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The most frustrating play was the 3rd and goal at the UTAH 5 with 7:52 left in 4th quarter (score UTAH 17 - KAN 14) – You can run one more time and, if unsuccessful, tie the game on a field goal...and lean on the D which was doing great all day. That's conservative and it's pretty common for people to criticize those kinds of calls... but Utah actually brought on personnel that suggested they anticipated a passing play. So, getting aggressive there was a little too predictable, at least for Utah.

That play flipped the game.

Fans streamed out after that. It was crushing.

It felt like that was a 14 point play, even though we were only down 10 points with just under 8 minutes left to play.

:man_shrugging:

there we go.

where is the shrug emoji?

Here's how you win that game with a modest shift in execution:

1st quarter [11:20]: 3rd and 9 at the UTAH 25 -- Instead of throwing an interception, you take an incompletion and kick a field goal. (3 points)

1st quarter [2:16]: 4th and 10 at the UTAH 13 -- Instead of false start and forcing a re-kick (which you miss), you kick a field goal. (3 points)

4th quarter [13:39]: 2nd and goal at the UTAH 12 -- Instead of throwing an interception in the end zone, throw it out of bounds and eventually kick a field goal. (3 points)

4th quarter [7:52]: 3rd and goal at the UTAH 5 -- instead of throwing an interception returned for a touchdown, you RUN the ball, get stuffed again, and kick a field goal. (3 points)

With this shift, KU scores 32 points. Enough to win the game even without taking away the 7 points Utah scores on the interception for a 99yd TD.

I wanted better for the Seniors. I stayed to the (bitterly cold) end, but it was hard.

That was a cold, disappointing experience. Hard to know where the program goes from here.

I like the idea of a fresh start to try to bring more people in. I would appreciate any effort to preserve the history of the board up to this point. There’s just too much gold to let it all go. (Of course I wish you could migrate it into the new site, but I get it…)

Also — and very important — I think the fact that you set up a new board with the sole purpose of socio-techno-political topics should provide an outlet for those conversations.

I think this board is at its best when it stays tightly aligned with KU sports. The depth of knowledge and thoughtful perspective on KU athletics is unmatched IMHO

The inconsistency in officiating was on full display and never more evident than if you watched the Chiefs/ Cowboys and the Bengals/Ravens back to back.

It was like the same game being adjudicated with two different rulebooks. The league needs to figure out what the hell is going on with offensive and defensive PI and holding…. Seriously, I think the crew of the Chiefs game should be investigated/reprimanded by the league.

@approxinfinity said in Flory “Bidinga”:

Seriously you idiots, where is the second I in Bidunga?

Maybe this affected Pearl's ability to recruit Flory...

It's an even happier thanksgiving after three wins in three days!

Hoping everyone here has a nice break. I am back in Lawrence with family. Bought tickets to the Utah game in a fit of irrational exuberance in September...

JK, but I seriously wondered if at halftime, they let Elmarko know that he would get a cut.

Elmarko taketh and giveth. Great win.

To: Video crew for KU:

Subject: KU - Iowa State game, pre-game highlight film

Please feature a clip of the dunk by Rosario at the end of the Syracuse game that pushed ISU out of the 3rd place game.

LOL. That was worth $200-300k

White reminds me of a taller Frank Mason without the PG responsibilities. Also JWill..

Gotta love his aggressiveness and game intelligence. Winning combination.

My expectations were clearly not realistic this year.

Man, if you get it, let us know.

@Gorilla72 Dang! Go Diggy!

We were better than I expected. I don't think I'm alone given the way the sports pundits are talking.

TBH, the MSU / UK game had the score I feared would be ours.

Prediction: Duke gets out to a 13-7 lead pretty quickly... like, around the under-16 TV timeout. That's as close as it gets.

IMHO, Pacheco's absence is significant. It limits the running game which in turn affects the passing game.

@dylans said in UNC Matchup Friday Night:

What I have leaned is fans are terrible at these decisions

If this is true, then there's a pretty good chance we are all wrong.

I'm assuming all of us are KU fans...

Right or wrong, google says "The average age for a Division I men's basketball head coach was 50 in 2023"

Good grief. Can't help but wonder if NIL contracts tied payments to games played there would be a little more care given to warm up without injury and play through things.

Don't watch the last 5 minutes. Sheesh.

Starting to look like the only one who can stop Bidunga is Bidunga.

Tre White getting his groove today.

Man, when you can play like that you GOTTA play like that ALL the time.

Where has Bidunga been?

Nice to finally get a Flory Flurry!

This is a team that will make you earn your points in the half court. We don't know how to do that yet.

@BeddieKU23 Today he looks like he's not focused.

Effort guys. Effort.

Epilogue: That RB on my son's team mentioned above went to Sacramento State, turned into a wide receiver and transferred to San Jose St. over the summer?

Danny Scudero.

2025 Stats to date:
68 receptions for 1,126 YDS, 10 TDs. Avg 16.6 Currently #1 in the NCAA. Sophomore.

No, it's not P4. Yeah, he's 5' 9" 174lbs. But man do I wish KU would recruit beyond the usual suspects sometimes.

@approxinfinity said in How to sign up for ESPN plus/select/unlimited:

How does one build an app that gets shittier every year? Amazing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification ↗

^^ A book that explains it. In many cases, its not an accident; it's a strategy... or at least the byproduct of a strategy.

The team is far from surgical at this point. Often looks like 5 guys rather than a unit. Athleticism is there, so here's hoping Self can coach them up and they keep their heads up going through the journey.

Elmarko was a question mark, but I think he went a ways toward wiping the questions away. He seems to be fully recovered. Made some positive contributions.

In general, the team seemed to take this exhibition pretty seriously.

The athleticism and, yes, the speed, is a welcome return.

Outscored 42-10 by a .500 team since that time.

I remember being excited about this game. It was the first two minutes of the game. That was it.

We could win 25 of the next 30 years and it would not make up for this streak. It's unconscionable at this point.

That screen play was the first play I've seen that was executed as designed

I'm now re-reading this thread as I need an antidote to my football depression.

This is an inexcusable performance.

This is a mediocre KState game. At best.

Unbelievable.

This is the end of the Jalen Daniels era.

Abysmal

@wissox Understatement.

Strong run by Hishaw. Whew. Let's see if we can stop them for 30 seconds

@dylans Sorry-- what I was saying is negative 3. As in Zero and then you can go back three more years of losses. My son is a sophomore. He was 3 years old the last time KU beat KState in football. (He doesn't remember it.)

He's definitely in his own head too deep.

I mean, we had two weeks to prepare. This is the best we could come up with?

Would be nice to get first down by someone other than JD scrambling.

Screen with no blockers. ???