Boulder, Co. ? Apparently the difference between fantasy and reality is about 17 points, at least in our virtual football setting compared to the real-life Kansas University football team.
For the second-straight virtual week the virtual Jayhawks scored 20 points, but for the second-straight virtual week that point total wasn’t good enough for victory.
On this virtual Oct. 22 Saturday afternoon CU’s virtual Lawrence Vickers had a career afternoon as he scored three touchdown and led virtual Colorado to a 28-20 victory over the Jayhawks, who fell to 4-3 overall and 1-3 in the virtual Big 12.
“It could have been a big victory for us,” the virtual Jason Swanson might say after virtual KU’s recent setback, considering KU standout quarterback Bill Whittemore said the same thing after KU’s 50-47 overtime loss the last time the tangible Jayhawks traveled to Boulder, Co.
“We feel like we should be the ones celebrating.”
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scoreInstead it was Vickers.
The virtual senior V-back from Houston, Texas ran all over the virtual Jayhawks busting off two first half touchdown runs of more than 40 yards.
The unstoppable Vickers, who gained 150 yards on 17 carries, also caught two balls for 59 more yards and another score.
“They’re big, strong guys, and they run with the ball very well,” the virtual Mark Mangino might say, considering he offered that exact scouting assessment when talking about Colorado offensive players during his real weekly press conference.
However, unlike reality, KU’s virtual offense kept pace with the virtual Vickers and the Buffs.
After completing four of his first five passes, KU virtual starter Brian Luke took a whale of a hit from CU standout linebacker Brian Iwuh.
“I don’t want to get used to quarterbacks getting hurt,” the virtual Mangino might say, considering the real Mangino uttered those words last season when Jason Swanson suffered a shoulder injury against Colorado last season.
With just over six minutes left in the first half, enter the virtual Jason Swanson.
On his first series, Swanson strung together and eight play, 34-yard scoring drive capped off by virtual hometown hero Brandon McAnderson’s two-yard touchdown plunge on fourth down.
“He has looked good,” the virtual Mark Simmons said about the virtual Swanson’s effort, because the real Mark Simmons said the same thing this week. “He has a good grasp of the offenses and his passes are on time and delivered accurately. He’s done well.”
Indeed the virtual Swanson did, leading the Jayhawks to another quick score after Kansas virtual defense got the ball back from the Buffs.
James McClinton celebrated his fumble recovery of the virtual Banks Floodman’s big hit on CU’s Hugh Charles with a funky dance.
This time Swanson merely had to hand the ball off to virtual running back Clark Green, who carried the balls six times for 27 yards and gave the virtual Jayhawks their only lead of the game, 17-14, on his eight yard run up the middle with a 1:29 left in the first half.
But Colorado quarterback Joel Klatt quickly erased the virtual Buffs minor deficit when he put together a five-play, 63-yard scoring drive in less than a minute when he found Dusty Sprague in the back of the end zone for a 27-yard strike.
“They have great leadership in Joel Klatt,” the virtual Mangino might say, considering the real KU coach said so this week. “He’s a very poised quarterback. He does a lot of nice things. He’s a smart player.”
That showed in the second half when Klatt, checked a third and long play at the line of scrimmaged and found a wide-open Vickers running down the left sideline.
By the time the virtual Jayhawks defense caught up to Vickers, who before this virtual match-up hadn’t rushed for a 100 yards in a single game, who was already celebrating in the end zone as CU increased its lead to 28-17 halfway into the third quarter.
The Jayhawks mounted a brief comeback on their next drive that ate up more than five minutes of clock and 52 yards. But Scott Webb’s 47-yard field goal would be the last of the virtual Jayhawks scoring on the afternoon, as Kansas couldn’t mount any offense over the final quarter.
“They made plays in the second half, and we did not,” the virtual Mangino would probably say considering that what he said after last year’s real-life 30-21 loss to Colorado — and that this virtual loss had some similarities as that game at Memorial Stadium.
“For us, it’s a situation where we felt really good coming into the game with our preparation on offense. We practiced very well this week. We just couldn’t make enough plays.”
Editor’s note: We added Alex Galindo to the roster this week with Wayne Simien still out. We also moved Moulaye Niang up the depth chart and Darnell Jackson down after their time on the court against Texas A&M.
Kansas University’s first virtual men’s basketball road game resulted in the team’s third virtual loss, a 109-92 defeat at the hands of Kentucky in this week’s X-Factor simulation.
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The Jayhawks started strong with an 11-5 lead after a three-pointer by Keith Langford, but the Wildcats took the lead midway through the first half with strong shooting, and never trailed again.
The Wildcats ran away with the game in the second half. Kansas hit 63.6 percent of its field goals in the first half, but finished at 60 percent. Kentucky hit 60 percent in the first half and continued its hot shooting, finishing at 59.3 percent.
Kelenna Azubuike led the way for Kentucky with 51 points on 21-of-33 shooting from the field, including 6-of-11 shooting from long distance. He rounded out his game with six assists, six rebounds and four steals.
Rajon Rondo also had a big game for the Wildcats, scoring 32 points and dishing out 12 assists. Shagari Alleyne was the only other Kentucky player in double figures with 10 points. Randolph Morris added four points, seven rebounds and nine blocks.
Patrick Sparks added five points, Chuck Hayes scored four points, Sheray Thomas had two points and Bobby Perry hit a free throw.
Christian Moody led KU with 26 points and added five rebounds. C.J. Giles added 18 points, six rebounds, seven assists and four blocks.
Keith Langford had 12 points for the Jayhawks, Moulaye Niang and J.R. Giddens added 10 points each, and Aaron Miles scored eight points and dished out five assists.
Darnell Jackson had six points and two boards in eight minutes, and Russell Robinson hit two free throws in six minutes. Michael Lee was held scoreless during his 12 minutes on the court.
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