Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Big Weekend

Nov. 7, 20087:40 p.m.

Nothing small about this weekend. Titles, national playoff bids and all sorts of postseason honors are still on the table in football. Volleyball teams are headed down the stretch also. Let’s take a look by conferences:

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By Tony Adame | Filed under Jayhawk, KCAC, MIAA | Comments (1)

Behind the scenes: KCAC previews, Dale Faber and 7 footers

Nov. 4, 20083:58 p.m.

I spent a big part of my day Monday working on today’s KCAC previews for men’s and women’s teams, which you can find on that link. Go ahead and go there, I’ll wait … okay you’re back, and let me tell you that the most interesting thing I saw Monday was something that nobody else will get to see until 2009-2010. That is, men’s coach Dale Faber and Friends have a 7-footer strolling around campus in Zakary Van Looy.

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By Tony Adame | Filed under KCAC, Southwestern, Sterling | Comments (1)

Region VI playoffs are here

Nov. 2, 200811:54 p.m.

That No. 3 Butler won its eighth straight Jayhawk Conference championship on Saturday with a 24-7 win over No. 4 Fort Scott didn’t surprise me. That the Greyhounds didn’t make it more of a game did. And it begs the question: will anyone ever stop the Grizzlies? It’s been 10 years since the Grizzlies and Rudi Johnson won back-to-back national titles and it seems like, with each season, the program gets a little more powerful. Does anybody have any ideas how to stop them? If you do, I’m sure Troy Morrell’s already thought of them. The guy always surprises me …. thinking three steps ahead, you know what I mean?

Anyways.

Let’s break down Sunday’s two playoff games:

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