KUsports.com staff divided on Saturday’s KU-ISU showdown
Many within the KU football program and fan base believe this week’s 2:30 p.m. Saturday showdown with Iowa State at Memorial Stadium is a winnable game for the Jayhawks.
But not everyone at KUsports.com believes that to be true.
Here’s a look at this week’s picks:
• WEEK 10 MATCH-UPS •
Iowa State at Kansas
West Virginia at Texas
Kansas State at TCU
Baylor at Oklahoma
Notre Dame at Arizona State
Ohio State at Michigan State
• QUESTION OF THE WEEK •
Throughout time, there have been some pretty good, and also pretty bad, performances by athletes in Hollywood. What’s your favorite or most memorable?
Overall: 44-10 Last week: 6-0
Iowa State 17, Kansas 16
West Virginia 31, Texas 24
Kansas State 35, TCU 34
Baylor 56, Oklahoma 49
Arizona State 24, Notre Dame 21
Michigan State 28, Ohio State 24
Answer: My favorite athlete during my childhood was Michael Jordan and my favorite movie was Space Jam, so I’ll have to go with Michael Jordan in Space Jam. Having Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing and other NBA stars helped make Space Jam memorable as well. I hope LeBron James stays true to his word and doesn’t try to help make a sequel.
Overall: 42-12 Last week: 5-1
Kansas 35, Iowa State 31
West Virginia 27, Texas 21
TCU 45, Kansas State 42
Oklahoma 45, Baylor 42
Arizona State 24, Notre Dame 21
Michigan State 24, Ohio State 21
Answer: Kareem Abdul Jabbar as co-pilot Jack Murdoch in Airplane is a classic. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2A194yTWoQ)
Overall: 40-12 Last week: 4-2
Iowa State 42, Kansas 28
West Virginia 45, Texas 44, OT
TCU 3, Kansas State 2
Baylor 77, Oklahoma 70
Notre Dame 35, Arizona State 7
Michigan State 14, Ohio State 3
Answer: Best — O.J. Simpson killed it in the “Naked Gun” movies; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in “Airplane!” Bad — Any of the athletes (except Rex Walters and Adonis Jordan) and coaches (except Tark) associated with “Blue Chips. Come to think of it,
the the “actors” in that movie weren’t too spiffy, either; any of golfers in “Tin Cup.” Come to think of it, the “actors” in the movie weren’t too spiffy, either. Off-the-charts awful — Wilt Chamberlain as Bombaata in “Conan the Destroyer.”
Overall: 41-13 Last week: 6-0
Kansas 28, Iowa State 20
West Virginia 33, Texas 17
Kansas State 42, TCU 28
Oklahoma 38, Baylor 37
Notre Dame 41, Arizona State 27
Michigan State 27, Ohio State 22
Answer: Mike Tyson in “The Hangover” was hilarious. Love that movie.
Overall: 38-16 Last week: 5-1
Kansas 24, Iowa State 21
West Virginia 28, Texas 24
Kansas State 31, TCU 28
Baylor 41, Oklahoma 38
Notre Dame 35, Arizona State 34
Michigan State 28, Ohio State 24
Answer: My favorite was Jim Brown’s in The Dirty Dozen. Unlike O.J. Simpson, a bad actor in so many ways, Brown, the greatest player in NFL history was a very skilled actor. However, he finds activism more meaningful and has devoted his life to that.
Overall: 37-17 Last week: 6-0
Iowa State 31, Kansas 28
West Virginia 35, Texas 27
Kansas State 41, TCU 38
Oklahoma 37, Baylor 36
Arizona State 40, Notre Dame 37
Michigan State 28, Ohio State 27
Answer: Professional wrestler Mike Lane, who played a boxer in Humphrey Bogart’s last film, “The Harder They Fall.”
Overall: 37-17 Last week: 4-2
Iowa State 28, Kansas 24
West Virginia 30, Texas 23
TCU 33, Kansas State 30
Baylor 35, Oklahoma 31
Arizona State 31, Notre Dame 30
Michigan State 42, Ohio State 38
Answer: Do I remember Carl Weathers playing for the Oakland Raiders in the early ’70s? No. I wasn’t alive. Do I remember him playing himself on “Arrested Development?” Yeah. “Baby, you’ve got a stew going.”
Overall: 37-17 Last week: 4-2
Kansas 21, Iowa State 20
West Virginia 24, Texas 17
Kansas State 27, TCU 26
Baylor 30, Oklahoma 27
Arizona State 35, Notre Dame 33
Michigan State 27, Ohio State 24
Answer: Roger Murdock in “Airplane!”
Overall: 36-18 Last week: 5-1
Kansas 23, Iowa State 20
Texas 28, West Virginia 26
Kansas State 33, TCU 31
Baylor 41, OU 36
Notre Dame 31, Arizona State 27
Michigan State 28, Ohio State 24
Answer: I’ve gotta go with Ray Allen as Jesus Shuttlesworth in “He Got Game.” I’m sure some of what went on in the recruitment for Jesus was very real for Allen during his recruitment and I’m sure that made his ability to play the character in true-to-life form even easier. Regardless, Allen was great in the movie, as was former Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox, who played “Chick Deagan” and tried to help recruit Shuttlesworth to college hoops powerhouse Tech U.
Overall: 36-18 Last week: 5-1
Iowa State 37, Kansas 14
Texas 28, West Virginia 27
TCU 38, Kansas State 31
Oklahoma 42, Baylor 41
Notre Dame 24, ASU 23
Michigan State 30, Ohio State 20
Answer: The best performance by an athlete in Hollywood: I guess I’ll go with Leo Durocher appearing in the Munsters and Mr. Ed. I don’t think Durocher made it to the Brady Bunch or the Partridge Family, but he might have. I can’t think of anybody else except O.J. Simpson in the Naked Gun movie(s).