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@Crimsonorblue22 0 assists.

He had a pretty inefficient shooting percentage. as well.

With that being said, he looked awesome! He looked like the best player on the court when he was out there. He had great touch shooting the ball. He got great position on Adams several times. He just needs to learn how to finish against good 6'11 defenders. Expect his efficiency around the basket to go up as the season progresses. He just hasn't had anyone to practice against that could actually stop him around the basket.

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@Statmachine I honestly didn't want him. I'm at the point where I'd rather see us go after a transfer then a Big man ranked anywhere near 100.

Mari, we do love him, but he was not good at all. Some, like me, would say he was bad. Very very very bad.

Lando took 3 1/2 seasons before he did something of note. And I am glad to have him. But also Landen came in with more size than Gak. I would take Lando over Gak all day.

Having a 94th ranked guy just doesn't do it for me. Keep the scholarship open and go after a 5* guy the next year.

@Lulufulu you can't say stupid one liners to a man like Bill Self. He is the type of competitor to take that to heart and then spend the rest of his days making sure he kicks your ass up and down the court.

@ParisHawk It helps too that we have a rebounding machine and a 6'11 athlete that we can mix with it I guess...

I just am really excited to see if this is our first look when Bragg or Lucas get in foul trouble. Or if it becomes just something we do to get some momentum or change the pace of a game.

So I finally got to catch up with my buddy who is a manager for the basketball team.

He says the 4 guard lineup will be very real this season. Said they've been working on it a lot.

This begs the question, are we that talented at the guard positions?

Or are we that thin in the post after Lando and CB?

@Texas-Hawk-10 exactly.

I think they redshirted him for several reasons.

• Could let him get to learn for a year.
• Get a real 4 seasons from a good QB instead of wasting him when we wouldn't have had a chance to win a game regardless.
• Not get him injured behind an awful O-Line. Our line should take a significant step up next season.

But he is the guy. At least he better be. Or else Beaty won't get a 5th season.

@jaybate-1.0 This is so absurd :joy:

You have to just be so amazingly bored.

I've began reading your crazy posts in a Rush Limbaugh voice for added effect.

If you really are being serious, can I be your bookie? I'd love to start taking odds on Bill's next career move.

• Becomes Duke's next head coach: 1,000/1
• Becomes an NBA head coach: 2/1
• Retires from KU: 2/1

@bmensch1 Arizona wouldn't let Miller leave. They would be willing to pay as much as us to keep him. He gets WC Nike guys. He has had no problem recruiting, often being ahead of us.

Dude can't coach though. Not going to come here and do the same thing he has been doing there for years.His record is BARELY better at Zona than Xavier. Seems to me he has peaked. Also, at 47, not the longest term solution of a coach. We should be looking for a guy that will be roughly 45 years old (preferably younger) that can come in and give us 15 years. I hate coaching turn over. I think it is one of the biggest things a programs have that cause struggles.

@JayHawkFanToo I'll agree to disagree with that. Everybody knows who John Wooden is because he dominated college basketball for more than a decade. If ANY program had won 10 championships with a single coach in that same period of time people would know them just the same.

To state that John Wooden won because he had "West Coast Hype" is, IMO, completely wrong. John Wooden won because he was given the go ahead to recruit black players. Something UNC, UK, KU and Louisville weren't doing at the time. UCLA had multiple black players on their team in the early 60s during some of the height of racism in the U.S.

In comparison, KU had to have the team vote whether or not they were willing to play with a Black player in JoJo White. Before that we had Maurice King and Wilt. But Wilt being a 7-Footer and amazing track athlete allowed him to have fewer issues.

UK and Rupp? He only had one black player ever play for him.

We are talking about not only recruiting more players, but being in an area from which has one of the highest percentage of good black players. LA was key in Wooden's success, but not because it was a coast. If the University of Illinois had recruited Chicago the same way and had a legendary coach themselves, who knows what could have happened.

Once Wooden had established that he would recruit black players, and then had success, recruiting was easy. No kidding they were loaded. When you are willing and able to recruit guys like Kareem, and you get to also recruit guys like Bill Walton, no kidding you are going to dominate for a decade.

Finally, Wooden was only a pretty good coach up until the point he was able to recruit the way he wanted to. He had a roughly .700 winning percentage in his first 13 seasons at UCLA. Then he broke through with a championship appearance before he went on to do the things he is celebrated for today. But, history says, with no recruiting advantage (being able to freely recruit black players) he would have only gone down as one of the pretty good coaches to ever exist. And we certainly wouldn't still be talking about him to this day.

@jaybate-1.0 Capel is not a bad coach... Look what he did when he had talent. And he will have plenty of that at Duke. I also missed out on guys like Shaka and Bennett who could easily be the next coaches at any of the top programs if they continue on their current trajectory.

You and everyone else knows Bill isn't leaving, But you now have me thinking about something else.

What we should be more scared of than Bill leaving, is his heir apparent getting stolen right from under us. Jerod Haase.

Hopefully Haase puts on a good showing at Stanford for 3-4 years and is ready to come take over when Bill is ready to let go of the reigns. But, now the thought has popped into my head that, maybe K does leave Duke before Bill leaves KU. Maybe Cal finally gets that call to coach an all UK alumni team in the NBA and he can't refuse. Or maybe Roy just has a Vertigo spell and falls off of one of those elevated courts. And because of that, we lose our #1 prospect and are forced into a short-term decision like Danny Manning. A quick fix, but with as old as he is, he wouldn't be here long. And he has to show improvement this year in ACC play or he might be back here coaching big guys and helping Bill to win another 'Ship.

@JayHawkFanToo Don't you think he has a better shot at doing that by staying at KU and beating Wooden's legacy here?

If he does reel off 2 more conference championships, I'm not sure anyone could consider Bill not to be one of the greatest coaches of all-time. We won the conference against:
- LaMarcus Aldrige,
- Kevin Durant, (NPOY)
- Blake Griffin, (NPOY)
- Buddy Hield, (NPOY)
- George Niang, (AA)
- Royce White,
- PJ Tucker, (AA)
- Avery Braley,
- DJ Augustine,
- Cory Joseph,
- Tristan Thompson
- Jordan Hamilton,
- Damion James, (AA)
- Marcus Smart (AA)
- Jameson Curry
- James Anderson (AA)
- Willie Warren
- Bill Walker
- Michael Beasley (AA)

That would be 3, yes 3, NPOYs in our conference during the streak. That is as many as any other conference has had. Unimaginable that we would be able to do what we have done. Credit to Bill. If he does in fact break the streak, I expect him to go down as a top 5 coach of all time.

@jaybate-1.0 Lol at this Bill to Duke crap. Bill isn't leaving. He isn't tainting his legacy. Only way he leaves is for the NBA and we all know that.

Now, for a list of Duke candidates that are actually realistic.
- Billy D - Not really a long-term solution. Who knows how much longer he will coach.
- Kevin Ollie - Young guy. Good coach. At his alma mater though so I doubt it. Money does talk though.
- Jeff Capel - That is who Duke fans think and want it to be.
- Mike Brey - Good coach at a higher academic school. Nothing special though.
- Tommy Amaker - Would be my choice. He's figured it out ever since he got to Harvard.
- Quin Snyder - We all hope they would hire Quin.

Also I feel like we 100% still have a shot with him. With him not being a guaranteed OAD and more than likely a multi year guy, atmosphere is a huge deal. I'm really glad he was on campus by himself so we could give him a lot more individual attention. Not to mention homecoming weekend was a great weekend to be in Lawrence.

@wrwlumpy are there links to the trolls? I just would love to read how cocky UK fans have gotten under the Calipari reign

Post hard for me tomorrow guys. I'll be reliving college all day tomorrow at Homecoming and don't expect to remember too much of the game. I'll probably just come read here to see what I missed...

@wissoxfan83 you're totally missing Arizona and Indiana! Definitely them over ISU and UVA.

I may have an extra ticket for anyone that wants a seat next to me in the Garden btw... I think my friend is bailing on me so if you are interested message me!

@Crimsonorblue22 I just lost a lot of confidence in us after last week... We folded. We have no leaders on the offensive side of the field. The only way we will win another game is if Willis, Sims or Quiv take on a leadership role.

I'm over this season already. But I am ready and excited for next season. Beaty will finally have players that are for his system. I have no doubt that next years starter is Starks. After watching more HS tape on him, he is going to be the best fit for this team next year. Kid can throw the ball with some touch. Something the film on Stanley and Willis shows they don't have.

The biggest thing to finish off this season is to get a friggen win and get some confidence. Luckily our most winnable conference games are our last 4 games IMO. We can beat any one of those teams. Our only problem will be our lack of depth... Hard to win games late in a season when you don't have depth behind any starters. If I'm picking the one game for us to win, its the UT game. Their D is awful. Their O is stoppable. I'm calling a UT upset and a Charlie Strong firing the same day. Going to be great.

I'm going to go ahead and say that Baylor really exposed out offensive line as far as what type of pressure to bring. Willis throws 4 picks and fumbles twice before Stanley or Cozart come in and we lose 45-3.

@jaybate-1.0 well obviously it isn't completely about RPI.

It is about getting the best RPI, while making the most money, while getting young players experience, while playing games midseason that allow for recruiting coastal cities, and playing teams that allow you to rest some players for the conference grind.

Scheduling is an art.

@dylans a definite credit to Hudy.

@wissoxfan83 Money money money.

The teams get paid to go play in these neutral site events. Probably close to what they would make having a home game and all without the logistical hassle. And, I would argue they make significantly more money because in today's world, it is almost impossible to schedule a non con game without it being a home and home. At least with good programs. So, while one year you get to host a great team and make good revenue off of it, the next you give one up. And because you give one up you lost that revenue that season.

Instead, you both agree to help sell out a massive arena for crazy priced tickets and both schools make more money than a traditional home and home series.

@Crimsonorblue22 Haha oh not a chance... It's more me being a sucker for cute blonde girls. :flushed:

@Crimsonorblue22 sorry I was with friends all day yesterday and I hate to be ther person always on their phone when you're with people....

I don't see putting Bragg at the 3. We lose the advantage that way. Who is going to guard Lucas or Buke or Coleby more than 10 feet from the basket? Nobody. So the moment you isolate Bragg downlow against a smaller player then he gets doubled. Won't work this season.

Now putting JJ or Svi at the 4 strictly depends on whether or not Buke or Coleby can play. If Lightfoot gets time this season either he is a competitor like Kevin Young or we are not doing so hot.

I don't see both Coleby and Buke being guys that struggle though. One of them will be ready to play 20+ mpg if not both of them playing 15 mpg.

I hope Buke just is too much to handle down low and we have the depth to dominate.

@kjayhawks I don't think Cozart is that athletic.... I haven't seen it at least.

I don't think Willis is athletic either. He is so robotic. I won't deny that he is a gamer. But I just don't know he has the arm to get it done in an "air raid" offense. His deep balls are far from electric passes. Even to wide open receivers. He is a gamer. He is competitive. But is he the guy to get us over the hump? I can't see it. I think he is a guy that gets us to the point where we are ready to take the step from a joke to a game you take seriously on your schedule. But in no way is he talented enough to win 6 games. Or rather, 3 conference games. I just find that hard to believe when he can't hit a wide open post (or come within 10 yards of the reciever) and could win 3 conference games.

Willis gives this team the best chance to win in the short term. But if he is the standard, we won't make it to a bowl game and Beaty won't make it a 5th season.

@Ralph Probably was still deflating football then...

I will take any bets on Willis being the next NFL QB to win 4 rings. Odds are 10,000 to 1.

@Lulufulu I think UK is an 8-9 loss team this year if I'm being honest. Maybe less because the SEC is a joke. They would struggle through a conference like the Big XII or the ACC though.

If we do lose in Rupp it'll be because of post depth. We will be a better half court team. We will be too experienced not to handle pressure. It comes down to what Bill can figure out with post play. Are Buke and Coleby going to be solid contributors? Or will we need to learn to play 4 guard 10 minutes a game?

Our season depends on bench post play and bench post play alone. Who on Kentucky would you trade Lucas for? Bragg? JJ? Devonte? Frank? How about bench guys. Vick? Svi?

None of those guys. We are more talented 1-7 than any other team. But the question now lies, what are Buke and Coleby capable of? If it is a high level of play, we legitimately have a chance at an undefeated season. If we cringe when they get to the scorers table, we will be 6 loss team with an outside chance at a final four.

All just my opinion though obviously.

Willis is an FCS or DII QB that was lucky enough to be near a D1 program desperate for QBs.

I honestly don't think this program can get to bowl eligibility with him at QB. He is just not built for this offense at this level of play. And to compete with Big XII opponents, we are going to have to score some more points than we will be with him.

With that being said, I love the grit and determination that Willis has. He is definitely a gamer. I just think he is about to peak. His throwing motion is telegraphic and robotic. He lacks pretty much any athleticism. He has a little bit of straighline speed, but that's about it. If this team is really going to make it to bowl eligibility in two years, they need to find another answer. Willis is great for now, but he isn't going to cut it in a couple of years. And we can't have a QB holding back the rest of the offense.

My hope is that we win 4 games next season and can go pitch to a young gun slinger that if they come here they can start as a freshmen and get us over the hump. You have seen how well freshmen QBs have been able to do lately. Bama, TCU, A&M, UT, etc.

Just my two cents.

@Lulufulu Well Cal was on Larry's staff. Something to remember that all things start at KU.

And I'm perfectly fine with him being there because anything he touches gets caught cheating.

Although I would have actually picked TTU if they didn't lose Tubby. He had things going the right way... very sad to seee him go

Karate fans. Forever hopeful. Sucks being little brother.... Funny to me how they hold their fball in such high standards. If KU got the right coach and facilities they could compete for a NC. KSU has gotten as close as they'll ever get to one, even with one of the greatest coaches of all time.

With that being said, KSU could compete for 2nd this year. Things will have to fall right, but it's possible. ISU won't be near as good without Niang or McCay competing down low. Literally I think 2nd is jut up for grabs by whoever can hold serve at home and get lucky in a few road games... if I was taking money today for 2nd in the big xii today though I'd be picking WVU only because I believe Huggy is the 2nd best coach in the league.

@Crimsonorblue22 sad deal. Clearly an important part of our athletics programs that no one truly knew about. Hope that he gets back to the team. I know all the players love him because they ALL mention him during senior night. I'd totally wear one of those shirts. Do you know if there is a place to buy them/donate to the charity they could raise money for?

Crazy to think Weis the QB guru with 5 star QBs couldn't get anyone to catch the ball... Talent level is 100% improved this year over last. I am definitely going to enjoy this year, but I can't wait until next season for us to turn youth and talent into experience and wins.

@Hawk8086 And the fact that you and I saw that, and Bill did not, speaks to why we lost last night.

What happended to Bill, and in turn, the team:
- We had a few early turnovers. And whatever it was, (Maybe the snow? Maybe he had a bad toupee day? Didn't have his usual pregame with J Howard because of the hour delay?) he put a short leash on everyone. He was in a bad mood and had a short fuse.

• That extra pressure from Self caused two noticeable things. 1: Overaggression by some players (Wayne early). and 2: Conservatism and lack of confidence in others who were just trying to not make a mistake so they can get more minutes. (Svi)

• That extra pressure caused a stagnant offense and even more turnovers. Turnovers lead to points for WV. Points for WV allow the press to get set. Which leads to more turnovers. And the cycle begins...

• We begin to, by the direction of our coach, extend the defense so that WE can get some turnovers.

• Because our defense extends, we open up driving lanes. More points. Cycle continues.

• Because our defense extends, we ask our bigs to box out 1v1 with WV's monster thugs down low. This allows offensive boards and second chance points. So the cycle continues.

• Instead of realizing this was the opposite strategy we wanted, probably because he was so pissed at all of the turnovers, Bill stuck with it. And, boy was it ugly to watch.

WV got OUR COACH out of sorts last night. Not our team. Our players can only do what they are capable of, while doing what our coach asks (wherein conflicting interests meet and you can only reach a certain potential with a certain strategy). Last night, Bill asked our players to do things that they were not capable of doing, so we lost. Simple as that.

@HighEliteMajor ha thanks! High praise coming from you. I'll try to post a little bit more often.

I don't know why we played so terrible last night. I don't know why it looked like our guys played in slow motion compared to WV guards. I don't know why we shot so terribly again. I don't know why we can't get one of 5 other big guys to be a real force on the court. I don't know a lot of things. BUT, I really don't know why Bill didn't set us up for success that game.

• We tried to push the ball on them early. We tried to speed up a team that wants you to play as fast and reckless as possible. And we did just that. Instead of playing calm, like we had been there before, and taking the crowd out of the game, we threw half court bombs, played hot potato with the ball, and committed charges like we had never been on a 3 on 2 break before. Embarrassing errors that are very correctable. But one has to wonder why they would still need correcting this far into the season... Against a team we know we have to play every year...

• We pulled anyone who made a mistake. Which was everyone. So we had a revolving door on the court. No continuity. None of those plays where players were just on the same wavelength and made a perfect pass. Nope. We couldn't, because not only was the WV press and crowd breathing down our necks, so was our coach.

• We let WV dictate the whole game. We let them play the style that they are comfortable with. And that is soley on Bill. I heard a pregame interview from him on the radio. He said we have to limit turnovers and keep them off of the offensive glasss. We did neither. So either our players aren't good enough (which I find hard to believe) or we didn't prepare well enough.

• Finally, we got beat in the half court on defense. We got too far extended and caused our big men to foul drivers all night long. Why did we get extended out so far? They don't shoot 3's at a great clip. They don't turn the ball over from extended pressure (they practice against far tougher defense every single day). ALL THEY CAN DO IS DRIVE THE ####### BALL!!! So, why were we playing defense 30 feet away from the basket (Where we can't rebound from)? Why aren't we packing it in the lane? Maybe, dare I say it, play a zone? Gasps Baylor destroyed this WV team twice last year, and I bet they do it again. Why? Because it forces a team that doesn't run a great half court offense to shoot the long ball. And, with an emphasis on rebounding and boxing out, you don't have to break the press either... Whatever happened to the 3-2 we used to run with Rush out top? It was a scary beast that threw opponents into a tailspin of self destruction. Or, imagine a 2-3 with Hunt or Diallo swatting anything within 8 feet of the rim. Whether we played zone or a packed in M2M, we did not take away WV's best offensive option. And, that again wasn't the fault our players, it was a gameplan error.

@Lulufulu I'm on the same page as you. By playing all of them, we have a mental and physical advantage. Especially because Bill can gameplan for it. Because we are so deep, Bill can wait until a certain matchup happens and exploit it. Other teams have to rest big guys and we can pounce on that. The moment another team puts in a backup big that weighs a buck twenty five like Bragg or Diallo, boom they're in. The second a 7'6 giant is in, Landen is at the scorers table ready to move him out of the paint. How about at 6'9 mismatch guy? We just unhitch the Traylor. What can you throw at us that we cannot handle? I don't think of this as inhibiting our players. I actually think of it more as putting them in a position to succeed. We don't ask any of these guys to do something they aren't capable of. And so you've noticed LL and JT and HM make some truly great plays this year, and negate many of the bad ones we had grown accustomed to the past two seasons.

@DinarHawk yea actually a very boring game to watch 😂😂 Only powering through to scout for my march madness bracket...

@DinarHawk agreed! They are pretty long and VERY athletic! They would match up with us pretty well at every position.

I'm watching the Maryland Wisconin game. This is the 2nd game I've watched of UM's. I watched one of their early cupcake games and now this one.

The thing I have noticed is that they really aren't that good of and offensive team.... They have talent, but they don't run much of a system as far as I can tell. Much more pro style.

The other thing I have paid attention to is obviously how their freshmen Stone has done. People on the boards have ranted about how Stone is an example of what happens when you give freshmen time early in the season in order to reap the benefits later. And how doing this with Bragg and Cheick would essentially do the same thing.-- one major problem with that theory. Stone weighs about as much as those two put together!! People aren't taking into consideration the fact that Stone is physically ready for the college game! And he is a rather polished back to the basket player in comparison to both of our freshmen. So I think it is honestly a bad comparison and completely different situation...

@hawkmoon2020 Exactly. When teams have smaller posts that can't push around our twig freshmen and HM, they will play more than LL and JT. But, the more physical, grind it out games, we need JT and LL in the game.

For those of you who don't think LL or JT should be playing: When I was in high school, I started for my Varsity basketball team like I am sure most of you did. Except, that, I was not a good player. I was actually a bad player. I was so bad that when we went into the opposing teams locker room the day after one of our games, they had left up their game plan on the white board and it said in bold letters "DON'T GUARD #55." I still played though. And I started every single game that season even though I had kids behind me that were more athletic, faster, and an actual offensive threat. Why? because of several reasons. Coach could trust me to rebound, play defense, and actually run the offense. I might never go for 20 pts, but coach could trust me. I understood my role, and that is the same scenario we have right now with our hawks.

JT and LL might not have as much of an upside as CB and CD, but they also have far less of a downside currently. As the season progresses, and CB and CD have a smaller downside, things will change. But as it stands, LL and JT are the safer bet because we know what they bring to the table.

@JRyman

Do you want to play in the NCAA tournament? We have the longest active streak.

Do you want to be apart of something so legendary, that when it happens, will go down as the most dominating stretch of basketball ever played in a major conference? Because the year you will be here, we will pass the legendary UCLA teams of old by winning our 14th consecutive conference title.

Do you want to be on a team that will make a deep tournament run? We have been to the final 4 once every 4 years since I have been here.

Do you want to actually be developed? Or do you just want to play for 30 minutes a game and not truly be pushed by your coach? Because, we put you in positions to succeed and help you transition you to the college game. Other programs just put you on the floor and hope you work out.

Do you want to actually have a long career in basketball? I have put 33 players in the NBA and even more that have had successful careers abroad. Of those 33, 17 of them are either current pros or had a career of longer than 5 seasons in the NBA. Nearly all of the other players that have been in the league are still playing basketball somewhere overseas. I set you up to succeed for years after college, not just for the one or two you will be here.

Most importantly, KU basketball is a family. It would be hard to find teams closer to each other than the ones that we build here. If you want to be apart of all of that, come here. If you don't, good luck.

@slimshaddy73 I actually saw Bol Bol hanging out and talking with players from OU after the game. I was working and he was definitely there with OU after the game got out for at least a good hour.

@Mikey-P I think they absolutely have to get another pitcher still. Vargas won't be ready day 1 will he? And I think we may lean on Young early, and then hope a AAA guy is ready later in the season, or go ahead and trade for another starter like Cueto last season. You are forgetting about Medlin too...

I think it is very clear that KU is the better team.

1. We won the game despite the other teams best player dropping an efficient 46. Good luck doing that again.

2. We have depth. Had this game been called by the refs like most games this season, OU would have had multiple players fouling out by the end of the first overtime. And who would they have brought in? They had 5 points off of the bench that game. That's it... We had 22. The refs not only made horrible calls taking the game out of the players hands, they held their whistles in more times than usual. OU averages 16.5 fouls per game. At the end of the 2nd half they were at 14. We could have used those extra 2.5 fouls. Not to mention, there was 9 minute stretch to close the first half and open the 2nd half that OU didn't have a single foul called. To say that is absurd doesn't even do it justice. That same 9 minutes, was the complete turnaround of the game, we were called for 4 fouls that allowed OU to shoot free throws during the same stretch. It was bologna and the NCAA/Big XII should honestly look into it. They played a quarter of the game and didn't "commit" a foul. Not a chance. 0% possible. It's crap.

3. In a fight that lasted all 12 rounds, we were the ones who came out standing. We took their best punches and still came out the victor. They shot the 3 ball at a better percentage than their season average. They blocked 12 shots (twice as many as they average) They played basketball better than they normally do and we still beat them.

I am probably more biased than the rest, but I can't wait for when we go to Norman and we leave no doubt about who the #1 team in the nation is.

I have been scouring for nba mock drafts lately to answer the same question!

http://www.nbadraft.net/2016mock_draft ↗

This is the most up to date one I could find and it doesn't even have Diallo or Brag on it!! This team could win it all this year and actually be BETTER next season. A Diallo with a year of practice. Bragg with a year of bulking up. Greene a year removed from surgery. Svi another year with more confidence. An entire offseason for the guy who could be the biggest surprise next season in Vick. And more than likely a top 25 big man recruit! I have never been a Jamari or Landen fan until this season, but dammit keep playing well and keep the young guys off of the floor! I'm starting to feel a little bit of a Florida b2b vibe...

Most importantly though, that mock draft does show what I had hoped. That people are starting to notice Wayne. He will continue to rise up draft boards if he continues to shoot so consistently. And, last night he showed that he really can get into the lane when he wants to. He would probably be the no brainer player of the year in the big XII if Buddy wasn't such a freak of nature.

You can get into the Booth Hall early and usually get a peek at the court if you ask the attendant. It's a cool thing to see the court before the game and see how dead it is followed by the craziness.

Go to mass street even just to check it out. It's the famous bar, restaurant and shopping center. The antique mall is there and is really fun actually. So many cool trinkets.... Burger stand is a great place to eat!

You could try either of the 23rd street brewery or free state brewery. Both are great restaurants and are great small businesses to just check out.

On campus you can go see the campanile and football stadium. Go inside of the campanile. It's neat.

Go have a drink on top of the Oread. Best view in Lawrence.

That's about all I got! Have fun!!

@Texas-Hawk-10 At this point I would actually think a KU or Notre Dame lean. He has already taken all but one official visit. Probably one of those spring signees that Bill closes on.