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Sports => Snyder's Electronic Cyber Space World => Topic started by: opcat on August 18, 2008, 01:11:03 PM
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I still wonder what happened there.
Everyone here said he was slow and lazy. :blank:
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Dude, he was like only honorable mention in Wichita. It's a little early to think he's going to be something from practice reports.
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This frosh will be a stud to:
(http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/2008/08/16/ku_fbc_media_day_036__t800.jpg?)
QB security: Enabled
ku offensive tackle Spikes relishes starting opportunity
By Dugan Arnett (Contact)
Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008
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ku football coach Mark Mangino names starting offensive tackles
With opening day two weeks from Saturday, on Friday afternoon head coach Mark Mangino announced who would be the left and right tackle protectors for Todd Reesing come August 30th against Florida International. Watch video »
Photo by Thad Allender
ku coaches are relying on red-shirt freshman Jeff Spikes to replace Anthony Collins on the offensive line at left tackle. Coach Mark Mangino named Spikes the starter after the Jayhawks’ open practice on Friday at Memorial Stadium.
Photo by Nick Krug
Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing and his offensive line from left, Matt Darton, Chet Hartley, Ryan Cantrell, Adrian Mayes and Jeff Spikes, break from the huddle at open practice on Friday at Memorial Stadium. Kansas coach Mark Mangino named Spikes, who will replace departed left tackle Anthony Collins, the starter for the 2008 season at left tackle.
Things you would not realize by looking at Jeff Spikes, the monstrosity of an offensive lineman for the Kansas University football team: He is quite fluent in matters involving the saxophone.
It’s true. No lie. He started playing in sixth grade, realized that he liked it, and hasn’t really stopped since. And he’s good. In fact, if push came to shove, he says, he could grab the sax right here and now and provide teammates with a little post-practice entertainment.
“Not to blow my own horn,” he said recently, while lounging in the Anderson Family Football Complex, “but I took lessons and (the teacher) felt I had natural ability to hear music and play it.”
While everyone loves a good saxophonist, Kansas fans are hoping Spikes also possesses another natural ability: acting as a human shield to Jayhawks quarterback Todd Reesing.
On Friday, Kansas head coach Mark Mangino named Spikes the starter at left tackle, one of the team’s most glaring holes following the departure of 2007 all-American Anthony Collins, a fourth-round choice of the Cincinnati Bengals in last April’s NFL Draft.
As a junior last year, Collins was one of the most important pieces in the Jayhawks’ 12-1 season, providing Reesing with enough time and space to pass for 33 touchdowns compared to just seven interceptions. He also helped pave the way for a ground attack that gained 2,454 yards, the highest total for a ku ground attack since 1994.
Most importantly, the quarterback stayed healthy under his watch.
“It’s not a problem,” said Spikes of questions surrounding this year’s offensive line, which also lost four-year starter Cesar Rodriguez. “Our (line) coach says we have unlimited potential, (and) I believe whatever my coach says.”
Since arriving in Lawrence in the fall of 2007, Spikes has been held in high regard among members of the Jayhawks’ coaching staff. At 6-foot-6 and 314 pounds, he is tied for the heaviest member of the Jayhawks’ offensive line, though he is agile enough to have averaged 12 points and grab 12 rebounds per game as a member of the Harvey (Ohio) High basketball team.
While Mangino is quick to temper expectations that come when replacing a player of Collins’ caliber, he doesn’t hesitate to provide a lofty projection for a player who has never played an official down of college football.
“He is one of the most athletic linemen we’ve had here,” said Mangino. “Of course, he’s young; he has a lot to learn ... (But) he’s got the chance at the end of the day, when he’s done here, to be one of the better offensive linemen we’ve had at Kansas.”
Having beaten out a slew of other lineman for the starting left tackle job, Spikes can now concentrate on learning the nuances of the position. He credits his redshirt season in ‘07 as helping him develop into a college football player. He credits fellow offensive linemen Adrian Mayes, Ryan Cantrell and Chet Hartley with helping him through two-a-days, which began earlier this month.
As for his plans on the eve of the 2008 season, his first as a Jayhawk, Spikes says simply, “I want to be a major part of helping our team be successful.”
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ku fans and ku sports coverage getting more Cornhole like with each passing hour.
Next up . . . the Mangino Coin.
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Why does ku take the gheyest Media Day pictures ever?
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Why does ku take the gheyest Media Day pictures ever?
QFT. All the pictures are taken the same way.
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It would have really sucked to have tried to recruit a 6foot+ 300 HS DL. Too busy with Chris Harper's recruiting, I guess.
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Hey at least you guys got that big defensive tackle that is now going JUCO and thinks he's going to play at USC. He's better than Parrish.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
fwiw, u should have stopped right there.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
"some" think that?
I think everyone knows that. HE will be better than both combined. He will be known as "Gilba Stubblebrown" from hence forward.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
"some" think that?
I think everyone knows that. HE will be better than both combined. He will be known as "Gilba Stubblebrown" from hence forward.
You can't teach 6'3 340. Can't wait to see Parish dominate K-State's small o-line.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
"some" think that?
I think everyone knows that. HE will be better than both combined. He will be known as "Gilba Stubblebrown" from hence forward.
You can't teach 6'3 340. Can't wait to see Parish dominate K-State's small o-line.
Like I keep saying . . . more like Cornhole fans with every passing day.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
"some" think that?
I think everyone knows that. HE will be better than both combined. He will be known as "Gilba Stubblebrown" from hence forward.
You can't teach 6'3 340. Can't wait to see Parish dominate K-State's small o-line.
No kidding! Don't get too excited, it is obvious he is gone for the league as soon as he is of age. Pretty much every guy that big has made it to the league and dominated. It's like a guarantee and stuff.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
"some" think that?
I think everyone knows that. HE will be better than both combined. He will be known as "Gilba Stubblebrown" from hence forward.
You can't teach 6'3 340. Can't wait to see Parish dominate K-State's small o-line.
Why is he playing D-End now?
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
"some" think that?
I think everyone knows that. HE will be better than both combined. He will be known as "Gilba Stubblebrown" from hence forward.
You can't teach 6'3 340. Can't wait to see Parish dominate K-State's small o-line.
Why is he playing D-End now?
He is extremely fast as well.
This guy is pretty much Reggie White without the crazy speeches and the 'betes
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
"some" think that?
I think everyone knows that. HE will be better than both combined. He will be known as "Gilba Stubblebrown" from hence forward.
You can't teach 6'3 340. Can't wait to see Parish dominate K-State's small o-line.
Why is he playing D-End now?
Parish is a d-tackle. 6'3 340.
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Hey, at least we have Daniel Calvin who is better than Parrish.
You sure about that? Parish is 6'3 340 and is just starting to realize his potential. Some think he's the best d-lineman ku has had since Gilbert Brown and Dana Stubblefield. Also, I heard Calvin isn't even in Manhattan practicing with the team yet.
"some" think that?
I think everyone knows that. HE will be better than both combined. He will be known as "Gilba Stubblebrown" from hence forward.
You can't teach 6'3 340. Can't wait to see Parish dominate K-State's small o-line.
Why is he playing D-End now?
Parish is a d-tackle. 6'3 340.
Question: how tall is he?
also, how much does he weigh.
TIA
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Parish is a d-tackle. 6'3 340.
He would be a good candidate for the sd "there has to be a guy out there so big he takes up the whole hockey net and would be the best goalie in history" test.
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It's fun having freshmen on your team. (You'll just have to trust me on that one.)
:ksu:
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It's fun having freshmen on your team. (You'll just have to trust me on that one.)
:ksu:
I 'member when we did, sucked, they weren't very good and some were white :yuck:
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It's fun having freshmen rapists on your team. (You'll just have to trust me on that one, if you know what I mean.)
:ksu:
Fixed it for you.
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It's fun having freshmen rapists on your team. (You'll just have to trust me on that one, if you know what I mean.)
:ksu:
Fixed it for you.
:curse: The dreaded fyp. I sure do hate that.
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The dreaded fyp. I sure do hate that.
FYP
(this is the dreaded 'clams FYP, the most brutal of all FYPs)
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The dreaded fyp. I sure do hate that.
FYP
(this is the dreaded 'clams FYP, the most brutal of all FYPs)
Indefensible. I'll get that mantooth now!!