Keith Price is putting on a show in Husky Stadium. Washington’s sophomore QB has thrown four first-half TD passes as the Huskies are stomping Colorado 38-10 . Price is 18 of 23 for 230 yards. Baylor’s Robert Griffin, after throwing three TD passes in a loss to Texas A&M, presently leads the nation with 22 TD passes. Price now has 21. So don’t slack off in the second half, Keith. The Huskies outgained the Buffaloes 379 yards to 104 and have 22 first downs compared to six for the Buffs. At this pace, Washington will enter the national rankings before it heads to Stanford on Oct. 22.
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Halftime: Washington 38, Colorado 10
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Five lessons from the final week of nonconference play in the Big Ten. 1. There’s a lot to prove in Big Ten play: Four weeks of nonconference games still leave many unanswered questions about most of the Big Ten. One team (Wisconsin) has looked consistently dominant, albeit against shaky competition, while two squads (Indiana and Minnesota) are fighting for space in the Big Ten basement. Every other team has been tough to figure out. Michigan and Illinois are 4-0 but flawed, and Nebraska hasn’t been as consistently dominant as many expected. Michigan State, Iowa and Penn State all have their pluses — and their areas to fix. Bottom line: Big Ten play can’t get here soon enough, and several proving-ground games arrive in Week 5. 2. Michigan can lean on its defense more this year: It’s not a finished product — Brady Hoke will be the first to admit as much — but the Wolverines’ defense is making important strides. San Diego State came to Ann Arbor averaging 38 points a game, but Michigan held the Aztecs to seven. Defensive end Craig Roh led a strong performance from the front seven, which prevented Ronnie Hillman from really hurting the Wolverines. Michigan forced three turnovers and recorded the big stops when it needed them
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Five lessons from the final week of nonconference play in the Big Ten. 1. There’s a lot to prove in Big Ten play: Four weeks of nonconference games still leave many unanswered questions about most of the Big Ten. One team (Wisconsin) has looked consistently dominant, albeit against shaky competition, while two squads (Indiana and Minnesota) are fighting for space in the Big Ten basement. Every other team has been tough to figure out.
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What we learned in the Big Ten: Week 4
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Former Longhorns quarterback Connor Wood has officially enrolled at the University of Colorado after transferring from Texas, the Associated Press has reported. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound redshirt freshman will practice with the Buffaloes this fall but must
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Wood is officially a Buff
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It played a much tougher schedule and beat twice as many top 50 teams. The Buffaloes beat Kansas State (a No. 5 seed in the tournament) three times! They beat Texas when the Longhorns were ranked No. 5 in the country. They had two tough, close losses… Source: Bleacher Report
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March Madness 2011 Bracket: Fixing What the Committee Screwed Up
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Before we go any further, let’s get one thing out of the way: In this year’s bracket, there are no such things as “snubs.” How so? Because this 68-team field wasn’t hard to crack. The addition of three spots in the bracket and the First Four first round made this tournament more accessible at the margins. That accessibility was accentuated by the list of mediocre teams that failed to improve their at-large chances throughout February and March. Yours truly wrote the words “soft bubble” far too many times this season, and I hate to wedge them in again, but it’s just true: This bubble was soft. Any team left outside the tournament — not to mention the teams playing in Dayton this week — won’t garner a ton of public sympathy Sunday night. At least, that’s what we thought Sunday afternoon. Surely this year would be free of outrage. Surely the committee wouldn’t make us that angry, right? Wrong. Oh, so wrong. Leave it to Gene Smith and his confusing committee to take the softest bubble in tournament history — never before have so many 11-, 13-, and 14-loss teams been in the field — and make us rip our hair out in frustration at one bubble-line omission. The decisions to include UAB and VCU in the tournament — two teams most thought were on the outside looking in, especially UAB — while leaving out the likes of Colorado and Virginia Tech (especially Colorado) are shocking. No, neither the Buffaloes nor the Hokies are overwhelmingly accomplished. But seeding and selection are relative only to this year’s field. And in this year’s field, Colorado’s résumé is blatantly, unarguably better than UAB’s. So is, frankly, Virginia Tech’s résumé. Never doubt the selection committee. It always finds a way to up the ante. In descending order, here are the biggest snubs of the 2011 NCAA tournament, and the evidence both sides — the committee and that team’s aggrieved fans — might present on their behalf: Colorado Buffaloes (20-13, 8-8 Big 12; RPI: 66; SOS: 70) What the committee would say : “Colorado’s nonconference schedule ranked No. 331 in the nation. Without the 10 wins Colorado got against sub-150 RPI teams — which included plenty of sub-200 and sub-300 teams, too — the Buffaloes would be 10-13 overall. We like to reward teams for going out and playing teams in the nonconference, even if they don’t win. We also really like the RPI, and Colorado’s was 66. That might make very little sense to you but makes plenty of sense in the logic-free land we call the committee room. Sorry, but we think UAB’s better. Why is everyone yelling at us?” What the fans — OK, pretty much everyone — would say : “Are you guys kidding ? You put UAB and Clemson in the bracket. Guess how many top-50 wins those teams have combined? Do you know? The answer is zero. Guess how many Colorado has? Six . The Buffaloes beat Kansas State three times and beat Texas once. No, the nonconference schedule wasn’t pretty. No, the losses at San Francisco, Oklahoma and Iowa State didn’t help Colorado. But when you’re looking for a team that can be competitive in the NCAA tournament, wouldn’t you prefer one whose best wins came against the best teams in its own conference both in the regular season and in the conference tournament
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The top five tourney snubs of 2011
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On Friday, top-seeded Kansas immediately responded to the Buffaloes’ challenge, and it will be rewarded with its desired result: a rematch with No. 2 seed Texas in the Big 12 championship game at 5 p.m. today.“The coaches asked us five minutes ago, who… Source: KansasCity.com
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KU makes it to Big 12 title game with win over Colorado
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the second time in two days, No. 2 Kansas found itself trailing in the first half. On Thursday, it was Oklahoma State holding a seven-point lead. On Friday, it was Colorado’s turn. But all the Jayhawks needed was some Morris. Kansas’ twins took control by combining for Kansas’ next 17 points to erase an early 12-point deficit and help Kansas beat Colorado 90-83 and advance to the Big 12 Championship on Sunday. “We actually played some of our best ball of the year probably from about the 10-minute mark to about the 10-minute mark of the second half and kind of faltered down the stretch,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “But we’ll take it. The reason for that stretch, in which Kansas outscored Colorado 64-35, was simple. A quick pace that favored Colorado’s shooters and slashers slowed to a pace that favored the Kansas strategy of pounding it down low to their skilled 6-foot-9 big men. “I just felt like we started utilizing what we normally do, we went back to the way we normally are, getting the ball down low,” Marcus Morris said. “In the beginning we weren’t getting too many touches down there, and danger’s going to happen that way.” On Thursday, the Cowboys defense held Marcus and Markieff Morris to an average night. Colorado, however, had no answer for either on Friday. They combined for 40 points, 21 rebounds and helped the Jayhawks avoid a stumble before what they hope is a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks should enter as a No. 1 seed. “We want to play through our bigs. Marcus and Markieff are our best offensive players,” said Jayhawks guard Tyrel Reed . The team needed a nudge from Self. He reminded them in his second timeout during an early Buffaloes surge. This time, his team trailed 22-10. The next time a Kansas player not named Morris scored, the Jayhawks had already climbed back and had a 27-26 lead — capped by a 3-pointer from Markieff. “I feel like the entire thing is on us,” Marcus said. “We have other core players, but we put ourself in that position where we want that and I feel like a lot of it is on our shoulders. We have to perform every night.” Though the Morrises carried Kansas on offense, the Jayhawks locked down defensively during that stretch. They held Colorado guard Cory Higgins , averaging more than 16 points a game this year, to 1-of-11 shooting and just six points
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Morris twins key Jayhawks’ win
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas trailed by 12 early, but rallied behind big performances from Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris to take a halftime lead and full control on the way to a 90-83 win over Colorado . Kansas scored on its first six possessions of the second half, jumping out to a 19-5 run and never letting CU get back in the game. The Buffaloes should still get in the NCAA tournament, but it was a disappointing way to make an exit in their final Big 12 game. Colorado is leaving for the Pac-12 next season. Turning point: Colorado led 22-10 with 13 minutes to play in the first half, but Kansas outscored the Buffaloes 33-15 over the rest of the half to take a 43-37 lead into halftime. After the 19-5 run to open the second half, the Buffs were done. They held KU to just 16 points over the game’s last 10 minutes, but the Buffaloes could never get close enough to make a serious threat. Key player: Kansas’ Brothers Morris. Marcus, the Big 12’s newly crowned Player of the Year, and Markieff were unstoppable as part of that first-half run. At one point, they combined for 17 consecutive points and finished with a combined 40 points and 21 rebounds on 11-of-22 shooting. Key stat: Kansas outrebounded Colorado 39-25. Both teams shot well, but giving up a rebounding advantage like that to a team that’s clearly more talented is going to be hard to overcome. Colorado couldn’t do it. Miscellaneous: Colorado star guard Alec Burks took a nasty fall early in the second half, being knocked horizontal before landing hard on the floor and leaving the packed Sprint Center silent. He was down for a minute or so before getting back to his feet and looking much like his usual self. What’s next: On Saturday, Kansas will face the winner of Texas and Texas A&M for the Big 12 title.
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Rapid Reaction: Kansas 90, Colorado 83
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2011 Big 12 Tournament enters the semifinals round today, featuring a Kansas Jayhawks – Colorado Buffaloes match-up followed by a Texas Longhorns- Texas A&M Aggies tilt. Kansas , looking for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, beat the Buffs in both games… Source: SB Nation Denver
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Big 12 Basketball Tournament 2011 Bracket Update: Kansas-Colorado Scheduled For First Game
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