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@stoptheflop A good coordinator would know Brewer can run and spy him in long yardage situations.

No way in hell that's a catch.

Harris led with his shoulder, shouldn't have been targeting.

It's good to see Bowen still doesn't believe in spying a mobile QB.

@Kcmatt7 That play Brewer just made stepping up to avoid the blitz is something Kendrick can't do. That's extending a play and punishing a defense, if Kendrick could do that, I would say play him in a heartbeat, but Kendrick isn't that player.

FG's will be an adventure for both teams today because it is windy enough to move the goal posts around. Especially kicking into the open end of the stadium.

@Kcmatt7 KU's defense isn't stopping anybody unless they're forcing turnovers. They have to score points to win games because 21 isn't cutting it except for possibly KSU.

@Kcmatt7 You seriously think 21 points regardless of the number of possessions is winning very many B12 games?

@Kcmatt7 Kendrick is averaging 3.6 yards per rush. His running ability isn't so significantly better than Bender's that he has clearly separated himself at this point. He might be able to avoid a couple of sacks that Bender can't, but he's not someone who will punish teams with his feet either.

@Kcmatt7 Kendrick really hasn't done anything to earn the job though. He's an average at best runner and his passing accuracy leaves a lot to be desired. He may have completed that fade to Booker last week, but he under threw that pass badly. He's also put some passes in spots that better defenders would have picked off.

I'm not calling Bender a great passer because he's not, but let's not pretend like Kendrick is the second coming.

The only reason why the 2 QB system is working this year so far is because Kendrick can decently run, but he's not going to be good running against speedy Big 12 defenses that will just spy him and keep him from gaining yards.

@Kcmatt7 Starting doesn't mean he'll play the whole game though. It also could help by announcing that your "passing" QB is starting to keep Baylor from game planning to load up the box early.

@jayballer73 9th against the run, that means they can't defend the run. Use Kendrick and exploit that weakness. Make Baylor prove they can stop the run before going to the passing game. If Baylor proves they can defend the run, then you can bring in Bender and try to pass against Baylor, but KU's initial gameplan against Baylor should be run, run, and run some more.

Neither guy has stood out too much to definitively win the job so it really comes down to the match ups as too which QB is the better option.

Against Baylor, I think Kendrick is the better play because Baylor is really bad against the run this year.

@JayHawkFanToo I disagreed with you writing those three specific games off as losses because there's enough history of OSU, TCU, and Texas coming into Lawrence and those games being much closer than anyone would have predicted.

If those three teams play their A games against KU, then yes, they will blow KU out. There's enough history though that makes me think at least one of those teams will show up flat against KU and KU could pull an upset that way.

If KU is going to pull an upset this year, it'll probably be against one of those 3 teams this year.

@JayHawkFanToo Go back and read what I said near the very beginning of my initial response to you about how many of those games I said KU would win.

@JayHawkFanToo All of those teams have a long history of coming into Lawrence and playing flat whether it was Gill, Weis, Bowen or Beaty. It's the 11am kickoffs with 10,000 people in the stands that suck the energy out of those teams and have them vulnerable to an upset multiple times against multiple KU coaches. It's not a one time only deal.

@JayHawkFanToo I'm going to disagree on your assessment of KU's chances against OSU, TCU, and Texas. I'm not saying I think KU wins any of those games, but go look at recent history.

OSU has a habit of playing very flat, uninspired football in Lawrence and has had scares in recent years in Lawrence. Don't be surprised if this game is closer than many expect.

Same deal with TCU. Last year was the first time TCU really dominated KU like many believe they should every year. Prior to last season, that game was always close.

With Texas, I really think KU's chances depend on UT's situation entering that game. They looked good against USC after the first quarter, but this is the same team lost to a below average Maryland team, and played a pretty ugly game against Tulsa. I think this game is really going to depend on which Texas team shows up on Lawrence.

All 3 of these games being in Lawrence make them trap games for those 3 teams and all 3 have a habit of not playing well in Lawrence in recent times. Like I said, I'm not specifically calling for an upset of any of those 3, but given those teams recent history in Lawrence, it's not a huge reach to picture KU upsetting any of those 3 teams to me.

The other team I don't fully agree with is Texas Tech. They absolutely have a great offense this year, there's no debating that one to me. Where I think this game to give KU a shot is Tech's defense is still pretty bad. If KU gets into a shootout with Tech, who knows what could happen with KU's defense that suddenly knows how to create turnovers.

@FarmerJayhawk You've still yet to tell me how finishing in 7th place out of 7 teams in a division 60% of the time is considered having "moderate success" because that's a very low standard you have. But since you also don't care that a coach does something that could lead to a school getting sued as long as they win a few games, I guess your standards aren't very high to begin with.

@FarmerJayhawk I'm not apologizing for believing character is an important trait in a head coach. Bobby Petrino has little to no character and put Arkansas in a position to be sued under Title IX. Bobby Petrino didn't have enough character to tell the Atlanta Falcons that he was taking the Arkansas job. Many programs, including Kansas, have been taken down by head football coaches who didn't have a lot of character.

Arkansas had an interim coach for an entire season between Petrino and Bielema. You claim Bielema was good in 3/4 years not including his first season. I'm just curious as to which of the 2 seasons of those 4 that Bielema finished in last place considered "moderately successful" since you say 3 of those 4 years were "moderately successful."

The reality is Bielema had one decent season of the 5 he was there. Once it was his players that were upperclassmen, Arkansas started declining again and went right back to the cellar of the SEC West.

You say Turner Gill got worse each season he was at Kansas like he was here for several years, he was here 2 years. There is no circumstance that is enough time to rebuild a program. I don't know that Gill would've ever broken through at Kansas had he been given 5 years, but I know based on what he did at Buffalo and what he's done at Liberty that his system is a successful one.

@BShark The only team KU held under 30 points last year was SEMO. KU has yet to allow a team to reach 30 points. I'm not claiming this team is good, but they are a better team than last year, even if it's just by a little bit. If you can't see that now, I don't think anything KU does in B12 play will change you opinion either.

@JayHawkFanToo No they're not, Rutgers has won a game this season. Other than that, they're bad.

@BShark Which is why those are winnable games. I'd feel much better about the Baylor, Tech, and KSU games if any of them were in Lawrence, but the win at Central Michigan finally got the monkey off the back of the program and those road games aren't automatic losses now.

@Crimsonorblue22 It'll help his chances, but doesn't guarantee anything.

@kjayhawks Nicholls is legitimately the best of KU's non conference opponents and that was something people were saying even before the season started.

KU scored double digit points in every quarter today. Probably first time in at least a decade for that.

I was waiting to see how KU looked today before deciding on whether or not to go the Baylor game next week. I think I'll be buying a ticket and making the drive up to Waco next Saturday.

That was a legitimate ass whoopin KU put on Rutgers today! This team will pull an upset or two in Big 12 play this year.

When was the last time you heard the Rock Chalk chant inside Memorial Stadium?

@kjayhawks I know they weren't on the same team. I'm saying those two were so good that it didn't matter who else was in the backfield with them. The Sayers teams would #1 and the Riggins teams would be #2.

@JayHawkFanToo Hope it continues tonight with OSU and TCU.

@kjayhawks When Gale Sayers and John Riggins are apart of a group, those groups are automatically at the top of a list.

@kjayhawks Neither of them were. The first one was the line's fault and the second one was the holder.

@kjayhawks I'm not going that far when you have a pair of hall of famers and a Super Bowl MVP in the past, but this is a good group of backs though.

Even using a back up kicker on PAT's lol!

@JayHawkFanToo The difference between this year and previous years though is these wins against bad teams have been blow outs where the defense has been very good and creating turnovers. In the past, these wins against bad teams have close wins.

@kjayhawks It's probably between them and UTEP for worst team in the FBS.

@nwhawkfan 2008 against KSU.

@BShark None of the starters should go back in at this point.

@kjayhawks OSU didn't play their hardest. OSU could've dropped 80+ if they left their first string all game.

@nwhawkfan It's not unrealistic at this point though. Those are also bad teams and if KU's defense can keep creating turnovers, they'll have chances to win those games. 6 per game doesn't seem realistic, but 2 or 3 against those offenses isn't unrealistic either though.

@Kcmatt7 No almost about it, if KU makes a bowl game this year, David Beaty is coaching Kansas in 2019 and will have earned that right.

@BShark It's still in play if KU could win all their winnable games. Baylor, Tech, KSU, and Texas are all winnable games on paper right now.

@JayHawkFanToo We're better than last year. That's what we can take from this game. Whether that translates to any Big 12 wins or not is another issue, but this team is better than last year.

@kjayhawks Thise types of throws are why Bender was the starter. He does protect the ball decently well.

@stoptheflop Baby steps. KU wasn't even forcing turnovers last year. This is progress for the defense.

@BShark Lack of talent has never been the issue for the defense.

@BShark First one KU didn't cause today either.

That's why the inverted wishbone is a great formation with a running QB. 4 guys could end up the ball.

@nwhawkfan No more passes from Pooka.

We know one thing Pooka can't do now. Don't let Pooka throw again