andy Katz on the atmosphere at Allen Fieldhouse on Jan. 16, 2007.
"Consider that Kansas decided that the safety of its student body, and the image of its stellar basketball program, was above one selfish, volatile, immature individual who repeatedly had demonstrated he didn't deserve to be on scholarship, representing the university. Then, consider that Oregon State saw that the Kansas decision as a golden opportunity."
Oregonian columnist John Canzano on former Kansas basketball player's C.J. Giles transfer to Oregon State University on Jan. 14, 2007
"Bill Self can thank the schedule-makers. If there are any leftover asterisks in the aftermath of Barry Bonds' home-run chases of Hank Aaron and Mark McGwire, we need one for the Big 12 basketball race. The Jayhawks will win the championship for one reason and one reason only. They play in the North Division."
—Austin American-Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls on the Big 12 schedule on Jan. 5, 2007.
"One should be wary about drawing too many conclusions from a 30-point blowout, but the Jayhawks demonstrated once again they may have the best 'A' game in the country. When they are at their best — as they were on Thursday night — there is nobody better."
—S1.com columnist Seth Davis on Kansas' victory against Oklahoma State on Jan. 11, 2007.
"The fact that it took the University of Kansas to show OSU how it should recognize its most iconic coach of the modern era is embarrassing, and it can only be hoped Oklahoma State will someday follow the Jayhawks' lead."
Daily O'Collegian columnist Michael Harris on Kansas' recognition of former Oklahoma State men's basketball coach Eddie Sutton on Jan.
12, 2007.
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SOFTBALL
Coaches vote Jayhawks
No. 6 in Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference softball coaches' poll was released Thursday, and the Jayhawks are predicted to finish sixth in the conference this spring.
Texas A&M, who received eight of 10 first-place votes, is the preseason No.1 in the conference.
The Aggies are followed by Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, which was the 2006 regular season champion, in the top five.
The bottom five are Kansas,
Oklahoma State, Missouri, Texas
Tech and Iowa State.
Last season, Texas A&M was also the preseason No. 1 pick and finished league play in fourth place.
Kansas tied for fifth place with Oklahoma and went on to defeat the Sooners in the Big 12 championship tournament in Oklahoma City.
The Jayhawks return 10 letter winners to the 2007 team, including pitcher Kassie Humphreys.
For the second consecutive year, the Jayhawks played in an NCAA regional tournament. A loss to Washington ended their season with a record of 36-26.
Kansas will start its season Feb. 8 at UC Santa Barbara in the Campbell-Cartier Classic. Their first home game will be March 9 against Drake.
— Erin Wiley
SPIRIT SQUAD Kansas jumps to 13th place in national competition
The KU Cheer Squad finished 13th place at the Universal Cheer and Dance Association College National Championship Jan. 12-14 in Orlando, Fla.
The 13th place finish was six spots better than last season's result. Sixteen teams took part in the final competition. Freshman Elizabeth Bellinger and sophomore Adam Harley placed 13th out of 20 in the coed partner stunt competition. The Rock Chalk Dancers made the finals in both the Hip Hop and Jazz categories. They finished eighth in Hip Hop and 12th in Jazz.
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