What’s that smell in the air? You guessed it. It’s football.
The 2015 college season begins this weekend. While that might not be particularly exhilarating news for Kansas fans, the intrigue of a new head coach — David Beaty — should at least give them some hope for something new. And maybe eventually something better.
Each week the KUsports.com staff will predict the outcome of the Jayhawks’ game, as well as five other college football games. And we’ll find out a little about our pickers with a Question of the Week.
Let’s get this party started.
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WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
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**South Dakota State at Kansas**
**Michigan at Utah**
**Washington at Boise State**
**Arizona State vs. Texas A&M**
**Wisconsin vs. Alabama**
**Texas at Notre Dame**
| Picker | S. Dakota St. at Kansas |
Michigan at Utah |
Washington at Boise St. |
Arizona St. vs. Texas A&M |
Wisconsin vs. Alabama |
Texas at Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Keegan |
Kansas, 31-28 |
Michigan, 21-20 |
Boise St., 38-24 |
Arizona St., 35-31 |
Alabama, 28-10 |
Notre Dame, 38-24 |
| Matt Tait |
Kansas, 31-20 |
Utah, 26-23 |
Boise St., 33-24 |
Arizona St., 33-31 |
Alabama, 27-16 |
Notre Dame, 31-24 |
| Scott Stanford |
Kansas, 31-30 |
Michigan, 42-28 |
Boise St., 35-31 |
Texas A&M, 47-42 |
Alabama, 42-17 |
Texas, 24-23 |
| Andrew Hartsock |
Kansas, 3-0 |
Michigan, 35-32 |
Boise St., 7-6 |
Texas A&M, 52-48 |
Alabama, 10-7 |
Notre Dame, 3-2 |
| Gary Bedore |
Kansas, 31-20 |
Utah, 35-28 |
Boise St., 31-24 |
Texas A&M, 22-21 |
Alabama, 34-17 |
Notre Dame, 38-14 |
| Chris Cottrell |
Kansas, 28-27 |
Utah, 35-28 |
Boise St., 36-24 |
Arizona St., 40-30 |
Alabama, 19-6 |
Notre Dame, 31-21 |
| Benton Smith |
Kansas, 27-24 |
Michigan, 26-24 |
Boise St., 31-27 |
Texas A&M, 33-30 |
Alabama, 34-20 |
Notre Dame, 23-21 |
| Bobby Nightengale |
S. Dakota St., 21-17 |
Utah, 34-20 |
Boise St., 34-21 |
Arizona St., 38-37 |
Alabama, 45-7 |
Notre Dame, 41-17 |
| Chris Duderstadt |
S. Dakota St., 24-20 |
Utah, 28-17 |
Boise St., 35-31 |
Texas A&M, 38-35 |
Alabama, 31-21 |
Notre Dame, 17-10 |
| Kurt Gatson |
Kansas, 21-15 |
Utah, 30-28 |
Boise St., 35-21 |
Texas A&M, 45-38 |
Alabama, 24-21 |
Notre Dame, 30-21 |
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
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**It’s Labor Day weekend. What’s the worst job or worst part of a former job you’ve had in your life?**
> During my senior year at Marquette I
> had a job that included eight toilets
> and four urinals. To say it was a
> crappy job would be putting it mildly.
> I didn’t have a ton of jobs growing up
> but one of the best and worst I can
> remember was being a roadie for my
> dad’s band in Colorado and the Rocky
> Mountain region. I never really got
> paid for it — unless you count
> quarters for video games and
> never-ending glasses of Coca-Cola —
> but if I had received a wage I might
> have been rich. I learned how to load
> in and load out heavy music equipment
> and, perhaps more importantly, how to
> pack a band van in a way that helped
> me become a wizard at the game Tetris.
> Good times and great memories with
> some awesome guys in some amazing
> cities and places.
> Shoveling horse manure with my
> grandfather.
> I worked for a couple of summers as an
> “operator standing by” to take orders
> for all sorts of but-wait-there’s-more
> worthless geegaws and gizmos — think,
> Kinsu knives, only not as classy — on
> the late-night and overnight shifts. I
> talked to A LOT of
> drunk/angry/homicidal/lonely folks
> that summer. But at least I was paid
> poorly and treated shabbily.
> Worst job I’ve had: In high school I
> was a telephone salesperson for Jet
> Dry Waterproofing. The bosses tore
> pages out of the phone book and made
> us call people and check them off
> after we called to see if they wanted
> a free waterproofing estimate for
> their basement. My friends and myself
> lasted about a week. I think they
> fired the whole crew as I recall.
> A cook.
> Did you know if you bag groceries
> sometimes you also for some reason
> have to clean public restrooms? Yeah,
> I found that out too late as a high
> schooler. But at least I could buy
> sneakers and jerseys.
> I worked at a windshield repair plant
> for a month during college. You worked
> on your own to make hundreds of repair
> kits each week. I couldn’t stand the
> repetition each day … which is why I
> only lasted a month.
> Being a footwear associate at a major
> sporting goods store around
> back-to-school time wasn’t exactly
> fun.
**Kurt Gaston**
*(We’ll get a photo and graphic for you soon. Rookie picker has to pay his dues.)*
> Selling cars on Labor Day (or any
> other day, for that matter).
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