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Kansas City Star: No. 16 TCU beats Kansas 20-6 in Big 12 debut
By RUSTIN DODD
The Kansas City Star
LAWRENCE -- It was late on Saturday afternoon, and Charlie Weis was grinning his toothy grin and facing a room full of reporters and microphones. Nearly 30 minutes earlier, Weis had watched his Kansas Jayhawks lose 20-6 to No. 16 TCU at Memorial Stadium, a defeat that dropped his program to 1-2.
Weis has a habit of forcing smiles after losses — or at least, he has thus far in his short time at KU.
Sometimes, like after last week’s one-point loss to Rice, it feels more like gallows humor — the situation so dire you have no choice but to swallow it with a smile.
But on Saturday, as he took stock of his program after three games this season, Weis tried to stir a little optimism into his post-game, state-of-the-team speech.
If the Rice game was followed by a moment of shock, Weis says, the loss to TCU felt completely different — an emotion crystallized during an on-field huddle in the game’s final seconds. ...
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/15/3816673/ku-trails-no-16-tcu-10-6-at-halftime.html
By RUSTIN DODD
The Kansas City Star
LAWRENCE -- It was late on Saturday afternoon, and Charlie Weis was grinning his toothy grin and facing a room full of reporters and microphones. Nearly 30 minutes earlier, Weis had watched his Kansas Jayhawks lose 20-6 to No. 16 TCU at Memorial Stadium, a defeat that dropped his program to 1-2.
Weis has a habit of forcing smiles after losses — or at least, he has thus far in his short time at KU.
Sometimes, like after last week’s one-point loss to Rice, it feels more like gallows humor — the situation so dire you have no choice but to swallow it with a smile.
But on Saturday, as he took stock of his program after three games this season, Weis tried to stir a little optimism into his post-game, state-of-the-team speech.
If the Rice game was followed by a moment of shock, Weis says, the loss to TCU felt completely different — an emotion crystallized during an on-field huddle in the game’s final seconds. ...
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/15/3816673/ku-trails-no-16-tcu-10-6-at-halftime.html
