Subject: College Football

• Bruins Bias Rears Its Ugly Foot

  October 9, 2007

• “Obesity Lives Here” ... And Other Touching Game Memories

  November 26, 2007

• The Strange Saga of Quincy Carter

  May 2, 2008

• The Strange Saga of Quincy Carter

  May 2, 2008

• A Cyclone Optimist. C'mon, it's August

  August 13, 2008

• Cyclones Returning to Arrowhead?

  August 20, 2008

• Cyclones, Wildcats play at Arrowhead in '09 and '10

  August 21, 2008

• What next, Clark Hunt in granny glasses and track suits?

  The 2-10 Chiefs are a bad team. But are the Chiefs a bad franchise?The question came to mind during the telecast of yesterday's Raiders game. As the Chiefs struggled to score an offensive touchdown, the stats for Baltimore's quarterback, Joe Flacco, appeared on the crawl. Flacco, a rookie from the University of Delaware, led the Ravens past Cincinnati, 34-3. The win pushed Baltimore's record to 8-4, not bad for a team with a starting QB who played in the Colonial Athletic Association a year ago.

  December 1, 2008

• Will Chase Daniel be a "quarterback problem" victim?

  Predicting which college quarterbacks will make great NFL quarterbacks is nearly impossible. For every Peyton Manning there are more Ryan Leafs. The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell wrote about "the quarterback problem" in his December 15 piece, "Most Likely to Succeed" and used University of Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel as his case study question mark.

  December 23, 2008

• Best KU Football Player

  October 19, 2000

• Dead Meat

  August 16, 2001

• In a Pinkel

  August 30, 2001

• Off the Couch

  August 30, 2001

• Stealing Time: Spider-Man breaks Kansas Republican's heart

  Poor Christian Morgan. The executive director of Kansas' Republican Party is heartbroken over Spider-Man teaming up with Barack Obama. Sucks when your fictional heroes let you down. "At least I still have Batman," Morgan writes. Not quite.

  January 9, 2009

• Further Review

  November 8, 2001

• Further Review

  November 22, 2001

• Draft Craft

  December 6, 2001

• Further Review

  September 26, 2002

• Best Mizzou Athlete

  October 17, 2002

• Defensive Blitz

  November 7, 2002

• Further Review

  November 7, 2002

• Further Review

  November 28, 2002

• Further Review

  December 19, 2002

• Best Mizzou Panacea

  October 9, 2003

• Carl Peterson’s love of grass might cost Kansas City the Big 12 Championship Game

  December 11, 2008

• The Comeback Kimble

  Yoga, boxing, and bungee cords bring Kimble Anders back to the Chiefs from a ruptured Achilles' tendon.

  August 3, 2000

• Raiders Haters

  November 3, 2005

• Big Johnson

  September 22, 2005

• The Season of Greed

  Fall 2004 means baseball playoffs, a new football campaign � and open season on the Kansas City fan.

  August 5, 2004

• The Game of Life

  Nate Johnson and Keasha Cannon just want to play ball. So far, nothing's stopping them.

  November 27, 2003

• Numbers Game

  How much did the Roy Williams deal cost KU?

  May 1, 2003

• A Rocky Road

  Spurned Rockhurst seniors learn a hard lesson about sweet-talking recruiters.

  February 20, 2003

• KU Blue

  For Kansas football fans, it's just Saturday after bloody Saturday.

  October 24, 2002

• Big Red Numbers

  Local colleges finally get to look down on Nebraska.

  October 10, 2002

• Fun Versus Funds

  High-school football teams pad athletic budgets.

  August 29, 2002

• A Sour Pinkel

  Mizzou's football coach enjoys a culture of low expectations.

  September 5, 2002

• Poached Coach

  Arkansas can't pay teachers, but football coaches are kings.

  January 31, 2002

• Swish List

  Sports fans seek a gift from the tall guys.

  December 20, 2001

• Class Ceiling

  A top coach has better things to do than lead KU.

  November 15, 2001

• Temple Rebuilt

  Touchdown Tony is ready to redeem himself.

  November 1, 2001

• Tank Full

  Olathe's latest football star is the brightest yet.

  March 1, 2001

• Sofa Awards 2000

  The Best and Worst of Kansas City's Year in Sports -- from the couch.

  January 4, 2001

• From 'squirt' to NFL prospect

  Northwest Missouri State University defensive star Alan Buckwalter has a shot at the NFL.

  April 27, 2000

• The Cost of the Game

  Kansas and Missouri legislators are crafting a second bistate tax proposal with the help of major league sports teams and the business community. Some people, including economists, raise questions about what taxpayers will get for their money -- if anyt

  March 30, 2000

• Are you ready for some (college) football?

  Avila College decides to hit the gridiron.

  February 24, 2000

• Chiefs rebooting without several Herm 'finds'

  Photo by Michael McClureHerm Edwards​The Kansas City Chiefs reported for training camp last week without 16 players who suited up for the last game of the 2008 season.The '08 Chiefs were a sorry bunch (record: 2-14), so turnover is to be expected. But it's worth remembering that former head coach Herm Edwards believed last year's club had made great progress.Before the season's final game, Edwards said the roster rebuilding was mostly complete. "I'd say 85 percent of it is done now," he said a

  August 3, 2009

• Best Of Extra: Prep football players catch passes, attention

  Bishop Miege H.S.Justin McCay​College football coaches and Pitch readers agree: There is some skill at the wide receiver position at area high schools.Justin McCay of Bishop Miege and Keeston Terry of Blue Springs tied in the readers' vote for Best High-School Athlete. McCay, a 6-foot-3 senior, has committed to play at the University of Oklahoma. Terry is headed to the University of Kansas.As a junior, McCay attracted the notice of college scouts by scoring touchdowns by a variety of means --

  October 5, 2009

• KU's Marching Jayhawks to Play First-Ever Indoor Concert

  Well, to be completely honest, members of the University of Kansas' Marching Jayhawks have been playing indoors for decades as part of the Bar Band, wherein marching band members get together and play fight songs in bars for drinks. This, however, is the first time the entire band has ever played an indoor concert, and officially. ​So, if you're unlike me, and thus not lucky enough to be able to listen to the football game halftime show from the comfort of your front porch, or too broke t

  October 9, 2009

• And we're back ...

  ​Stealing ambulances is popular in Kansas City. The trend popped up again in Lawrence over the weekend. A 21-year-old jacked an ambulance from 10th and Mass. Street early Sunday morning, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. Why take the ambulance? The guy needed a ride home: The man, whom [Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan] Hadl said believed he had no other means of transportation home, led police on a brief low-speed chase. Police charged the guy with driving under the influence. No kidding? T

  October 12, 2009

• And we're back ...

  The chiefs didn't lose Sunday. They also didn't play. Mercifully for us and them. But the Larry Johnson news didn't stop over the weekend. The Chiefs and LJ agreed on a settlement figure the troubled running back will give up during his suspension: $300,000. So LJ can keep bragging about having money -- but not for long if the Chiefs dump him. Arrowhead Pride compiled a couple of news reports (here and here) surveying NFL general managers, and none seem interested in a back that's nearly 30 and

  November 2, 2009