Good article in the Lincoln Journal Star about Kansas coach Turner Gill and his mindset of staying even keel. After losing to I-AA North Dakota State in game 1 and then beating #17 ranked Georgia Tech the following week, Gill is stressing that his players and coaches stay focused on what is ahead:"We're trying to build over a whole football season. We're not letting one or two games, or three or four games, define who we are at this point in time. The main thing is we've got to get our guys to handle prosperity, and that's part of the process of the teaching of us as coaches to players, and players to players," Gill said.
One player who Gill stuck with was junior tight end Tim Biere. Against North Dakota State, the Omaha Westside graduate fumbled twice and dropped two passes. But Saturday, he made his first touchdown reception and played an important role in helping Sims hit the century mark.
"We just said one thing to him and then we moved on," Gill said in regard to Biere's opening-game performance. "We're trying to teach our staff and players that we're not going to spend a whole lot of time on negative things. We'll get it corrected and then we'll move on. That's what he did, and I'm proud of him."
