The home game against Duke presents a great opportunity for KU football to fully establish itself as a legitimate football program. Duke looks a lot like KU with a dual threat QB. Here are the QB stats:

Our guy, the Best QB around, passing 47/70 67%, 566yds, 7 TDs, 1 INT; rushing 27/237yds, 3TDs;

Riley Leonard, #13, So, 6'4" 212lbs. passing 48/66 73%, 723 yds, 5TDs, 2 INT; rushing 22/147yds, 2TDs

Like KU, Duke doesn't rely on one main running back. KU definitely appears to have the edge rushing the ball. Neal 28/204 yds. 4TDs and Hishaw 26/170yds, 4TDs. For Duke, Junior RB Coleman #22, 29/177yds, 3TDs and Junior Waters, #7, 25/174yds, 2TDs.

We have a long week ahead of this epic game. I'm confident KU fans will show up to support our 3-0 Hawks.

Unfortunately, College GameDay will be in Knoxville for Tennessee/Florida. I'm guessing being on FS1 really hurt the chances of ESPN considering coming to Lawrence for the first time ever.

Also, KU received 5 votes in the coaches poll this week. I'm assuming it's the first time since 2009 that KU has received votes in a football poll.

@Texas-Hawk-10 guess we better keep winning! ❤️💙🏈🌾🌾🌾

Duke received two votes too. Really looking forward to the game on Saturday. Hopefully Booth is packed

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Duke received two votes too. Really looking forward to the game on Saturday. Hopefully Booth is packed

I'm hearing people say it's hard to get tickets.

We should roll. Duke’s defense is really bad.

Opened at KU -8

@FarmerJayhawk said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Opened at KU -8

When was the last time KU was a favorite against a P5 team?

Jalon Daniels was named the Walter Camp national offensive player of the week.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Unfortunately, College GameDay will be in Knoxville for Tennessee/Florida. I'm guessing being on FS1 really hurt the chances of ESPN considering coming to Lawrence for the first time ever.

Also, KU received 5 votes in the coaches poll this week. I'm assuming it's the first time since 2009 that KU has received votes in a football poll.

Can't ever remember a time when ESPN did a GameDay for a game that was on Fox. Maybe they'll be at the ISU game if we beat Duke. Our schedule kinda works against us in that regard. We don't have any home games with the bigger name teams in the B12 (a/k/a TV ratings draws) until later in the season. Don't know what our record will be by then. Fingers crossed.

@nwhawkfan Unfortunately, even if KU and ISU both go 4-0, it'd be highly unlikely for GameDay to consider that match up sincer there's potentially 2 top 10 games that weekend with Alabama going to Arkansas and Clemson hosting NC State. There's also likely going to be two other games between ranked teams with Kentucky at Ole Miss and Baylor and Okie St. also playing next weekend. Week 6 could be a more likely possibility if both KU and TCU are still undefeated at that point with the Red River Rivalry being the major obstacle in week 6.

@nwhawkfan last week for Bama Texas

@stoptheflop Stubhub tickets are 24 right now.

@Texas-Hawk-10 I don't know anything about sports gambling but why does KU-8 make us the favorite?

@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@Texas-Hawk-10 I don't know anything about sports gambling but why does KU-8 make us the favorite?

Minus = favorite. + = underdog. That means Dook gets 8 points added to their total points for the bet. If KU wins, for the bettors to win the bet, they must win by a margin of over 8 points. Anything less than 8 points means those who bet on Dook wins.

23 votes in AP top 25

Guys we have a real legit shot at being 4 - 0 . - - The next thing I got to say is and I'm saying this to myself as much as anyone else But we have to remember we have to pull the reins back for just a bit keep things at a trot and not a full out sprint - no yet - - not just yet BUT dam it's really hard not to. I mean this is the 1st time we have had a team and a pretty good team at that in over a decade ,but we have to remember we are just 3 games in -the ol saying one game at a time lol.

I have seen things were like Oh Ku projected to play in the Liberty Bowl -- ( that would be great ) - but one game at a time. You know and I know the really really hard one still on the way.

The way I'm seeing it we have shots at : - TCU - -Iowa State - - Tech - - - Duke - - - - -I think probably no - -Baylor -- -Oklahoma - - Oklahoma State - - Texas - - K/State ? ? ? ? ?

Man I'm pumped - -we got us a deep running back core - -this is impressive to me - -our offensive line has kept our QB clean through the first three games ( ZERO SACKS ) - -on our QB - -and then we do have a QB - -Oh do we ever have a QB. as crazy as it sounds , there are some people that actually have Jalen # 5 for the Heisman. - -I mean come on , you know and I both know - - that's not happening , but just to be projected in that position -- speaks volumes.

Now just some little fun FYI'S - -you might not know - - -KU has won 3 /4 games on the road. This has a team that had a string of like 60 games I believe they said .- Ever since the Texas game last year when KU has been beaten it's been a one possession game. - -KU ha won consecutive roads games for the first time since GOD knows win. - -Amazing what a legit Coaching staff can do.

just wanted to say I feel that if not sold out - -I think Booth Stadium will be at least 45-46000 for the game - if not sold out. - What is capacity 52,000 ? - think we will have a really nice student turnout. Right now extended forecast says high of 84 degrees - -and only a 5 % chance of rain, so weather shouldn't be a problem - -Let's go Hawks

@jayballer67 The attendance would be a helluva lot higher if people could actually park somewhere and get to the game. The last game we went to, we parked at Wal-Mart and took an Uber. Really dumb, expensive move on my part. If KU wants a shot at being legitimate - ever - make it easy to get to the stadium.

@nuleafjhawk the downtown shuttle is $1 and there’s a multitude of spots north of the stadium. The alternative is building a soulless sea of asphalt a la KSU

@FarmerJayhawk I'm ok with soulless asphalt.... Actually, I don't live in or near Lawrence and i don't know where the parking places are. But I was super frustrated the last time I went and I thought "No wonder they only put 10,000 butts in the stands, that's all the parking they have room for".

@FarmerJayhawk said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

a soulless sea of asphalt a la KSU

I first misread that, but as a very apt description also:

"a soulless sea of ass-hats ala KSU"

@FarmerJayhawk said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@nuleafjhawk the downtown shuttle is $1 and there’s a multitude of spots north of the stadium. The alternative is building a soulless sea of asphalt a la KSU

I have used the shuttle before not that bad

@jayballer67 Oh, I'm all about shuttles - especially for $1. But where do you park to get on the shuttle?

More FYI'S - - KU is 3 - - -0 - - against the spread this year. - -AND there is 131 programs FCS ? - -131 programs and there is only three schools in the Nation that haven't given up a sack. Who are they ? - - no cheating lol

Jalon Daniels is the difference for this team.

He is the first truly legit QB KU has had since Reesing. His dual threat abilities make this team so dangerous.

And this just raises the national profile for KU, to the point that they could keep this rolling. This team plays an exciting brand of football. That is sure to get the attention of potential recruits. KU won't be a top 25 recruiting class, but if they are top 40 that will be huge for the program.

The other thing you have to keep in mind is the transfer portal. If you see a kid at Nebraska that is about to go through another coaching change, well, that may work into your depth chart. Same thing once the coaching carousel revs up in December in other places. There will be plenty of guys out there as a two or even three year solution to go along with the HS recruits. This could be the start of a major shift as a program.

But that momentum has to continue against Duke. You can't give away a home game, especially with how tough the late season schedule is. This game could end up being a big chance to get bowl eligible, which means a lot for player development and exposure. Going to 4-0 means you need 2 wins against Iowa State, TCU, @ Texas Tech and @ K-State. That's manageable, even if you fall short on the road. But lose on Saturday and now you need 3 wins, or you're looking for an upset @ Baylor, @ OU, or at home for Texas or Oklahoma State.

Going to a bowl this year would mean a lot for this program, especially with so many guys coming back.

@jayballer67 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

More FYI'S - - KU is 3 - - -0 - - against the spread this year. - -AND there is 131 programs FCS ? - -131 programs and there is only three schools in the Nation that haven't given up a sack. Who are they ? - - no cheating lol

Oregon is one of them.

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@jayballer67 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

More FYI'S - - KU is 3 - - -0 - - against the spread this year. - -AND there is 131 programs FCS ? - -131 programs and there is only three schools in the Nation that haven't given up a sack. Who are they ? - - no cheating lol

Oregon is one of them.

Oregon - - KU -- & Georgia Southern lol

CBS Sports has KU ranked 30, so with a win over Duke now ranked 38, KU should be ranked in the Top 25. KU was last ranked in the Top 25 the week of October 18, 2009 at 24, which was down from 17 the previous week. Wow. Amazing.

@Jethro said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

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He makes a great point about losing small. The biggest game of last year that is kind of forgotten (because of the Texas win) is that KU led Oklahoma 10-0 at halftime in Lawrence last year, and 17-14 after 3 quarters. OU was undefeated and #3 in the country at the time. And KU stayed with them for basically the whole game. When KU went up 17-7 in the 3rd, the Hawks actually had a better than 60% chance to win the game.

Of course, Oklahoma was better and the talent won out in the end, but KU didn't hang with OU based on trickery or flukes. They played a competitive game.

And that was a big sign that we all should have seen. KU was getting blown out to start the year. Lost by 27 at Coastal Carolina, by 38 against Baylor, by 19 at Duke, by 52 at Iowa State and by 27 against Texas Tech. Zero signs of improvement. Then the OU game, followed by blowouts against Oklahoma State and K-State, then the Texas win and two close losses to end the year. In the last six games of the season, KU played pretty well in four of those games. When's the last time you could say KU played well in 4 out of 6 games?

Upgraded the talent in the offseason and now we are here. KU still isn't going to be able to beat the better teams in the Big 12. They aren't at that point yet. But they are no longer the worst team in P5, or even in the Big 12. KU has a chance to win 3, or even 4 conference games this year. They have a legitimate shot at going undefeated in nonconference play.

I thought 4 wins this season would be a significant step forward. To think that 6 or 7 wins is possible is crazy, but a credit to the improvement in the product on the field.

And again, 4 wins this year would be a big step. That means either going undefeated in non-con, or winning multiple conference games. But KU has a real chance to do both and get in that 5 to 7 win range.

It's amazing the amount of Social Media that our football boys have been receiving Nationally. - We have had Back to Back Defensive players of the week in the Big 12- - Now Jalen gets Big 12 offensive player of the week in the 3rd week of the Season. - -When is the last time that's happened for KU ?

So glad that I don't have to worry about seeing KU in the ESPN Bottom Ten column anymore.

@nwhawkfan said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

So glad that I don't have to worry about seeing KU in the ESPN Bottom Ten column anymore.

lol -- -boy is that the truth

Just heard on local sports airing. -Right now Ku for Saturdays game is right at 40,000 - They have sold 10,000 tickets since the Houston game - - sure looks like it will be sold out. - -When's the last time we have had a sell out for football ? -If and we have to say IF right now but If we win Saturday then fully expect a sell out for the Iowa State game - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

KU Volleyball will be on ESPN2 tomorrow night hosting #1 Texas from a sold out Horejsi Center.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

KU Volleyball will be on ESPN2 tomorrow night hosting #1 Texas from a sold out Horejsi Center.

The ladies gonna have to play better then they have these last 3 match's or it could get ugly. Hoping they can step up. - Had been ranked got pretty man handled by UNLV -- got swept. - -!0-2 is pretty good just not so good these last 2/3 match's

@justanotherfan I would say this OL deserves a ton of credit too.

The hogs up front are legit. I think they might have multiple pros.

LL keeps moving up in the Nebraska job odds. But KU really blitzed the PR today with “I ain’t f’ing leavin’” (meme from Wolf of Wall Street) PR today.

I’m assuming (purely my read) that KU and Lance have something in the works to make him and his agent happy.

He went on a Podcast today with KU broadcast big time in the background. 100% staged.

Then he wore a We/Me shirt at a press conference (not an accident obviously) today.

I’m expecting him to get a raise to ~$6M/yr if I were to guess. But ultimately, today was PR101 from KU Athletics.

Eric Bienemy’s name popping up in Nebraska job.

Fan base reaction on Twitter seems pretty uninspired if he were picked. Officially at the point of “if he couldn’t get another job why would we want him?”

LJW today tried its best today to reassure us that Lance didn't come to Lawrence to quit but would like to build a legacy there.

@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

LJW today tried its best today to reassure us that Lance didn't come to Lawrence to quit but would like to build a legacy there.
I'm hoping their right. - I wanna believe , I feel we are right there on the edge of getting this turned around with Coach. - - -Would love to hear him say Thanks - BUT NO THANKS to Nebraska , also kind have this feel like Farmer says - -I stil think Nebraska hs a couple of others right now above Coach - -that's fine with me

@justanotherfan said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Jalon Daniels is the difference for this team.
He is the first truly legit QB KU has had since Reesing. His dual threat abilities make this team so dangerous.
And this just raises the national profile for KU, to the point that they could keep this rolling. This team plays an exciting brand of football. That is sure to get the attention of potential recruits. KU won’t be a top 25 recruiting class, but if they are top 40 that will be huge for the program.

Yes... and Devin Neal is soooo under the radar.

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So exciting!

@Kcmatt7 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@justanotherfan I would say this OL deserves a ton of credit too.

The hogs up front are legit. I think they might have multiple pros.

KU is improved everywhere, to be sure. Both Oline and Dline are actually P5 capable now. Secondary looks good. A whole legion of backs that are more than able to take carries, with Devin Neal maybe being a star. Solid WRs. Solid LBs. Decent special teams. This is a football team that is no longer undertalented in multiple areas. The guys on KUs two deep could make the two deep elsewhere in the Big 12.

So glad to see the fan support for our football team. Two things I hope to see Saturday: first, that the defense plays from the openning snap and doesn't spot the Devils 2 TDs; and second that our running backs see more success and end up with most of the rushing yards rather than our invaluable QB. Game time is only about 40 hours away my friends.

WVU making us look good and also Va Tech sucks

Mercy the National media attention is getting is crazy. Just saw a interview that was from ESPN talking to Coach - -Then I saw one from Yahoo Sports- that's just two today - -Have seen articles from CBS - - & from USA Today - -hear talk about KU of Sic-em 365 - - -talk of Texas Tech Boards , Oklahoma State Boards ,. - -All the media talk and everything else - - there is no way that al this can be anything but positive look for our program -More/better Recruits are gonna be taking notice and saying hmmmm, maybe I DO need to check KU out a little more - - MAYBE they are getting things turned around.

Think it's kind of obvious I'm pretty stoked for tomorrow - - A SELLOUT - -got some big time recruits coming in for both Football & Basketball - we need to show -let them see what it's like to be a awesome College exprience

Just heard that Duke has played the 2nd easiest schedule this year , only Minnesota is worse. - - -The over /under is 63 1/2 - - that 63 1/2 is gonna fall - there will be more then that

Is it Saturday yet?

@approxinfinity said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Is it Saturday yet?

13 hours and 30 minutes till boot time lol

This week felt like a month

@approxinfinity said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Is it Saturday yet?

Yes, it is.

@jayballer67 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Just heard that Duke has played the 2nd easiest schedule this year , only Minnesota is worse. - - -The over /under is 63 1/2 - - that 63 1/2 is gonna fall - there will be more then that

Jballer, are you reading the Duke hack, Del Barris? Oh boy, it's on like donkey kong. Barris says KU will face "the best and most physical defense they've seen yet..." Then, Barris writes that KU's defense is giving up 35+ pts per game against "FBS competition" this year. What a hack. Whew boy, this is going to be a fun game at 11:00. Our guys better step up and put a thumping on the Devils.

@stoptheflop KU's defense currently ranks 84th in total defense and 83rd in scoring defense and Houston did outgain KU on offense last week. They're improved from last year, but improved from the worst still only gets them to a bad defense. West Virginia is a good team with a good offense and they had no issues moving the ball and scoring on KU's defense.

Is Duke better than West Virginia? No, but they've looked better than Houston has so far on offense so they'll be able to score on KU's defense. Duke's defense has average against bad teams so I expect KU's offense to carve up Duke's defense and put up a lot of points today.

I look for KU to win today with a score of 49-35

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@stoptheflop KU's defense currently ranks 84th in total defense and 83rd in scoring defense and Houston did outgain KU on offense last week. They're improved from last year, but improved from the worst still only gets them to a bad defense. West Virginia is a good team with a good offense and they had no issues moving the ball and scoring on KU's defense.

Is Duke better than West Virginia? No, but they've looked better than Houston has so far on offense so they'll be able to score on KU's defense. Duke's defense has average against bad teams so I expect KU's offense to carve up Duke's defense and put up a lot of points today.

I look for KU to win today with a score of 49-35

I'm hoping KU's defense shows improvement and greatly slows down Riley Leonard. Leonard has been OK against weak opponents. I hope KU's defense shows improvement, so we don't have to win by outscoring Duke in a track meet.

We ready @BShark
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This game appears to be KU's biggest game since the 2008 Orange Bowl. Beat Duke and KU's national spotlight continues. A win today means all the 47,000 fans at the game will be back next week for a win against Iowa St.

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We ready @BShark
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Thank you. That to me was an AWESOME video clip. - -Gave me chills watching, Like Jalen said NEW ERA WE READY.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@stoptheflop KU's defense currently ranks 84th in total defense and 83rd in scoring defense and Houston did outgain KU on offense last week. They're improved from last year, but improved from the worst still only gets them to a bad defense. West Virginia is a good team with a good offense and they had no issues moving the ball and scoring on KU's defense.

Is Duke better than West Virginia? No, but they've looked better than Houston has so far on offense so they'll be able to score on KU's defense. Duke's defense has average against bad teams so I expect KU's offense to carve up Duke's defense and put up a lot of points today.

I look for KU to win today with a score of 49-35

I think Duke gonna have trouble with KU for sure I have heard every week about these teams and I agree till I see the results - but Duke is no way better then West Virginia defense - -all we heard was Mr Stills how he pressures - -w heard how we hadn't seen the type of pressure from both sides Houston was gonna show - -and the results ?- - NOTHING ZERO SACKS. You can bet they gonna draw a game plan to stop Jalen - which in turn should open things up for our other backs. -- I've liked what I've seen from Morrison on his limited touch's & HiShaw has been good -. Hope we don't come out and lay an egg with all the big recruits we have in today.

Hope the crowd is jacked from kickoff to final horn - -give these recruits a show

I heard on the pregame radio that KU will be dressed in crimson pants and jerseys.

@stoptheflop said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

I heard on the pregame radio that KU will be dressed in crimson pants and jerseys.

where you hearing pre-game

@jayballer67 I just listen to the Jayhawk network on my computer. You can listen to KKSW out of Lawrence on the internet. That's how Mark Cuban got so rich, putting radio stations on the internet.

@stoptheflop said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

I heard on the pregame radio that KU will be dressed in crimson pants and jerseys.

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A sold-out Booth. What a pretty sight.

Let's go boys. Get a W today

Just look at that Stadium. -How SWEET it that to see to the eyes. - - ROCK CHALK BABY

Amazing how the fan attitude has changed since the last time we played at home.

It's gone from "Oh, that's nice" to "OH MY GOD !"

So close. I would have liked to have seen Daniels keep it there

Not up the gut!

Rock Chalk. That was painful!

Why run it up the middle? Run daniels outside with option to throw or run. Jeez

I actually liked the play call. Duke just made a good stop

HOLD 'EM

D fence

Midfield. Let's score

That punt was about 70 yds in the air.

YOWZAH !

beautiful play

Let's go

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BOOM

Playing a lil Kansas 🌾🌾🌾🌾

I am lovin this

Well , so much for Duke not being scored on in the 1st qtr . lol- - -should be 14-0 - -Right now KU making Duke defense look silly

Time for the defense to step up and get us a quick stop.

Love these announcers, juiced!

Come on Bryant

still giving up big plays

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well he we go - - -dam

hey, we're not down 14. I still like our chances!

Not going to fault the defender on that pass play. Perfect throw.

We’re getting whatever we want on offense. Time to march down and answer

Defense still a work in progress. We need our offense to not turn the ball over today

The offense didn’t even get a chance to catch their breath

@nwhawkfan more pressure on qb!

Just a tad early 😂

Great catch

cameraman had no idea who had the ball

Casey doesn't miss, hi IQ

Neither did dook apparently

Ugh called it

ouch

Frustrating quarter. Two wasted drives.

No pressure on Leonard

Duke has the luck factor early on. Good stop defense

Were stopping our selves actually. Got to clean it up

All right, our warm up quarter is over. Let's get rolling!

@DanR said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

All right, our warm up quarter is over. Let's get rolling!

And we aren't down 2 TDs

Neal's hurt. Damn...can't afford to lose a weapon like him.

WOW, what a run!

WOW !!!

Fuck Yeah

I was yelling for him to hang onto that ball

They were trying to strip the ball more than tackle him. Hell of a run!

@DanR Girls and I were too

@nwhawkfan said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Neal's hurt. Damn...can't afford to lose a weapon like him.

Well maybe we can

WHAT A RUN - - -WHAT A RUN

Hot dang! He's so good! Love our traditions! 🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

Neal who?

What happen to Devin

@FarmerJayhawk loaded in bf

Duke Fell on arm

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@FarmerJayhawk loaded in bf

what happene to Devin

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Duke Fell on arm

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Duke Fell on arm

Thanks - - bada ?

Not sure

@DanR hurts worse when u fumble

A big play from defense breaks this open

Remote announcers suck. No clue what the penalty was for

@FarmerJayhawk boo boo should not be in their vocab

Shoulder

Why are our defenders all tackling high? Lots of extra yds for Duke

K Logan! Come on!💪🏽

@FarmerJayhawk said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Remote announcers suck. No clue what the penalty was for

ACC Refs

@KirkIsMyHinrich do you guys know?

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@KirkIsMyHinrich do you guys know?

Ya it is an ACC crew today. I don't actually know what the penalty was for. I didn't see what happened.

Happy Fall!! Was 99 yesterday. Didn't feel like it.

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@KirkIsMyHinrich that's what I meant, just a boo boo I guess.

might have just been a stinger on that arm

The stadium looks great, full. Hopefully KU keeps this up. A lot to look forward to.

Need a stop

HOLD 'EM

Man we need a big defensive play to break this open

good

Nice job D

Anybody know why Coach Self was on crutches the other day??? Saw him and coaching staff were at Jefferson's

good job Bryant

Better tackle,

big time holding on that QB run

NICE

OK damage control

@DanR Not the first time I've seen an uncalled hold. Also saw one of our guys have to sit out because his helmet came off, except it was torn off by the Duke defender. No call.

Need a good drive to end the half here.

50-50 with Rt ft? Does that make sense?

Let's score before halftime.

It seems like our offense is going to have to pick up the defense today.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

50-50 with Rt ft? Does that make sense?

nope

Crowd isn't that loud

Jared Casey 6 feet tall 260 pounds. Imagine tackling that.

we are winning the yardage battle by over 100 yards- we should be leading by more than 4. need to focus and execute...

Tighten up your gear, 20

@Jethro Our offense has got that new car smell. The defense has that last 15 years of KU football smell.

went the wrong way, morrison

Fear the reaper

:clapping_hands: :clapping_hands: :clapping_hands: :clapping_hands:

need to air one out here

He was on Hawk talk

lulling me to sleep with these runs

Good run

Dang that dude is good, not up the middle though

WAVE THE WHEAT

EXCELSIOR !!!

dude has some hands

What a catch!!!!

Nice TD pass

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JD Heisman

:digit_two: :digit_one: points this half

Nice clock killing drive !

Jalens growth /improvement is just un-real - -GO HAWKS

Love fb, before I knew my husband, he was an all-state fb player at, guess?

USA 10
Int'l 4

President's Cup

@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

What a catch!!!!

And even with defensive pass innerference still caught it

Jalen - 11--12 -200 yars and 9.2 per rush

Thanks Lance!!!

nice catch coach L

Man oh man.. that last throw made me yell and wonder what you guys are up to.

Coo Bee is back

Dislocation?

Damn, another injury. Going to be a game of attrition. And we aren't that deep.

No points here. Come on defense

looked unrelated to previous injury

If we had a side line reporter we'd know about Neal!

Can someone guard him!!!

Took the wrong angle

Ahhhh gotta pick that

Side line person? They might know, fox!

Dive

Strong defense

will ham use his left foot this time?

COME ON D

I can call this game better than these fox bozos

Why wasn't there a whistle at 07?

shank it, Ham

@RockChalkinTexas That international team is awful. They're missing so many big names it really taints what we're doing to them. I follow golf fairly closely and couldn't tell you who half of those guys are. Jon Rahm? No. Rory? No. Cameron Smith? No? Matthew Fitzpatrick? No. Victor Hovland? No. That's the 5 top ranked International players in the world and none are playing. Meanwhile only one of our guys in the top 10 isn't playing.

Not the prettiest half but I'll take it

throw a bomb, come on

Some 1000 IQ football that drive smh

I think we'll settle down and blow them out 2nd half. We are clearly the better team.

@wissox Do you know if the LIV has been the factor that some many international players aren't here? We don't have DJ and Koepka. Is it even on number of players who have given in to money to be in LIV?

@RockChalkinTexas I haven't paid enough attention to see if this event is being impacted by the LIV. Koepka is 29 world rank and DJ is 23. I wish them nothing but a continued slide down into irrelevance in the golf world.

@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@RockChalkinTexas That international team is awful. They're missing so many big names it really taints what we're doing to them. I follow golf fairly closely and couldn't tell you who half of those guys are. Jon Rahm? No. Rory? No. Cameron Smith? No? Matthew Fitzpatrick? No. Victor Hovland? No. That's the 5 top ranked International players in the world and none are playing. Meanwhile only one of our guys in the top 10 isn't playing.

@wissox didn’t catch the reason for your reply…but FYI, the President’s Cup (if you’re talking about that), is non European based players, thus the reason for missing guys like Rahm, etc.

@rockchalkjayhawk Really? Didn't realize that. Guess I need to pay attention a little better!

@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@rockchalkjayhawk Really? Didn't realize that. Guess I need to pay attention a little better!

Ha! :)

@rockchalkjayhawk Anyways lets blow the doors off of Duke in the 2nd half!!

Kinda of curious why Jalen went away from his run. - -Announcers said one time spec ifially that Jalen should of pitched or run around the end with him and locklin -Jalen was killing them

Back to KU football!!

Rock Chalk! a lead at the half. I’m not going to pretend to be spoiled with a 3-0 start to the year…I’ll take a lead at the half! Let’s go!

Maybe the biggest series of the game here for the defense.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Maybe the biggest series of the game here for the defense.

Agree. We are one big defensive play from breaking the game open. We've almost had it twice. Once with the tipped pass, once with the near interception

Indiana is a blue blood the same way Gollum is a hobbit

Jalon Daniels is 11-12 for 200 yards. Is that good?

Nice start for the D

Let's go defense

Duke gets called for a hold 1 out of every 10 times

Duke’s OL is tackling better than we are

Ugh, dumb flag

good grief

We have to stop beating ourselves

Stupid, dumb, assinine, checks thesaurus, preposterous

Turrible

Some smooth brained football to start

@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Stupid, dumb, assinine, checks thesaurus, preposterous

Doltish and pig-ignorant I'd say

were getting more guys knicked up today

whew. Nice poke, Dotson

Man this announcer is on cocaine

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Man this announcer is on cocaine

Just two guys sitting in their man cave in Jersey, calling the game

Lets go!

CRUNCH !

YES

OK no more mistakes. Take advantage of the momentum shift.

D is getting better

Is Hishaw ok?

HEY we DO have a D - -We DO have a D

LFG

Horse collar?

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Is Hishaw ok?

seems OK

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Is Hishaw ok?

Pretty solid I’d say

JD is a god, but our backs and o-line are good.

Defense is getting there

Flag!

YES

🌾🌾🌾❤️❤️❤️🌾

Again, JD is our lord and savior

IT"S A BLIZZARD OF WHEAT !

Woo Hoo RCJH

I WILL HAVE JALONS BABIES

Lawrence of Larrytown !

My💪 Is getting sore ❤️💙🥰 lol my arm doesn't look like that

@FarmerJayhawk said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

I WILL HAVE JALONS BABIES

Screen shotted for reasons

Oh NO you didn't Say it is isn't so Mr Daniels lol

KU should probably pass more: Daniels, 12/14 236 yds and 4 TDs

Is this really happening?

Hishaw took a long time to put his shoe back on, scared me

winning the yardage battle 391-252.

Grimm is going to be a Patriot isn't he? :(

That was Arnold though, right?

Rich Miller🤩

Those announcers like to dig on each other

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Those announcers like to dig on each other

Top Gun vibes

OUCH

💪🏽💪🏽

No helmet

BULLSHIT TARGETING CALL

It seems like all of our best players have a single digit number.

Not a targeting he just got rocked

Hit him with the shoulder

Blind

got use the crown

Not any different tackle than what Doooook has been doing

TOLD YA

It's never targeting when we do it to puke

@wissox 20 30

DEFENSE

Lolz

Thank U

4th and 6

Choking again like it's the F4

I was hoping theyd get the play off and get stuffed

Mario and rush are there, so neat deal

Boy did Grant lay a lick on that poor boy

plenty of field for Daniels to work with

Okay Hawks. Time for a nice loooooong time-consuming drive for six, and we got this.

@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

It's never targeting when we do it to puke

LOL - - Agreed

Feeling a shot play here. Go for the jugular

I'd like to see Daniels keep one around the end... been handing it off since the first Q

Elko getting checked by Leipold.

Scheyer getting checked by Self.

JJ Redick whining about it on his podcast.

Things you love to see

Do it Kelce, do it!

@DanR think they were getting worried about him.

Huge conversion

anyone know why guys on offense and defense share the same numbers?

It's the Magic Bean play !

If this ends well and we beat Duke again on Nov. 15, I am going to be so unpleasant to Duke fans and I don't even care

@DanR almost 100 dudes on the roster makes it unavoidable

NEAL TRUCK STICK

Nice blocking casey

Didn't realize that was his first sack of the year. Tribute to the O line.

Skinner long and lean

weak

Just me or are the flags all crazy late

Just killing ourselves again

What was it!

Nice moves by Skinner penalty aside

I'm about to cue up the radio guys so I can tell what's going on

Hold?

@DanR said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

I'd like to see Daniels keep one around the end... been handing it off since the first Q

been a long time since he took off

Our receivers block so well

15 Minutes to go. Time for a Mitch Holthus call...

"Time to PUT...THE HAMMER...DOWN"

Man it’s beautiful to see a packed Memorial

Weak penalty confirmed

Another wasted timeout. Get it together guys

The announcers can't get things straight. ESPN's website just showed "End of 4th."

Must be something about this game.

Ooo nice

go for it

Damn, another mistake. Stop it !

Targeting by Duke. Defender clearly lowered his helmet into our guy at the sideline.

Damn. Gotta punt now

nice punt

That was cool though. What can't JD do

Best rugby play of the year

Can JD make breakfast better than Wendy's? The answer is almost a resounding yes

Similar pattern. D getting better as they go

Cob went for the pick

Horrible defense

💩 gotta pressure qb

Defense getting better is the key. Duke has made some nice plays though

Our defense has STILL got a lot of work to do

Duke can only tie. We need a sustained drive here

There we go

arnold is so thin, I think the D loses track of him

Hishaw is a wagon

Tick tock goes the clock

Casey took him out

Brilliant call JD

Daniels and Hishaw are lethal, credit to the o-line too

The ball! Hold on to it, jd

Just give him the Heisman now.

No mistakes here

Score here

HELL OF A CATCH

What a pass and catch

Whoa!

HALLELUJAH !

Oh my gosh!

Ya u should check it out, show yourselves

You can't stop him ! Hell, you can't just hope to contain him !

🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

I'm having fun how about you all

@KirkIsMyHinrich I'm pleasantly pleased

I almost had a heart attack at that throw. WAVE THE WHEAT

They must've announced the nat. Champs before game. The guys were lined up in the end zone.🏆🏆🏆

JD has to be National player of the week

@FarmerJayhawk I love guts though

lets see some good D here to wrap this up

The only bummer is that ISU is losing. Would've loved a matchup of two 4-0 teams.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

They must've announced the nat. Champs before game. The guys were lined up in the end zone.🏆🏆🏆

Oh yeah I guess we have a hoops team too

we're going to be ranked....

@Jethro said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

we're going to be ranked....

Depends on who loses. We should be though

Minimal contact there

@nwhawkfan Seemed uncatchable too

Love that our fb team and our bball team are feeding off one another. Takes notes, Kentucky

Aight lets end this one

Bail out flag lol

ref had no clue what happened

Another lame PI call. We need VAR

LONNIE

SACK U VERY MUCH

What is the deal with these effing refs? A flag or targeting check on every play it seems.

@nwhawkfan need more! I think CB misses KU! He's back a lot.

I'm going to craft an awesome CB poster when I watch him play in Denver

Oh crap. They got a QB too.

Get ready hands team

Time to step up boys

Uncalled hold on that TD pass. Oh well, another chance to see Jalon Daniels add to his Heisman credentials

Jump buddy

Well, Duke is tougher than Houston at minimum. Missed holdings aside

Hang on to ball

Left foot?

Our defense is going to keep all our opponents in the game.

I miss ESPN+

One first down. That’s all we need

@stoptheflop said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Our defense is going to keep all our opponents in the game.

Every game is a learning opportunity. They will keep getting better

💩

Too conservative play calling on this drive IMO. Need yards.

throw to grimm

They can throw long

WTF

ugh

Dang I would’ve not called that

We are playing conservative. Duke can only tie. Defense has an opportunity to close the game. I think it's good for them

Leaving it up to the defense. We'll see

here come the pass interference calls

Smooth brained fair catch

Has our coaching staff not paid attention to what Leonard can do ?

I mean that was pretty close

UNBELIEVABLY STUPID

Bullcrap call.

come on D

THIS IS IT

sack him please

PHEW

BALLGAME !!!!!!

Good job Bryant.

Oh my! Cob!

Dook

Not exactly a Rembrandt, but WE'RE 4 AND 0 !

that was a lot more interesting than it needed to be, but I LOVE THIS TEAM

4-0 HAWWWWWKKKKKKKKS

Didn't like the conservative play calling on our last drive but Leipold is nearly etched his name on the Mt. Rushmore of KU football coaches already.

@DanR said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

that was a lot more interesting than it needed to be, but I LOVE THIS TEAM

More interesting than it should have been. Feels crazy to beat another P5 team by 8 where we left at least two touchdowns out there.

@wissox same thing at WV. Got conservative and gave them the ball back. Worked out better today

4-0, baby! whodathunkit?

rock chalk. Can't wait till next weekend!

Ate late lunch but was watching...... So happy for the team and for the fans. Fans need to show up next week vs. the Clones!!

RockChalkJayhawk

Go KU

4-0

Winners

Proud of this team. Keep it going, boys

This is killing me.

I'm about to drive 1900 miles back to KC next week, but it's for a reunion at the SAME TIME as the ISU game (and I can't get out of it). Nobody figured we'd be 4 and 0 when they scheduled it. O me of little faith !

Oh well, RCJH !

@BShark said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@DanR said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

that was a lot more interesting than it needed to be, but I LOVE THIS TEAM

More interesting than it should have been. Feels crazy to beat another P5 team by 8 where we left at least two touchdowns out there.

ya, kind of questionable in the end real vanilla. - -but ya left two TD's out 1/2 yad short on the opening drive & then the Neal fumble got get that fixed those two would of give us 50. - -- Iowa Sate gonna be really tough next week. - This game e had more penslitites then before crazy penalties - -work to do BUT we won 4- o

Need the Booth packed next week. Defense gonna have a huge challenge got to shore things up still not to good hard games a coming they got to stand up

What happened on the 2nd to last series? Why not go for a 1st down, with 2:30 left and Duke having multiple timeouts? Coaching lapse almost cost us big time!!!
Hopefully we see improvement on D next week. We’ll take the W - Rock Chalk!!!

@webjay not on 4 and 7!

I wanted to be more aggressive on first 3 downs

Bring Gameday to Lawrence you cowards @ESPN

We gave Duke too many chances. Plenty of game film for this one, but also a win. Probably the best outcome

Bring announcers to Lawrence! Post game guys haven't said anything about Neal yet.

@Crimsonorblue22
Obviously not on 4th down, but not aggressive at all on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd downs. Drive was only 3 plays and took only 13 seconds 😳

First 4 games this season- 4 wins. Previous 30 games- 3 wins. I think we're making progress.

@webjay I'm with you, play to win.

Stay hungry and keep improving!! Bring on ISU!!!

Plus use more clock

Baylor barely beat isu

Tick Tock

The '22-23 season will begin on Nov. 7 -- a Monday. The reason: it's the day before Election Day, and so there was an initiative to get teams to play on Monday instead of a day of civic duty and engagement. (Many teams decided to abide by this, but some still opted to play on Nov. 8.) It's an uncommon occurrence. And unfortunately, it will make for an underwhelming opening.

@RockChalkinTexas said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Ate late lunch but was watching...... So happy for the team and for the fans. Fans need to show up next week vs. the Clones!!

RockChalkJayhawk

Go KU

4-0

Winners

Homecoming next week, so I think the crowd will be bigger than today. Plus, Iowa St will bring some fans to the game.

Mizzou just lost on an absolute comedy of errors

@FarmerJayhawk what happened?

When I inevitably become a wealthy man, I'm going to throw tons of money at Kansas and I'm going to hire someone to make fun of Pat Forde

Lets go

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@FarmerJayhawk what happened?

They missed a 26 yard FG to win in regulation. Then they were just about to score in OT to win but their RB fumbled into the end zone, Auburn recovered. Ballgame

@FarmerJayhawk oh man, 😭 S E C

Last time we lost in bb of fb was March 1, lets go

Duke was much better than I thought they would be. KU definitely had to play its best game to win this. Jalon was great; next level passing and in the first half his rushes gave us a great start to the game. Duke's defense was there on all our big passing plays and mostly stopped the run in the second half. Glad to get this win and move on to Iowa St.

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@KirkIsMyHinrich What did Pat write now?

@wissox said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@KirkIsMyHinrich What did Pat write now?

Who knows. It's the only thing that keeps him alive

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Bring announcers to Lawrence! Post game guys haven't said anything about Neal yet.

Neal actually came back in the game. - Had a rush on the last drive we had for no gain and another play he I think is gonna be ok

Really happy to see these 4 wins - -shows we got this thing turned or at least 85 % turned around. - -Sorry to say I think ew might relly struggle to win any more this season - - getting into the meat of the Big 12 and at the present I just don't think our defense can stand up big enough to help oir offense enough for another win.

Our defense has work to do , and the thing is I'm not sure exactly where at - unless it is just everywhere. - -Got to get more pressure & GOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE DAM RUN , but love it - -maybe kust maybe might be able to gt Iowa State gonna be hard

Bowling sounds like fun, we should try it tbh

So, will Duke fans consider the first sack of Daniels a moral victory?

We certainly have had to listen to KSt in basketball recite Squeaky's "But at least we ....." rationalizations after losses for a helluva long time! With him gone, we will need a successor to make clown comments, won't we?

Great day so far. KU wins. Pitt State wins. Fizzou loses. Hoping K-State beats OU. 🎉

@Gorilla72 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Great day so far. KU wins. Pitt State wins. Fizzou loses. Hoping K-State beats OU. 🎉

I'm good with the kitties getting stomped tonight.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@Gorilla72 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Great day so far. KU wins. Pitt State wins. Fizzou loses. Hoping K-State beats OU. 🎉

I'm good with the kitties getting stomped tonight.

I live near Tulsa. Too many OU flags here. Too many SEC, SEC, SEC comments from locals. Kansas born.

The offense will give KU a chance just about every week because our defense, though significantly improved from last year, is still a bad defense overall.

@Gorilla72 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@Gorilla72 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Great day so far. KU wins. Pitt State wins. Fizzou loses. Hoping K-State beats OU. 🎉

I'm good with the kitties getting stomped tonight.

I live near Tulsa. Too many OU flags here. Too many SEC, SEC, SEC comments from locals. Kansas born.

My dad was a Sooner so I grew up cheering for OU and if I didn't go to KU, I most likely would've gone to OU instead. I still cheer for OU when they aren't playing Kansas.

Maybe KU will take Texas' place in the top 25 now that TxTech beat Tx.

My aunt married a guy who'd played QB for the Sooners in the 1920s. He never mentioned it on our rare visits to their house, so I didn't find out until many years after he died. Looked up his stats not too long ago...his only win as a starter was against KU.

@stoptheflop said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Maybe KU will take Texas' place in the top 25 now that TxTech beat Tx.

There's several teams that will drop out this week. Texas, Miami, Wake Forest, and Florida have all lost, and Texas A&M should probably lose to Arkansas tonight. Those are all teams ranked between 20-25 so I think there's a pretty solid chance KU ends up ranked tomorrow.

@stoptheflop said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Duke was much better than I thought they would be. KU definitely had to play its best game to win this. Jalon was great; next level passing and in the first half his rushes gave us a great start to the game. Duke's defense was there on all our big passing plays and mostly stopped the run in the second half. Glad to get this win and move on to Iowa St.

I’d argue the big takeaway is that KU didn’t have to play its best game to win. Lot of mistakes. Penalties. (Some earned. Some not so much) and at least two scores left out there with the early no score on 4 and goal and then the fumble on what was surely a scoring drive.

How many 4ths down conversions did the defense give up after seemingly getting a stop for three downs?

Definitely not a clean game but Kansas was still the better team.

Besides KU QB A+, what grades are we giving the rest of the positions for today's game?

This is nuts. A K-State team that couldn't beat Tulane goes into Norman and takes down the Sooners.

OU goes down. Texas falls in OT.

Enjoy watching your incoming losers, SEC ?

The number of missed OU tackles was honestly hysterical.

KSU did not do anything spectacular. OU just couldn’t tackle in the open field at all.

KU officially in top of the B12

@nwhawkfan I am!

Will KU be ranked or not? CBS Sports speculates that KU will be 25, partially based on emotional response by voters. The AP Poll announces at 3PM Central time. Rock Chalk Baby!

@stoptheflop said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Will KU be ranked or not? CBS Sports speculates that KU will be 25, partially based on emotional response by voters. The AP Poll announces at 3PM Central time. Rock Chalk Baby!

We just need to worry about on the filed - the rankings will take care of themselves, or it could be the shortest lived time in the rankings -really not sure if we ar quite ready for rankings or not - -but through attrition probably will be.

Actually thought Jalen had a chance to get that National attention again , but then have watched some othres from the weekend - -multiple QB'S had really good games but that's ok - we know we got us a winner

@jayballer67 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

@stoptheflop said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Will KU be ranked or not? CBS Sports speculates that KU will be 25, partially based on emotional response by voters. The AP Poll announces at 3PM Central time. Rock Chalk Baby!

We just need to worry about on the filed - the rankings will take care of themselves, or it could be the shortest lived time in the rankings -really not sure if we ar quite ready for rankings or not - -but through attrition probably will be.

Actually thought Jalen had a chance to get that National attention again , but then have watched some othres from the weekend - -multiple QB'S had really good games but that's ok - we know we got us a winner

Those other qbs might be good, but they ain't Jalon:

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@stoptheflop said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Will KU be ranked or not? CBS Sports speculates that KU will be 25, partially based on emotional response by voters. The AP Poll announces at 3PM Central time. Rock Chalk Baby!

KU isn't ranked in the coaches poll. They came in 27th and the 4th highest ranked B12 team. There are 9 Big 12 teams receiving votes in the coaches poll this week.

KU not ranked in either poll Coach's or AP. - - - -Oklahoma State 9th - - - - -Baylor - 16th - - - - -Oklahoma - -18th - - -& K/State - - 25th

Seen one source early line Iowa State 2 point favorite

@jayballer67 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Seen one source early line Iowa State 2 point favorite

ESPN has ISU at -3 to start.

@jayballer67 said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

KU not ranked in either poll Coach's or AP. - - - -Oklahoma State 9th - - - - -Baylor - 16th - - - - -Oklahoma - -18th - - -& K/State - - 25th

KU is 26th in the AP poll and 27th in the coaches poll.

Thanks, AP and Coaches Poll. Tremendous motivation tool.

@Jethro said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

Thanks, AP and Coaches Poll. Tremendous motivation tool.

I hope we play angry next week

I hope they don't worry one second about some imagined disrespect. They are good enough to not need distractions about rankings. Winning solves all.

It's looking more likely GameDay could be coming to KU on October 8 because with both Texas and OU losing on Saturday, the RRR has lost a lot of luster this now. If KU can get to 5-0, it's looking good for KU to host GameDay with the biggest competition being Texas A&M at Alabama.

BetMGM has KU in the mix to be featured on College GameDay at some point over the next 5 games amd I hope it happens!

@mayjay said in Just Beat Duke, OK!:

I hope they don't worry one second about some imagined disrespect. They are good enough to not need distractions about rankings. Winning solves all.

Agree just go play the game take care of business and al the other stuff will take care of it'self