@FarmerJayhawk 2.25” of sole? Crazy! 1.25” is more normal. Look at all the other measured heights.!0_1527134337806_07DEC4C2-E02B-4CEB-854C-20A1BF5D4B7B.png ↗
Most are at 1.25” a few 1.5” All except Cole fall between .75” and 1.5” that year. It’s noteworthy, but not very important. Cole has a crazy long wingspan for a guy an inch taller than Svi.
@JayHawkFanToo He will have to guard guards in the League not small forwards. So if Big12 teams can take it to KU thru Svi what will a nba team do?
He’s kinda like Tebow. Peaked in college.
I really hope Svi makes me eat my words. But since Brandon Rush couldn’t cut it, and he was better at everything than Svi, I have low expectations.
The damage is done. I hope they actually clean up the game. If they leave it as is Arizona, Louisville, and KU (and others)got screwed. AND Nike got a major advantage. 🤔
Price trying to keep his job? 😀
@HighEliteMajor The slippery Jo Pa slope. Should’ve drawn a line somewhere. He didn’t and it ended up killing him.
@JayHawkFanToo I don’t care for Bagley much either. But I see a lot more potential in Bagley than Svi.
Dok and Svi are both antiques in the nba. Not much room for a 2 guard, spot up shooter that can’t play D. Or a post that can’t shoot a 15 footer at the very least.
Maybe Bill did find his recruiting niche- nba potential with severe limitations.
I love Svi in a KU uniform. Heck I wish he would’ve redshirted his freshman year so we could enjoy him for one more peak season. However, I wouldn’t draft him if I was an NBA gm. He was a defensive liability in college; he will get abused in the NBA.
@jaybate-1.0 How in the world do shoes add 2.25”?!? It’s amazing he was able to play basketball on stilts. :)
Frank is a bit taller. Sherron is pretty short. Frank is a little taller than you might imagine.
Sherron was measured at 5’ 10.25” at the NBA combine. Frank 5’11”
As an aside Cole Aldrich was 6’9” barefoot and 6’11.25” in shoes!
@mayjay You play to win the game! You play to win the game? You play to win the game!!! Herm trying to convince himself in front of the media.
I liked Gun as the D coordinator. A real hard ass, but it fell apart as the coach and he never got his mojo back.
@approxinfinity Luka Doncic. If you want to compete with the warriors you need all five players on the court able to defend the 1-5. Ayton can’t neither can Bagley. 6’8”+ with guard skills is the new 7 footer.
Isn’t Art Briles in hell?
I’d love to see Silvio next season, but only if he’s cleared to play. I’d like to maintain my lane on the high road. I just pointed out to my KSU helpers that KU has a classy crowd. I’d hate for them (KU fans) to yell obscenities at a game and make a foolish display of themselves. (As KSU fans regularly do) they don’t get it yet, maybe some day.
@wissox Yeah, but that’s different. ‘Cause they are... 😂
@bcjayhawk Thanks, that’s what I thought, but I also think it’s why he hasn’t hired an agent. No need yet. He just as well ride it out for a year.
DeSousa’s one semester in college ate up a year of eligibility, but does it qualify him for the draft? I think he has to wait one more year to be draft eligible. 🤷♂️
Damn the Celtics for realizing what they have. So much for my contingency plan.
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@jaybate-1-0 I’m almost 6’2 and I’ve met both Frank and Sherron and I’d say Frank is taller.
One thing is certain, Sherron is definitely thicker.
I’m feeling a bit jaded myself.
Udoka Azubuike: Although he impressed with his 7-7 wingspan, Azubuike's lack of feel and skill level was very apparent despite his solid production. The Jayhawk doesn't appear to fit in the modern game at this stage as he's not much of a rim protector or switch defender.
@approxinfinity Haha I thought you were talking about the Naismith photo. Dok’s form is fugly, but he does look like an exaggerated fathead form of himself.
It’s an art form for ya.
@Texas-Hawk-10 Doom and gloom, much? It’ll be fine. And if it isn’t life goes on. Sports matter nil, so enjoy the ride. But if worrying about this is your form of enjoyment don’t let me step on it. Worry away, have a blast! I clearly can’t cheer ya up.
The big12 was the number one (tv) viewed basketball conference last season.
@Texas-Hawk-10 You totally imagined that. Or I simply Forgot about Washington’s great year. Probably because I don’t care about the pac12 like the rest of the country.
Who ever is doing whatever keep it up! Another 1/2” of rain last night. Brings our yearly total up to 1.5-2.25” across the area.
@Crimsonorblue22 another good rain back in Clark Co. 1.5 to 2” last night. That should green up the country side for a little while. It’s too late for the wheat crop, but the grass will sure perk up.
@Texas-Hawk-10 Did you forget about Oklahoma? Pac12 football is irrelevant these days as well. That was my main point. Oregon is their only playoff representative (once) and they aren’t going back anytime soon. Stanford is lagging, UCLA sucks, USC is overrated and couldn’t get it done with a top rated QB.
So if PAC 12 football sucks worse than Big 12 football and PAC 12 basketball is completely irrelevant. Why would they out live the Big 12? The Big 12 has higher revenue per school. OU has been in the playoffs 2 times. The Jayhawks is a nationally recognized and unique brand.
I’ve been concerned in the past as well, I just think my worry was a waste of time. Mega conferences lose their identity. They ultimately get watered down to the point of having poor crowds which eventually has an affect on the viewership and even school attendance. Even if the Big12 goes away (I don’t think it will) KU will be just fine due to national brand recognition.
@Texas-Hawk-10 Or if the Pac12 falls apart as it looks like it may as well. They aren’t doing well at all; missed the college football playoffs and no one watches their basketball because it’s so late. Too many teams has watered down that conference.
@nuleafjhawk Watkins, Hill, Kelce, Hunt can all catch. The line well...it’s been worse.
I kinda scoffed at Andy when he coached at Philly. They always flamed out in the playoffs. After watching the coaching debacle that was Gunther Cunningham, Herm Edwards, Romeo Crennel I can really appreciate how good Andy actually is. He gets a lot out of his guys, but does revert to too many passes in the playoffs. I suppose I’ll forgive him if Mahomes turn out to be the gunslinger they think they have.
Here’s what TO had to say about Andy.
Asked to compare Garrett to Andy Reid, who coached the Philadelphia Eagles during Owens' two seasons there in 2004 and 2005, T.O. said there was no comparison.
"That's a slam dunk," Owens said. "Andy Reid is by far the best coach that I've had. And I say that because he realized the talent that I had and he utilized me to the best of my abilities.
"... I knew what I provided. I knew my skill set, and Andy Reid utilized me to the best of my ability. I was playing lights-out when I played for Philadelphia. If I would have continued to play there, there's no telling what my statistics would have been at the end of my career."
Another way to imagine the amount of irrigation water being used is: an acre foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre in 12” of water or aprox 325,000 gallons. Each 1/4 section or 4x per square mile that is under irrigation in this area has 320 acre feet of allocated water. 104,000,000 gallons per 1/4 section or 416,000,000 gallons of irrigation water per square mile.
Again not every acre is irrigated and not every irrigated acre has or uses their full allotment. But it’s a losing battle.
We need an egomancial president whom wants his name attached to something that will have centuries of national impact to get such an ambitious project done. 🤔
Still a pipe dream, he says tongue in cheek.
@wissox No, just that it’s an underground lake with less than .50” recharge per year. And there are too many irrigation wells pulling 24” per year out of it. Basically what each well pumps would take 20-48 years to replace. There isn’t irrigation on each acre thankfully, but there is too much for the recharge rate.
If Colorado would allow the Arkansas river to flow it would help, but they don’t. There was a period when the Arkansas river flowed for most of the summer and the irrigation wells improved quiet a bit more than you would imagine along that basin. Colorado has too many Californians (and others) that have moved in and they need the water for their burgeoning population.
The Army corps of engineers has a plan to build aqueducts bringing water back west. The plan was drawn up in the ‘80s and was a $3 billion project back then, so $10-15 billion now? It called for a 10,000 acre lake to be built in NE Kansas - great for rec. Then only when the Missouri River could maintain a navigable flow would water be siphoned off into an aqueduct and pumped uphill thru a series of locks. Ultimately it was to discharge into a creek bed near the Colorado line that has a fault line in it and the creek would only flow a few miles before filtering down to the aquifer. Of course to satisfy the masses it would have to swing by Wichita and allow them to draw water from it as well.
It sounds horribly expensive, but ultimately the economic impact of that water would pay big dividends.
@jayballer73 When has Bill been 100% forthcoming about recruiting? Don’t take it personally I read what you said - paraphrasing the Kansan article- it’s not as much fun to assume recruiting is done as opposed to a mystery man being out there. People aren’t ignoring you or the fact you’re likely correct, it just doesn’t give us anything to talk about.
@wissox It’s pretty depressing. We use the Ogallala extensively in this area. There is a little Dakota water as well (it’s very deep 600ft+ down) but it’s not as good of water (salty). Haskell county is a major user of irrigation water. Unfortunately the Ogallala is depleting and the ability to pump enough water out of it is no longer possible in pockets of the county side. Even where the water is still plentiful the cost of pumping the water is pretty high relative to the value of the crops being grown. The farm economy sucks right now. A few growers are trying to get high value crops in the area, so the smaller wells (reduced pumping capacity permanently) can raise a vegetable crop on a small portion of the field and make a good income.
It takes 4,000 gallons of water to raise one bushel of corn. 11,000 gallons to raise a bushel of wheat. Rain makes grain!!! Aprox. 27.000 gallons of water per acre in an inch of rain.
Right at my house we got .75” 2 nights ago (nearly doubled our yearly total!), but it was only a limited area that received the beneficial rain.
Ooo ooo oooh is it Luka Doncic??? Will he forgo the NBA draft, skirt NCAA eligibility rules and play for KU next season? I’d take. 😆
Maybe Self never wanted Diallo, but Adidas did...
@mayjay Gotta protect that win percentage.
@Crimsonorblue22 Homeward bound, sure. I like Michael J Fox.
I won’t let my wife watch Old Yeller. No way could I deal with that fallout! Although there are days she probably could shoot my lab. Lol
So Golden State destroying Boston is entertaining to some. Boring af to me.
And yeah all they talk about on ESPN radio is how sports betting is now legal at the federal level. New Jersey will be the first state outside of Nevada to have legal sports betting. I don’t need to put money on the game to enjoy watching KU, the Chiefs, or the Royals play. Other than the NCAA tournament and the Super Bowl and possibly game 7 of the nba finals I don’t watch games “my” teams aren’t in. I’m too damn busy with work and family for serious sports viewing.
@Crimsonorblue22 Yes, that rain is a nice start. We are fortunate enough to have a half section of grass that wasn’t grazed last year (because the fence hadn’t been rebuilt from the fire) so last years rent payment is being capitalized upon this season. That’ll only buy us a little time though. A few more inches of rain would be worth $ millions to the country side.
@jaybate-1-0 What are sports? All I get to watch lately is Paw Patrol, PJ Masks, Puppy Pals, and Curious George.
When KU basketball comes back around I may know what you are referencing again.
Someone do a rain dance and send the moisture our way (SW Kansas)! If I were to do one I’d just get an uncomfortable sunburn... There are rumblings of thunder in the distance. As I understand the timing of a rain dance has a lot to do with its outcome...Tonight may be the night!
The wheat crop is still alive somehow after 10+ days of 90 degree weather and a scant 1” of total precipitation since it was planted last October. The best thing for it would be a massive hail storm though, so no combines have to run to cut the poor crop.
@crimsonorblue22 It’s getting dry enough back at your old stomping ground that the cattlemen are beginning to plan sales. There is very little green grass and no feed available for purchase.
@jayballer73 It doesn’t make me like him less. Love me some Lando, but it is what it is.
@jayballer73 I hope Mitch can become as competent as Landon was. But I also know no matter how much talent you have 1-4 if Lucas is your starting center you aren’t going to the final four.
So when is Coach K going to croak? That old suckers gotta hear the demons scratching at the earth just beneath his feet.
Landen Lucas never jumped that high in his life...
Dok was overweight a season ago, what would one more year of Hudy do for him?
It’s made more of a splash here than anywhere else. I haven’t even been ribbed by kstate fans.