PATRIOTS COACH
PETE CARROLL is the new coach of the New England Patriots, who moved swiftly to hire San Francisco's defensive coordinator after the controversial departure of Bill Parcells.
SPORTS
Carroll and the Patriots agreed to a five-year contract, team owner Robert Kraft said.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Carroll, 45, was the Patriots' top choice after they reportedly failed to convince George Seifert, who resigned as San Francisco's coach after last season, to coach next season.
In Carroll's two seasons as San
Francisco's defensive coordinator, the 49ers were ranked first in 1995 and seventh in 1996 in defense in the NFL.
STRESS FRACTURES NOT UNCOMMON
The Kansas men's basketball team is without center SCOT POLLARD because of a stress fracture in his left foot. Pollard's
injury is not unusual, and athletes should be aware of stress fractures. Full story on page 3B.
SHELL A FALCON
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 4,1997
ART SHELL, former coach of the Los Angeles Raiders, was hired yesterday as offensive line coach of the Atlanta Falcons.
Shell, 50, had been line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs for two years. He is the second former NFL head coach hired by Dan Reeves, the new coach of the Falcons
cons:
Shell, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989, played 15 seasons at offensive tackle for the Raiders and was one of the most dominant blockers of the era. Promoted from offensive line coach to head coach in 1989, he compiled a 56-41 record through 1994.
SECTION B
Fast BREAKS
AP Top 25
rank team rec pts prv
Kansas (70) 22-0 1,774 1
Wake Forest (1) 18-1 1,697 2
Kentucky 20-2 1,634 3
Minnesota 19-2 1,565 6
Utah 15-3 1,312 4
Iowa State 15-3 1,265 1
Maryland 17-4 1,236 5
Duke 17-5 1,182 12
New Mexico 16-3 1,180 13
Clemson 17-4 1,151 10
Louisville 18-3 1,142 9
Cincinnati 15-4 1,136 8
Michigan 16-5 914 16
Arizona 13-5 827 18
Colorado 16-4 735 18
Villanova 16-4 685 14
Xavier, Ohio 15-3 620 20
Stanford 13-4 556 15
South Carolina 15-5 448 25
North Carolina 13-6 323 19
Tulane 16-5 317 —
Tulsa 17-5 306 21
Texas Tech 13-5 211 21
Indiana 17-6 132 17
 Iowa 15-5 130 —
Others receiving votes: Marquette 89, California 83, Providence 78, Illinois 69, College of Charleston 56, UCLA 43, Pacific 32, Temple 23, Boston College 21, New Orleans 18, Florida St. 14, Illinois St. 12, Virginia St. 14, E. Michigan St. 7, Hawaii 6, Georgia 5, Rhode Island 5, Miami 4, Texas 4, Ohio 4, Roberts 1, Colorado St. 10, Colorado St. 10, Roberts 1.
rank team rec pts pvs
1. Connecticut (37) 20-0 1,021 1
2. Old Dominion (3) 19-1 982 2
3. Stanford (1) 21-1 949 3
4. Louisiana Tech 19-2 881 4
5. North Carolina 19-1 853 6
6. Georgia 16-1 821 7
7. Alabama 17-4 694 5
8. Texas 15-3 691 10
9. Tennessee 16-7 676 9
10. Virginia 15-4 660 8
11. LSU 18-1 619 14
12. Kansas 16-3 586 12
13. Florida 16-5 533 13
14. Texas Tech 13-5 491 11
15. Notre Dame 19-4 450 19
16. Vanderbilt 14-6 342 14
17. Arkansas 15-5 338 18
18. Illinois 17-4 281 25
19. Clemson 14-6 241 17
20. Duke 14-6 217 22
21. Stephen F. Austin 18-3 193 20
22. W. Kentucky 15-5 163 24
23. Wisconsin 14-5 163 16
24. Michigan State 16-4 125 13
25. N. Carolina State 14-8 71 21
Program offers aerobics, toning and step classes
The KU Fit Team has openings for its Spring 1997 session. The program offers more than 50 aerobic, step and toning classes weekly.
Classes are offered from 6:15 to 8:15 Monday through Friday mornings and from 4:30 to 8:30 Monday through Thursday evening. Weekend classes are offered on Friday evenings, Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons.
The program lasts all semester and is divided into two six-week sessions. Each session is $30. Participants who sign up for the whole semester receive a $10 discount and a free T-shirt.
The KU Fit Team also offers a new service to participants called Lift 2B Fit. Members may sign up for appointments with instructors for an individual tour of the weight room. The program doesn't offer personalized exercise prescriptions. It is designed to help participants become familiar with the weight room and its machines.
There are no requirements or limits to the number of classes a participant may take. Anyone who enrolls in the program may take any class at any time.
Classes this semester include Yoga,
Empowerbics and Knock Out.
Yoga classes offer a mind and body experience through stretching exercise.
Empowerobis is here, it aids
ments from boxing, dance and aerobics.
participants wear boxing
gloves to punch and kick their way into
strength and fitness.
Step classes include a basic step class,
Straight Forward Step, Double Time and
Stepping Out Plus.
Anyone interested in the program can obtain an information packet at KU Recreation Services, 208 Robinson Center.
Kansan staff report
Kansas junior forward Raef LaFrentz blocks Nebraska center Mikki Moore's layup.
Steve Puppe / KANSAN
Kansas gears up for the Tigers
Record means nothing as 'Hawks prepare for rivals
By Bill Petulla
Kansan sportswriter
On paper it looks like just another game. It might seem like a bit of a mismatch ... maybe even a blowout.
But when the Kansas men's basketball team plays Missouri at 8:05 tonight at the Hearns Center in Columbia, Mo., statistics won't mean much.
1. think you can throw the records out," Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams said. "This rivalry means you can really throw everything else out the window."
Despite retaining its undefeated status and unanimous No. 1 ranking, Williams is concerned about the play and health of the Jayhawks.
Center Scot Pollard remains on the bench with an injured foot, and guard Jerod Haase is suffering from a wrist injury after he jammed it in Saturday's game against Nebraska. Haase is expected to play tonight.
"We're like a M.A.S.H. unit out there at times," Williams said. "We're not very sharp right now. I've said many times these are the dog-days of the season."
One bright spot for the Jayhawks all season has been for
ward Raef LaFrentz. LaFrentz has recorded double figures in scoring and rebounding 10 times this season. He leads Kansas in scoring with 17.7 points per game.
LaFrentz said despite his impressive individual showings this season, it had been the strong play of the bench that had been the key for Kansas.
"That's our big strength is our depth," LaFrentz said. "When one guy goes down, it's up to the other guys to step up."
Missouri enters the game having lost six of its last nine games. Missouri basketball coach Norm Stewart has struggled creating the right combination of players, using 12 starting lineups in its 21 games.
Forward Kelly Thames, two years removed from being awarded the Big Eight Freshman of the Year, leads the Tigers in scoring, averaging 12.5 points per game. Center Derek Grimm and guard Jason Sutherland, each averaging 11.1 points per contest, pose threats from the three-point line.
Stewart said despite his team's record, the Tigers would be primed to take on Kansas.
"You never get away from the fact that there is a rivalry," Stewart said. "Some of those things come into play."
In Missouri's latest game, the Tigers posted a 22-point victory against Kansas State.
Kansas forward Paul Pierce, who netted 17 points in the win against Nebraska, said the Jayhawks must stay focused heading
Tonight's game
into their final conference games.
"We've just got to concentrate on playing a lot better basketball coming down to that stretch run in the league where teams are coming at us a lot harder," Pierce said.
Stadium to get face lift with ex-player's donation
Baseball team will play in renovated stadium Spring 1998, coach says
By Harley Ratliff
Kansan sportswriter
At tonight's Diamond Club Kickoff, the Kansas baseball team will celebrate more than the start of the 1997 season.
Thanks to a recent donation from former Jayhawk baseball player and Kansas alumni Forrest Hoglund, next year's team will play in a renovated Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
"Forrest Hoglund donated an extremely generous amount of money to the University," Kansas coach Bobby Randall said. "He has helped insure Jayhawk baseball into the 21st century."
Hoglund, who played baseball at Kansas from 1954 to 1956 and was a team captain, is the chief executive officer of Enron, a natural gas company. He has won the Kansas Prestigious Alumni Award, and the Kansas baseball stadium shares his name.
"He is not only a large supporter of the baseball program," Randall said. "Forrest is someone who is very involved at Kansas."
"Right now we are trying to determine what exactly we can do with those funds," Perko said. "We're looking into it and will get all the proper approvals this spring."
Amy Perko, associate athletic director, said Hoglund's donation would be used for a series of stadium improvements, but the plans still were in preliminary stages.
The University already has held several meetings concerning baseball stadium renovations and has contracted
"We want to have an enjoyable place for our fans. It is important to attract our students and faculty." Bobby Randall
Bobby Randall Kansas head baseball coach
Initially, the start date for stadium renovations was to begin in June, but they have been pushed back to possibly late summer or early fall. Randall isn't concerned with the delay.
At this point, Perko estimated the stadium would be fully operational by the start of the Spring 1998 baseball season.
Lawrence architecture firm Livengood and Penzler, Perko said.
wed like to start as soon as possible," Randall said. "But we have to have all of our bases covered."
The primary changes to the stadium will be aesthetic. Plans include creating a stadium facade and more entryway space.
The school also is looking at expanding the seating and dugouts, improving safety and prioritizing seating sections. Perko said.
Once the renovations are complete, the stadium will be on a level comparable to other stadiums, Randall said.
"We want to have an enjoyable place for our fans," he said. "It is important to attract our students and faculty."
Poll position eludes women's basketball
By Tommy Gallagher
Kansan sportswriter
Despite victories against No. 14 Texas Tech and Nebraska, the 16-3 Kansas women's basketball team did not improve its No. 12 ranking in the Associated Press poll released yesterday.
The rankings have been a disappointment to Kansas women's basketball coach Marian Washington and her players from the beginning of the season.
"We were winning games and dropping in the polls," Washington said. "If you look at our history from the start of the season, you'll see that there are several times where we actually found ourselves dropping in the polls when there was no reason for us to drop at all."
After defeating UC-Santa Barbara 81-71 on Nov.26, Kansas slipped two spots in two polls, from No.15 to No.17 in the Associated Press poll and from No.16 to No.18 in the USA Today/Coaches' poll. One week later, the Jayhawks slipped another spot in each poll after defeating Purdue 71-61. Both games were played at Allen Field House.
On Dec. 30, Kansas dropped one spot, from No. 20 to No. 21, in the Coaches' poll after defeating Buffalo 89-66 and St. Joseph's 65-60.
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"Teams like us and Nebraska, you have to constantly prove yourself," guard Angie Halbleib said. "A team like Tennessee, you have to unprove yourself. You have to prove that you don't belong in the top 10. It's unfair."
dont belong
Tennessee, 16-7 overall and 3-3 in the Southeastern Conference, is ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press and Coaches' polls. The only school with as many losses as Tennessee that is still ranked Is No.25 North Carolina, which is 14-8.
Steve Punpe / KANSAN
Tennessee has defeated five opponents ranked in the top 15, including the Jayhawks. But the Volunteers also lost to seven ranked opponents, including No. 1 Connecticut, No. 2 Old Dominion, No. 3 Stanford, No. 4 Louisiana Tech, No. 6 Georgia, No. 13 Florida and No. 17 Arkansas.
Kansas has lost at No. 1 Connecticut, No. 8 Texas and No. 9 Tennessee this season.
The importance of having a good ranking in women's basketball can't be overestimated.
Nakia Sanford and Jennifer Trapp reach for a rebound in Sunday's game against Nebraska.
The top four seeds of each region of the NCAA Tournament receive home-court advantage for first- and second-round games.
first and second round.
"We wouldn't harp on the polls so much, but they're so important in women's basketball for seedings," Halibble said. "If they go away from that, I could care less if we were ranked 25th in the nation. But until they get away from the home sites, the polls are going to matter."
Washington said she had her own plan to deal with the polls.
"If you let your players get caught up with the polls, then it sort of takes over the team," Washington said. "We try not to worry about the polls. We just want to take each game one at a time. We figure that if we win enough games, things will take care of itself."