@wissox said in JUST BEAT THE TCU LIZARDS:
@Jethro Could you in all of your wildest craziest dreams ever have imagined typing "Let's go beat OU and get bowl eligible"? And having it to be a realistic thought?
Brave new world we live in. If we're 6-1 overall with a 3-1 conference record with a road win over OU, it might tilt the earth's axis...
We're still ranked. Let's go beat OU and get bowl eligible.
very proud of the effort.
FAIRCHILD...THE MAN....THE LEGEND
YAHTSEE
YES!
hows the hell did he catch that?
FAIRCHILD!
Let's get some points on the board- 12 play drive
Come on, defense. Keep bringing it to them.
@stoptheflop said in JUST BEAT THE TCU LIZARDS:
@bskeet said in JUST BEAT THE TCU LIZARDS:
TCU has better athletes across the board than ISU. This game is against the haves.
To win this one, we need TCU to put in an average performance and, collectively, the Hawks need to play near their ceiling, no injuries and deliver a touch of Houdini here and there.
Wow, this is KU's biggest football game since the Orange Bowl win. So much pressure on our guys. I'm holding my breath until KU wins this game.
Yes, I keep thinking how we were expected to go undefeated and were ranked ahead of Alabama to start the season. The pressure is overwhelming.
@jayballer67 said in What's Leipold worth?:
Sorry I'm just not feeling Lance on going anywhere. - Agree have to re do the contract , read in one place where they are trying to work on a contract that would make it very hard for another School to Poach Coach and also trying to work on the contract that would lock him in for the rest of his Career.
Yet another interview with Coach. -Every time I hear Coach talk just so impressed he just ooozes class very calm too demeaner. - This interview was with Mike Golic Jr on Go Jo. - Coach said to clear the aire and to tell the world how happy he is in Kansas - - he says the more of these ( interviews ) you do , the more you get asked.
Coach said Anyone who looks at my career our Career as a staff is- - were not people who have jumped around. We've gone through , we are EXTREMELY HAPPY here in Lawrence
We came to Lawrence to build a program for consistency - NOT for a quick stop. We expect to be here for a long time.
Now as a lot of people would say well that is a typical Coach response at this time - -yes that's true , you wouldn't expect any othe kind of answer at this [point , he sure would say right now OH well I'm gone after this year - - -I'm out. - BUT there is something about Lance - - I think he is truly sincere when he says this - Sure the Admin is going to have to re-structure his contract , which I've heard is in the works - -Our Ad has already said he is making sure that people know how important this is to us. - I just don't think he is leaving.
You never can tell what the future brings, but it sure seems he values being the head coach of KU. I agree in thinking he's not going anywhere anytime soon. Listening to the guy, I hear the honesty in his voice when he talks. We didn't just get a great coach- we got a great man.
We're one week away from Late Night. It will be a blast finally watching them play.
@BShark said in Initial Impressions of Top 25 and 1 Preseason Poll:
@Jethro KJ needs to develop some guard/wing skills if he wants to see the floor. Otherwise he is a specialist that won't get big minutes.
That's what I was thinking. Didn't ever see him play on the perimeter, so wasn't sure what to make of the off-season fluff of "can't keep him off the court".
How does coach find minutes for KJ? He should get 10 minutes backing up JW, does he get additional minutes at the 5? Does he have the ability to play minutes at the 3, or is this Perry Ellis at the 3 talk? The talk over summer was they couldn't keep him off the court- how does he get more than 10 minutes a game- or is that the ceiling?
@BShark said in Initial Impressions of Top 25 and 1 Preseason Poll:
@Jethro said in Initial Impressions of Top 25 and 1 Preseason Poll:
I'm calling for a Joe breakout of sorts. We know he's better than what he showed most of last year. We did see glimpses when Remy was out last year. I think he ends up with a Remy type role off the bench.
Joe is not very good just fyi
He just has to shoot like he did two years ago to have value. The beauty of it is if he's not making shots, then he won't play.
I'm calling for a Joe breakout of sorts. We know he's better than what he showed most of last year. We did see glimpses when Remy was out last year. I think he ends up with a Remy type role off the bench.
Can't wait to see him on the fast break. Dude has a motor...
@BShark said in Initial Impressions of Top 25 and 1 Preseason Poll:
@BeddieKU23 For sure. Just looking at our roster I feel we need him to be the 5th starter for a functional line-up and it seems like Bill is thinking similarly.
His skill set is what the team needs the most, imo. His 3 point shooting will be essential.
@dylans said in Initial Impressions of Top 25 and 1 Preseason Poll:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Initial Impressions of Top 25 and 1 Preseason Poll:
@dylans said in Initial Impressions of Top 25 and 1 Preseason Poll:
Did you feel they (unc) were a threat last season? I was elated to get them in the final. If that’s the best team this year, it’s wide open.
After Duke thumped them in Chapel Hill, UNC went 13-3 the rest of the way and looked like a top 10 team during most of that stretch. The big difference between UNC last year and UCLA the year before is UCLA wasn't breaking in a new coach. Cronin had his system in place and UCLA just caught fire during their run. Hubert Davis was still figuring out his roster and the light came on about halfway through the season. I'm fully expecting Davis to build on that success and have UNC in contention for a national title this upcoming season.
13-3 isn’t that great. If KU goes 13-3 down the stretch it’s expected - every year. UNC is a very good team, top 10 this year no doubt. Until I see someone else play I can’t tell you who is going to be better, but if that UNC team is deservingly ranked #1 the tournament is wide open. They have a low ceiling - KU was a deeply flawed team last season and they beat them. I don’t see this years UNC team winning 6 without a good draw and a bit of luck.
Their team defense improved greatly after they shortened their rotation. They are loaded this year.
@approxinfinity said in Good Grief, Just Beat Iowa State:
-23 yards in our final 4 drives. Lol
Bad ball comes to the gridiron. Just win, baby.
We'll be ranked this week, as well as TCU. It will be a battle of ranked teams, and an offensive show.
way to hang in there, guys!
let's mount a good drive and put some more points on the board
it looks like he was down b4 he went out of bounds to me
YES!
Beautiful!
Look at that beautiful crowd. Come on, guys...let's beat these jokers!
Boomer Sooner...Boomer Sooner! OU is getting a preview of what life will be like once they make the jump.
September 30th. Last day of the quarter. We all made bonus. Great quarter, but we start on Monday at -0- again. The struggle is real. So, today is a well deserved playday. I perused the latest Gary Parrish Top 25 and 1 , and found several glaring errors and misranked teams littering his hair brained concoction.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-virginia-joins-preseason-top-25-and-1-ready-to-contend-for-acc-title/ ↗
1- Dook ranked 5th. What an amazing PR department Dook has. They have convinced everyone in sports media they can start mostly freshmen with Jeremy Roach and be legit. To me, that's a crack pipe media moment. It's been tried before many times, and it's rarely worked. Sweet 16 loss is my prediction.
2- Arkansas. Soooo-e. Replacing the whole team and ranked above us? That's some serious hyperflabulating, imho. I say they'll be lucky to make the first weekend. Rickey Council is a good player, but he's not a game changer. Trying to weave in 3 transfer starters with 5 star talent can be quite tricky- just ask Texas.
3- TCU. Quiz- who was the last team we lost to last year? Double bonus quiz question- who got robbed in the NCAAs , and should've taken out a #1 seed? Those loveable lil frogs are doing a happy dance salivating over this upcoming year after having their top 6 scorers return from last year. How in the world are they not Top 10? Yet, Parrish displays his anti-B12 bias again by ranking the Froggies 15th. Baloney sandwich. He just didn't want to rank 3 B12 teams in the Top 10.
4- Maybe I'm biased from last year's championship game, but not seeing Gonzaga over a loaded UNC team that is bringing back their entire team from last year. Zags have a nice core of 3 starters with transfers and highly ranked recruits. Just don't see them hanging with the likes of UNC- in fact, I could make a case for "Tucky to be above the Zags in the rankings.
Feel free to share your take on the 25 and 1. I personally feel we should be Top 5, but I don't really care where they start us as long as we end up where we were last year. RCJHGKU.
Loved watching him play!
Thanks, AP and Coaches Poll. Tremendous motivation tool.
@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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I was thinking Vick but I could be wrong.
@BShark said in 2023 Recruiting:
@Jethro I'm trying to squint and see it with him, I need encouragement lol
I drive by Manvel High School everyday in my commute. I truly have never heard of him, so I understand the squint...lol.
@BShark said in 2023 Recruiting:
Jamari McDowell to Kansas
I will have to go watch him. He's 15 minutes away.
First 4 games this season- 4 wins. Previous 30 games- 3 wins. I think we're making progress.
4-0, baby! whodathunkit?
ugh
we're going to be ranked....
winning the yardage battle 391-252.
I think we'll settle down and blow them out 2nd half. We are clearly the better team.
we are winning the yardage battle by over 100 yards- we should be leading by more than 4. need to focus and execute...
BOOM
@tundrahok said in Boot Camp complete:
@Jethro I forgot our first national title was exactly 100 years before our most recent one. That's cool.
We also won in '23, so I think we're due for the back to back.