BOTTOM LINE COMMUNICATIONS
|
BOTTOM LINE COMMUNICATIONS
|
|
Summary: Gregg Easterbrook of ESPN.com blasted Pittsburg State (Pittsburg of Kansas?) in his 10/23 column for running up the score on inferior opponents. Easterbrook predicted that when Pittsburg State played a good team things would change. On 11/4 he was proven correct (see story below) as Pittsburg State was blasted 41-14 by Northwest Missouri State. Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/061024&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1 Obscure College Score of the Week No. 1: Pittsburg of Kansas 63, Southwest Baptist 20. Pittsburg of Kansas is the Matewan High of college football, a team that seeks out weak opponents then relentlessly runs up the score against them. Two years ago, on its way to having the highest-scoring season in college football history, Pittsburg of Kansas faked a punt while leading 63-7. Then faced with an equal foe, the Gorillas honked the Division II title game. This Saturday, Pittsburg of Kansas led Southwest Baptist 49-17 at the start of the fourth quarter yet continued to pass, relentlessly trying to run up the score on a completely overmatched opponent. Earlier this season, in an ugly display of bad sportsmanship, the Gorillas ran the score up to 87-0 against helpless little Panhandle State. (Currently Panhandle is 0-7 with four losses by at least 50 points.) Apparently they don't have character-education courses at Pittsburg of Kansas but they do have plenty of punks in the football office. Presumably when Pittsburg of Kansas meets a real opponent in the playoffs it will collapse as usual.
Bearcats
impress in so many ways
The Kansas City Star (11/5) The Fall Classic at Arrowhead was a classic in every way — tailgating, fan enthusiasm, dueling marching bands — except the most important one. On the field, Northwest Missouri State turned Saturday’s game into a non-event from the opening minutes in a 41-14 victory before an announced crowd of 22,561. The Bearcats went 80 yards in the opening 2 minutes for the first score. They picked off Pittsburg State’s first pass attempt and scored again. The first four possessions produced touchdowns, and superiority was clearly established, making postgame evaluations short and to the point... Link to entire story:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/colleges/15932323.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp |