Tangerine Bowl Practice 12.21.03

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  Shortly after Journal-World Photographer Bill Snead took this picture of KU's last outdoor practice, he was stopped by Orlando police who had been told he was photographing for NC State. Snead explained he was travelling with the Kansas football team and was not detained but was met by laughter from some of the KU football staff when he returned to the field. KU had their last outdoor practice Saturday before Monday's Tangerine Bowl game.

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  KU quarterback Bill Whittemore looks down field for a receiver during Saturday morning in Orlando.

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  KU's director of football operations George Matsakis goes over a schedule with his boss, head coach Mark Mangino during Saturday's morning practice. Matsakis is responsible for making all of the team's travel arrangements, among other things.

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  At J.B.'s Sports Bar & Grill in Orlando, Fla., Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway, left, Dana Anderson and Athletic Director Lew Perkins chat. The trio was amongst the hundreds of KU fans gathered on Saturday to watch the KU men's basketball game at the bar. All plan to attend the Tangerine Bowl on Monday.

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  In Orlando, Fla, Kansas University fans, including Colin Davidson, right, 15, gather to watch the KU-UC Santa Barbara basketball game at J.B.'s Sports Bar & Grill. KU fans packed the bar on Saturday to watch KU beat UC Santa Barbara. At left with their hands raised are, from left, Lloyd Sponholtz, Lawrence, Dick Bennett, Lawrence, Matt Lacey, Cape Canaveral, Fl., and Charlotte Sponholtz, Lawrence. All travelled to Orlando to watch KU play against North Carolina State in the Tangerine Bowl on Monday.

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  North Carolina State's Danny Young, senior long snapper, mocks his coach, Chuck Amato, by kneeling on shoes, talking in a high-pitched voice on a cell phone and placing his hands in his pants during practice. The NC State team began practice on Saturday morning in humorous spirits thanks to Young's impersonation. Things turned serious quickly, however, with a non-contact practice on involving offensive and defensive plays. Kansas plays NC State on Monday in the Tangerine Bowl.

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  North Carolina State football players hoist their helmets during practice in Orlando, Fla. Kansas (6-6) will play the Wolfpack (7-5) on Monday in the Tangerine Bowl. NC State practiced on Saturday.

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  NC State kicker Austin Herbert (30) practices on-sides kick-offs during practice. The Wolfpack, who plays Kansas in the Tangerine Bowl on Monday, spent the first 10 minutes of practice going over their on-sides-kicks on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

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  North Carolina State Defensive Line/Special Team Coordinator Joe Pate coaches Tramain Hall (21) during practice on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

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  North Carolina State quarterback Philip Rivers throws into a net during practice in Orlando, Fla. Sports analysts predict the Kansas-NC State match-up in the Tangerine Bowl will be a high-scoring game because of teams' standout quarterbacks. Rivers practiced on Saturday.

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  Spirits were high on Saturday at the North Carolina State practice as the team gathered around head coach Chuck Amato, right and senior captain Danny Young (on knees). Young mocked Amato during practice for being short, having a high voice and always with his hands in the pants on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

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  North Carolina State Head Coach Chuck Amato finds time to laugh during practice on Saturday in Orlando, Fla. Like what Mark Mangino has done to build the once beleaguered Kansas football team, Amato is credited with making similar improvements at NC State. Kansas plays NC State on Monday in the Tangerine Bowl.

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  KU linebacker Greg Tyree got lots of support when he played a basketball shooting game on the midway of Orlando's Universal theme park Saturday. To his left is Tony Strickland, Charles Gordon and Clark Green.

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  Members of the KU football team visited Orlando's Universal Studios Theme Park Saturday. This group of players posed in front of the Hulk sign after riding the ride of the same name.

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  During their Saturday trip to the Universal Theme Park in Orlando, these KU players encountered "Popeye and "Olive Oyl." From left: Garrett Guzman, Brett Nelson, Jayson Larkins and Derek Diehl.