Camera confuses No. 10s
Published Oct. 27, 2006
When ABC televises tomorrow's game with Oklahoma, its camera crews must be careful when shooting sophomore quarterback Chase Daniel on the sideline.
TBS sideline reporter Craig Sager landed an interview with Bill Daniel, Chase's father, during his network's telecast of the Missouri vs. Texas Tech football game on Oct. 7. Understandably, TBS decided to show Chase Daniel on the sideline on the other half of the screen during this interview.
So a member of the camera crew found No. 10 on the sideline and zoomed in. But the player the crew member found was not Daniel, but the other No. 10, senior punter Matt Hoenes.
Hoenes has not had a punt this season, with junior Adam Crossett handling the punting duties. He did see action in five games during the 2004 season and the first two games of last season before Crossett took over.
For his career, he has a 35.7-yard average on 36 punts. His career long was 61 yards in a game against Texas in 2004.
Hoenes said that after the Texas Tech game he had several text messages and voicemails from friends. He said that people had confused them since last season, Daniel's freshman year, but never in this sort of manner.
"I never figured that it would be on camera," Hoenes said.
Hoenes, who also curiously received face time at the end of ABC's telecast of MU's loss to Texas A&M on Oct. 14, said the case of mistaken identity has earned him a nickname.
"If I had a dollar for every time somebody called me 'Chase,' I'd be in retirement," Hoenes said.
Coach Gary Pinkel laughed about these mistakes, saying that he had only heard about them and not seen the actual footage. He joked that helping networks correct this error was one of his top priorities.
"I think we'll have to put a spotter out there for them," Pinkel said.
Daniel also didn't take the matter seriously, saying it doesn't matter to him.
"People mess up. You can't get everything right," he said. "It's all right with me."
According to the roster on the team Web site, 23 numbers are shared by more than one player.
Players are permitted by NCAA rules to have the same number, but two players wearing the same number cannot play on the same down. This means that most number-sharing occurs between one offensive and one defensive player.
Senior safety David Overstreet wears No. 8 and so does freshman wide receiver Jared Perry. Overstreet said that their common number has not generated much confusion because their weight differential helps people tell them apart.
According to the team Web site, Overstreet weighs 215 pounds and Perry 170. But, Overstreet said some people still get confused.
"People at home ask if I play receiver now," he said.
Although Hoenes seems to view the errors as funny, he also hoped the matter would be corrected.
"Hopefully with a home game they will be able to get that straight," he said.