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The student capacity hasn’t changed. It’s probably more of a generational thing. Among zoomers, interest and attendance in sports has declined from previous generations. And it’s not NIL/portal/whatever, it’s in pro sports too. The data are out there if you want to look it up. Shoot, even Nick Saban got cranky with his student section a couple years ago. As tech has gotten more advanced, it’s definitely more tempting to just watch on your 60” flatscreen than putting together a camping group (compounded by Gen Z spending far less time in in-person social activities than in older generations), actually camping for days, getting to the game 2 hours early, then spending 2 hours at the game.

@Texas-Hawk-10 yeah 1-5 on really good looks. And he got abused on the boards.

@BShark said in Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread:

@FarmerJayhawk said in Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread:

@BShark said in Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread:

@Kcmatt7 said in Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread:

Perimeter defense and Flory changed this game in the 2nd half. This defense has great potential when they really put it together

We could be up by more. TCU guards have made some thought shots!

Allette is nasty man

Also an early transfer possibility last year but WHEW DRAMA

He'd have Bill back at KU med

Yeah when you get yeeted from Old Dominion for being a problem…

This one showed what happens when you play Bill Self ball. You play unselfishly, you guard, you score.

@BShark said in Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread:

@Kcmatt7 said in Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread:

Perimeter defense and Flory changed this game in the 2nd half. This defense has great potential when they really put it together

We could be up by more. TCU guards have made some thought shots!

Allette is nasty man

Also an early transfer possibility last year but WHEW DRAMA

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Mythbusters: Bill Self, minutes, and March:

@BShark said in Mythbusters: Bill Self, minutes, and March:

@Texas-Hawk-10 KU chose not to really pursue Knecht, correct.

That'd be a @FarmerJayhawk question. Unless KU is recruiting a kid from the Houston area, I'm not well connected into recruiting anymore.

That said, I don't recall ever hearing or seeing anything about KU looking at Knecht two years ago. KU is one of the premier programs out there and I'd imagine that a lot of transfers are going to listen when KU calls.

Yeah, he was such a bad defender on a really bad Northern Colorado team and there were concerns about his athleticism. Hindsight is 20/20 but he didn’t have that impressive an offer list

@wissox said in 2024 NFL Season:

@dylans I think Caleb Williams hired him actually from what it appears.

I’m stoked! Dennis Allen as DC is a really smart play as well. He flamed out as a HC but is a really good coordinator.

@kuballin10 said in My crisis of faith in Bill:

@Jhawk69 Cliff wasn’t some significantly worse defender

Jamari was good for a chase down lebron block but he was poor in half court and zero threat offensively at the 4 spot (sound familiar)

The excuse of oh he will pick it up in his second year is trash. You have a long armed athletic big and if you can’t teach him to semi defend in 4-6 months you aren’t good at your job. It shouldn’t take that long to teach defense to a stud high school big who had lateral quickness.

Hey speaking of that 4 man not being a threat to score let’s add some more proof….

That year ended in….you guessed it a rd of 32 double digit loss 78-65 to wsu of all teams

Our team had Mason, Graham, Oubre, Selden and Ellis - didn’t get the talent together to score but rather “make guys play worse than us”.

Better to just focus on you playing your best consistently….

When you start to really dig in it gets ugly with all the talent we’ve had.

I heard Tony Bennett of the Midwest and it’s legitimately true as of today. Consistent, won some conference titles, flame out early a lot. Got 1 legit
Title with the 3 year guys returning in 2008.

2022 guys returning and the portal miracle. Other portal years aren’t even coming close which is the frustration

Perry wasn’t a threat to score? Wow that’s a take. That team was also ravaged by injuries by the end. Wayne and Perry were hurt. Cliff had his family issues. The guy that Bill refused to play (BIFM) played 34 MPG that year. Cliff was an absolute foul magnet. He never played man defense in high school (he was the middle of the 2-3 back line) so every minute was a learning experience. As such, he messed up A LOT.

There’s so much revisionist history around Remy, Cliff, and Cheick it’s impossible to have a conversation. The underlying facts aren’t debatable yet people shoehorn their narratives anyway. Cheick’s advanced stats in league play weren’t even that good. And one thing around Landen. Doke passed him a handful of games before he got hurt. Can folks do basic research before popping off? Who would you have played at the 5 other than Landen against Oregon? Dwight? We steamrolled the field before running into Nova in 16.

The Tony Bennett comp is laughable. Bill hasn’t gone a season without a tournament win (barring crazy circumstances) in 20 years. Bennett hasn’t won a tournament game in 5 years.

ISU and Zona losing helps us a lot in the league race

@Crimsonorblue22 said in KState game thread:

We can’t play two negative guys at the same time. Gotta sub one guy at a time. What r your thoughts about rylan?

He was definitely a mixed bag. The one drive and turnover was absolutely awful but he did have the nice assist to Hunt. TCU is a better matchup for him.

They play mostly smaller around old friend Big Ern so it should be a good AJ/Griffen game. I really like our guards vs. theirs as well. Allete is the loosest cannon and Shak/Juan will really bother him. Reynolds is a lot better but those two guys are really their entire offense.

I’m a little disappointed in the effort. I didn’t have as much of a problem with playing time (except that stretch with Kease and Diggy) but there were way too many lapses. Giving up 45 in the second to an absolute garbage team is straight bad. Gotta clean that up before Wednesday.

@approxinfinity said in KJ Adams:

Do KSU or TCU have any athletic bigs? Feels like 2 games where Hunt will not be exposed

BIG ERN for TCU

@BShark said in Looking back at Hilton:

@FarmerJayhawk said in Looking back at Hilton:

@SlimShaddy54 said in Looking back at Hilton:

gonna have a big turnover again this year.- - AJ will be gone - - -Rylan won't come back --- -Coit will be gone -- Moore will be gone- - - KJ gone - -Hunter is gone - -sorry but the way he plays against athletic bigs or overall athletes not just %'s he is worthless proof is in the pudding, So really won't miss him that much --Rather watch the development of Flory - good rim defender, and eager to see his offensive side develop, more athletic than Hunter

Rylan and Coit should be back as of today

Need the 5th year thing passed, get Zeke back to play with DP. But regardless, we could have a fun group, lots to play out yet though.

That’s going to be an affair. I haven’t read the actual proposal (if there is one?), it’ll be interesting to see who it applies to, in what sports, etc etc

@SlimShaddy54 said in Looking back at Hilton:

@FarmerJayhawk Rylan not going to come back with the way things have went for him-- Coit can for sure go

Bill will play a proven player alongside two newbies in the backcourt. They won’t kick Coit to the curb either. He’s a good deep bench piece that understands how to play here. And with revshare it’s good money to pass up.

@SlimShaddy54 said in Looking back at Hilton:

gonna have a big turnover again this year.- - AJ will be gone - - -Rylan won't come back --- -Coit will be gone -- Moore will be gone- - - KJ gone - -Hunter is gone - -sorry but the way he plays against athletic bigs or overall athletes not just %'s he is worthless proof is in the pudding, So really won't miss him that much --Rather watch the development of Flory - good rim defender, and eager to see his offensive side develop, more athletic than Hunter

Rylan and Coit should be back as of today

@kuballin10 said in Looking back at Hilton:

@FarmerJayhawk ….gets beat by almost 20 on the road and feels a few tweaks here or there and “we got this boys”

The same rd 32 crew last year is back and everyone expects different results - humanity truly is dumb

Look beyond the box. It was closer than that. This team isn’t that far away. We still have to figure out how to get better on offense with the Juan/Shak combo but we can get there.

@BShark said in Looking back at Hilton:

LOL. Goooodbye. Hope you stick to it, might be good for your mentals to not watch.

oh he’s going to only watch halves. If we’re down at half, ITS MUST SEE TV

I’m still in the tweaks not overhaul mode. A couple minutes here, a couple there and all the sudden things look a lot better. As much as I hate to say it because I adore KJ, but if he’s out for a bit we might see some guys step up.

@Crimsonorblue22 yeah Houston only won by 30 😂

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in WKRP in Cincinnatti:

@kuballin10 said in WKRP in Cincinnatti:

@Texas-Hawk-10 In 2018 the number one defensive team in the nation lost to a 16 seed

When you pride yourself on defense from 2015 on that isn’t the best way to win. Slowing down the game, limiting possessions are all things bad teams want good teams to do.

Offensive ranking from 2015 on is a better indicator

So fast tempo, got it. KU's tempo is faster than Auburn, Duke, and Tennessee's and not much slower than ISU's and none of those teams are top 100 in tempo. There's only 1 team in Kenpom's top 5 that has a top 100 tempo. Looks like other good teams, including pretty much all of the title contenders, prefer playing at a slower tempo as well.

Maybe KU isn't playing nearly as slow as you think they are.

Of the last 10 national champions, more have been outside the top 300 in tempo than inside the top 100. Kind of a crazy stat but then again Nova, UConn, Virginia, and KU all play some kind of motion that lends itself to working into the shot clock. Bama is really the outlier among recently really good teams that plays fast.

@BShark said in Other games 2024-2025:

Huge game coming up, Cats fighting to remain above .500 against Houston :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

Well that’s not going great

I feel better about week 0 now 🐦 View Tweet?s=46&t=c0LiaNrxev6XfT7LIH8dAQ

Tightening the rotation, getting Shak, and changing how we use Hunter on D have all really helped. We’re hedging him way less and it allows him to play to his strengths. He’s a good positional defender in the post, and has pretty good hands without fouling.

Good ending down in Lubbock

First to 50 we won!!

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in Offseason Roster Thread:

Apparently he may have moved to linebacker while at Auburn. He has 2 years of eligibility.

I’m guessing depth/special teams

I’m crushing on Shak

I know he doesn’t care that much about the product as long as he’s on tv, but Yormark has to want to improve the officiating in this league. Across the board it’s genuinely awful and makes the Big 12 unwatchable slop. No consistency, no predictability.

@approxinfinity yes and no. https://massstnil.com/&ved=2ahUKEwiK__DY6umKAxVMD9AFHYL5KgEQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1n1pju6Q93bsXNlQVoONe ↗\p" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mass Street Collective ↗ is the "official" agency that handles it all. Donors can select which sport their donations support when they donate. Buuuut all that is going under the roof of KUAD this summer when revenue sharing becomes a real thing. Businesses can also reach out to athletes directly, but that's less common.

@approxinfinity said in Lance is COOKING:

@FarmerJayhawk ermmm i want a steam analogy update here. We need apples to apples.

The engine has taken us almost to the top of the mountain but we’re running out of coal (NIL $).

@approxinfinity he’s still on a bit of a pitch count right now

Golden would be a nice replacement for Self when the time comes if he wasn’t a total creep (allegedly).

@Kcmatt7 said in Offseason Roster Thread:

@Jhawk69 said in Offseason Roster Thread:

Lathan to Kansas. Just read that he entered the portal AFTER playing in WVU's bowl game. That is a GREAT sign.

Very good get. Linebacker room looks super solid. Front 7 should be solid, imo.

Agreed. Probably need one more DE but other than that I’m happy with where we are on defense.

@SlimShaddy54 they’d take another young guy if the fit was there

Updated counts. It reflects all portal commitments and early enrollees. It does not reflect the 10 freshmen that will enroll in June. So that puts us at 81. I think we still need a punter (duh), a DE, a LB, and a DB. Maaaayybe another WR and DB.
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Good on them. If Hamilton promised them money and didn’t deliver, that’s on him not the players.

@Kcmatt7 said in 2025 Schedule:

@stoptheflop said in 2025 Schedule:

Looking ahead, the schedule has two home games, Fresno St and Wagner(?), then 3 away games, Missou, Ariz and ISt, 4 home games, Utah, OKSt, KSt, Cinci, then the final 2 games away, TX Tech and Centr Fla. Wagner College is in Staten Island. Current enrollment is about 2000 students. The football team plays in a 3300 seat stadium. So, where can next year's team get 6 wins to be bowl eligible? This sucks watching KState, Nebr and so many other teams play in bowl games. I'm still butthurt by the Baylor beat down.

Wagner, Fresno, Utah, Cincy, OSU, and then just win a single one of the road games.

Also think that we get KSU this year. I think we can beat TTU on a good day.

We win 6 this coming season.

Honestly I think 10 or so are winnable. UCF under Frost doesn’t scare me. 2-1 non-con then we’ll probably be favored in 5+ conference games? Arizona seems to be on a downward trajectory plus we should be favored in most home games plus at UCF. 6 is very doable and I think we’re a dark horse to get to Arlington as long as we finish strong in the portal.

We know the opponents but don’t have the actual league schedule yet.

@SlimShaddy54 Hishaw should be back

Make it 3 today: Levi Wentz, a WR from Albany.

@SlimShaddy54 Diego Pavia, the Vandy QB who filed the suit and currently the only person who this applies to.

It only applies to Pavia since it’s just a preliminary injunction. There are questions now about will the NCAA enforce it going forward (probably not) and whether they’ll also consider it retroactively. Lots to play out yet.

@Crimsonorblue22 never entered 😜

Also. Hishaw should be back. But it’s fluid right now. Above the neck stuff is always really tricky

So I was at my local watering hole the other night watching my Bears and sat by one of my good friends who happens to be a KSU fan, but all around super dude.

Anyway, turns out he’s a regular golfing buddy with one KJ Adams. And he just raved and raved about how good a dude he is and how down to earth he is. Apparently his girlfriend is going to be a PT and also really has it together. He sucks at golf but can hit it a mile lol.

It’s nothing super groundbreaking but it’s good this time of year to hear some feel good stories about our guys.

🐦 View Tweet wuuuuut

Up to 12 commits now. The staff is putting in serious work in the portal.

@Jhawk69 big long term upside. Tulsa was hot garbage but it’s still impressive for a true freshman to win a tackle job

One shoe down…

Really nice get. It’ll be interesting to see if they play him at S or CB.

And they’re hitting on a really good clip right now