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whether you believe in fate or not, sometimes things
seem unavoidable. that doesnt mean you cant make
the best of the unavoid-
able, though. there wasnt
much chance that kansas
was going to beat ne-
braska, but the Jayhawks
still managed to keep the
Cornhuskers ofensive
power to a minimum, as
aaron berlin points out in
his column.
brian bishop took
a family tradition and
turned it into olympic
dreams. the kansas discus
thrower is training with
the games in mind and his familys history supporting
him.
with the history, fan power and talented players, it was
defnitely unavoidable that allen Fieldhouse was named
loudest college arena in the country. or maybe were
just making the best of the acoustics in the stadium.
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Turnovers by defense
earn Missouri win
Missouri
By John Montesantos
the maneater
missouri improved to 8-2 saturday with a
38-28 victory against kansas state in its final
home game of the season.
the tiger defense forced four turnovers and
scored a touchdown to lighten the load for the
offense. missouri recovered three fumbles and
grabbed an interception as well as posting four
sacks.
each of the fumble takeaways came at key
moments in the game. Junior defensive line-
man Jacquies smith came up with a fumble
recovery in the third quarter after sophomore
defensive end aldon smith drilled senior
quarterback Carson Coffman to force it loose.
Jacquies smith scooped and scored on a
53-yard fumble return.
after the defense faltered a few times in the
first half, aldon smith needed to make a play
for his team.
the tiger offense took advantage of the
boost from the defensive performance. with
none of the running backs or wide receivers
posting standout performances, junior quarter-
back blaine Gabbert took over for the offense.
Gabbert had 297 all-purpose yards with 89
rushing yards and a season-long 32-yard rush-
ing touchdown. the team leader threw for two
more touchdowns with 208 yards on 17-of-25
passing.
tough losses in the past two weeks put
missouri at 1-2 on the road. but its games
played at Faurot Field are a different story,
with this win making them undefeated (5-0) at
home this year.
Coach Gary Pinkel boasts a handful of perfect
home records in his tenure with missouri, but
this is his first since the 2007 season. saturdays
victory also marked the last game inside
memorial stadium for the class of seniors.
senior center tim barnes is a three-year
starter and a member of the 2011 graduating
class. the anchor of the offensive line grew
very close with the missouri coaching staff in
his time here.
theyre like your parents there for five years,
barnes said. its really special. im just really
happy we got to go out there and get a victory
for all the seniors and for the team as well.
next up for the 8-2 tigers is a trip to ames,
iowa to take on iowa state this saturday at 6
p.m.
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Oklahoma State Baylor Bears
By Danilynn Welniak
the daily oCollegian
For the first time since 1944, the Cowboys
strutted out of royal-memorial stadium vic-
torious. saturday night marked coach mike
Gundys first win against texas and osus third
in history.
the Cowboys defense performed the best
during the second and third quarters. in the
second, it held texas to 53 total yards and three
first downs, allowing the Cowboys to distance
themselves and build a 23-point lead heading
into the break.
we played our responsibilities and our
assignments, sophomore cornerback brodrick
brown said. we forced some turnovers and
forced them to come out of the pocket and
run.
the defense made its presence known in the
third quarter. it forced three straight longhorn
punts, sending the Cowboys confidently into
the fourth quarter with a 33-3 lead.
during the past three games, the Cowboys
defense has significantly developed.
a defense that previously gave up 51 points
to nebraska, gave up only 16 to the longhorns.
defensive coordinator bill young gave credit to
the players ability to keep Gilbert from making
big plays; a significant growth from their per-
formance against nebraska.
osu forced two turnovers, forced six punts
and held the longhorns to 358 total yards and
Gilbert to 202 passing yards.
the players are seeing something bigger
happening than just their increased experience
paying dividends.
this is my second year and seeing the bond
and the unity, just the brotherhood that weve
formed and all of us believing as one, said
mcGee.
the defense may have messed with texas
but they realize this game is just the begin-
ning.
we have two of the biggest games of our
lives ahead of us so we just want to attack that
this week and focus and prepare and finish,
senior cornerback andrew mcGee said.
AssociAted Press
Oklahoma States Isaiah Anderson tries to hang on to a pass as TexasCarrington Byndomdefends during the third quarter on Saturday.
By Chris Derett
the lariat
baylor lost to texas a&m saturday 42-30.
Jay Finley rushed for 172 yards, becoming
the seventh bear to reach 1,000 yards in a sin-
gle season, but his and the rest of the teams
503 yards of total offense were not enough.
while everything seemed to work for the
bears in the first half, a reversal of fortune
and a revived texas a&m offense led to the
final score.
Just before halftime, coach art briles said,
was when the momentum shifted toward
the aggies.
with baylor ahead 30-21 and five seconds
left in the half, aaron Jones 41-yard field goal
was blocked and scooped up by texas a&ms
terrance Frederick. Fortunately for baylor,
redshirt freshman brody trahan stopped
Frederick one yard short of the goal line.
unfortunately for briles squad, it was a sign
of things to come in the second half.
Jones missed two more field goals, one
with baylor holding a 30-21 lead and another
when his team faced a 35-30 deficit.
the missed field goals were the only times
the bears came close to the red zone in the
second half; the two drives leading to the
misses lasted a combined
26 plays and five min-
utes. they accounted for
127 yards, 10 fewer than
baylors entire second half
offensive total.
in the other second half
drives, two punts and two
turnovers told the rest of
the story on a disappoint-
ing night for the green
and gold faithful.
the aggies took the
lead for good after a baylor
punt deep in its own terri-
tory and a kick-catch interference call brought
the ball to the 27-yard line. two Cyrus Grey
rushes later, texas a&m was ahead.
we knew we were going to have to come
in and dink and dunk with coverage they
were going to play against us. we moved the
ball at times in the second half, but we just
couldnt punch it in, sophomore quarterback
robert Griffin iii said.
early in the game, texas a&m gave baylor
opportunities to build a commanding lead.
the aggies started with a three-and-out,
leading to Jones only field goal of the game,
and the ensuing aggies drive stalled on a
fourth-and-5 inside baylor territory.
meanwhile Griffin and Finley kept their legs
churning, combining for 126 rush yards in
the first quarter. Griffin ignited the crowd for
baylors second score, a 71-yard dash up the
middle that gave his team a 10-0 advantage.
texas a&m helped baylor again with a fum-
ble on its own 26-yard line, which the bears
turned into a 17-7 lead on
Finleys 1-yard dive up the
middle.
another baylor spe-
cial teams blunder led
to texas a&m pulling to
within 24-14, as junior
Coryell Judie returned the
ensuing kickoff 84 yards
for his second touchdown
return in as many games.
Finley later scored on
another 1-yarder, giving
his team a 24-14 advan-
tage, but his biggest run
of the night was yet to come. midway through
the second quarter he burst through a hole
for 69-yards and a 30-14 baylor advantage
following Jones missed extra point.
From that point, baylor would not score
again, and Jones would not see another of his
kicks sail through the uprights.
it hurts bad. speechless, honestly. For me
and the seniors, thats something we took a
lot of pride in. we wanted to go 2-2 against
these guys, and we didnt. it hurts, senior
safety tim atchison said.
Baylor loses frst-half
lead to Texas A&M
OSU coach picks up
frst win against Texas
AssociAted Press
Baylor running back Jay Finley is upended by Texas A&M
defender Dustin Harris in the frst half on Saturday.
We knew we were going
to have to come in and
dink and dunk with cover-
age they were going to
play against us.
robert GriFFin
sophomore quarterback
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Texas A&M
By Kyle Cunningham
the battalion
with 30 points allowed in the first half, the
texas a&m defense looked like the 2008 ver-
sion that then-true freshman robert Griffin
torched for 297 total yards en route to a 41-21
victory for art briles and his baylor bears. in
one half, the bears totaled 367 yards. by com-
parison, the oklahoma sooners finished last
weeks contest with 362.
then, in an instant, the light switch went
on for the defense that drew comparisons to
the wrecking Crew just the saturday before,
pushing a&m to a 42-30 victory over the
bears in waco.
Zero points, 136 yards, nine first downs.
and on two fourth down attempts, the bears
were shut down twice. although sherman
wouldnt anoint the defense wrecking Crew
round two, he did admit that the aggies
made some bone-jarring hits reminiscent of
the early-mid 90s defenses.
near the end of the third quarter with
the aggies up 35-30, Griffin looked to con-
nect with freshman cornerback/wide receiv-
er tevin reese on 3rd-and-9. reese came
through, made the catch, but was separated
from football when junior cornerback lionel
smith torpedoed his body into the receiver.
Griffin, who went 17-21 passing in the
first half without being brought down for a
sack, was made mortal by the aggie defense.
Griffin went 11-17 in the second half to end
the day 28-38, and the sacks? a&m accumu-
lated four in the final two quarters.
as the baylor offense spun its wheels, the
aggie offense was able to score 28 unan-
swered points, leaving its rival in the dust in
the 107th battle of the brazos.
it is always frustrating [not to score],briles
said.
it was a tale of two defenses at Floyd Casey
stadium; when it mattered, the defense shut
out baylor, and played like an a&m team from
farther back than 2008.
Aggie win over Bears
By David Merrill
iowa state daily
iowa state lost to Colorado on saturday
14-34. Colorado earned its first big 12 win on
the strength of strong performances from run-
ning back rodney stewart and quarterback
Cody hawkins. stewart rushed 36 times for 123
yards while hawkins was 16-of-24 for 266 yards
and three touchdowns.
running back alexander robinson recorded
just 22 yards on nine carries. he did manage
to score to put the Cyclones up 7-3 in the first
quarter, but it didnt last long.
with just less than 12 minutes left in the sec-
ond quarter, cornerback arthur Jafee returned
an isu kickoff 89 yards down to the Cyclones
9-yard line. the kick return set up a 9-yard
touchdown pass to tight end ryan deehan. the
touchdown gave the buffaloes a 10-7 lead, and
they didnt look back.
while the passing stats for quarterback
austen arnaud 15-of-23 for 136 yards
dont look terrible, he was sacked five times.
arnaud would eventually leave the game with
a season-ending knee injury.
the buffalo offensive line opened up holes
for stewart to run through all game. the isu
defense responded with a flurry of missed
reads and sloppy tackling. linebacker Jake
knott was the lone bright spot for the Cyclones
on defense. he finished the game with a career-
high 16 tackles. this was knotts seventh game
of the season in which he has recorded 10
tackles or more.
offensively, the Cyclones didnt get any
momentum going until late in the fourth quar-
ter. iowa states offensive line gave up eight
sacks to one of the big 12s worst defenses.
both teams were sloppy throughout the
game. iowa state had nine penalties for 70
yards and the buffaloes recorded 94 penalty
yards on 10 flags.
head coach Paul rhoads said he told his
team that Colorado was going to start the
game with a high energy level and that there
were going to be points of adversity and
momentum changes during the game.
he feels his team didnt do a very good job of
responding to adversity.
safety michael oConnell and the Cyclones
have one game left to give the team a chance
to play in a bowl game this season when they
host missouri. the mistakes the Cyclones made
against Colorado cant be repeated if that is
going to happen.
Colorado earns frst big
12 win against iowa state
Iowa State
AssociAted Press
Colorados Rodney Stewart looks for running room against Iowa State in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in
Boulder, Colo., on Saturday.
AssociAted Press
Baylor RB Jay Finley is upended by Texas A&M defender Dustin Harris in the frst half of Saturdays game.
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Texas Tech
By Jose Rodriguez
the daily toreador
oklahoma beat texas tech on saturday
45-7.
no. 16 oklahoma (8-2, 4-2 in big 12
Conference play) capped off its opening drive
with a pass from landry Jones to tailback
demarco murray, the schools all-time leader
in touchdowns, to take a 7-0 lead at the 12:27
mark in the first quarter.
during that opening drive, oklahoma receiv-
er ryan broyles made his 223rd reception, giv-
ing the norman, okla., native sole possession
of first place on the sooners all-time receptions
list. broyles would later make his 91st catch of
the season, breaking his own single-season
reception record, which he set last year.
by games end, broyles had either broken
or tied five school records. but there was still
a game to be played. tech (5-5, 3-5), although
not indicated with the final score, made things
interesting in the early going.
the red raiders took some chances early
on in order to establish the offense. tech quar-
terback taylor Potts completed his first pass
of the afternoon to receiver austin Zouzalik,
who turned a short route into a 35-yard gain,
providing techs offense with 1-and-10 at the
oklahoma 29-yard line.
Four plays later, tech receiver detron lewis
lined up where Potts is used to being. lewis
received the snap and darted to the right, but
pulled up to throw a 3-yard pass to an open
darrin moore.
with just less than 10 minutes remaining in
the first quarter, lewis aforementioned pass
would be techs first and only points of the
game.
after a Jimmy stevens field goal gave the
sooners a 10-7 lead in the first quarter, the red
raiders were presented with the opportunity
to either tie things up or take the lead.
but three plays for one yard, the result of
techs second drive, is not going to get the job
done. tech running back baron batch said the
teams inability to put more points on the board
is simply a product of inefficiency.
its safe to say the sooners didnt lack effi-
ciency.
at the end of the opening period, oklahoma
was up 24-7. entering halftime, the sooners
owned a 35-7 advantage. at the half, Jones had
completed 17-of-23 passes for 276 yards and
four touchdowns.
against missouri, the red raider defense
limited tigers quarterback blaine Gabbert to 95
yards passing in the entire game.
the key to oklahomas production was
the blocking performance provided by the
offensive line, said oklahoma head coach bob
stoops.
oklahomas final score of the game occurred
in the middle of the third quarter, when Jones
completed an 8-yard pass to broyles for the
score. broyles finished the game with six recep-
tions for 110 yards and two scores.
the victory extends oklahomas nation-lead-
ing home winning streak, which now stands
at 36 games. the sooners are now 72-2 within
the confines of the Gaylord Family oklahoma
memorial stadium during the bob stoops era.
although tech was riding high following
last weeks upset of missouri, a team that
defeated oklahoma earlier this season, players
and coaches said throughout the week they
expected to see the sooners put together a
strong performance in hopes of rebounding
from a loss at texas a&m.
so it looks like they got exactly what they
expected.
on both sides of the ball, i did a poor job of
preparing after a big win last week, tuberville
said. (we knew) we were going to get the best
shot out of oklahoma and we did.
AssociAted Press
Oklahoma running back Roy Finch gets away from a tackle
by Texas Techs Franklin Mitchem and takes the ball in for a
touchdown in the frst quarter in Saturdays game.
Ineffciency by
Tech hinders play
DEFEnsE
Carl Torbushs defense improved
vastly last weekend against Nebras-
ka. The teamonly gave up 20 points
to the Huskers, 17 points under their
season average. They will be tested
on Saturday, as the Cowboy ofense
is third in the nation in scoring
with 45 points a game.
coaching
Oklahoma State coach Mike
Gundy is in his sixth year in
Stillwater and has a record of
45-28 with two bowl victories.
Gundy has taken the Cowboys
to a bowl game each of the last
four seasons. Kansas coachTurner
Gill is 3-7 in his frst year with the
Jayhawks.
spEcial tEams
Once again, D.J Beshears had
another huge game in the special
teams department last week.
Beshears tallied 139 return yards on
fve kick returns and has proven to
be one of the fewbright spots for
the stagnant Jayhawk ofense.
at a glancE
Oklahoma State has been one of
the best teams in the Big 12 all
season. They come to Lawrence
at 9-1 and are in sole position of
first place in the Big 12 South. The
high powered spread attack of the
Cowboys will be testing the Kansas
secondary all day.
playEr to watch
Chris Harris: Harris will more than
likely have the privilege of cover-
ing wide receiver Justin Blackmon.
Blackmon has dominated opposing
cornerbacks all
year, catching 84
passes to go along
with his 16 touch-
downs. If Kansas
wants to win its
fnal home game
of the year, Harris
will have to shut
down Blackmon as
much as possible.
quEstion marks
Will the two quarterback sys-
temwork?
Turner Gill hinted that Jordan
Webb will play, but will playing
two quarterbacks work for the
dormant offense? It cant get much
worse than last weeks perfor-
mance.
by thE numbErs
3
The Oklahoma State ofense is thirdin
the nationinscoring.
27
The number of touchdowns Cowboy
quarterback BrandonWeedenhas
thrownthis season.
10
OSUis rankedtenthinthe BCS stand-
ings, the secondhighest teamthe
Jayhawks has playedall season.
Harris
oklahoma state
(9-1)
kansas
(3-7)
oFFEnsE
Turner Gill announced Tuesday
that Quinn Mecham will start
Saturday, but hinted that backup
Jordan Webb might play as well.
Webb hasnt played since being
knocked out of the Texas A&M
game Oct. 23. Besides the fnal 11
minutes of the Colorado game, the
ofense has struggled during Big
12 play, averaging only 15 points
per game.
Jayhawks starting linEup
Ofense
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Quinn Mecham 8 Jr
RB Angus Quigley 22 Sr
WR Johnathan Wilson 81 Sr
WR Bradley McDougald 24 So
WR Daymond Patterson 15 Jr
TE Tim Biere 86 Jr
T Tanner Hawkinson 72 So
G Sal Capra 59 Sr
C Jeremiah Hatch 77 Jr
G Trevor Marrongelli 69 So
T Brad Thorson 76 Sr
Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
DE Quintin Woods 93 Sr
DT Richard Johnson, Jr. 97 Jr
DT Patrick Dorsey 92 Jr
DE Jake Laptad 91 Sr
OLB Drew Dudley 49 Sr
MLB Justin Springer 45 Sr
OLB Steven Johnson 52 Jr
CB Isiah Barfeld 19 Jr
SS Olaitan Oguntodu 44 Sr
FS Lubbock Smith 1 So
CB Chris Harris 16 Sr
Mecham Torbrush
Gill Beshears
at a glancE
Oklahoma State is 5-1 in Big 12
play this season. A win at Kansas
would preserve its one game lead
on Oklahoma University, assuming
OU wins.
playEr to watch
Junior Quarter-
back Brandon
Weeden has
passed for
3391 yards this
season, with 27
touchdowns,
and is looking
to add to his
totals.
quEstion marks
Will the Cowboys be baffled by the
new coaching strategy that first
year coach Turner Gill has in place
with the Jayhawks?
by thE numbErs
16
Touchdowns rushed for by Senior
Kendall Hunter
15
Amount of points the Jayhawks
beat the Cowboys by the last time
they played in 2007
272
Points allowed by the Cowboys this
season
Weeden
Big Jay will cheer if
... The Jayhawks ofense can wake up. Gill preached the
need for touchdowns this week, not feld goals. Kicking
feld goals wont keep you in the game against an ofense
like Oklahoma States.
Baby Jay will weep if
... The 20 seniors on the Kansas roster lose on Senior Day.
This season has been anything but easy on the team, and
a win on their fnal game in Memorial Stadium would be a
nice sendof.
Prediction:
The Kansas defense has struggled to stop spread ofenses
all season. Oklahoma States spread attack led by quar-
terback Brandon Weeden and receiver Justin Blackmon
are better than anyone this defense has seen all year. The
Jayhawk ofense should be able to move the ball and score,
but in the end it wont be enough.
Oklahoma State 48, Kansas 17
oklahoma starting linEup
momEntum
All the momentumKansas had fromthe Colorado victory died last week in Lincoln, as the Jayhawks
lost to Nebraska 20-3. After losing to Nebraska on Oct. 23, the Cowboys have won three in a row
and look to possibly sewup the Big 12 South on Saturday.
Kory Carpenter
momEntum
The Cowboys are riding a 3 game win-streak after losing at home to Nebraska. The Cowboys
have won their past two games by margins of 27 and 17 respectfully.
Blake Schuster
Sophomore wide receiver D.J. Beshears breaks
away from two Nebraska defenders on the
opening kickof of the Jayhawk game against
the Cornhuskers. Kansas sufered its seventh
loss of the season, falling to Nebraska 20-3.
Ofense
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Brandon Weeden 3 Jr
IR Josh Cooper 25 Jr
IR Bo Bowling 9 Sr
WR Justin Blackmon 81 So
WR Isaiah Anderson 82 So
LT Nick Martinez 75 Jr
LG Jonathan Rush 70 Jr
C Grant Garner 74 Jr
RG Lane Taylor 68 So
RT Levy Adcock 73 Jr
FB Bryant Ward 37 Sr
Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
DE Jamie Blatnick 50 Jr
DT Chris Donaldson 95 Sr
DT Shane Jarka 46 Sr
DE Ugo Chinasa 91 Sr
SLB Shaun Lewis 11 Fr
MLB Orie Lemon 41 Sr
WLB Justin Gent 42 Sr
CB Andrew McGee 6 Sr
SS Markelle Martin 10 Jr
FS Johnny Thomas 12 Jr
CB Brodrick Brown 19 So
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spEcial tEams
Justin Gilbert has 368 yards
returning punts with one return for
a touchdown.
oFFEnsE
Sophomore wide-Out Justin Black-
mon leads the Cowboys ofense in
receiving with 1430 yards (158.9
yards per game), 16 touchdowns
on 84 receptions. Last week at
Texas, Blackmon totaled 145 yards
on 9 receptions, with his longest
reception at 67 yards. Blackmon McGee
Gundy Gilbert
DEFEnsE
Senior AndrewMcGee has made
a teamhigh fve interceptions this
season. The teamas a whole has
made 13 interceptions and returned
1 for a touchdown.
coaching
Mike Gundy, who played four
years at Oklahoma State, is 1-0
lifetime coaching in Memorial Sta-
dium, his win came in 2006 when
his Cowboys beat the Jayhawks
42-32.
I
n sports, it has always been easier to talk successful
teams as opposed to those destined for the bottom
of the conference standings. In the wake of one of the
worst football seasons statistically for the program, basket-
ball is awfully tempting.
It would be a lot easier to take a jaunt down Naismith Dr.
and find a seat in the friendly confines of Allen Fieldhouse
to watch another talent-loaded Bill Self basketball team
make a run at another Big 12 Championship than to give
the football team another thought. It would not only help
sooth the pain of this dismal and embarrassing football
season, but it might also help retain the sanity of Jayhawk
fans.
A column about the potential of Selfs team this year
pretty much writes itself. There will be plenty of chances
to praise his team in the next four months, so Im returning
to football.
Last Saturday marked the 106th and final meeting of
the second longest, uninterrupted college football rivalry.
Although calling this series a rivalry might not be the best
word choice. At one point Nebraska did ring off 36 con-
secutive victories from 1969 to 2004.
Nevertheless, Kansas 20-3 loss in Lincoln was more than
just another loss for a team trying to make its way through
the final weeks of a seemingly never-ending season.
With Nebraska leaving for the Big Ten, this game had a
different feel from past meetings. It felt like Kansas was
trying to prove to the power hungry Nebraska squad that
the Jayhawks could hold their own before the Cornhuskers
walk out on the Big 12.
Losing seasons might be harder on the players than the
fans. Film sessions seem pointless, practices seem longer
and games almost never go the way you want them to, no
matter what you try. Thats the kind of year it has been for
Kansas and coach Turner Gill.
No realistic Kansas fan came into Saturdays game
expecting a win against nationally-ranked Nebraska. Most
fans would have been happy as long as Kansas covered the
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Kansas defense tries to put a stop to the Nebraska ofense.
AAron Berlin
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Guest columnist
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The Kansas defense takes one last
shot at the Cornhusker offense
before they head for the Big Ten
fighting the
good fight
spread. I was on the sidelines and heard the
Kansas players emotions after Nebraska
kept throwing the ball in the final seconds.
It was clear how bad Kansas wanted this
one.
With Nebraska making its farewell tour
through the Big 12, it was nice to see a
team not named Texas or Iowa State stand
up to Nebraska to throw punches against
the power that is Nebraska football this
season. Kansas defense played perhaps
its best football all season. The Jayhawks
defense allowed only 20 points from a
Cornhusker offense that has averaged
roughly 35 points this season.
It is disheartening that, barring a com-
plete collapse, Nebraska will leave the Big
12 as the undisputed powerhouse and
waltz to the Big Ten without a challenge
to this title. The egos of Bo Pelini and
Nebraska are big enough as it is, they dont
need another reason to scoff the league
they left behind. Pelini made it clear on
Saturday how much this rivalry and the Big
12 meant to them.
I dont care, Pelini said. Its part of the
deal. Were moving on. I havent been part
of the series very long, so it doesnt bother
me much.
I hope the Big 12 will find a way to move
on as well. At this point, all we can hope
is that Oklahoma State or Baylor can keep
Nebraska from a Big 12 championship, for
the sake of the conference.
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It is disheartening that, barring a complete
collapse, Nebraska will leave the Big 12 as
the undisputed powerhouse and waltz to
the Big Ten without a challenge to this title.
By Corey Shadowitz
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B
rian Bishop shouldnt have been that surprised when
his dad brought him home a discus instead of the base-
ball glove Bishop had requested. His familys history with
the sport made it unavoidable for Bishop. His grandfather Chic,
father Charles, uncle, older brother Ben, sister, and cousins have
all been throwers at some point. For the Bishops, discus does
not begin or end at a meet or at a practice facility, it continues
at home in their front yard where they have their own ring set
up, it occupies conversation at the dinner table, and family get-
togethers revolve around the progress in throwing.
Brian Bishop is a senior discus and shot put thrower from
Cantrall, Illinois. The Bishop family contains four generations
of collegiate discus players. The Bishop family has been domi-
nating discus since 1912, when Brians great-grandfather set
high school records. Brians great-uncle also set records. Where
does the motivation to succeed come from? Chic says that
the Bishop family motivation comes from a belief that success
should be the aim for everything you try your hand at
We live the cowboy way, Chic says.
Bishops grandfather, Walter Chic Bishop, serves as the fam-
ilys all-purpose discus expert and coach. Hes well versed in the
sports history of the last hundred years. His hero and favorite
thrower is Al Oerter who won the gold medal at the Olympics
four consecutive times from 1956 to 1968. Oerter was a thrower
at the University of Kansas, foreshadowing where Chics grand-
son would end up.
Brian set seven records for Athens High School. As a junior
he was a state runner-up in the discus, and as a senior he set
a Midwest Sangamo Conference record for a throw of 185-11
feet. Despite his records Brian was not recruited to throw in
college. He attended Southern Illinois-Edwardsville because his
older brother Ben was a thrower there. In his first year at SIU-
Edwardsville he was a walk-on for the track and field team and
was named first team all-conference, competing indoors and
outdoors.
In 2008, Brian participated in the Junior World
Championships in Poland where he met Andy Kokhanovsky,
the throwing coach at KU. The two formed an immediate
bond and Brian transferred from SIU-Edwardsville to the
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Kansas thrower Brian Bishop
continues his familys tradition
of throwing the discus
Discus in
the DNA
If I am going to pursue something I want to give it my all. I
want to see growth, there is no end result.
BrIAn BISHOP
senior discus and shotput thrower
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university of kansas in 2008. brian met Coach
andy kokhanovsky by chance at the world
Championships.
Coach kokhanovsky told me that he would
make me a better thrower because he would
teach me technique says brian.
brians father Charles was glad that
kokhanovsky met his son and could take his
training to the next level.
i did not like brians high school coaches
there arent many throwers where we are from
and his coaches lacked knowledge of throw-
ing, Charles says. i had to recruit coaches for
him.
the bishop family lives and breathes discus.
brians family members have been frequent
faces at tournaments since high school and his
parents have driven all over the country to see
him throw.
every time i speak with my grandfather
the conversation always leads to discus, brian
says. he loves the sport so much.
Chic enjoys brians stories of meets and
practice and asks how his technique is chang-
ing. Chic is the foundation of the bishop
throwing tradition. For the bishops discus and
throwing dominate conversation. Chic and
Charles both say no matter what the family
may be discussing, it somehow connects to
discus.
discus is also part of the strong bond
between brian and his brother ben. brian looks
up to ben as a mentor and coach. ben trans-
ferred from illinois state to live and throw with
brian at southern illinois-edwardsville, where
they trained and practiced together until ben
graduated. brian explained that the relation-
ship between brian and ben is extremely close;
both of them take turns driving the four and a
half hour trip from siu to lawrence and back,
and they practice together in the off-season.
sometimes i drive up to ben to train with
him but he plans on coming down this sum-
mer to train with me, brian says. i look for-
ward to working with him.
throwing discus is more than competi-
tion and records for the brian and his family.
in brians senior year of high school, his older
brother ben came to a meet where brian upset
one of bens records. Chic says that brian was
not happy after he broke his brothers record.
after he beat his brother bens record,
brian cried, Chic says.
brian does not boast about what he has
won or about beating his brothers records.
he takes pride in what he does and strives
for growth and progress, not instant success.
he really enjoys working with kokhanovsky
because he learns every day. brian and
kokhanovsky focus on technique in order for
brian to fulfill his goal of someday going com-
peting at the olympics.
to say that brian and the rest of his fam-
ily enjoy competing in discus and throwing
events would be a complete understatement
of their fondness for the sport. discus is part
of the bishop family history and its in brians
future as well.
if i am going to pursue something i want
to give it my all, brian says. i want to see
growth, there is no end result.
To say that Brian and the rest of his family enjoy competing in
discus and throwing events would be a complete understate-
ment of their fondness for the sport.
Contributed Photos
Opposite page: Brian participates in the Junior World
Championships in Poland. Right: Supporting the family tradi-
tion, Brian and his brother Ben with their grandfather Chic
at a throwing event. Below: Walter ChicBishop throws the
discus in a newspaper clipping from competitive years.
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By BLAKE SCHUSTER
[email protected]
on november 4, 2010, esPn named the
university of kansas allen Fieldhouse the
loudest venue in college basketball. esPn
asked their experts to make a list of the top 10
most boisterous arenas. to avoid any biases
getting in the way, esPn then turned their list
over to Penn states acoustic program. Penn
states crew looked at construction data and
assumed that each crowd was at capacity and
yelling, counted the students as yelling twice
as loud as everyone else, and that the fans
bodies absorb sound equally at all venues.
they compiled all of that data to get the maxi-
mum decibel level at each center court.
the results were no surprise to anyone who
has ever been to a game in allen Fieldhouse.
the house that Forrest C. Phogallen built was
ranked at number one over dukes Cameron
indoor stadium, kentuckys rupp arena, and
kansas sates bramlage Coliseum among oth-
ers.
the article referred to allen Fieldhouse as
a sonic storm, due to the acoustics of the
building. the seats and ceiling reflect the
noise coming from the students who are right
on top of the court.
the Jayhawks track record at home backs
up the Fieldhouses top ranking. alltime,
kansas basketball is 634-106 at home. thats
good for a .857 win percentage. since bill self
has been at kansas, the Jayhawks have been
114-6. on top of that the team is in the middle
of a 60 game home win streak.
some of the best college basketball players
of all time have come through allen Fieldhouse,
and there have been some incredible games.
students at the university of kansas that fre-
quent games at allen Fieldhouse often get to
see and be a part of some great games.
turn the volume up
Allen Fieldhouse is named the
loudest college arena in the country
the longwood game
was my first as a cheer-
leader, so that was proba-
bly my favorite. there was
so much more excitement
than the exhibition games
- the team was playing
faster, the crowd was defi-
nitely louder - it was a lot
of fun.
sherrons last game
was awesome. it was
cool to see the win-
ningest Jayhawks last
game, it was just some-
thing memorable.
the first time you go
to a game and they
show the pump up
video is my favorite
experience. everyone
is just going nuts.
Getting to watch the
team that had Paul Pierce,
raef laFrentz, and Jacque
vaughn would be my favor-
ite Fieldhouse experiences.
Getting to look back on see-
ing those guys play, when i
can now watch them in the
nba is pretty cool.
the kansas state game
last year was my favor-
ite. the crowd was rock-
ing, and it was sherrons
senior night. God that
was awesome.
amen-ra stampley
will wright
spencer Goldenberg
Parker scafe
martrez taylor