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The Wichita Eagle: Kansas can’t capitalize on TCU mistakes in 27-17 loss
By Rustin Dodd
The Wichita Eagle
FORT WORTH — If it’s true that football is a religion in Texas, then consider TCU’s 27-17 victory over Kansas on Saturday a 60-minute illustration of gridiron blasphemy.
The Jayhawks (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) lost for the 21st consecutive time on the road, and their 23rd straight conference game. But even the hideous nature of those streaks couldn’t compete with the sloppy brand of football in Fort Worth.
TCU committed five turnovers and still won. Kansas, which averaged 331.8 yards before Saturday, managed just 198. And in some ways, this is exactly what KU coach Charlie Weis had wanted.
In the minutes after the game, as Weis stood in a corridor tucked inside Carter Stadium, he retraced his vision for a potential upset. With the memory of last week’s 54-16 loss to Texas Tech still fresh, Weis wanted to wage a conservative war on the Horned Frogs.
“We were gonna put the bats away,” Weis said. “We were gonna play conservative. We were gonna try to put ourselves in a position where we could win in the fourth quarter.” ...
By Rustin Dodd
The Wichita Eagle
FORT WORTH — If it’s true that football is a religion in Texas, then consider TCU’s 27-17 victory over Kansas on Saturday a 60-minute illustration of gridiron blasphemy.
The Jayhawks (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) lost for the 21st consecutive time on the road, and their 23rd straight conference game. But even the hideous nature of those streaks couldn’t compete with the sloppy brand of football in Fort Worth.
TCU committed five turnovers and still won. Kansas, which averaged 331.8 yards before Saturday, managed just 198. And in some ways, this is exactly what KU coach Charlie Weis had wanted.
In the minutes after the game, as Weis stood in a corridor tucked inside Carter Stadium, he retraced his vision for a potential upset. With the memory of last week’s 54-16 loss to Texas Tech still fresh, Weis wanted to wage a conservative war on the Horned Frogs.
“We were gonna put the bats away,” Weis said. “We were gonna play conservative. We were gonna try to put ourselves in a position where we could win in the fourth quarter.” ...
