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- From: schrandt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
- Subject: Re: Kansas Help Needed!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.163851.45861@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 16:38:51 CST
- Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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- Kansas football is the essence of above average. Some games "we" look
- great, some pathetic, most, we just win by the skin of the teeth
- (but we do win). I do think that we are a legit top 25 team, but
- barely. Here's my analysis, for those of you who asked....
-
- Offense:
- Average/Streaky - Ku's bread and better is establishing a running
- game. With injured FB Monte Cozzens returning, KU has a good tandem
- in the backfield (with Maurice Douglass). QB Chip Hilleary was First
- Team All Big 8, mostly b/c his scrambling abilities, although he is an
- adequte passer. The line is the story - they make or break the
- offense. With Booth out So. starter), we are aching a bit, but if we
- can get one good series in the first quarter, this line thrives on
- momentum (as most others). WR's are very average, TE's are excellent
- (watch Dwayne Chandler to make lots of short-medium catches). FG's
- are a gimme with Dan Eichloff, who only missed 4 all year (2 were
- blocked - long of 62 yards).
-
- Defense:
- Started off great. Were leaders in scoring defense, passing, and
- rushing. Fell apart mid season. We have a VERY GOOD rushing defense,
- as is attested to by TWO opponents ending up with negative rushing
- yards. But pass defense is awful. Reasons: 1) top tackler LB Larry
- Theil injured in the OSU game (right before NU) out for season, 2) LB
- Steve Harvey injured, 3) CB Robert Vaughn missed the plane to Hawaii,
- so unless he pays his way, will miss the game, 4) LB Hassan Bailey on
- probation for disciplinary reasons, 5) The whole Secondary is
- painfully SLOW. Ouch. Nebraska: three TD passes in 1st quarter -
- ouch again. BYU could really burn us here. Eichloff's punting is
- respectable, but he can choke on this end of the ball.
-
- Special Teams: We suffer again from being slow here. And the main
- return guy, Charlie Bowen, is nicknamed "Fair Catch". I've seen him
- return the ball twice.
-
- Overall: Can beat BYU if we get early momentum. If we get behind,
- forget it against a good passing team like BYU.
-
- Players to watch:
- Hilleary QB
- Chandler TE
- Loneker OL
- Stubblefield DL
- Moore DL
- Douglass RB
-
- If four of these six "leaders" are on, forget it - momentum can be
- produced artificially... And the Hawks could end a sorry late season
- streak.
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