Weāre playing them starting in 2025. BOOOOOO.
FarmerJayhawk
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@approxinfinity said in The democratic nominee:
@kjayhawks said in The democratic nominee:
@BShark thatās my trouble with both sides, one side does it and itās forgiven. The other side does it and should face the wrath of god himself. Its the hypocrisy back and forth anymore.
It goes back further. McConnell bitching and giving the Democrats hell for stalling on Kavanaugh, while the Republicsns delayed for a whole year on Garland and prevented the Democrats from having a nomination to the court under Obama. And there's a long history of both parties stalling on SCOTUS nominations before that.
Unfortunately, part of the problem here is that THE SHOW might bevthe THE ONLY EDUCATION the populace might get from the other side.
It goes all the way back to Bork. Zero character flaws. Dās just didnāt want an originalist on the Court. Then the Thomas fiasco, then Harry Reid nuked the appointments filibuster for all but SCOTUS nominees, then McConnell said ok if you donāt like the filibuster for judges, weāll oblige. Hence Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.
@BShark said in The democratic nominee:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ghostmw312/status/1247945583190585345 ā
Lol
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Poor fellows just discovered politics aināt beanbag.
@BShark said in The democratic nominee:
I think my least (or is it most) favorite thing right now is the people that decried Kavanaugh but are now saying we shouldn't jump to conclusions with Biden. At least be consistent. But no, it's purely and only about party lines.
@mayjay I've been at this point before but end up always voting, fwiw. Just gotta get this bitching out of my system. :winking_face:
@benshawks08 Voter suppression is one of the absolute biggest problems. There is way too much to want to get into and unpack it all. Black people in Texas having to wait literally all day for the chance to vote is an issue. Many people can't afford to take a day off of work to vote. Other people don't realize things like this happen because their own experience is walking in, voting and being done in 5 minutes.
Wisconsin just this week was still holding primary elections with in person voting. Disturbing.
The benefit of the two party system is to make things easy for the ruling class to ensure who they want wins. I'm sure they would manage but boy would it be messy if they had to account for the possibility of anyone winning.
@FarmerJayhawk No need to rig ballots I would imagine, but it does seem easy to do if needed. Things like the Illinois primary results being put out on TV over a day in advance do give pause however. If I didn't actually see that when it happened and then the results later, I probably wouldn't have believed it. But is seems even easier still to just control the nominees, pump out the information you want for brainwashing via the TV and now the internet.
I agree Bernie was never winning, I've been saying that since he announced his candidacy. Much smarter people than me predicted Biden would get the nomination.
If this Amash guy is old enough to run for POTUS he is probably too old to still be in the Libertarian phase.
What you likely saw was absentee ballots. Trust me, our biggest complaint is county election officials canāt count ballots fast enough! Right after polls close, we start calling our county contacts to get early counts and we keep calling around until we know. Itās a giant pain in the azz and delays drinking hours. Boo!
One is never too old to fight for individual liberty, peace, and prosperity š
@BShark said in The democratic nominee:
We obviously can't see it happen but I believe that whether Biden or Trump wins, the next four years will play out exactly the same.
This about sums it up
Two privately owned political parties choose two candidates with nearly identical policies and then voters try to guess which will be slightly less shitty. Both parties hold primary votes, but neither is under any legal obligation to uphold the results if they want to go with someone else. There's no preferential voting, the system is designed to give a third party candidate the longest odds possible. They use easily rigged electronic voting machines. The political and capitalist classes hold near complete control over mass media and have no reservations about lying or burying stories they don't like. On top of all of that, there is quite a lot of outright fraud in manufacturing fake votes and suppressing or destroying legitimate ones.
So I guess I'm just getting more and more disillusioned with the process and THE SHOW.
Parties are undemocratic because they're private actors with one job: win elections. We have very weak parties in this country, much to our detriment IMO. Our first past the post and single member district system ensures there are only 2 viable candidates per district 99% of the time. Weird races like Kansas governor in 18 notwithstanding.
We don't rig ballots. It's a 100% no go zone for political operatives. I've been on U.S. Senate all the way down to state legislative campaigns and it's just not done. There is honor among thieves in that regard. There are some isolated cases of bad apples but you'll find more often than not bad apple gets thrown out by their own party. We'll fight like hell to get our people out and draw the district lines to our advantage but we don't mess with the ballots. There was a ballot harvesting case in a district in NC in 18 and the NRCC cut the candidate. No room for it in this business.
Bernie had no shot because he and his platform just are not that popular with voters. He got the exact process he wanted for 2020 after packing the DNC with his folks and still couldn't beat Biden. At some point it's not the system, it's the candidates.
I'm definitely voting for Biden, but a little birdie told me today there might be a fairly strong independent/libertarian candidate, Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI). He's been dancing around the subject for awhile, but he's taken some steps recently that point that direction. I respect him, and probably would vote for him if I still lived in Kansas as a protest vote, but not in a purple state.
@mayjay said in The democratic nominee:
@FarmerJayhawk This election will determine if Biden's do-over of his choice in 2016 came too late. Fortunately for him, the same Republican is running, so the age issue is not a huge problem.
Weāll see! The one advantage he does have is 2020 is a referendum on Trump, not a binary choice per se. And he has a very straight path to 270: 3 of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Arizona.
@BShark said in 2021 Recruiting:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2021 Recruiting:
@BeddieKU23 said in 2021 Recruiting:
@BShark The guard I would love to pair with Thompson potentially in 21 is Kennedy Chandler. Played with Mokan and is very good. However I think his recruitment is just not the rabbit hole KU can contend in right now.
Think KK goes to Memphis or Duke.
Sallis is definitely the top priority in 21. I'm concerned about what we're doing up front because we'll need at least 2 bigs and I'm not sure we're leading for any as of today. But lots to shake out given these strange times. Info has basically dried up since nobody's taking visits and its a long dead period.
We are pretty much not getting Kendall Brown either from what I understand. I believe he was Adidas AAU but Sunrise being funded by Nike probably killed us. Virginia is a player here despite not being listed on his 247 profile.
As for bigs like you said it's harder to get info now. Guessing we can't beat out OG Wade for Anselem. I just haven't seen KU linked with many post players in 21.
I'm not super worried about the wing, though Brown is a good player. If we have Wilson, Enaruan, and Tyon we'll be fine. Even if Tyon leaves for some reason we'll have Braun as well. Much more concerned about bigs.
@kjayhawks said in The democratic nominee:
@FarmerJayhawk I think itās foolish to just assume that non white people will vote for Biden. I sure hope more people vote tho.
Biden will get bare minimum 85% of the black vote (probably closer to 90+) and 65% of the Hispanic vote (probably closer to 70%). I do think turnout will be higher in 20 than 16. Biden is about 15 points higher on net favorability than Hillary was at the same point in the election.
@BShark said in The democratic nominee:
It's America. The white guy with a groping problem prevailed over the Asian, the Woman, and the Jew. Shocks you to see it.
Based on overwhelming popularity among checks notes black people.
@BShark said in The democratic nominee:
@FarmerJayhawk seemed like a formality. Can Trump Lite beat Trump?
Biden as Trump lite is a new one. But I get your point that everyone to the right of Castro is moderate.
And yes, Biden needs about 100,000 more black voters in PA, MI, and WI to get the win. 250,000 to be very safe. All numbers Obama got in 12.
@BeddieKU23 said in 2021 Recruiting:
@BShark The guard I would love to pair with Thompson potentially in 21 is Kennedy Chandler. Played with Mokan and is very good. However I think his recruitment is just not the rabbit hole KU can contend in right now.
Think KK goes to Memphis or Duke.
Sallis is definitely the top priority in 21. I'm concerned about what we're doing up front because we'll need at least 2 bigs and I'm not sure we're leading for any as of today. But lots to shake out given these strange times. Info has basically dried up since nobody's taking visits and its a long dead period.
I agree with the administration that pulling out of the Paris agreement made a lot of sense. The US is MUCH more efficient in carbon emissions per unit of output than the developed world. China already imports more coal than anyone and some non-binding targets with no teeth are just paper. If you believe noted right wing organization the NRDC (sarcasm), climate change will have the impact of a minor recession on the US, about 2% less a century from now vs. if the climate stayed as-is. My business is already overburdened with regulation and bad trade policy. Donāt need another whack upside the head.
Come on folks, a virus canāt be racist. Itās not even alive for cripes sake. Natural events canāt be racist. Full stop. Besides, critical theory is dumb. Anyone who puts forward a non-falsifiable theory as legitimate science is totally missing the boat. Not just my reading of the literature, Robin DiAngelo (the OG Iād critical theory) wrote a whole freaking book saying anyone who disagrees with her is experiencing āwhite fragilityā and is therefore racist and promoting white supremacy. Itās all a load of garbage.
But! As Iāve said here a lot, the administrationās response to COVID has been too little, too late. The FDA dropped the ball on testing, the White House downplayed COVID in the winter, and Trump canāt get out of his own way at his pressers.
His domestic record is iffy at best. Trade? Terrible. Budget? Terrible. Immigration? Woof. Foreign policy? Meh. Some wins, mostly losses. Liked the TCJA both on the corporate and personal side though it was wounded. Health care? Lol. The GOP has no plan. There are lots of smart plans out there on the right on health care but the White House and R leadership in Congress has been meh. Trumpās real domestic success has been in the judiciary, which wouldāve been the case under any other GOP administration. My man Cocaine Mitch just runs that train.
@nuleafjhawk said in Coronavirus Origins:
@mayjay and why has it taken - however long bats have been on earth- for this to show up ?
Hard to say. For example, HIV didnāt show up until the late 60ās and came from apes. Itās possible there were more localized outbreaks years and years ago before globalization when China was effectively autarkic both in terms of labor and capital.
My theory is weāre all so economically related now itās much, much easier for a virus to both jump to humans and once it does, infect a lot of people. There are more of us than ever and itās easier to travel than ever.
99.99% chance it was natural. We've known bats are a prime candidate to transmit a virus of this type for a long time, and frankly we don't have the ability to engineer something like this
@SlickRockJayhawk said in Game Changer at the center position:
@BShark If David Mac has a career in basketball, it's as a step away forward. He's shown he has the mid-range jumper in his arsenal. He's definitely not a center at the next level. He knows it, that's why he's obviously been working on his shot.
He's only a center at the next level. You are what you can guard and he sure can't defend any kind of athletic 4. The guy with the most potential on the roster is Ochai without a doubt. Can't teach that kind of athleticism. At worst he's a bench 3&D guy, at his ceiling he's Malik Beasley who really broke out this year. Plus he's not even 20 years old yet (born 4/2000). McCormack was born 7/1999, so he's almost 10 months older.
Haarms is effectively a Corvette version of Mitch Lightfoot. Good shot blocker and rim runner, gives you some shooting range, and thatās about it. He wants a much bigger role than we can offer. I do expect UK to be a player for him since EVERYONE is leaving.
He screamed āoh crap what if we lose Ochaiā recruit. As it became clear heās not going anywhere, Williams was not getting offered.
Very interesting story on trade and drugs. https://reason.com/2020/04/06/why-you-shouldnt-trust-anyone-who-claims-80-percent-of-americas-drugs-come-from-china/ ā
State is gonna be so, so bad again. Might end up starting all freshmen.
With his size and length I could see him starting at the 4 by the end of the year in a Josh Jackson type role. He's not Josh, but is similar stylistically.
Really good read on this https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/george-bush-2005-wait-pandemic-late-prepare/story?id=69979013 ā
@BeddieKU23 said in 2020 Transfer List:
Giant Sized Center Matt Haarms in the portal from Purdon't. Grad Transfer
Rumor is he was not happy about losing minutes and his starting spot to Trevion Williams.
@approxinfinity said in Failures in Social Distancing:
This article has an excellent map showing early stay at home orders overlayed on amount of travel. A very clear indicator how important stay at home orders are.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/02/us/coronavirus-social-distancing.html ā
The Times still whiffing here. The mapās travel distances are highly correlated with both population density and poverty. Most working poor donāt have the luxury of living within a mile of their job or grocery store, and are more likely to take care of relatives. The first version of this piece was way worse in a ālol look at these dumb hicksā kind of way. But itās easy to say when you work for the Times, went to an Ivy, and the only time youāve lived outside the urban northeast is a study abroad junket to Paris.
@approxinfinity said in Is this website a joke?:
@jayballer73 politics have played and continue to play a huge role in the response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Look at the states that still don't have stay at home orders. All Republican governors. Lives continue to be lost because of Trumps stupidity. The fact that he has refused to declare a national stay at home directive and has relegated the handling of the issue to individual governors while continue to undermine the CDC (his latest declaration stating that he himself would not wear a mask) has created chaos. Leaders lead. This loser says it's not his problem ("I'm not a shipping clerk") and has his unqualified son in law running a shadow coronavirus reponse operation declaring that the states can't access the federal reserve of medical supplies.
So.... Much.... Bad....
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-stay-at-home-order.html ā
The President doesnāt have the power to issue such a directive. Only governors and mayors can issue stay home orders. And to be fair to those who havenāt issued such orders, theyāve all closed non-essential business, schools, and banned gatherings of more than 10 people.
Would take if thereās a spot https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/liam-robbins-1.html ā
@dylans said in 2020-21 Season: Will it happen?:
Another theory (put forth by a doctor that specializes in this) is we are doing everything wrong. Kids should be in school getting exposed and building antibodies to the virus. Then they would be the first line of defense against the viruses future spread. Get enough healthy people exposed and immune to protect those that are susceptible from future exposure.
š¤·āāļø even the experts canāt agree, but everyone is doing what they can and politicizing the issue is disgusting.
This is a terrible idea. In looking at the data, it's clear that early action is key to saving a lot of lives. Our health system can't handle that kind of influx of patients and hundreds of thousands (at least) will die from lack of care, genes be damned. I'm sure not willing to send that many to their graves because eugenics. This isn't chicken pox where if you get it early you have a lifetime of immunity. Folks in China are getting reinfected months, not years, after original exposure.
@DoubleDD said in Differentiating fact from opinion on COVID-19:
@kjayhawks i know you donāt vote party line tickets. Your like me if you donāt know then you donāt vote.yet some posters on here Believe you. Have to vote Dem no matter what. Because reps are racist. Yet with a quick study of history we find the Dems are racist. Prove me wrong posters! What has the Dem party done for the black American?
The Civil Rights Acts were helpful. More recently NAFTA.
I donāt like these lawsuits at all. Downplaying COVID is pretty clearly protected speech. The Court should definitely toss the suit.
I think everything gets delayed. A ton of schools moved online for the summer, so nobody will be on campus until fall.
@kjayhawks said in The democratic nominee:
@BShark the Democrats havenāt help themselves either with the passing of the stimulus that gives congress a 46k a year raise. National emergency, people are dying! We need to make more money.... what a joke both parties are at this point.
Members didnāt get a raise. It was money for (very underpaid) staff to get additional resources to be able to work remotely while maintaining security.
@DoubleDD said in Is this website a joke?:
@FarmerJayhawk wasnāt Obama just a kid when he ate dog meat not sure? Lack of research. Sorry to night @approxinfinity is right middle aged man drinking some beers.
Yeah, I think so. I donāt blame him, weāre all the product of our upbringing to some extent. Iām a 20-something having a few! Hope you and approx work things out. I love the diversity of this board. Would gladly have beers with any poster here.
@DoubleDD said in Is this website a joke?:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney_dog_incident ā
If Do you believe in Wikipedia when you might like this?
Jives with my recollection! Iām a HUGE dog person (literally my dad and me had a greyhound operation back in the day. I fed, watered, and exercised at least a handful of greyhounds 365 days a year) and thought it was a non-story. I would never eat dog meat, but Pres. Obama tried it as a part of that culture and it is what it is. Iād never do it because of my own ethics but ĀÆ_(ć)_/ĀÆ. To each their own. But here in the States we really do need bans on domestic animal meat and ownership of exotic animals. Call it a soft spot for charismatic megafauna.
@DoubleDD said in Is this website a joke?:
@nuleafjhawk said in Is this website a joke?:
@DoubleDD We should be friends here.
First of all, you will notice (or now you can notice) that I'm not in on the politics conversations. I am 100% ignorant on politics. If I've ever called you a name ( and I'm pretty sure I have not), I sincerely apologize.
But, the points you make are why I would discourage political talk on this board. It's a no win situation. You can not win, so why talk about it. There are Republicans and Democrats alike that would vote for Satan himself because he was Republican or Democrat.
As far as Donald Trump goes - I didn't like him before he was president. I thought he was an arrogant, pompous ass. My opinion of him hasn't changed, but if you like him - so what? You may know or recognize a lot of things about him that I don't see. (Especially since I'm so politically ignorant)
Just don't let it get to you, brother. Know before you start that if you're talking about politics or religion it's not going to end pretty.
I respect you as you are respectful. One of my favorite posters. I do enjoy youāre work.
The problem isnāt talking politics, itās about being fair. What Iām to to think when posters hold a rep president to a different standard than a president that has a D beside their name? What that they are my friends?
I like realism. Love doing what is best for our country. Yet so many here want to blame Trump for the Coronavirus, yet completely looked the other way when it came to the h1n1 with Obama.
This is why I voted against mitt Romney, and voted for Obama. What man can leave a dog tied up to a bumper of his car and drive down the road yet will be coherent enough to lead the greatest nation on earth. A man that is willing to spend money on a deck so you can stand on top of it until his employees heās letting them go?
I have been fair Iāve tried to talk to issues but because Iām a Trump guy or person Iām just bad. Thereās no discussions there is no meeting of the minds. Itās mocking, laughing, and name calling.
Iāve called nobody any names. Just to try to talk the issues. That doesnāt seem like talking politics to me? And what is that ? the same people are going to vote biden. The guy doesnāt know heās talking to you. He got confused who is sister was and wife wife. This isnāt a flub this is a man losing his mind. It is saying people are going to sit here and tell me that Trump isnāt worthy to be president but theyāre going to vote In a Manchuria president.
Sorry @nuleafjhawk count me out.
The Romneyās kept their dog in a windshield equipped crate on the top of their car, nowhere near the bumper. That dog was in less danger than my coyote dogs in a dog box. Shoot, my old mutt got car sick riding in the back seat of my car. Non-story and part of the absolute hatchet job the press did on Romney to protect Obama. Now Romney is the darling is the Dās since he voted to convict Trump.
My hunch is theyāre trying to prove the NCAAās case against Self. So if Self committed L1 violations and didnāt get canned, Beaty can say the L2 charges had nothing to do with his firing and therefore he was fired without cause.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Trouble:
Am I the only one worried about this?
Most of this stuff is already public I believe. Gassnola testified nobody at KU knew about any of his dealings so idk why Beatyās crew wants him.
@DoubleDD said in Is this website a joke?:
Iāve been attacked relentlessly because I think Trump is a good president. Yet these same think Biden will be a great president. Huh?
I donāt think Biden will be great by any stretch, but itās definitely not fair to splice together a bunch of clips of verbal miscues. You could do the same for my lectures over the years and think old Farmer has advanced dementia before he reached 30 š
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
Intriguing option as a rim protector/rebound specialist https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jeff-otchere-1.html ā
Won AEC DPOY playing 17 MPG and played JuCo ball at Garden. Career 13% block percentage and 15% rebound percentage. For reference, last year Doke was 11 and 21 respectively.
That's a hard pass from me. He got worse in just about every category except rebounding last season and the 17% total rebounding rate he had isn't that good for a player his size in that league.
Best case scenario is he's Dave's back up, but I'd still rather have Silvio over this guy.
If we have a spot and need a garbage man, thereās not really a downside.
^^^
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
Intriguing option as a rim protector/rebound specialist https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jeff-otchere-1.html ā
Won AEC DPOY playing 17 MPG and played JuCo ball at Garden. Career 13% block percentage and 15% rebound percentage. For reference, last year Doke was 11 and 21 respectively.
That's a hard pass from me. He got worse in just about every category except rebounding last season and the 17% total rebounding rate he had isn't that good for a player his size in that league.
Best case scenario is he's Dave's back up, but I'd still rather have Silvio over this guy.
If we have a spot and need a garbage man, thereās not really a downside.
^^^
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
Intriguing option as a rim protector/rebound specialist https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jeff-otchere-1.html ā
Won AEC DPOY playing 17 MPG and played JuCo ball at Garden. Career 13% block percentage and 15% rebound percentage. For reference, last year Doke was 11 and 21 respectively.
That's a hard pass from me. He got worse in just about every category except rebounding last season and the 17% total rebounding rate he had isn't that good for a player his size in that league.
Best case scenario is he's Dave's back up, but I'd still rather have Silvio over this guy.
I would as well but Iām always intrigued by guys with an elite skill to fill out your ābullpen.ā If we have a spot and need a garbage man, thereās not really a downside.
None of his skills are elite though. Silvio had a better rebounding and block rate than this kid last season. Otchere is also a big black hole on offense as his PER was 12 last year. Otchere was also a worse FT shooter than Doke. The one thing Otchere is good at, KU has two guys (Silvio and Mitch) that are just as good or better considering the level of competition involved.
A career block rate of 13 is fantastic. He and Withey had the same career high. Did you ignore the caveat that Iām intrigued as a D specialist? Not asking him to be Doke.
I also saw the significant drop off from his first to second season at Stony Brook in every relevant category except rebounding where he went from bad to average for his size. Silvio had a higher block rate than he did last season. 10% last season is still good, but it's against crap competition and that's literally the only thing he's good at and KU has two guys in Silvio and Mitch that are comparable in that category.
To be fair, Silvio probably played similar competition during mopup time š. If we need a guy, I like the fit. Massive too: 6-11, 7-6 wingspan. Come in, give a few fouls, defend, sit down.
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
Intriguing option as a rim protector/rebound specialist https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jeff-otchere-1.html ā
Won AEC DPOY playing 17 MPG and played JuCo ball at Garden. Career 13% block percentage and 15% rebound percentage. For reference, last year Doke was 11 and 21 respectively.
That's a hard pass from me. He got worse in just about every category except rebounding last season and the 17% total rebounding rate he had isn't that good for a player his size in that league.
Best case scenario is he's Dave's back up, but I'd still rather have Silvio over this guy.
I would as well but Iām always intrigued by guys with an elite skill to fill out your ābullpen.ā If we have a spot and need a garbage man, thereās not really a downside.
None of his skills are elite though. Silvio had a better rebounding and block rate than this kid last season. Otchere is also a big black hole on offense as his PER was 12 last year. Otchere was also a worse FT shooter than Doke. The one thing Otchere is good at, KU has two guys (Silvio and Mitch) that are just as good or better considering the level of competition involved.
A career block rate of 13 is fantastic. He and Withey had the same career high. Did you ignore the caveat that Iām intrigued as a D specialist? Not asking him to be Doke.
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Trouble:
@kjayhawks said in Trouble:
@Texas-Hawk-10 you said admirable, the definition of that word according to Webster is deserving respect and approval. He gets zero of both in my book. While yes he wasnāt the main culprit in our issues, he did very little to help. It would be the equivalent to me watching and drinking beers while my neighbors house burned down as a fireman. I didnāt start the fire but I certainly didnāt do my job to put it out even tho I was paid to. All the stupid SOB had to do was recruit HS players and the program is in way better shape regardless of wins.
He did recruit HS players his first 3 years. Year 3 was the only one where there were mass decommits due to who backed out including 2019 Biletnikoff winner JaMarr Chase. After those players decommitted, there weren't enough HS players out there for Beaty to recruit so he was pretty much forced into recruiting JuCo's in the 2018 class. Don't let a convenient excuse get in the way of the reality of why Beaty went JuCo heavy in 2018 because that wasn't original plan.
Half the 17 class were JuCoās. If they didnāt have HS backups for guys that decomitted 6 months before NSD thatās sad.
Weāll be in the mid-70ās for scholarships next year, and likely until 2023 because Beaty got the classes so out of whack by mostly signing JuCoās his last two classes. Shoot, we have to pull 10 forward each year just to stay at replacement levels because we blueshirted so many in 2018. Beaty took over a trash fire and threw dynamite on it.
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
Intriguing option as a rim protector/rebound specialist https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jeff-otchere-1.html ā
Won AEC DPOY playing 17 MPG and played JuCo ball at Garden. Career 13% block percentage and 15% rebound percentage. For reference, last year Doke was 11 and 21 respectively.
That's a hard pass from me. He got worse in just about every category except rebounding last season and the 17% total rebounding rate he had isn't that good for a player his size in that league.
Best case scenario is he's Dave's back up, but I'd still rather have Silvio over this guy.
I would as well but Iām always intrigued by guys with an elite skill to fill out your ābullpen.ā If we have a spot and need a garbage man, thereās not really a downside.
Intriguing option as a rim protector/rebound specialist https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jeff-otchere-1.html ā
Won AEC DPOY playing 17 MPG and played JuCo ball at Garden. Career 13% block percentage and 15% rebound percentage. For reference, last year Doke was 11 and 21 respectively.
@dylans said in Not very encourging thing to hear for College Football:
@FarmerJayhawk I havenāt seen, has the stateās top paid employee donated any cashola?
Honestly wouldnāt surprise me if he did and just didnāt announce it. I know of one school that laid off their radio crew. For most ADās this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
@dylans said in Not very encourging thing to hear for College Football:
@Texas-Hawk-10 millionaires crying poverty rings hollow. Itās different for the salt of the earth who could actually miss meals, not just have to cut the caviar out.
The folks that will get furloughed will be your low level staff who runs the social media, sells tickets, and gets student athletes enrolled and helps them keep up academically. Some friends of mine work at a G5 and furloughs will likely happen if football gets delayed. Itās been a brutal go for athletics employees since sports were canceled. Not as bad as in the service and hospitality industry but still brutal.
@FarmerJayhawk Hope so, but itās pretty darn hard to put a cat back in the bag.
Baty was a Zenger loyalty hire who canāt raise trees in the Amazon. Tends to happen when A) you insult small donors and B) call all the fans who didnāt show to everyone game āpart of the problem.ā Beatyās only defense is heās too incompetent to know the rules.
KU is less motivated to settle now because they believe their case is really strong and settling pulls money from available funds that will eventually maintain payroll if football is delayed. Someone at another AD told me they laid off their play by play guy because theyāre down to only comms, marketing, and academics. Competition-adjacent folks are gonna take it in the shorts so we need every dime we can get.
Had a long chat this afternoon with a friend in the AD. Baty never liked Long from the jump and is desperate to make him look bad after Beatyās business failed. Beaty knowingly committed L2 violations and broke the terms of his deal by promoting a non-certified coach to OC. Everyone knew Long targeted Miles from the jump. Beaty went all out to save his ass and he got burned, putting us years behind. Wait until KUās lawyers depose the jokers.
Not sure who starts but I think we play 4 smalls most of the time. Really we donāt have two bigs capable of playing starter minutes unless Silvio figures out how to basketball.