Saturday marks the last shot for Kansas football to avoid going 0-for-the-season in football victories. With rival Kansas State coming to Memorial Stadium, is this finally the week first-year coach David Beaty gets the proverbial monkey off his back?
Many remain doubtful of KU’s chances after a 49-point, shutout loss at home to West Virginia last week. But one brave soul among our KUsports.com pickers thinks the Jayhawks can pull it off — a win that would also end K-State’s hopes of getting bowl eligible.
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WEEK 13 MATCHUPS
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**Baylor at TCU**
**Oklahoma at Oklahoma State**
**Ohio State at Michigan**
**Florida State at Florida**
**Notre Dame at Stanford**
**Kansas State at Kansas**
| Picker | Baylor at TCU |
Oklahoma St. at Oklahoma |
Ohio St. at Michigan |
Florida St. at Florida |
Notre Dame at Stanford |
Kansas St. at Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Keegan |
Baylor, 38-31 |
Oklahoma, 41-35 |
Michigan, 21-20 |
Florida, 23-20 |
Notre Dame, 28-24 |
Kansas St., 38-21 |
| Matt Tait |
Baylor, 38-33 |
Oklahoma, 41-31 |
Michigan, 31-30 |
Florida, 27-23 |
Stanford, 26-21 |
Kansas St., 41-21 |
| Scott Stanford |
Baylor, 63-35 |
Oklahoma, 31-24 |
Michigan, 35-14 |
Florida St., 24-17 |
Stanford, 35-31 |
Kansas, 24-23 |
| Andrew Hartsock |
TCU, 3-2 |
Oklahoma, 33-32 |
Michigan, 13-12 |
Florida, 43-42 |
Stanford, 53-52 |
Kansas St., 333-32 |
| Gary Bedore |
Baylor, 29-20 |
Oklahoma, 34-30 |
Michigan, 27-21 |
Florida, 40-20 |
Notre Dame, 22-20 |
Kansas St., 47-6 |
| Chris Cottrell |
Baylor, 30-27 |
Oklahoma, 33-30 |
Ohio St., 28-21 |
Florida St., 22-21 |
Notre Dame, 33-21 |
Kansas St., 20-16 |
| Benton Smith |
Baylor, 38-33 |
Oklahoma, 31-24 |
Michigan, 23-21 |
Florida St., 20-16 |
Stanford, 31-24 |
Kansas St., 38-24 |
| Bobby Nightengale |
Baylor, 51-48 |
Oklahoma St., 35-28 |
Ohio St., 21-20 |
Florida St., 28-10 |
Notre Dame, 27-24 |
Kansas St., 28-21 |
| Chris Duderstadt |
Baylor, 52-42 |
Oklahoma, 35-24 |
Ohio St., 21-20 |
Florida St., 31-17 |
Stanford, 28-24 |
Kansas St., 45-10 |
| Kurt Gatson |
Baylor, 51-49 |
Oklahoma, 40-30 |
Michigan, 23-22 |
Florida St., 23-20 |
Stanford, 29-25 |
Kansas St., 37-17 |
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
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**In-state rivals Kansas and Kansas State square off this week. What’s your favorite rivalry in the sports universe — college, pro, whatever — and/or the best rivalry game you’ve attended in person?**
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Last week: 4-2 | Season: 54-18
> That’s a tough one. I’ll go with
> Alabama/Auburn. Even if the Iron Bowl
> matchup isn’t close, there is a good
> chance that some very passionate
> Alabama and Auburn fans will call into
> the Paul Finebaum Show on the SEC
> Network with some entertaining rants.
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Last week: 4-2 | Season: 54-18
> I kinda miss OU-Nebraska.
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Last week: 5-1 | Season: 53-19
> My favorite rivalry is the Army/Navy
> football game. I attended one, but the
> best rivalry game I attended was the
> most recent Kansas-Missouri basketball
> game in Allen Fieldhouse.
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Last week: 4-2 | Season: 53-19
> I guess I’d say Kansas-Kansas State.
> It’s not quite as hostile as
> KU-Missouri was. Generally it’s more
> of a positive atmosphere. However, the
> best rivalry game I’ve seen had to be
> KU’s overtime game against Missouri in
> Allen Fieldhouse.
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Last week: 5-1 | 52-20
> Army-Navy. Best rivalry game was Dec.
> 8, 1985, Navy upset Peach Bowl-bound
> Army 17-7. Navy running back Napoleon
> McCallum ran for 217 yards in his last
> game.
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Last week: 4-2 | Season: 50-22
> I miss the good ol’ days of
> Kansas-Missouri in anything. The
> battery tossing … Antlers antling
> … Don Fambrough ranting … it
> doesn’t get any better.
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Last week: 4-2 | Season: 50-22
> 1974 KU-K-State basketball in Allen
> Fieldhouse, a KU win that essentially
> decided which team qualified for the
> NCAA Tournament.
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Last week: 3-3 | Season: 47-25
> This may sound a little crazy — and I
> do love Red Sox-Yankees, Duke-Carolina
> and all the other classics — but some
> of my favorite rivalry games have been
> right here in town at Lawrence
> High-Free State games.
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Last week: 6-0 | Season: 45-27
> UNC-Duke basketball games are
> generally incredible. The best one I
> went to came in 2000, at the Smith
> Center. A Duke team that featured
> freshmen Jay Williams, Carlos Boozer
> and Mike Dunleavy Jr., and junior
> Shane Battier, prevailed after UNC
> freshman Joseph Forte hit a 3-pointer
> to send the game to overtime. That
> particular game also featured my
> favorite UNC basketball player of all
> time: Julius Peppers.
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Last week: 4-2 | Season: 45-27
> Nothing beats Duke vs. North Carolina
> in my book. Two great college
> basketball programs always producing
> great drama. My favorite game from
> that rivalry? Glad you asked. In 2010,
> Duke had just lost to Maryland and
> momentum appeared to be gone. Then the
> Blue Devils unleashed an 82-50
> whipping of UNC at home. They just
> couldn’t miss a shot. Of course, that
> Duke team never lost again on its way
> to a national title.
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