Keegan vs. Tait: Week 5

By Matt Tait     Oct 11, 2013

After struggling through an entire week of the boss man bragging about his Week 4 perfection, I bounced back and tied the overall standings with a 9-1 mark in Week 4.

It’s no 10-0 and I understand that, but it was enough to even things up and now we’re heading into a week in which we have the biggest number of differences in the 10-game schedule.

Although both of us picked TCU to top KU in dominating defensive fashion, three of the other nine games are different, with me picking Missouri, Northwestern and BYU and Keegan taking Georgia, Wisconsin and Georgia Tech to top those three teams.

If one of us sweeps the three we have different, it’ll open up the largest lead we’ve seen to date. If not, things will remain tight in the overall standings. Either way, one thing is certain: We won’t be tied after Week 5.

Here’s a look:

**OVERALL RESULTS**
**Tait:** 9-1 in Week 4; 32-8 overall
**Keegan:** 8-2 in Week 4; 32-8 overall

**WEEK 5 GAMES:**
Kansas at TCU
Oklahoma vs. Texas
Baylor at Kansas State
Iowa State at Texas Tech
Oregon at Washington
Missouri at Georgia
Florida at LSU
Texas A&M at Mississippi
Northwestern at Wisconsin
Georgia Tech at BYU

**Question:** Seeing how the Jayhawks are playing a team with an unusual mascot this week, what’s your favorite mascot (costume, alive or otherwise) in all of sports and why?

**Matt Tait**
TCU 27, Kansas 10
Oklahoma 30, Texas 17
Baylor 55, Kansas State 27
Texas Tech 41, Iowa State 21
Oregon 38, Washington 20
Missouri 27, Georgia 24
LSU 33, Florida 21
Texas A&M 41, Mississippi 20
Northwestern 24, Wisconsin 23

BYU 30, Georgia Tech 23

**Answer:** I gotta go with Ralphie the Colorado Buffalo for this one. Being born in Boulder and living in Colorado until I was 10 years old, I grew up rooting for any and all things Colorado sports. That included the Buffs, who always wowed me by running a massive, live buffalo around the field before the start of each game. If you’ve never seen it, put it on your list. And pray for those guys who are responsible for running alongside Ralphie and “guiding” her back to the carrier.

**Tom Keegan**
TCU 20, Kansas 0
Oklahoma 28, Texas 17
Baylor 70, Kansas State 35
Texas Tech 31, Iowa State 13
Oregon 56, Washington 35
Georgia 21, Missouri 14
LSU 24, Florida 17
Texas A&M 42, Mississippi 28
Wisconsin 28, Northwestern 24
Georgia Tech 42, BYU 21

**Answer:** The Anteater, mascot of Cal-Irvine, a basketball school I covered in the ’80s. Ants are disgusting little creatures and can be difficult to get rid of. Anteaters serve a great need and I think it’s great that at least one university doesn’t take that for granted.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.