JimBob
11-04-2008, 07:20 AM
Conference Buzz
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
11/4/2008
Last Modified: 11/4/2008 3:43 AM
Quiet game: A blowout loss to Oklahoma rendered Nebraska players speechless, sort of.
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini made players and assistants off-limits for interviews after the game. When reporters tried to quiz players and assistants as they walked from the locker room to the team bus, they got the kind of responses that Sgt. Schultz was famous for delivering on the TV show "Hogan's Heroes."
"The players are not available for comment, OK?" Pelini said. "If you don't like it, tough. Ask me the questions you'd ask the players."
Pelini's answers were terse. And when he was asked to elaborate on why players and assistants were muted, Pelini said, "You know what? I will make them not available the whole week, if that's what you want me to do. Is that what you want me to do? I thought I made it clear where we stand on that."
Handyman: Stillwater's Russell Brorsen intercepted two passes in Kansas' plundering of Kansas State. Brorsen began his KU career as a tight end, but said he was moved to defensive end because of "horrible hands."
"I think Russell was probably joking about that a little bit," coach Mark Mangino said.
Brorsen said he got one pass thrown his way when he was a freshman. "I dropped it, and I never got another ball thrown to me," he told the Lawrence Journal-World.
Gag order: Baylor coach Art Briles held his tongue after a 31-28 loss to Missouri.
"Out of unbelievable respect and admiration for (athletic director) Ian McCaw, I'm not going to say things I feel like I have the right to say about the way the game was officiated," Briles told the Waco Tribune-Herald. "That's the only thing holding me back."
During a Big 12 teleconference Monday, Texas coach Mack Brown was asked how Texas Tech could attempt 53 passes and not be flagged once for holding.
"I can't comment on that," Brown said, citing a Big 12 rule that prohibits ref-bashing. "All you can do is send in (film) clips. We will send in the appropriate clips today."
Streak ends: Who is Brock Christopher? The Missouri linebacker is the only player in NCAA history to intercept a pass launched by Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin. The freshman's interception-less streak ended on his 210th career pass attempt Saturday.
Open mouth, insert foot: Kansas State punt returner Deon Murphy vowed he would "take one to the crib" against Kansas and served up additional bulletin board material when he said KU is "probably going to wish they recruited this whole team the way we're going to play this weekend."
Kansas won 52-21, and Murphy had a total of 11 punt return yards because the Jayhawks punted only once in 14 possessions.
Murphy told reporters he doesn't regret saying it because he is a confident dude. But, he said, "As soon as I stepped off the bus, I was a marked man."
Fragile defenses: Yes, the Big 12 has great offenses, but this is ridiculous. Texas Tech ranks 54th nationally in total defense — and leads the Big 12 in that category. Texas ranks 36th nationally in scoring defense and leads the league.
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
11/4/2008
Last Modified: 11/4/2008 3:43 AM
Quiet game: A blowout loss to Oklahoma rendered Nebraska players speechless, sort of.
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini made players and assistants off-limits for interviews after the game. When reporters tried to quiz players and assistants as they walked from the locker room to the team bus, they got the kind of responses that Sgt. Schultz was famous for delivering on the TV show "Hogan's Heroes."
"The players are not available for comment, OK?" Pelini said. "If you don't like it, tough. Ask me the questions you'd ask the players."
Pelini's answers were terse. And when he was asked to elaborate on why players and assistants were muted, Pelini said, "You know what? I will make them not available the whole week, if that's what you want me to do. Is that what you want me to do? I thought I made it clear where we stand on that."
Handyman: Stillwater's Russell Brorsen intercepted two passes in Kansas' plundering of Kansas State. Brorsen began his KU career as a tight end, but said he was moved to defensive end because of "horrible hands."
"I think Russell was probably joking about that a little bit," coach Mark Mangino said.
Brorsen said he got one pass thrown his way when he was a freshman. "I dropped it, and I never got another ball thrown to me," he told the Lawrence Journal-World.
Gag order: Baylor coach Art Briles held his tongue after a 31-28 loss to Missouri.
"Out of unbelievable respect and admiration for (athletic director) Ian McCaw, I'm not going to say things I feel like I have the right to say about the way the game was officiated," Briles told the Waco Tribune-Herald. "That's the only thing holding me back."
During a Big 12 teleconference Monday, Texas coach Mack Brown was asked how Texas Tech could attempt 53 passes and not be flagged once for holding.
"I can't comment on that," Brown said, citing a Big 12 rule that prohibits ref-bashing. "All you can do is send in (film) clips. We will send in the appropriate clips today."
Streak ends: Who is Brock Christopher? The Missouri linebacker is the only player in NCAA history to intercept a pass launched by Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin. The freshman's interception-less streak ended on his 210th career pass attempt Saturday.
Open mouth, insert foot: Kansas State punt returner Deon Murphy vowed he would "take one to the crib" against Kansas and served up additional bulletin board material when he said KU is "probably going to wish they recruited this whole team the way we're going to play this weekend."
Kansas won 52-21, and Murphy had a total of 11 punt return yards because the Jayhawks punted only once in 14 possessions.
Murphy told reporters he doesn't regret saying it because he is a confident dude. But, he said, "As soon as I stepped off the bus, I was a marked man."
Fragile defenses: Yes, the Big 12 has great offenses, but this is ridiculous. Texas Tech ranks 54th nationally in total defense — and leads the Big 12 in that category. Texas ranks 36th nationally in scoring defense and leads the league.