Spend enough time around Kansas football coach David Beaty, and one can start to anticipate how he’ll answer certain questions.
Want to know who KU is starting at quarterback? Beaty will likely talk about how every position is an ongoing competition and how each player is only as good as his next snap.
Knowing this quirk about Beaty helps explain why one response stood out this week.
He was asked whether Saturday’s game against Baylor held any extra significance because both teams have struggled in Big 12 play. The standard Beaty response would have discussed how this matchup was important because it was the next one, followed by a few words about how all contests carry about the same weight.