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Originally published August 5, 2008 at 05:57p.m., updated August 5, 2008 at 05:57p.m.

Kansas football team not backing down from expectations

Jayhawks have high hopes following 12-1 season

By Jesse Newell

Sophomore defensive tackle, Jamal Greene, left, and junior defensive end Maxwell Onyegbule, right, greet each other on the field at Memorial Stadium during KU football's media day on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Sophomore defensive tackle, Jamal Greene, left, and junior defensive end Maxwell Onyegbule, right, greet each other on the field at Memorial Stadium during KU football's media day on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008.

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Anderson complex helps KU beat preseason heat

Preseason workouts are underway for the Kansas football team, and while the Jayhawks are playing in 100 degree heat, they are able to relax afterward in their new practice facility.

Mark Mangino and the rest of the Kansas Jayhawks aren't about to shy away from the high expectations heaped on them after completing a 12-1 season a year ago.

In fact, the KU coach said his team needed to embrace its new standing as one of the favorites in the Big 12.

"There is nobody outside this program that has higher expectations than the kids here," Mangino said during media day on the KU campus Tuesday.

Mangino said his players had come to the first four days of practice with more confidence than in years past.

The Jayhawks might need it. Not only will they have a more difficult schedule, they'll also be out to show that they're a national powerhouse and not a one-hit wonder.

"We've still got to prove something," KU cornerback Ryan Murphy said. "Last year, that's just one season. We still didn't fulfill all the goals we wanted to do.

"... There's still a lot of room for improvement and a lot of things we want to accomplish. We're definitely hungry, and we know there's still a lot of doubters out there. We just want to go out and prove them wrong."

For a full recap of media day, keep checking KUSports.com and LJWorld.com.

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GoBadgers (anonymous) says...

Where's 5DecadeHawk when you need him? Come on. Let's rip this kid a new one. This article represents everything that 5DecadeHawk has said he's hated. It's short and has no substance at all. Nothing that hasn't already been said a million times already. It's simply space filler, which is funny because you don't really need space filler online. You might have a hole in an actual newspaper that could be filled with this hack job because something's better than nothing. Online though, you really should only publish something worth reading.

August 5, 2008 at 6:39 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jhawkdan42 (anonymous) says...

Like your witty remarks?

August 5, 2008 at 7:13 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawker85 (anonymous) says...

Media day was just this afternoon if you read the last article Newell had about media day...Chill out, there will be plenty to come...

August 5, 2008 at 7:23 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

GoBadgers (anonymous) says...

Oh, I'm plenty chill. I'm just trying to point out all the hypocrisy that occurs on these comment boards. There's a double standard happening here, and it's not right.Mr. Arnett and Mr. Newell could right the EXACT same story. Mr. Newell would get nothing but praise about it because he's a kU grad. Mr. Arnett would get a thousand angry comments calling for his head just because he's a Mizzou grad.It's basically racism if you think about it.

August 5, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawker85 (anonymous) says...

Well when you look at history... it's easy to call racism on Mizzou.

August 5, 2008 at 7:35 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Strikewso (anonymous) says...

You guys need to stop commenting on the quality of the stories. This isn't Reporting 1 and you're not TedFred.No one cares what you thought of the story. Let's talk football and the great team we're about to field.

August 5, 2008 at 7:36 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

GoBadgers (anonymous) says...

I wasn't talking about ACTUAL racism dummy.

August 5, 2008 at 7:38 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

troutsee (anonymous) says...

Expectations are high for the Hawks, and they should be. We have a veteran team and good reserves. I live in Missouri and the Tiger faithful are talking national championship. Unfortunately, for them, they have to play the Hawks, and that will spell the end of their national championship aspirations.

August 5, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

imnotpaulpierce (anonymous) says...

"Well when you look at history... it's easy to call racism on Mizzou."That's the funniest thing I have read in a while.Funny... cuz it's true.

August 5, 2008 at 7:53 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

OklahomaJayhawk5 (anonymous) says...

Man oh man, only 25 more days!!! I dont think I can wait!

August 5, 2008 at 8:40 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

oregonjhawk (anonymous) says...

Why would you say "It's basically racism if you think about it" if you're not talking about racism......???

August 5, 2008 at 8:45 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

sevenyearhawk (anonymous) says...

Can't we all just ... get along?

August 5, 2008 at 8:55 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

lance1jhawk (anonymous) says...

sevenyearhawk.... Surely you are not sugesting that we get along with gobadger?

August 5, 2008 at 9:09 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

KGphoto (anonymous) says...

Don't badgers live in holes in the ground? Like I've been saying, a badger is a ferret. GoBadger lives in his mother's basement, a hole in the ground.Unfortunately nothing we can say will deter him, because he's got nothing else. Not even his own town wants him. I've never heard him mention a single Wisconsin player. So basically we've got an exiled ferret.That's okay ferret. Ron Dayne was kind of fun to watch. So was... uh... the basketball team did kinda... ?? uh... hmm.Get a job ferret. Maybe you could dig holes and act tough, while foxes slip through your cute little paws?

August 5, 2008 at 11:34 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

GoBadgers (anonymous) says...

While foxes slip through cute little paws?You obviously don't know much about badgers.Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVzfcp..., that fox really "slipped" through that badger's "cute little paws."

August 6, 2008 at 10:57 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Royaljayhwk (anonymous) says...

You know he's been holding onto that video just waiting for the perfect time for it. Looks like the badger was trying to get some loving...

August 6, 2008 at 12:23 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

KGphoto (anonymous) says...

GoFerret, you're an idiot. You keep posting the same video of the same fox escaping the same ferret.

August 9, 2008 at 1:40 p.m. ( | suggest removal )