Massive is right. - - Now the thing is we have just got to hang onto him. long way till December. - -Great start for our recruiting with him and our RB Red Martel. - -

Heard this kid can be an absolute program changer --watched his HUDL tape has really strong arm pretty good of deep. - -A poster on TOS who lives in the area and has seen him play commented said if KU landed him then ummmm ya- -will make things happen for sure. Had some really good schools Michigan being one , Houston another. --sounds solid --6' 200 pounds - -I think I'm gonna like this guy, yet like I said have to hold off the wolves trying to get him to flip - -all it is right now is verbal.

If we can get Canady which I feel just myself I feel if we want him -we got him, been to many , many KU games- -that would be a great group right there those three.- -I'm ready

2 Tennessee gos down to Florida by 11

@FarmerJayhawk said in 2023 croots:

@jayballer67 he's the Indy Colts GM's kid. I don't expect much from any walk on QB except play decent scout team and keep the team GPA up. TJ Crews is the other in that category.

he looks pretty dam good

This crap is just idiotic. - -I guess there is some K/State people talking crap on Travis Kelce cause he was at KU last night.- - One poster on their site says : - - Travis Kelce was at KU last night - -Remember that - -omg people Seriously. - -your dogging the guy for being at the game ? lmao

@BeddieKU23 said in Top 10 Match-up On ESPN+ Game Thread:

@jayballer67

I'll criticize the officiating regardless of the result.

I don't think KU played to their ceiling, but K-St didn't play to theirs from what I've seen. The crowd and our defense seemed to do their part in influencing that. Both teams missed a lot of shots they normally will make. I haven't read what K-St is saying but if they have gripes with the ref's, they should, but they won't realize a lot of KU fans had the same thoughts about how the game was officiated. It was horrendous.

I dunno , but ya it got pretty physical hell I remember a time can't remember who it was, driving the lane two players collided and went flying on the floor in separate directions and no call - - NOTHING , yet Bilas talked about how experienced the crew was - -a final four crew hell who knows

@rockchalkwyo said in KU-UK Game Chat:

Zach played well today. Small sample size yes but it was improvement.

I like Zach , not that means anything but I wanna see Zach do well , succeed. I'm pulling for him

@BeddieKU23 said in 2024 recruiting thread:

Top 5 prospect Dylan Harper is down to a final 5 and has KU on that list. Hasn't visited KU, he has been to Duke and Indiana already. Said he will take his 3 remaining visits after the season. Son of Ron Harper Sr and younger brother of Ron Harper Jr who was a star at Rutgers. He is in contention for the #1 spot.

Probably all in on Duke

@BeddieKU23 said in Top 10 Match-up On ESPN+ Game Thread:

@Crimsonorblue22

I was trying to think about at what point Fran would have lost his crap over the officiating last night, obviously it would have been after a K-St foul because only KU gets "all the calls". Perhaps the Tang Tech would have done it.

We all know he would have coached that K-St team better last night.

You know it STILL amazes me how fans will bitch about the referring when they lose. --K/State fans on their board last night making comments about wondering how much KU paid Higgins and another one of the refs never calling anything against KU.

Funny when they win you hear them say nothing. - -why can't they say when they win what a great job the refs did lmao ? - - They were making comments that KU was playing at their ceiling last night nd K/State had a much higher Ceiling then KU , and they had bettr athletes then KU. - -I mean true there are some KU fans that bitch about the refs too but still just find it funny

@wissox said in Top 10 Match-up On ESPN+ Game Thread:

Yeah I was shocked to see Bilas. Glad too. I wonder how many + games he’s done?

I would be willing to bet - -not veery many. -Was glad to see him

@approxinfinity said in Other games:

Come on WV beat TCU!

helps us but without Miles TCU in some trouble

OK Farmer help me out. Saw this guy was a PWO just recent add I think need a little inside info. - - -- he is a dual threat QB -- Cole Ballard I think said 6'2 - -215 maybe 225 , anyways just wondering if you had heard anything on him at all.

I mea saw his tape - -kid looked pretty solid - -looks like got a pretty strong arm - -pretty dam accurate in all three levels - -short , intermediate , & Deep. - -Runs well , strong runner , decent speed. Have you heard anything? - - If is is like he looks think we might of got a steal. - Like others have said of TOS -KU has had an outstanding recruiting with the PWO'S this year - -what you think ?

@approxinfinity said in Sunflower Showdown Redeux:

Rock Chalk alll day long babyyyyyy @jayballer67

ROCK CHALK BUDDY - - ALLLLL DAY LONG

Bench stood up tonight

@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 B12 Schedule:

Looking even a little bit closer I love the schedule even more.

We get UT after they play Bama on the road and Baylor on the road. Wouldn't expect them to be 100% healthy, and at the very least banged up after two physical games.

We get to play OU after a bye week at home. Should be fresh and should have a really solid gameplan.

KSU at home and TTU at home is huge too. If you were going to write a script for how KU wins the B12, it is probably pretty damn close to this schedule...

Like they said on our local sports pod here in Topeka -- kinda messed up we having to play Texas AND Oklahoma both. - -Only Three Schools have to do that & Texas doesn't leave the State of Texas but I think they said Twice the entire Season. - They didn't do us any favors doing that. -- However we don't have to go to Provo -like Oklahoma does- makes that a good thing they said.

@mayjay said in Sunflower Showdown Redeux:

@jayballer67 To be fair, we have to have a few games on ESPN+ and they probably thought expected-to-be-in-
-last-place-KSU coming to AFH would barely be competitive.

ya , I'm hearing tht more and more since I posted this - -and hadn't really thought about that - -it's ok. - However what - is each big 12 team locked into so mant ESPN plus games ? - - just curious/asking. Thanks

@wissox said in Embiid:

Philadelphia didn’t give Wilt much of a supporting cast either.

boy is that ever true - Philly is just one of those organizations that make or don't make very wise decisions

@kuballin10 said in KU-UK Game Chat:

@jayballer67 I’ll be honest he just isn’t any good. He’s weak, slow, can’t dunk at 6-10 and isn’t a Lightfoot or Tanner Groves type. His shot looks good just doesn’t go in much. I’d wager he transfers

thats all I'm wondering.- -Just haven't heard anything , can tell he is in deep. Plus I've been saying for a long time Zach is gone at the end of this year. - -Just haven't heard good - -bad - -or othrewise on him lately. Hell not even sure if he is on the bench anymore

STILL trying to find out what's up with Zach

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in Weird year:

@approxinfinity said in Weird year:

Down goes Iowa St. TT battles back from down 23

With no Pop Isaacs or Batcho

Jumpin -- -Gee - -Hossie - -Toads- - Tech beat Iowa State last night ?

I think not having KU K/State - not be shown Nationally- is a joke. - -makes you wonder why? - -you have 2 ranked teams - - highly ranked teams at that - -# 7 & # 8 - -and we get ESPN Plus. Now as we see ESPN have their nose so far up the ACC - Arse - -come Saturday - -we get to see on guess who ? - - ESPN - we get to see of Course have ESPN shove this down our throat - -AGAIN -we see two UNRANKED teams - -Duke & N Carolina -what the hell

@drgnslayr said in Sunflower Showdown Redeux:

@Kcmatt7

I try not to jinx our guys but I can see the real possibility of that UK game having a big-time positive impact on our guys.

I agree , I think maybe some might not realize what that Kentucky game did for us.-- Tough game on the road , - -HUGE for us - - every time Kentucky challenged us - -we had the answer, - -KJ played much bette , Juan played better. Just showed some signs of coming out of this slump.

I seen them getting some of that swag back. - -I think Grady will play better in Manhattan he was 1-8 I think from the three-- - or field - I think he does better then that - the PHOG WILL BE P - -H - -O - -G - -G --Y - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

@Eric-san said in Sunflower Showdown Redeux:

Interesting that the line is -8. Seems a bit steep to take KU tonight.

ya as big of fan that I am for the Crimson & Blue - - I think I would stay away from that

@BeddieKU23 said in Sunflower Showdown Redeux:

This is the game we need to win. I'm confident we get it done

Me to my friend. Maybe ove confidence but I think they are walking into a war zone. - -All kinds of things going - - The Phog is going to be JUICED/LIT . - -for the following factors : - -They have already beaten us this year - - two :- - -they are ranked higher then us - - -three : It took them when we played oh so poorly , it took them overtime on their home floor to win the game by ONE.-- I just feel it in my KU gut

I think Grady will play better /of couse Nowell will probably play better so that will possibly offset but just feel in the Phog - -we get it done

One thing standing out. - - -Texas doesn't leave the State of Texas but twice = =OH & - -good old Oklahoma has to travel to Provo lmao

Big twelve released schedule. - - -KU Does not play : - - WV - - -Hou - -- TCU - - & Baylor. -- : - - - -WE play BYU @ Home - - Central Florida @ Home - -& Cinn @ Cinn

@wissox said in Embiid:

@jayballer67 Who's the starter? Giannis? I mean it's really a toss up there isn't it?

ya probably so -- I'm just Biased I plead guilty- - just think Wow - - - -and I'm not sure who the starter is - just going off what a friend told me & just know that it wasn't JO Jo. - -Just sad Philly hasn't given him more of a supporting cast in the past, it's a little better this year but thinking back how more of a serios of a threat Philley could of been for the crown - seems kind of a waste -- like when they had Simmons -- oh well hopefully this year.

@wissox said in KU-UK Game Chat:

@jayballer67 Without going back and checking Everyone (except purdue) it seems lost, but us losing 3 straight including the beatdown at home was my reasoning for why we maybe should be in the 10-15 range. I still think that's where we should be. Make them earn their way back towards the top...except did you see our schedule coming up? Goodness.

I think any of the six games we could lose, KState tomorrow, at ISU Saturday, Texas, at OKie and OkieSt, and finally home with Baylor. I mean I don't think we're going 0-6 but any of those six we could lose. We could find ourselves in the middle of February with a 4-6 record in our last 10 just by splitting the next 6 games.

Just another typical year of this league where we just beat one another up. - -I think the biggest chance we get beat is at Iowa State & Texas - -& to lesser degree at home against Baylor. - -I'll take my chances against Oklahoma- - Oklahoma St & K State. - -I think tomorrow night in the phog - -K/State very easily running into a buzz saw.

Things going against K/State tomorrow - - They beat us already this year yet they only managed to beat us by one- - in overtime - -on their home floor when we dug a huge hole and had to work for most the game.- -I don't see that happening again. 2nd - - -They are ranked higher in which all that does is add fuel to the fire for the fans at the Phog -I'm telling ya that place is going to be nuts & they have already beat us - -all motivational things for KU - - - - Could be wrong , but just like you said -the teams you mentioned put the shoe on the other foot - -just as easily as we could lose - - we could win & they could lose. Just got to be ready and come out prepared for war. - You can not afford an off night in this league - -it will eat you alive.

Just saw a stat that the Big 12 had 6 teams in the top 25 - -first in the Nation - -* 9 teams in the top 50 - -it is just war zone - night in - -night out

You all know Chiefs not my # 1 team. yet I do like them . Now I've been hearing all these Cinn fans on social media talking about how the game was rigged - -the calls. To that I call BS.

It's like I have said for many , many years - - Winners just Win and Losers make excuses.. - If Cinn is looking for reasons why they lost - - look no further then your STUPID obvious penalties. - Like the last or one of the very last penalties where is was blatantly clear I mean how stupid are you - - -the guy clearly hits Maholmes when he clearly already out of bounds. - How stupid are you ?- -what there was like a little or a minute left - that idiot play right there cost you the team the game - you just turned a long, very long Fg attempt into a chip shot to one of the best FG kickers in the league. - -Did you think they wasn't calling that ? My GOD

Cinn just had stupid really dumb penalties throughout the game - -so instead of whining about how you think game was fixed - -- talk to your players - -take all that sniveling BS all the way back to Cincy. - -Will say this you can get some really good seats right at the 50 watching the Chiefs - -just think - - -there is always - - NEXT YEAR

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in KU-UK Game Chat:

@jayballer67 KU moved up to 8th and KSU dropped to 7th. It wouldn't have made any sense for KSU to move up because they lost to ISU last week.

Purdue stayed 1, Tennessee and Alabama swapped places and 2 and 4, Houston remained at 3, Arizona moved up to 5, Virginia at 6, UCLA dropped a spot to 9th and Texas stayed at 10th so the teams in the top 10 remained tge same, just order is different with only Purdue and Houston in the spots as last week.

Well I also know some were saying that KU would drop - -- no way. - That's why I was saying we might move up a spot or to. - - Also teams ahead of K-State lost Houston lost - to a team much worse then another ranked team and yet they stayed put -I'm not any K/State humper but that doesn't make any sense. Many Many teams lost ranked teams lost a lot of ranked teams behind us lost - if you have team ahead of you lost it's always been the cycle you - - gonna drop not stay put. - I have no problem with where we are considering the slump we were in - -just seems crazy they dropped that's all

Some think that when rankings come out today w will drop some - - I THINK actually we will quite possibly move up a spot maybe even two. I can see us landing at 7th - -I can see K/State moving up to 3rd ?

@FarmerJayhawk said in KU-UK Game Chat:

Kentucky was the perfect game for Udeh. Kentucky doesn’t run anything complicated so he wouldn’t get lost. His only job was to be big, catch lobs, and stick to Oscar. The analytics favor Zuby, so we’ll see what happens. KSU is a bad matchup for Udeh IMO. They don’t have much in terms of post defense but Udeh isn’t a post scorer or rebounder (yet).

Everything considered , this game I feel was BIG for Udeh. COURT TIME - - extended , I'm not so sure about K/State- -they really don't have a go to big for sure, a dominating big by any means. my own thinking is Zuby & Udeh both could really use more minutes in this game also - -get that in game experience . --I think if Ernest & Zuby just stick with it , we gonna have a couple of really solid big's in the future, and can help a bit on down the line yet this year. -- My question again is and ask on game chat - -thing is where does this put ZACH ? - - no sighting at Rupp not one second. - - -I still think he is out at the end of the season

Elmarko , - Explosive first step ? - - -Check- - - - - -Smooth Shot ? - - -Check - - - Sweet Court vison ? - - Check. Another future KU Stud? - -Check. What's not to like ? - -gonna be good I DO believe.

Thank you Chris Jones and Cinn-- for giving KC the Superbowl - and umm it's not Burrough Head it never has been - -never will be - it's ARROW HEAD LOL

@BeddieKU23 said in Thank you, Kentucky!:

@drgnslayr

Funny how a game that has no conference impact but does have overall seeding implications has turned into the pivotal game in back to back seasons. What a great momentum builder for Tuesday

World of difference. - I think also I seen them starting to come out a bit against Baylor even though we lost. - - Tonight was huge , The big thing - - we didn't bury ourselves early double degit deficit. - Yet I saw Ol KU play coming back - - they had some swag. - -Evey time Uk challenged we always had an answer. - late in the game - KEVIN and J Will had HUGE 3'S

Jalen haas been such a stud this year , wish he was the NPOY - -he won't be but he needs serious considering, for sure proven that this is HIS TEAM

@Kcmatt7 said in Thank you, Kentucky!:

Rupp rafters is such a mess right now it is so fun to read.

KU absolutely breaking that site

They are off the chain -they want Cal - - OUT and want him out bad

UK was 5th in the Nation in offensive rebounding at like 14 per game - - they got 5 - -ZERO 2nd chance points - - -ZERO - - the guys really got after it last night. - -Now when we play like that - -THIS is the guys that I think can make a serious push at another title.

Another big thing I love we got to see our Bench -Udeh - - Zuby - -& MJ - and they all did something anyways. Hell Udeh got 12 minutes - -those 12 minutes are huge - -Zuby would of played more if he hadn't messed up his ankle - -only ONE question ? - - Where was Zach ? - -that to me tells me something

@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

Yeah it's very early for this but I wanted to mention something.

With Calipari potentially on the way out and us needing a 4 I'm actually very interested in Chris Livingston. I don't care about the stats, he is a dude and would do well here with better coaching.

They was talking about him on their boards last night - - wondering why he didn't play in the 2nd half. - Really Crushing Cal for not playing him

And what's really sad is they don't even him listed as a starter in the All Star game at his position. The guy led the NBA in scoring last year and got to believe he is at the top or near the top this year

Another cool little nugget just heard. - Lat time Kentucky was held to 5 or less offensive rebounds ? - - - -in 2008 -and they have the Nations leading or at the top rebounder this year 13.9 Oscar - -tonight Oscar - - - 9.

Huge factor in the game Kentucky FOUR TOTAL offensive rebounds AND Kentucky - - - -ZERO - - NADA - - ZELCH - -2nd chance points -KU outrebounding Kentucky 34-- -29 for the game

This just shows how baa ass this team can be when they really get after it

@BShark said in KU-UK Game Chat:

Kentucky was 22nd in the country in total rebounds coming in, Kansas 92nd and 208th (JESUS) in opponent rebounds. Kansas outrebounded Kentucky tonight.

KU 34 - Kentucky 29

Oscar only gts TWO offensive rebounds- -- & 9 total rebounds - - thats pretty good

Guys NOW this looks more like the OLD KU earlier in the year. - -SOLID SOLID WIN

KU has led for right over 27 minutes of this game they said

Dam the guys showing HUGE Chones tonight we deserve this W - -just got to strap it on and gut it out. - -Guys have really stood up - -long long time to go for sure

Grady what the hell exactly are you doing

gRADY JUST IN MAJOR SLUMP OFFENSIVELY

SIX TEAM FOULS -- - SIX ON KU - - -ONE ON KENTUCKY IN TWELVE MINUTTES ! ! ! - THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HUMMMMMM

@Zabudda said in KU-UK Game Chat:

@jayballer67 said in KU-UK Game Chat:

Looks like we are a mash unit. - - -Zuby - - -out , - - -Kevin gimpin - - - -Grady Gimpin

A Hawkeye would be welcome.

LOL

Looks like we are a mash unit. - - -Zuby - - -out , - - -Kevin gimpin - - - -Grady Gimpin