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@stoptheflop I missed the first drive, but the reason the offense is conservative is because Carter Stanley can't pass. He makes terrible decisions and gets spooked too soon. That second INT was an absolutely horrible decision by Stanley because he missed his window to hit Parchment. This really makes me wonder just how bad MacVittie looked in camp if he couldn't beat Stanley out.

There's no reason for opposing defenses to respect KU's passing game as long as Stanley is the QB.

This is the difference between Stanley and Bender last year. Bender protected the football, made smart decisions, and was at least a good enough passer that defenses had to respect that. If I'm a defensive coordinator scheming against Stanley, I would have all my players within 10 yards to focus on the run and play man defense on the receivers exclusively because Carter Stanley isn't beating anyone with his arm.

@nuleafjhawk Park at West campus by the rec fields and ride the bus or walk.

@KUSTEVE Hudy came from UConn where she helped the Husky men win 1999 and 2004 national titles and the UConn women 4 titles in five years from 2000 to 2004.

Bill Self did not make her. Hudy came to KU with 6 national title rings while she was the S&C coach for UConn basketball.

Hudy may not have made Self, but Self certainly did not make Hudy either.

@nwhawkfan Nijem's peers considered him a top 5 S&C coach in the NBA. When your peers at the highest level feel that way about you, that's a huge positive about the man's credentials to perform the job well.

@FarmerJayhawk Is he still calling the plays though? If not, then it wouldn't be surprising if they're a more pass focused offense.

FarmerJayhawk said:

@Gorilla72 last year they ran more than they passed at about 2:1. They’d like to run it a lot more often.

Coastal also has a different head coach this year than last year. We don't know yet if the new coach wants to keep that ratio or if he wants to pass more than they did last year.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Dorian will be in this neck of the woods Wednesday and Thursday but hopefully it turns out to the ocean. Might delay their travel if it hangs around too long.

CC moved over to Conway, SC for the week today. Their prep shouldn't be affected too much this week.

CC is worse than ISU. I'm not worried about the OLine long term. I think they just need a couple of games to settle into their new positions in the case of the right side of the line. The left side was just fine last week.

The DLine is going to struggle because they don't have the personnel to run a 3-4 up front. Kamara is a good pass rush DE, but KU doesn't have a true NT or run stopping DE that's also necessary for a good 3-4. Those are positions where going the JuCo make more sense and would pay quicker dividends at this point.

I have a feeling KU is going to be terrible against the run most of the year since the B12 has a lot of teams that run the ball well and isn't the pass happy league many still associate with B12 football.

KU being a 10 point favorite now does support the belief that ISU is a better team than CC is and KU should have an easier time this week.

The line I'm going to be curious about is next Friday at BC. I'm guessing it'll be 17-21 point range in favor of BC, but it'll be telling if it's much different than that.

@stoptheflop Even though most of the OLine played last year, several of those guys (center and right side) are in new positions so there is a little bit of a learning curve. I'm not too worried, but it'll take a couple of games for their chemistry at their current positions to gel together.

@kjayhawks Those are two bad teams. From the little bit I watched, I think ISU is better than both CCU and EMU.

@mayjay Yost won more games, that's my tie breaker.

Too bad KU didn't keep Yost or Kansas football would likely have a very different and much more positive history that it does.

kjayhawks said:

B12 struggling a ton today ISU in the second OT with UNI and WV down at the half 7-3

JMU is the second ranked FCS team. They could beat quite few FBS teams, including several P5 programs.

@Gorilla72 2nd best, Fielding Yost went 10-0 as Jayhawks head coach.

3 kneel downs coming up.

Ball game!

Need this stop. Man defense and send six please

Can Les Miles borrow Katie McClure from the soccer team to be the place kicker this year?

Parchment is going to be a star. Best player on offense for KU today by a lot.

kjayhawks said:

How does every team we see have better QBs

Changing offenses every year limits the development of QB's much more than people realize. The announcers keep bringing up Stanley being in his 5th offense in his 5 years. That's why our QB's don't look better.

They are spending every spring learning a new system instead of growing in a system. I'm hoping Koenning stays for awhile so the system is consistent and the QB's can actually develop in the spring instead of learning a new system for the next several years. If that happens, we'll see the QB play make real strides forward.

Kcmatt7 said:

Yea they have to just put the best athlete back there even if it limits play calling

Scaling back the playbook isn't the issue with Locklin, he's just not ready yet to run a B12 offense.

BShark said:

Anyone but Stanley

That one was on the OLine more than Stanley TBH.

@Kcmatt7 Yes, kid is a great athlete and Miles has been very high on him since the spring.

BShark said:

Wvu and Iowa state also struggling wow

Not too surprising on either account. ISU has historically struggled with UNI and WVU isn't a good team this year.

And knocked them out of FG range too.

Nice!

@Kcmatt7 I think Torry Locklin can be that guy, but he's not ready quite yet. Maybe by midseason.

ISU's QB is better than Stanley.

Damn

Need a stop here.

That sack is why I'm not a Stanley fan, not enough awareness to throw the ball away when being pursued.

@kjayhawks We're just not good enough yet.

@kjayhawks We're not a good team yet. These players don't know how to finish teams off yet.

Hopefully we get there under Miles, but it's a process and won't happen overnight.

Also, don't forget this game was only about a 4 point spread so it's not like KU was expected to blow ISU away.

ISU is pretty comparable to Nicholls St. so even hanging on for a win today is an improvement over last season.

Awkward looking tackle on that catch.

@Kcmatt7 That toss dive play is a staple of a Les Miles offense so we'll probably see a lot of it this year.

That jet sweep to Parchment is going to be a good play all year. Can't wait get Pooka back and run a fake jet sweep a run it to the other side with Pooka.

I really like Parchment

kjayhawks said:

We may need to switch kickers 😑, 4 points left the board off of Jones leg.

That 49 yarder he missed isn't a gimme even with a good kicker at the college level.

Jones pushing everything left is concerning though and a switch probably needs to happen for next week.

Don't think Liam Jones is keeping the place kicking job for long. If he does, FG's are going to be an adventure all year long.

Nice to actually see adjustments made from the 1st half.

@mayjay It actually did, Sosinski had a catch in the 1st half.

Parchment is going to be a good player for KU. I've liked his skill set since the spring game. He's the potential deep threat for KU if we put in a QB with an arm to push the ball down the field.

McCullough bailing out the defense there.

Defense looking shaky to start the half.

Traditional Les Miles power I pounding Herbert up the middle has been the most successful offense so far. Hopefully more of that with some play action mixed in.

Gorilla72 said:

Les Miles said he’s sticking with Stanley in the 2nd half. Radio interview as he walked off. 🤔

Not crazy about that, but also might be pretty condemning about MacVittie's ability.

Kcmatt7 said:

Iowa State struggling against UNI

That seems like it's pretty normal and ISU will escape with 3 point win on a late TD or FG.

Halftime stats: 10-3 Kansas

Total yards: ISU 163, KU 133

Total plays: ISU 35, KU 27

Rushing: ISU 18-81 (4.5), KU 15-89 (5.9)

Passing: ISU 12-17 82yds., KU 9-12 44yds.

Time of possession: ISU 16:28, KU 13:32

Surprised at that one, guess refs couldn't see the outside of his foot.

I think that's going to be a TD.

Finally a good shot of the crowd. Alumni side looked pretty full, endzone looked pretty empty, couldn't see the student side except the area where the band is. I would guess the crowd is 30,000 or so.