Daily Archives: Sept. 9, 2008

Poll position, football edition

Sept. 9, 200811:12 p.m.

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot of great football being played in the state of Kansas right now in the small-college ranks, with eight ranked teams in the latest assortment of polls busting heads from the east coast to the west coast of this beautiful Sunflower State that I like to call home.

Here’s how it breaks down:

NCAA Division II

Pittsburg State entered the top 10 at No. 7, all the way up from No. 14 after a huge road win over Chadron State. The Pittsburg Colgan-bred duo of Mark Smith and Caleb Farabi are tearing it up again this year, and Smith is making his case right now as the best player in the MIAA. Washburn jumped up to No. 18 in the latest poll from No. 22 after upsetting Division I-AA Missouri State. That’s FCS if you’re being picky. Washburn coach Craig Schurig, no doubt, is going to have to make an appearance on Sunflower Slate here in the next couple of weeks for a Q&A.

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By Tony Adame | Filed under Butler, Jayhawk, KCAC, MIAA | Comments

Welcome to Sunflower Slate

Sept. 9, 20084:30 p.m.

Welcome to Sunflower Slate, The Wichita Eagle’s blog for state college and junior college sports.

To break it down, here’s what this pertains to — anything and everything to do with the KCAC, MIAA, Heart of America, and Jayhawk Conference.

Please consider this a fluid concept, too. And it’s not just for football and basketball, either, although that will definitely play a big part in it.

I’ve got a pretty good grasp of what’s going on in the state right now in this arena — but there’s always somebody or some team somewhere that’s doing something great and flying under the radar, and that’s what I’m looking for.

Here’s my e-mail: tadame@wichitaeagle.com, and here’s my office phone:316-268-6284. Feel free to call anytime.

Let’s do this!

-Tony Adame

By Tony Adame | Filed under Heartland Conference, Jayhawk, KCAC, MIAA, Newman, Uncategorized | Comments