@kjayhawks agree the Fresno win was good. It was more dominant than I expected. I see it the same way with KSU, we are cursed against them. KU finds ways to lose that game.
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Tough scene for the voiceofmorgantown guy on x. He was so sure WVU would win and KU was "overhyped".
Peepeepoopoo at the skill positions. Yikes. RB is a disaster.
Don't want Constanza at all. He'd have to be the second wing and I'd still prefer Perry for that.
@mayjay said in 2025 Chiefs:
@Crimsonorblue22 Took a look at that page. Can't believe anyone takes what they say seriously. They have "quotes"superimposed on pictures as if the person pictured said it but actually no attributon. Made up for clicks, I'd say.... It was posted 2 hours ago but no legit source has that story. The comments are totally toxic. Read for amusement, not news!
Best thing to do is ignore everything on facebook unfortunately. The amount of 100% fake stuff I see on there is insane. I don't even want to post the examples to give them the time of day but blatant lying about sports stuff for clicks.
@Jhawk69 said in 2025 Chiefs:
@BShark Yes. People are shitting on the secondary (and rightfully so), but the defensive line was by far the worst position group.
Dline can really make or break a secondary imo. Most guys can only cover for so long, even better secondary players.
KU was fortunate to be in the game, based on yardage. I'm sure that's been said alot already but it was baffling
Tough stretch coming up, let's see if they can hold on
Defensive line is a massive issue. Baàd
@BeddieKU23 said in Other Football Games of Interest:
@BShark said in Other Football Games of Interest:
FSU back??? @BeddieKU23
At least for 1 game. One can only hope
Was fun to see, even if it isn't as fun to hate on Bama in their current state. I've kind of adopted them and Wisconsin as tertiary teams knowing that them winning brings some fellow bucketeers some joy. As long as neither is playing KU or Michigan.
@kjayhawks said in Wagner game:
@BShark yes O-line struggled in short yardage, that’s part of the reason I want the option back. Any new on Williams? I like him and JD running the option
I haven't read anything. I will say it didn't look great when he got injured against Fresno.
OL is a real concern at this point. Interested to see how they hold up against better comp.
FSU back??? @BeddieKU23
Jeff Grimes, still bad at coordinating football.
@ImmunoHawk Those accounts often get taken down and have to switch names etc
Personally I am more than good with Mecole and Skyy Moore never playing for KC again.
@mayjay said in 2025 Chiefs:
Chiefs traded for DT Derek Nnadi from the Jets (exchanged 2026 6th and 7th round picks). Got him back after he was signed as a FA last spring by NYJ. Good move!!!
The only weird part is they probably could have done so without having to trade if they believed he was getting cut. Happy to have him back though.
@dylans completely agree. It somewhat comes with the territory when you have to give a qb a top contract but it can be motivated by great drafting
@nuleafjhawk Unfortunately they never will because it still makes them money
@nuleafjhawk just abolish the preseason at this point
@Jhawk69 said in KU Roster for 25-26:
For me the question is whether Bill Self can work the ol Bill Self magic on this group. Historically he is good at getting the most out of his teams but that sure as hell didn't happen these past couple seasons.
The last two years did have quite a bit in common. The hope is that it was just a rotten core. I still think bringing in Hunter was ultimately a mistake but alas.
@Jhawk69 said in KU Roster for 25-26:
@BShark I agree for the most part. I will also note that KU's defense last year was a paper tiger. Sure, they could completely stiffle Cincinatti and Arizona State to inflate their numbers, but any above-average offense absolutely carved them up at will. They allowed Baylor to score 60 points in one half! They gave up an open three in pretty much every "must stop" situation too.
As bad as the BYU game was the Utah game was absolutely horrific as well. Just many cases of them being horrific defensively.
@dylans I think unless we see some kind of major change this is the future of college athletics.
@Jhawk69 I think it's worth giving the team a shot, we largely have new players.
I would take KU's roster over Arizona. I believe a lot of Dylans being down on the situation is not believing in Flory in general. I know him and Approx went at it on this subject before. I am somewhere in the middle with him but I think it's very much within the realm of possibility that he proves to be a better all around player for the team than Hunter was. Defense can be hard to measure. I know last year's team graded out well on that end but I believe that is largely due to Bill's genius. That team was not getting a stop when they needed it. I suspect this team will be better on both ends if things play out right. This roster has quite a bit of positional length and should be getting after teams, attacking the ball to generate turnovers and thriving in transition. This team should actually play fast again, which was impossible to do with Hunter. As far as the offense in general, I know the KJ/Juan horse is long dead, but the impact of not playing a complete non-shooter and an unwilling shooter will open things up tremendously. That's the thing some people (not saying anyone here) don't understand about this topic in general. Jalen Wilson in the title year shot 26% from three. The important thing is that he was a willing shooter that had to at least be guarded out there.
TL;DR I'm going to believe in this team until they give me a reason not to.
@approxinfinity said in To hell with the summer:
Is it KU sports time yet or what?
I need it more than ever
@Kcmatt7 said in Jayhawk football schedule. Wissox Forecast.:
My opinion, JD6 should be sharper. I expect meltdowns to not be so horrific. I think the offense gets back its mojo.
7+ wins
7-8 and I'd be pretty happy. More than that OR one of the wins is against KSU and I'm thrilled.
Great moves by the Royals.
@rockchalkjayhawk I'm pretty happy they are at least allowed to continue if they were already aboard. NCAA is pretty daft sometimes.
@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU Roster for 25-26:
@BShark said in KU Roster for 25-26:
@AsadZ said in KU Roster for 25-26:
@BShark He is 26 years old.
Right, it's pretty crazy that he has eligbility left. Modern times I suppose.
@rockchalkjayhawk I would be rather surprised if that spot was filled. Only so much $ and playing time.
Yea on that roster spot? Seems weird for a major program like Kansas to not have a full roster of players. Times are changing i suppose.
It is also more than it used to be now. 15 instead of 13. Admittedly it was always a big bigger with walk-ons. The last spots now are essentially walk-ons. Finding cheap players in this era will be important.
@AsadZ said in KU Roster for 25-26:
@BShark He is 26 years old.
Right, it's pretty crazy that he has eligbility left. Modern times I suppose.
@rockchalkjayhawk I would be rather surprised if that spot was filled. Only so much $ and playing time.
@Jhawk69 He only has one year of eligibility left. Frankly I'm not even sure how given how old he is and how many years he has already played.
@mayjay wonderful news
Completely agree on Agyemang. AWFUL.
@approxinfinity I've been catching the last few Gold Cup matches. I'd say this is a B/C type of squad for the US, but they have done well considering. This isn't a high stakes even so it's good to see what we have in some of these guys.
Wow, Diego Luna is on some kind of run right now.
5 ACC opponents this year.
Demir ended up signing with Oregon after KU won out for Mbiya.
@dylans said in KU Roster for 25-26:
@wissox I’d hate being forced to work in Utah as well. The draft is kinda bull crap - definitely not how I’d like to be chosen for work. But I don’t know how you’d force parity on the league without salary caps and weighted drafts. You’d end up with a bunch of Duke, Kansas, Alabama, Ohio State, Dodgers, Yankees garbage where the biggest checkbook wins.
I really hate how it works in baseball. Part of it is just the sports involved but I do fully believe that the way the NFL has created major parity is a big part of the success. Obviously having an elite QB solves a lot and can make a team consistently good. But we always see a lot of season to season change in the NFL.
I can confirm what Farmer is saying about revshare. I seriously would not expect much at all with a potential last addition.
@kjayhawks said in KU Roster for 25-26:
@BShark our defense and rebounding should improve drastically. Ge last 3 years have been sub par for a Self coached team.
Yes. Hunter was a huge liability on that end. All the bigs in the rotation are athletic again.
@approxinfinity said in KU Roster for 25-26:
What a difference a year makes. Would be fine if espn hype train ignores us completely until we make some noise.
I'm perfectly fine with that. KU should have to earn it after the last two years.
I think this is now a top 10 roster. Before the additions I would have said moreso top 20 range. The back-up big was a must. The roster to me makes sense, and feels properly built around Darryn Peterson. I also really love all the length this team has. Positional length across the board. Elmarko at 6'3'' will be the shortest rotation player. Council and Dawson both appear to have major plus wingspans.
@wissox said in The portal.:
If I could get paid for each of the comments on this thread.....Wondering if it's safe to shut er down now? Is Bill done? Roster is set?
I don't think the last addition will be meaningful if there is one but you never know I suppose.
Bill Self is BACK folks
Answering multiple questions here
Tre White should start at the four.
I have the starting line-up as DP, Elmarko, Council, White, Flory based on early practice reports. Dawson will play a lot whether he starts or not.
@HoraceZontal Yeah you have to space it out more than you would think. Checking the preview is a good way to see what it will look like when the post gets submitted.
@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
@BShark so are we still down a starting wing then?
The starting line-up has been set for months
@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
How excited should I be about Old King Kohl?
Bench piece. If he means Samis doesn't have to play that's a win imo
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Eyes on Rosario. Lots of optimism there
Believe that he signed today.
Returning to a bowl game is a must with how much has been invested into football
Camron McDowell is on a visit. CRIME HAWKS ARE BACK.