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EAST LANSING, Mich.— Those of us who wanderthe Big Ten byways writingabout football are figuringout that Wisconsin’s PaulChryst is a pretty darngood coach.

After 17 games, hisrecord is 14-3, includ-ing a bowl victory. Hehas two wins alreadythis season over top-10

opponents when his teams were six-pointand 10-point underdogs, highlighted bySaturday’s 30-6 thrashing of then-No. 8Michigan State.

Something else we’ve learned aboutChryst is he’s a pretty darn awful quote,which I hope elicits a chuckle from hisrelatives in Nebraska.

This son of a college coach and brotherof an NFL assistant and brother-in-law to acoach in Omaha (Westside baseball’s BobGreco) got straight A’s along the way inthe art of coachspeak.

Chryst’s formulafor UW is basicsinstead of bluster

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Starting at 11 a.m. Monday,watch live video from NU’s pressconference, including footballcoach Mike Riley and volleyballcoach John Cook. Plus, SamMcKewon explains the thinkingbehind his AP Top 25 ballot.Omaha.com/bigred

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Les Miles has finally been done in byone of the frantic finishes that came todefine the Mad Hatter’s tenure at LSU.

LSU fired Miles and offensive coordina-tor Cam Cameron on Sunday, and promot-ed defensive line coach Ed Orgeron tointerim head coach.

The moves came less than 24 hoursafter Miles briefly watched his play-ers celebrate what they thought was agame-winning touchdown pass at Auburn,only to walk off the field with a stunning18-13 loss after officials determined onvideo replay that time expired before theball was snapped.

It wasn’t the first time chaos reigned inthe closing seconds of an LSU game withMiles at the helm, leading to scrutiny ofthe quirky coach’s clock management. Butit will go down as the last after 11-plusseasons that were highlighted by a 2007national title. It will also be the last timeMiles can be blamed for untimely bouts of

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After more chaosin inal moments,LSU iresMiles

Creighton made a run at the service line (finishing with a 12-4 ace-to-errors ratio) and used the swingof No. 9 Marysa Wilkinson (who finished with 14 kills at a .545 clip) to defeat DePaul 25-15, 29-31,25-21, 25-17 Sunday. Story on Page 2C. See more photos from the match at Omaha.com/jays.

BLUEJAYS MAKE THEIR POINT

EVANSTON,Ill. — Subtlebut present. Anurgent edge tothe friendliestcoach you’llever meet.

You see it inMike Riley’sbody posture atNorthwestern,as World-Her-

ald photographer Megan Farm-er’s shot of him doubled over —gripping his headset in a kindof agony after NU’s second lostfumble — captured so well.

You hear it in his willingnessto be tough — and specific —on his team’s mistakes in fourwins.

“There’s no need whatsoeverto do that with the football,” Ri-ley said of the first lost fumble.

It trickles down to his assis-tant coaches, who while friend-ly, are additionally tough.

“The run game — period —we need to do a better job at,”defensive coordinator MarkBanker said.

Finally, you hear it in theplayers:

Huskers resilient, runningthe ball, looking like closers

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LINCOLN—Nebraskamightbe off to a 4-0 start and feelinggood about at least a partial de-fensive turnaround, but the cel-ebrations have remained brieffor the Blackshirts.

Linebacker Josh Banderasknows it won’t be any differentthis week when the Huskers re-turn to practice Tuesday.

“You should have been in thefilm room after Oregon,” Ban-deras said.

With improvements have

come higher expectations. Withsuccess has come defensive co-ordinator Mark Banker seeingan opportunity to tighten theweekly screws more than hethought advisable a year ago.

And Banker said he hasn’tseen this unit flinch one bit atthe workload.

“When you’re winning, it’sso much easier to just be hardon guys and demand more,” hesaid. “At first they look at youcross-eyed, but then they final-ly figure it out.

“When you’re not winning,

Blackshirts aren’t contentwith merely earning wins

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Nebraska coach Mike Riley celebrates with defensive lineman Mick Stoltenberg after Saturday’s win. Even after four wins, the Husker defenders are being hard on themselves.

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Nebraska is on the move, up fivespots to No. 15 in the AP andcoaches rankings. Iowa, alreadyunranked by the AP, fell out of thecoaches poll, too.More on therankings, Page 4C. Full polls inScoreboard, Page 7C.

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Arnold Palmer brought acountry club sport to the masseswith a hard-charging style, cha-risma and a commoner’s touch.At ease with both presidents

and the golfing public, and on a

first-name basis with both, “The

King” died Sunday in Pitts-

burgh. He was 87.

Alastair Johnston, CEO of

Arnold Palmer Enterprises,

confirmed that Palmer died Sun-day afternoon of complicationsfrom heart problems. Johnstonsaid Palmer was admitted to theUPMC Hospital on Thursday forsome cardiovascular work andweakened the last few days.

“Today marks the passing ofan era,” said Johnston, Palmer’slongtime agent at IMG. “Arnold

Palmer’s influence, profile andachievements spread far beyondthe game of golf. He was aniconic American who treatedpeople with respect and warmth,and built a unique legacythrough his ability to engagewith fans.”

Palmer ranked among the

‘TheKing’waspopular onandofcourseWinner of seven major championships, memories ofPalmer aren’t just of his golf, but how he treated fans

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Palmer made golf popular for the masses with his hard-charging style,incomparable charisma and a personal touch that made him knownthroughout the golf world as “The King.” He died Sunday at age 87.See Palmer: Page 2

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