Crash the boards and you just might set off the ticking time bomb that is Kevin Borseth.

Borseth, Michigan’s head coach, struck YouTube gold a few years back at a postgame press conference following a tough loss to rival Wisconsin. The animated skipper hurled his clip board at the podium and proceeded to irately rant about his team’s lack of effort on offensive rebounding and unjust foul calls.

A similar debacle may follow this Sunday’s Michigan vs. No. 19 Kansas duel at 2 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.

Borseth could easily find his team in a similar spot after this weekend’s clash with Kansas.

The Jayhawks have fiercely dominated the boards, tallying a total of 89 rebounds in their first two games. Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland, junior center Krysten Boogaard, senior guard Danielle McCray and junior forward Nicollette Smith have served as a premier rebounding collective, helping Kansas rack up second-chance points. Defensively, the dominance in rebounding makes it that much more important for the opposition to sink their first shot. They’re not going to get another.

Senior guard Sade Morris said that solid rebounding and defense can prove to the Big Ten that Kansas is more than just a scoring team.

“We’re the Big 12,” Morris said. “We can play some defense.”

Michigan suffered from a 10-20 record last year after going a dreadful 3-15 in the Big Ten. They dropped both games to Iowa last year, a team that Kansas has beaten two consecutive years as of last Wednesday.

But the revitalized Wolverines (3-0) shouldn’t be counted out just yet. The maize and blue tote a leader with game-changing burners in junior guard Veronica Hicks. She can fearlessly drive to the hoop for a runner or juke inside and then step back for a distanced three pointer. Hicks will pose a dynamite matchup to watch as she goes head to head with electrifying freshman guard Angel Goodrich. Michigan’s freshman guard Dayeesha Hollins has already lived up to the preseason hype, after posting 17 points in a victory last Monday over Marquette and then 18 more in last night's win over Southern Miss. Sophomore forward Carmen Reynolds, who scored 19 in the season opener against Ball State, has provided Borseth with a much needed boost in the paint. Senior center Krista Phillips stands at 6-foot-6 and will be the greatest rebounding threat to Boogaard and Sutherland.

“Both leagues have size,” coach Bonnie Henrickson said when comparing the Big Ten to the Big 12.

If history bodes well, Kansas should roll on Sunday as they own the paint with size and skill. Watch your head, because clipboards could be flying once more.

“A lot of it is just doing the little things,” senior guard Kelly Kohn said. “You have to make sure that you’re staying in the game for 40 minutes.”

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— Edited by Abbey Strusz