The reviews all were good last Tuesday – the day after Kansas University’s curtain-raising performance of the 2002-03 men’s basketball season.
Maybe too good, said KU coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks impressed 16,300 fans in outrunning the EA Sports East All-Stars, 111-94.
“We were horrible the other night running the break,” said Williams, who saw plenty of flaws and seeks improvement in practice game No. 2 – Tuesday’s 7 p.m. contest against Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We score 111 points and were not very efficient running the ball. People probably snicker at that, but it’s true.”
Game films showed the Jayhawks squandered lots of scoring opportunities.
“We had 18 opportunities, 18 points we lost just from making bad passes. We can’t have that kind of thing if we want to be a running team, if we want to be a team that keeps people on their heels,” Williams said.
It’s safe to say KU, which led the country in scoring and field-goal percentage last year, wants to be a running team.
“We just didn’t run. We just didn’t really push it,” Williams said. “The other thing is we made bad decisions with the ball. We’ve got to make sure our next game is closer to the way we practice.”
Williams said the Jayhawks will have added some things – like out-of-bounds plays – between the first and second practice games. He seeks big improvement in the little things.
“Hopefully, we’ll teach them when you are substituting you stop in front of the guy who is coming in for you and tell him who he’s supposed to be guarding. We didn’t do that the other night,” Williams said. “To have some idea when you hear the horn go and buzzer sound, look over there to see who’s leaving on the other team. If you were guarding No. 21 and he’s going out of the game it might behoove you to try to guard the guy who is coming in for him.
“We will expect better execution of things we have worked on through the course of the season. I will not expect better execution necessarily of things we just put in.”
Tuesday will mark the third straight year KU has played an in-state Div. II team in an exhibition. For the past 10 years, KU has played Div. II teams during the regular season, Williams doing a favor for schools that need the $25,000 guarantee money for their hoops budgets.
“It has been incredible,” Washburn coach Bob Chipman said. “Our AD has allowed us to put it in our travel budget. We’ve taken a trip to Paris (for exhibition game tour) already and are tentatively planning a trip to China. The money has helped our program a lot.”
Williams couldn’t resist needling Chipman when informed of his comments.
“I do it so Bob Chipman can take his big rear end to Paris,” Williams said with a laugh. “I am just going to tell Bob instead of a trip to Paris they can buy new uniforms or get a better bus or something to make me feel better. I don’t want to finance his trip to Paris. He might find a casino over there he does real well at.”
“Guys that coach at the four institutions in the state : Bob Chipman is really a good coach and guy I have a lot of respect for,” Williams said. “David Moe at Emporia, I can go down the line. If I can help their program and not hurt ours, in a lot of ways it’s something we should do.”
Williams said KU’s strength of schedule isn’t hurt by playing a Div. II team in the regular season so KU will play Emporia State on Dec. 14.
“Trying to give them the money to help their programs, it does nothing but help both our programs,” Williams said.
The NCAA three years ago said Div. I teams could schedule Div. II schools in exhibitions.
“Roy is wonderful,” Chipman said. “For him to play these games against us is tremendous for our program. Our fans and players get excited. It’s a magical deal for us. To be part of it one night is special for us. They normally get us good, but we learn from that game.
“It’s hard to imagine getting beat by 40 to 50 could help you, but strangely it helps.”
Each summer, several Jayhawks work Chipman’s camp at Washburn. He chuckles when asked if he’s very close to KU’s program.
“Well yes : but I played at Kansas State,” Chipman said. “To be honest it’s a little scary. I feel very close to the coaches and players. They have been very helpful to me in every way. There is a closeness there. All it means is they want to beat me and show me, which is fine. I kind of would like to show them one time, but it’s very difficult.”
Former Jayhawk John Crider, who transferred to Washburn early in the 2000-01 season, will start for the Ichabods on Tuesday night.
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The reviews all were good last Tuesday – the day after Kansas University’s curtain-raising performance of the 2002-03 men’s basketball season.
Maybe too good, said KU coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks impressed 16,300 fans in outrunning the EA Sports East All-Stars, 111-94.
“We were horrible the other night running the break,” said Williams, who saw plenty of flaws and seeks improvement in practice game No. 2 – Tuesday’s 7 p.m. contest against Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We score 111 points and were not very efficient running the ball. People probably snicker at that, but it’s true.”
Game films showed the Jayhawks squandered lots of scoring opportunities.
“We had 18 opportunities, 18 points we lost just from making bad passes. We can’t have that kind of thing if we want to be a running team, if we want to be a team that keeps people on their heels,” Williams said.
It’s safe to say KU, which led the country in scoring and field-goal percentage last year, wants to be a running team.
“We just didn’t run. We just didn’t really push it,” Williams said. “The other thing is we made bad decisions with the ball. We’ve got to make sure our next game is closer to the way we practice.”
Williams said the Jayhawks will have added some things – like out-of-bounds plays – between the first and second practice games. He seeks big improvement in the little things.
“Hopefully, we’ll teach them when you are substituting you stop in front of the guy who is coming in for you and tell him who he’s supposed to be guarding. We didn’t do that the other night,” Williams said. “To have some idea when you hear the horn go and buzzer sound, look over there to see who’s leaving on the other team. If you were guarding No. 21 and he’s going out of the game it might behoove you to try to guard the guy who is coming in for him.
“We will expect better execution of things we have worked on through the course of the season. I will not expect better execution necessarily of things we just put in.”
Tuesday will mark the third straight year KU has played an in-state Div. II team in an exhibition. For the past 10 years, KU has played Div. II teams during the regular season, Williams doing a favor for schools that need the $25,000 guarantee money for their hoops budgets.
“It has been incredible,” Washburn coach Bob Chipman said. “Our AD has allowed us to put it in our travel budget. We’ve taken a trip to Paris (for exhibition game tour) already and are tentatively planning a trip to China. The money has helped our program a lot.”
Williams couldn’t resist needling Chipman when informed of his comments.
“I do it so Bob Chipman can take his big rear end to Paris,” Williams said with a laugh. “I am just going to tell Bob instead of a trip to Paris they can buy new uniforms or get a better bus or something to make me feel better. I don’t want to finance his trip to Paris. He might find a casino over there he does real well at.”
“Guys that coach at the four institutions in the state : Bob Chipman is really a good coach and guy I have a lot of respect for,” Williams said. “David Moe at Emporia, I can go down the line. If I can help their program and not hurt ours, in a lot of ways it’s something we should do.”
Williams said KU’s strength of schedule isn’t hurt by playing a Div. II team in the regular season so KU will play Emporia State on Dec. 14.
“Trying to give them the money to help their programs, it does nothing but help both our programs,” Williams said.
The NCAA three years ago said Div. I teams could schedule Div. II schools in exhibitions.
“Roy is wonderful,” Chipman said. “For him to play these games against us is tremendous for our program. Our fans and players get excited. It’s a magical deal for us. To be part of it one night is special for us. They normally get us good, but we learn from that game.
“It’s hard to imagine getting beat by 40 to 50 could help you, but strangely it helps.”
Each summer, several Jayhawks work Chipman’s camp at Washburn. He chuckles when asked if he’s very close to KU’s program.
“Well yes : but I played at Kansas State,” Chipman said. “To be honest it’s a little scary. I feel very close to the coaches and players. They have been very helpful to me in every way. There is a closeness there. All it means is they want to beat me and show me, which is fine. I kind of would like to show them one time, but it’s very difficult.”
Former Jayhawk John Crider, who transferred to Washburn early in the 2000-01 season, will start for the Ichabods on Tuesday night.
The reviews all were good last Tuesday – the day after Kansas University’s curtain-raising performance of the 2002-03 men’s basketball season.
Maybe too good, said KU coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks impressed 16,300 fans in outrunning the EA Sports East All-Stars, 111-94.
“We were horrible the other night running the break,” said Williams, who saw plenty of flaws and seeks improvement in practice game No. 2 – Tuesday’s 7 p.m. contest against Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We score 111 points and were not very efficient running the ball. People probably snicker at that, but it’s true.”
Game films showed the Jayhawks squandered lots of scoring opportunities.
“We had 18 opportunities, 18 points we lost just from making bad passes. We can’t have that kind of thing if we want to be a running team, if we want to be a team that keeps people on their heels,” Williams said.
It’s safe to say KU, which led the country in scoring and field-goal percentage last year, wants to be a running team.
“We just didn’t run. We just didn’t really push it,” Williams said. “The other thing is we made bad decisions with the ball. We’ve got to make sure our next game is closer to the way we practice.”
Williams said the Jayhawks will have added some things – like out-of-bounds plays – between the first and second practice games. He seeks big improvement in the little things.
“Hopefully, we’ll teach them when you are substituting you stop in front of the guy who is coming in for you and tell him who he’s supposed to be guarding. We didn’t do that the other night,” Williams said. “To have some idea when you hear the horn go and buzzer sound, look over there to see who’s leaving on the other team. If you were guarding No. 21 and he’s going out of the game it might behoove you to try to guard the guy who is coming in for him.
“We will expect better execution of things we have worked on through the course of the season. I will not expect better execution necessarily of things we just put in.”
Tuesday will mark the third straight year KU has played an in-state Div. II team in an exhibition. For the past 10 years, KU has played Div. II teams during the regular season, Williams doing a favor for schools that need the $25,000 guarantee money for their hoops budgets.
“It has been incredible,” Washburn coach Bob Chipman said. “Our AD has allowed us to put it in our travel budget. We’ve taken a trip to Paris (for exhibition game tour) already and are tentatively planning a trip to China. The money has helped our program a lot.”
Williams couldn’t resist needling Chipman when informed of his comments.
“I do it so Bob Chipman can take his big rear end to Paris,” Williams said with a laugh. “I am just going to tell Bob instead of a trip to Paris they can buy new uniforms or get a better bus or something to make me feel better. I don’t want to finance his trip to Paris. He might find a casino over there he does real well at.”
Seriously folks …
“Guys that coach at the four institutions in the state … Bob Chipman is really a good coach and guy I have a lot of respect for,” Williams said. “David Moe at Emporia, I can go down the line. If I can help their program and not hurt ours, in a lot of ways it’s something we should do.”
Williams said KU’s strength of schedule isn’t hurt by playing a Div. II team in the regular season so KU will play Emporia State on Dec. 14.
“Trying to give them the money to help their programs, it does nothing but help both our programs,” Williams said.
The NCAA three years ago said Div. I teams could schedule Div. II schools in exhibitions.
“Roy is wonderful,” Chipman said. “For him to play these games against us is tremendous for our program. Our fans and players get excited. It’s a magical deal for us. To be part of it one night is special for us. They normally get us good, but we learn from that game.
“It’s hard to imagine getting beat by 40 to 50 could help you, but strangely it helps.”
Each summer, several Jayhawks work Chipman’s camp at Washburn. He chuckles when asked if he’s very close to KU’s program.
“Well yes … but I played at Kansas State,” Chipman said. “To be honest it’s a little scary. I feel very close to the coaches and players. They have been very helpful to me in every way. There is a closeness there. All it means is they want to beat me and show me, which is fine. I kind of would like to show them one time, but it’s very difficult.”
Former Jayhawk John Crider, who transferred to Washburn early in the 2000-01 season, will start for the Ichabods on Tuesday night.
The reviews all were good last Tuesday – the day after Kansas University’s curtain-raising performance of the 2002-03 men’s basketball season.
Maybe too good, said KU coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks impressed 16,300 fans in outrunning the EA Sports East All-Stars, 111-94.
“We were horrible the other night running the break,” said Williams, who saw plenty of flaws and seeks improvement in practice game No. 2 – Tuesday’s 7 p.m. contest against Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We score 111 points and were not very efficient running the ball. People probably snicker at that, but it’s true.”
Game films showed the Jayhawks squandered lots of scoring opportunities.
“We had 18 opportunities, 18 points we lost just from making bad passes. We can’t have that kind of thing if we want to be a running team, if we want to be a team that keeps people on their heels,” Williams said.
It’s safe to say KU, which led the country in scoring and field-goal percentage last year, wants to be a running team.
“We just didn’t run. We just didn’t really push it,” Williams said. “The other thing is we made bad decisions with the ball. We’ve got to make sure our next game is closer to the way we practice.”
Williams said the Jayhawks will have added some things – like out-of-bounds plays – between the first and second practice games. He seeks big improvement in the little things.
“Hopefully, we’ll teach them when you are substituting you stop in front of the guy who is coming in for you and tell him who he’s supposed to be guarding. We didn’t do that the other night,” Williams said. “To have some idea when you hear the horn go and buzzer sound, look over there to see who’s leaving on the other team. If you were guarding No. 21 and he’s going out of the game it might behoove you to try to guard the guy who is coming in for him.
“We will expect better execution of things we have worked on through the course of the season. I will not expect better execution necessarily of things we just put in.”
Tuesday will mark the third straight year KU has played an in-state Div. II team in an exhibition. For the past 10 years, KU has played Div. II teams during the regular season, Williams doing a favor for schools that need the $25,000 guarantee money for their hoops budgets.
“It has been incredible,” Washburn coach Bob Chipman said. “Our AD has allowed us to put it in our travel budget. We’ve taken a trip to Paris (for exhibition game tour) already and are tentatively planning a trip to China. The money has helped our program a lot.”
Williams couldn’t resist needling Chipman when informed of his comments.
“I do it so Bob Chipman can take his big rear end to Paris,” Williams said with a laugh. “I am just going to tell Bob instead of a trip to Paris they can buy new uniforms or get a better bus or something to make me feel better. I don’t want to finance his trip to Paris. He might find a casino over there he does real well at.”
“Guys that coach at the four institutions in the state : Bob Chipman is really a good coach and guy I have a lot of respect for,” Williams said. “David Moe at Emporia, I can go down the line. If I can help their program and not hurt ours, in a lot of ways it’s something we should do.”
Williams said KU’s strength of schedule isn’t hurt by playing a Div. II team in the regular season so KU will play Emporia State on Dec. 14.
“Trying to give them the money to help their programs, it does nothing but help both our programs,” Williams said.
The NCAA three years ago said Div. I teams could schedule Div. II schools in exhibitions.
“Roy is wonderful,” Chipman said. “For him to play these games against us is tremendous for our program. Our fans and players get excited. It’s a magical deal for us. To be part of it one night is special for us. They normally get us good, but we learn from that game.
“It’s hard to imagine getting beat by 40 to 50 could help you, but strangely it helps.”
Each summer, several Jayhawks work Chipman’s camp at Washburn. He chuckles when asked if he’s very close to KU’s program.
“Well yes : but I played at Kansas State,” Chipman said. “To be honest it’s a little scary. I feel very close to the coaches and players. They have been very helpful to me in every way. There is a closeness there. All it means is they want to beat me and show me, which is fine. I kind of would like to show them one time, but it’s very difficult.”
Former Jayhawk John Crider, who transferred to Washburn early in the 2000-01 season, will start for the Ichabods on Tuesday night.
The reviews all were good last Tuesday – the day after Kansas University’s curtain-raising performance of the 2002-03 men’s basketball season.
Maybe too good, said KU coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks impressed 16,300 fans in outrunning the EA Sports East All-Stars, 111-94.
“We were horrible the other night running the break,” said Williams, who saw plenty of flaws and seeks improvement in practice game No. 2 – Tuesday’s 7 p.m. contest against Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We score 111 points and were not very efficient running the ball. People probably snicker at that, but it’s true.”
Game films showed the Jayhawks squandered lots of scoring opportunities.
“We had 18 opportunities, 18 points we lost just from making bad passes. We can’t have that kind of thing if we want to be a running team, if we want to be a team that keeps people on their heels,” Williams said.
It’s safe to say KU, which led the country in scoring and field-goal percentage last year, wants to be a running team.
“We just didn’t run. We just didn’t really push it,” Williams said. “The other thing is we made bad decisions with the ball. We’ve got to make sure our next game is closer to the way we practice.”
Williams said the Jayhawks will have added some things – like out-of-bounds plays – between the first and second practice games. He seeks big improvement in the little things.
“Hopefully, we’ll teach them when you are substituting you stop in front of the guy who is coming in for you and tell him who he’s supposed to be guarding. We didn’t do that the other night,” Williams said. “To have some idea when you hear the horn go and buzzer sound, look over there to see who’s leaving on the other team. If you were guarding No. 21 and he’s going out of the game it might behoove you to try to guard the guy who is coming in for him.
“We will expect better execution of things we have worked on through the course of the season. I will not expect better execution necessarily of things we just put in.”
Tuesday will mark the third straight year KU has played an in-state Div. II team in an exhibition. For the past 10 years, KU has played Div. II teams during the regular season, Williams doing a favor for schools that need the $25,000 guarantee money for their hoops budgets.
“It has been incredible,” Washburn coach Bob Chipman said. “Our AD has allowed us to put it in our travel budget. We’ve taken a trip to Paris (for exhibition game tour) already and are tentatively planning a trip to China. The money has helped our program a lot.”
Williams couldn’t resist needling Chipman when informed of his comments.
“I do it so Bob Chipman can take his big rear end to Paris,” Williams said with a laugh. “I am just going to tell Bob instead of a trip to Paris they can buy new uniforms or get a better bus or something to make me feel better. I don’t want to finance his trip to Paris. He might find a casino over there he does real well at.”
Seriously folks …
“Guys that coach at the four institutions in the state … Bob Chipman is really a good coach and guy I have a lot of respect for,” Williams said. “David Moe at Emporia, I can go down the line. If I can help their program and not hurt ours, in a lot of ways it’s something we should do.”
Williams said KU’s strength of schedule isn’t hurt by playing a Div. II team in the regular season so KU will play Emporia State on Dec. 14.
“Trying to give them the money to help their programs, it does nothing but help both our programs,” Williams said.
The NCAA three years ago said Div. I teams could schedule Div. II schools in exhibitions.
“Roy is wonderful,” Chipman said. “For him to play these games against us is tremendous for our program. Our fans and players get excited. It’s a magical deal for us. To be part of it one night is special for us. They normally get us good, but we learn from that game.
“It’s hard to imagine getting beat by 40 to 50 could help you, but strangely it helps.”
Each summer, several Jayhawks work Chipman’s camp at Washburn. He chuckles when asked if he’s very close to KU’s program.
“Well yes … but I played at Kansas State,” Chipman said. “To be honest it’s a little scary. I feel very close to the coaches and players. They have been very helpful to me in every way. There is a closeness there. All it means is they want to beat me and show me, which is fine. I kind of would like to show them one time, but it’s very difficult.”
Former Jayhawk John Crider, who transferred to Washburn early in the 2000-01 season, will start for the Ichabods on Tuesday night.
The reviews all were good last Tuesday – the day after Kansas University’s curtain-raising performance of the 2002-03 men’s basketball season.
Maybe too good, said KU coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks impressed 16,300 fans in outrunning the EA Sports East All-Stars, 111-94.
“We were horrible the other night running the break,” said Williams, who saw plenty of flaws and seeks improvement in practice game No. 2 – Tuesday’s 7 p.m. contest against Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We score 111 points and were not very efficient running the ball. People probably snicker at that, but it’s true.”
Game films showed the Jayhawks squandered lots of scoring opportunities.
“We had 18 opportunities, 18 points we lost just from making bad passes. We can’t have that kind of thing if we want to be a running team, if we want to be a team that keeps people on their heels,” Williams said.
It’s safe to say KU, which led the country in scoring and field-goal percentage last year, wants to be a running team.
“We just didn’t run. We just didn’t really push it,” Williams said. “The other thing is we made bad decisions with the ball. We’ve got to make sure our next game is closer to the way we practice.”
Williams said the Jayhawks will have added some things – like out-of-bounds plays – between the first and second practice games. He seeks big improvement in the little things.
“Hopefully, we’ll teach them when you are substituting you stop in front of the guy who is coming in for you and tell him who he’s supposed to be guarding. We didn’t do that the other night,” Williams said. “To have some idea when you hear the horn go and buzzer sound, look over there to see who’s leaving on the other team. If you were guarding No. 21 and he’s going out of the game it might behoove you to try to guard the guy who is coming in for him.
“We will expect better execution of things we have worked on through the course of the season. I will not expect better execution necessarily of things we just put in.”
Tuesday will mark the third straight year KU has played an in-state Div. II team in an exhibition. For the past 10 years, KU has played Div. II teams during the regular season, Williams doing a favor for schools that need the $25,000 guarantee money for their hoops budgets.
“It has been incredible,” Washburn coach Bob Chipman said. “Our AD has allowed us to put it in our travel budget. We’ve taken a trip to Paris (for exhibition game tour) already and are tentatively planning a trip to China. The money has helped our program a lot.”
Williams couldn’t resist needling Chipman when informed of his comments.
“I do it so Bob Chipman can take his big rear end to Paris,” Williams said with a laugh. “I am just going to tell Bob instead of a trip to Paris they can buy new uniforms or get a better bus or something to make me feel better. I don’t want to finance his trip to Paris. He might find a casino over there he does real well at.”
“Guys that coach at the four institutions in the state : Bob Chipman is really a good coach and guy I have a lot of respect for,” Williams said. “David Moe at Emporia, I can go down the line. If I can help their program and not hurt ours, in a lot of ways it’s something we should do.”
Williams said KU’s strength of schedule isn’t hurt by playing a Div. II team in the regular season so KU will play Emporia State on Dec. 14.
“Trying to give them the money to help their programs, it does nothing but help both our programs,” Williams said.
The NCAA three years ago said Div. I teams could schedule Div. II schools in exhibitions.
“Roy is wonderful,” Chipman said. “For him to play these games against us is tremendous for our program. Our fans and players get excited. It’s a magical deal for us. To be part of it one night is special for us. They normally get us good, but we learn from that game.
“It’s hard to imagine getting beat by 40 to 50 could help you, but strangely it helps.”
Each summer, several Jayhawks work Chipman’s camp at Washburn. He chuckles when asked if he’s very close to KU’s program.
“Well yes : but I played at Kansas State,” Chipman said. “To be honest it’s a little scary. I feel very close to the coaches and players. They have been very helpful to me in every way. There is a closeness there. All it means is they want to beat me and show me, which is fine. I kind of would like to show them one time, but it’s very difficult.”
Former Jayhawk John Crider, who transferred to Washburn early in the 2000-01 season, will start for the Ichabods on Tuesday night.
The reviews all were good last Tuesday – the day after Kansas University’s curtain-raising performance of the 2002-03 men’s basketball season.
Maybe too good, said KU coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks impressed 16,300 fans in outrunning the EA Sports East All-Stars, 111-94.
“We were horrible the other night running the break,” said Williams, who saw plenty of flaws and seeks improvement in practice game No. 2 – Tuesday’s 7 p.m. contest against Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We score 111 points and were not very efficient running the ball. People probably snicker at that, but it’s true.”
Game films showed the Jayhawks squandered lots of scoring opportunities.
“We had 18 opportunities, 18 points we lost just from making bad passes. We can’t have that kind of thing if we want to be a running team, if we want to be a team that keeps people on their heels,” Williams said.
It’s safe to say KU, which led the country in scoring and field-goal percentage last year, wants to be a running team.
“We just didn’t run. We just didn’t really push it,” Williams said. “The other thing is we made bad decisions with the ball. We’ve got to make sure our next game is closer to the way we practice.”
Williams said the Jayhawks will have added some things – like out-of-bounds plays – between the first and second practice games. He seeks big improvement in the little things.
“Hopefully, we’ll teach them when you are substituting you stop in front of the guy who is coming in for you and tell him who he’s supposed to be guarding. We didn’t do that the other night,” Williams said. “To have some idea when you hear the horn go and buzzer sound, look over there to see who’s leaving on the other team. If you were guarding No. 21 and he’s going out of the game it might behoove you to try to guard the guy who is coming in for him.
“We will expect better execution of things we have worked on through the course of the season. I will not expect better execution necessarily of things we just put in.”
Tuesday will mark the third straight year KU has played an in-state Div. II team in an exhibition. For the past 10 years, KU has played Div. II teams during the regular season, Williams doing a favor for schools that need the $25,000 guarantee money for their hoops budgets.
“It has been incredible,” Washburn coach Bob Chipman said. “Our AD has allowed us to put it in our travel budget. We’ve taken a trip to Paris (for exhibition game tour) already and are tentatively planning a trip to China. The money has helped our program a lot.”
Williams couldn’t resist needling Chipman when informed of his comments.
“I do it so Bob Chipman can take his big rear end to Paris,” Williams said with a laugh. “I am just going to tell Bob instead of a trip to Paris they can buy new uniforms or get a better bus or something to make me feel better. I don’t want to finance his trip to Paris. He might find a casino over there he does real well at.”
Seriously folks …
“Guys that coach at the four institutions in the state … Bob Chipman is really a good coach and guy I have a lot of respect for,” Williams said. “David Moe at Emporia, I can go down the line. If I can help their program and not hurt ours, in a lot of ways it’s something we should do.”
Williams said KU’s strength of schedule isn’t hurt by playing a Div. II team in the regular season so KU will play Emporia State on Dec. 14.
“Trying to give them the money to help their programs, it does nothing but help both our programs,” Williams said.
The NCAA three years ago said Div. I teams could schedule Div. II schools in exhibitions.
“Roy is wonderful,” Chipman said. “For him to play these games against us is tremendous for our program. Our fans and players get excited. It’s a magical deal for us. To be part of it one night is special for us. They normally get us good, but we learn from that game.
“It’s hard to imagine getting beat by 40 to 50 could help you, but strangely it helps.”
Each summer, several Jayhawks work Chipman’s camp at Washburn. He chuckles when asked if he’s very close to KU’s program.
“Well yes … but I played at Kansas State,” Chipman said. “To be honest it’s a little scary. I feel very close to the coaches and players. They have been very helpful to me in every way. There is a closeness there. All it means is they want to beat me and show me, which is fine. I kind of would like to show them one time, but it’s very difficult.”
Former Jayhawk John Crider, who transferred to Washburn early in the 2000-01 season, will start for the Ichabods on Tuesday night.
