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nuleafjhawk said:

Can't wait to hear the halftime comments!

I don't care how the rest of the game goes - - -no that's not true , - -but load the Crow plate up for me.

Mercy a lot of game left but I'm telling you really proud how these guys have played after that terrible start. - -4 STRAIGHT TD drives

Parchment is a stud- or seems to be - -Carter - after me cussing him early tonight - -taping my mouth SHUT -

Long game another whole half - -hope we can keep this up - -looks like a team for once - -and Pooka really hasn't been huge - -been a lot through the air and then Herbert one HUGE run - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

HighEliteMajor said:

@jayballer73 I don’t know. Sounds like a no brainer but some of these guys and their handlers have no brains. They see only the here and now, they don’t think long term. For some, maturing in college is a better development plan and can help pave the way to more longevity. For others of course, college is a waste of time. The problem, I think, sometimes, is the concept that it is a no brainer as long as you know you can just earn money playing. Do you want to be playing in Turkey, or the NBA, in 10 years?

good points

BeddieKU23 said:

@jayballer73

No not at all. I'm aware that many (maybe even a majority) dream of making the NBA.

Sorry just sounded like you were holding it against Kyree for wanting to go to the NBA - - and with his skills he would be a fool not to want to -- kid can do it all - -AN get paid for it

Let me ask you - -if you were a Basketball talent and was sure of being drafted wouldn't you want to go . - -Doesn't bother me in the least that he is wanting to do better - -falls right in line with many , many , many others - -be able to play the sport you love AND BE PAID while doing it - - - No Brainer

Mercy just seen a team photo of the boys. - -Several comments on this and my 1st thoughts too - - MITCH - -holy crap , I couldn't believe is that Mitch ? - - Boy has been working out - -someone said look at the size of those guns - -Boy looks Buff - -made me do a Double take - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

BeddieKU23 said:

Good for him if he can find a team. Too bad he didn't have his academics in order for KU to grab him at the time.

Kyree's only intentions are to get to the draft. KU is ok without that

Wait , is what your saying is that isn't the dream of any kid? - to live his dream of being able to someday play in the NBA? - -I hope that's not what your saying. - I bet you ask any young boy growing up and then and kid as they grow older when playing what their ultimate dream would be when playing Basketball is -It would be to be able to make the NBA dream come true - -not just Kyree - -if that is your line of thinking then KU would be ok without every player that stepped on the floor - -

Or maybe I should re-word this a little - let me say any kid that has the talent such as Kyree - what is their # 1 goal? - -it is to be able to fulfill their life long dream of being able to play in the NBA , can't really look bad at a kid for that - -it's a job just like for any other person - - making a living - -only he is getting to do what he loves for his job and be paid for it - Hell If I could of or would of had that type talent that would of been my only intentions too - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Dam - - Dam - - Dam. - -I was afraid of this - - the kid I REALLY wanted ALOT - -is now Yes he very easily is going to end up playing College Basketball.

Kyree - - is talking that he will enter College this Semester , he has been taking on-line classes - -- -and has talked I guess with Western Kentucky Coach.

All I know is we sure the hell could of used his 30.2 scoring or - - his 11 plus rebounding - -or his 6 assists a game - -averages. - -Kid has no position , pretty much plays the 1-4 - - and absolute animal and seemed like he really had an interest in KU - - dammit -- kid is a beast - - - Welp - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

kjayhawks said:

@jayballer73 That is my problem friend, I did a little searching tonight to just to compare some numbers after Les Miles said our offensive line has played dominant football (obviously on of the most idiotic statements I’ve ever heard) and they just need to get settled in. I’ve come up with a simple question why hasn’t Klieman needed time for his players to settle in? KSU line returns 3 starters just like our but ours has much better size. I think it’s a fair argument that KU has not only as much talent as KSU but maybe even more, the best coach in there school history beat the worst coach (for now, bet Miles surpasses him) in our school history by 4 points last year. The last 10 years according to rivals is an even 5 to 5 in recruiting ranking, with the last 4 being an even 2 to 2. KU has more 4 guys on this team than KSU currently does. So Klieman can improve his team in the offseason and get his players ready to go but Miles can’t? I’d bet heavily on KSU winning 7 games this year minimum. A lot of people had both KU and KSU finishing 8th to 10th in this conference. They got the same 2 and 3 star guys we got, I believe they have a single 4 while we have 4. The simple answer is KSU and Klieman are IMPROVING their players, while are simply not doing the same. If the revolving door at coaching is really killing KU, why is it not KSU, they need an FCS team to miss a FG as time expired last season while our opponent hit it and won in OT. KSU wasnt good last year, hell they needed 2 bogus holding calls and Bender dropping the ball to beat us at home. Klieman is obviously the far superior coach at this point and Miles sucks.

lmao - - -to say Miles Sucks is just a litttttttttttttttle bit of a stretch - Coach Miles far from sucks - -but hey it's Friday you have your opinion that's awesome - everyone is entitled to theirs - I sure the hell after 2 games am not going to say Coach Sucks - -but I guess you could always go tell him he sucks at Coaching see what him and the staff have to say about it - - Good Luck. - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Texas Hawk 10 said:

As head coach at Alabama, Nick Saban went 2-6 in the SEC his first season. Even great coaches struggle without adequate personnel.

Without a good QB, KU's playbook is severely limited. Miles and Koenning have never been guys who run a flashy offense so not having a QB who can complete a pass more than 5 yards down field is crippling the offense more than the OLine's struggles which to me are more because of Stanley being a bad decision maker on the field.

Les Miles won 10+ games 7 times in the SEC West and only had 1 losing SEC season in that time running the basic offense he's trying to put in place at KU. The man knows how to win football games and build programs. Les Miles laid the foundation for Mike Gundy at OSU.

KU currently does not have the roster personnel to run Miles offense the way he wants it run. David Beaty recruited for a spread offense and that's not what Miles and Koenning run.

It's going to take time to get those players in place and developed. It's not an overnight process and the 2020 recruiting class shows Miles wants to build it through the HS ranks which will slow down the process because those linemen need time to physically develop.

As far as Miles and his clock management, I said the day he was hired that anyone who watched Miles at LSU already knows that's never been a strength of his and never will be. It's frustrating, but anyone surprised by it clearly didn't know much about Miles beyond his record at LSU and what his strengths and weaknesses as a coach are. And yes, KU will lose some of the recruits currently committed because KU can't sign 26 players in December. The players who have committed to KU aren't surprised by KU dropping a game like CCU because they aren't stupid. They know KU has been a dumpster fire the last decade and yet they still chose to commit to Miles and attempt to rebuild KU.

Les Miles will make KU a better football program by the time he leaves here. It won't be an overnight process because it takes time to change offensive philosophies and bring in the correct personnel.

If anyone wants to accuse me of being biased about Miles and Koenning, damn right I am. Born in Louisiana and LSU was the first school I cheered for and one of the 3 schools I considered attending along with KU and Oklahoma. KU is the only football program I've seen play in person more than LSU and there is nothing in football like a Saturday night in Death Valley. As far as Les Koenning goes, his dad was my HS football coach and his son was HS teammate while Les Jr. was an assistant at A&M at the time.

Les Miles is the man for the job, just need to be patient and allow him to build the program because unlike basketball, it takes more than one recruiting class to revitalize a program.

that's great to hear - -and I get it 1000000000000000000000% -that is going to take time to get Coach's players - - can see he has the staff to get this turned around and believe it or not I know without your wisdom telling me it's going to take time or telling anyone else that it's going to take time

I have said repeatedly as for myself if you have followed what I said and that was we have NO QB - -having Said that I don't feel I'm stupid as you so put it - - and YES they should NEVER lose to a team like CC - - a program that has only been in it's existence for 16 yrs - -just pathetic play calling - -so who ever had their hand in that needs to wake the hell up Period and realize you can't be making some of these calls with the personel you've got - -Again - - NO QB.

I fully believe in Miles - -YES he will get this turned around - -and I'm not a guy that wants to run him out like others do already - -that sure the hell is not the answer - -we can't keep changing Coach's every time someone gets a burr up their ass - you have got to get some kin of Continuity - -you'll never have that with the past approach that this program has taken - Again why would ANY recruit want to come play for this train wreck and not knowing from one day to the next who the hell the Coach was going to be.

Another thing is if we don't get better play out of our defensive line then it's going to be another very long year - - teams will run at will against these guys if we can't stuff the run and quit giving up 4-5 per carry - -ya it's gonna take time but we sure the hell can't keep having performances like we did against CC

If we ever want to get better players to commit here then they want to see progress - -which in turn brings more fans in the seats - -which in turn brings a more exciting environment - -CC WAS NOT progress

kjayhawks said:

@jayballer73 they threw exactly 45 times lol.

hard for me to get excited - -last week just really bummed me bad - so inept. - no QB - -wonder how far Locklin is away were he could be put under Center - -the only true dual threat we have I think. - - I'll say 53-10

Well may sound kind of Cheesy but , I'm really happy for the ladies. - -They get to kick of their home opener tonight in the new arena- seen some pic's -- looks really nice , they have added the following:

An Additional 965 seats - -seating is at now 2,265- - can be a big advantage. - - They have installed this thing called Tarflex on top of the flooring - - it's suppose to help with the shock absortion for the players and helps them slide easier on the floor. -We have a light brown Jayhawk etched into center court looks pretty cool - - we also now have a 324 sq foot Video board for fans -that will be cool to see replays and such - - -Also now have Leather seating with arm rest in the upper tier price seats - -will be nice - -AND a New Mezzanine area where you can buy beer and or Wine -will be able to sit or stand at the tables pretty cool - -I'm Jacked - -sure wish I could go tonight.

Hope the Ladies enjoy the up grade - -more fans and such. - - Just hope we can represent and have a very successful years to come in our new Arena - - Good Luck Ladies - - Enjoy yourself - you have a sweet arena now - -MAKE US PROUD - - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

See where Pooka is following Ashaad on his twitter - that's good

HighEliteMajor said:

@BShark @drgnslayr I want to be really clear that I’m not anti-Hudy. In fact I’m very pro-Hudy. I wish she would have stayed. I just see her as a relatively replaceable cog.

All I know is we are getting real close to KU hoops again. And we are loaded for a NC run.

Can't believe we are less then two months away from tip off against Duke - not sure if everyone knows - - probably do BUT we got the early game - - 6 O'Clock

I see where the K-State guy put in his CB pick for TY Berry to Oklahoma St. -- Doesn't seem like that would make a lot of sense to me if they landed either Thompson or Love would it? - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

HighEliteMajor said:

@Crimsonorblue22 You probably aren't the only one. But boy, it is hard for me as well. He's sounds like that rich country club fellow talking about polo, the fall mixer, and his days a Yale.

talking right over a play a lot of time - - terrible giving what's needed to pick upi a 1st down - -a lot of times just rambles

BShark said:

Crimsonorblue22 said:

@BShark 👶😭

Most people are fired when they are as bad at their job as Hanni is.

to bad that couldn't happen now - - -Horrible broadcaster

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Brian hanni, I like him. I’m about the only one

he is terrible - - try to listen to the broadcast - - -BOB & Make did great - -Hanni half the time just rambles - -doesn't a lot of the time give you how many yards was made on a play - doesn't give you a lot of time down and distance - -will just be rambling on about GOD knows what while they running a play. - -Bob always gave down and distance focused more on the game - - not Hanni

Coach saw Gethro Muscaden - - from Aspin Academy in Louisville yesterday - -# 128 - - 4 * - - 6'10 -- 215 Center - lots of focus on the 70-150 type players this year - -

@Woodrow just got through reading this before I came here. - -It's going to change the approach and recruiting some that's for sure. - -look at Kyree. Evan talking like maybe 5 more out of the top 50 might very well go this route.

Interestingly enough had just gotten off the Phog , and a poster made a pretty good point. - They were talking about how it seemed that Coach was focused in on a lot more of the 70-150 type of players this season - -Saying could be he is getting a leg up with this new rule coming in - -focused on the three four year player while others still going to try with the OAD'S and quite possibly getting burnt by exactly what this article is talking about - - OR the new rule the NBA sounds like going to be put into effect.

Another poster responded by saying " OH so we have just given up on winning ? " - -a response was and good point - - our years with these OAD 'S- haven't exactly been great - - Wiggins - Oubre - - - saying Coach Self has much better teams with experienced teams.

2008 : - - -2 Seniors - - -2 Juniors - -& a Soph. - - main contributors off bench Senior and a Soph

2012 : - - A Senior - - -& 4 Juniors - - main contributor off bench Senior & Soph

2018 : - - - 2 Seniors - - 2 3rd year players - -& a Soph

Soo since good ol atta boy Duke did their own investigation and could find NOTHING - -roflmao - -that means well if they FOUND NOTHING - then by all means the NCAA shouldn't do their own investigation - -if bone nose and the boys say -- NOPE STILL SQUEAKY CLEAN - -then by all means - -someone making this all up? - -Riiiiiiiiiiggggggggghhhhhhhhhtttttttt - -lmao

Well if it should turn out - -seems like we would get a huge boost - I'm STILL not sure how they can do it , BUT they have ways I reckon.

Looking like there still might be hope with Ashad Clayton -- Mercy if there was any way of landing him - - I would wet myself. - We right now 1 over the NCAA limit for recruits BUT like I said I guess they have ways.

He tweeted out last night I guess that a Dynamic dual coming soon - -and of course got lots of responses tweets to him about coming to KU - -he has made comments in the past talking about how he wanted to come back to KU again - -/soon. - -the Dual would be him and Pooka - - Like someone said all we got is Pooka and our other Louisiana Animals - -Coach Hull and such- - still just don't know - - also made the statement about being his last months in Louisiana, but that could also mean Georgia - -or Auburn - -but both those schools have landed commit from higher running backs - -Ashaad # 11 in the nation - running back - - - man that would be Beyond - -Sweet

Just another reason we just HAVE to show improvement on the field for these recruits - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Ha , was just talking about finding big men this year for 2020. - -went to 247 and saw where we had a CB prediction for a kid - - 1st time I EVER heard his name mentioned this year - kind of weird how someone had said about how this could be a year where we don't hear anything about someone and that they might be the one's we land.

Not saying anything like that about the kid but just weird how this is now: - - Kid named Ryan Kalkbrenner - out of St Louis 6 '11 - - - -216 pounds - - a 4 * - - rated number 74 - - -by 247 sports.

Other Schools involved: - - Purdue which is leading right now at 57 % - - Cloudy/undecided at - - 29 % - - & KU at 14 % - - Dylan Prezkop made a KU prediction - -has a rating of 93 % correct - - other schools are Purdue - - - Stanford - - -Creighton - - KU - - & Cincinnati - -has a total of 17 offers - - just the 1st time I had seen this name - - we shall see. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

BeddieKU23 said:

Sissoko to Michigan St

Gonna be tough finding a quality big this year

Your right my friend - - - maybe this 7 footer whz his name? - -Devion? - -project to go behind McCormack - looks like that's what we are going to have to be in on at the present

@dylans did anyone happen to look in his blown out shoe? lmao - - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

approxinfinity said:

@kjayhawks we have a coach that had won a national championship. Im going to give him more than 2 games with someone else's recruits

Thank you -- couldn't agree more - - it's crazy the thought process sometimes of some people

kjayhawks said:

@Crimsonorblue22 it can be loud for sure, but if we ain't playing well, it is the polar opposite. I've been to dozens and dozens and dozens of games there, if we are down and not playing well, it's not loud.

Boy do I ever agree with you kjayhawks - - - I have been many , many times to AF - and like you say if were/the team is dead/sloppy/behind - -you can hear a dime drop from the section on the opposite side of the field house - - doesn't take much to get the crowd back into it - -BUT many - - -many - - many times I've felt the cheer leaders - -the yell leaders were the only other ones at the game. - -you are spot on -- ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

kjayhawks said:

@nuleafjhawk I mean it has been statistically the worst 5 years in program history these past 5 years and by fair amount. Ku never was or will be great but only man that can win here is gone.

I know who I feel like was the best Fb Coach here - -but I don't dare say his name of some might get their feelings hurt - -has was rough on the kids - they shouldn't be put up with verbal abuse - -and here we go - they will say it's how they represented KU off the field - Ok that's great - just saying he was by far our best Football Coach not convincing me otherwise.

Having said all that I think IF and I said IF people are ALREADY wanting to put a noose around Coach Miles - then YOU are the one's that need to go - -not him. - -It was a bad game - -it was a sucky game - -it was a pathetic game - -but with the athletes that's here right now - - most of these kids are not LES Miles kids - -give him a couple full years of recruiting there will be improvements - - BELIEVE THAT. - -you can already see just by numbers alone - - beore he came we had at that point ONE recruit/commit - - -ONE

Now for 2020 and we are actually ONE over the allowed limit - -sure their will be de-commits - - BUT last year we had ONE - -you can't de-commit if there is nobody there to de-commit.

Better athletes coming in - -competent staff - -we need a QB - -plain and simple - -and it has been stated here and I agree - -we mav have one already - -he has been mentioned - - Locklin. - -just not yet - -

Dammit we have just got to quit shuffling off Coach's at the drop of the hat. - -How the hell are you EVER going to get any kind of Continuity if every time we blink we get rid of a Coach? - -how can you expect ANY kind of a athlete to commit here if he doesn't know from one day to the next who he is going to be playing for?

Our biggest problem as of right now? - -It's the QB people - -that and D-line -got to get better pressure - -better run defense - -end of rant - - have a great day

Guys - and of Course Gals. - -Now I know this sounds nuts because it is BUT I was just surfing the sites today and I thought just for grins and Giggles I would check out Joey Buckets Bracketology for the upcoming season. - -Again believe I know guys the beginning of the season not even here yet - but hell as long as it's up there just looking.

Now we all know this won't come close - - -there is no way BUT I'm just tossing this out there - - -because I can lol - I saw this and I though - - -JMPIN - - - GEE - - HOSSA - -FATS - I know you all have missed that huh haven't used it for a minute - - -anyways I thought Good GOD - if this were to happen - -that would just be totally insane. - -Listen to who he has in our bracket right now. - -He has us as the # 1 seed in the West - - The others in our Region are:

We would play the winner of the Michigan - -Tennessee game in the 2nd round - -that's sweet huh? - - then other teams in our region are: - - Memphis - - Virginia as a 4 seed - - -Wisconsin - - Gonzaga as a 3 seed - -& then Kentucky as a 2 seed - -ummmm excuse me lol - - -so just for the hell what would your opinion be? - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

BShark said:

@jayballer73 Yeah they said initially the line about the competitive game but then quickly corrected it

Got ya guy - -not trying to kick any dirt just saying - -I shut it off - -thanks for letting me know

Look at the size of this guy - - MY GOD. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

wissox said:

@jayballer73 I'm going to see the soccer team Friday night in Evanston play Northwestern!

I see they came back to beat Purdue 2-1 in the finale - -big blow to out shoot a team 20-5 and get beat - - HEY can't win them all I reckon lol. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

mayjay said:

@jayballer73

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exactly what I was talking about

mayjay said:

@jayballer73 It wasn't pulled. The CBS production truck lost power. NFL Network Redzone explained that no broadcast feed was coming from Jax, so they didn't have any highlights in the last few mins of the 4th quarter.

well what the announcers said when they switched on our local channel - they said let's go to a more competitive game , on our local station channel 13 what ever affilation that is - - ABC - -- NBC - - CBS - -whatever one that is - they didn't say anything about losing power - - just said they were switching to a more competitive game

Even though Green Bay is my favorite - - guys I'm telling you I love watching the Chiefs play - - boy they got some weapons.

A Bunch of BS - -watching them against Jacksonville and the dam station pulls the game - -that's a crook of C - - - . - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

FarmerJayhawk said:

mayjay said:

I hope everyone calms down a bit. We all knew KU would be bad until Miles' recruiting is seriously established. People have gone from "probably 0-12" to expecting rapid improvement. A comeback victory last week got everyone thinking, "Just maybe..."

No, maybe not. Be patient. If you are really upset, perhaps the expectations are too high.

This is the right take. Mangino got worked by Bowling Green and UNLV his first year. Beaty and co. left the cupboard pretty bare. I’ll repeat what I’ve said in other threads. There’s just not that much talent.

That being said, the execution and playcalling wasn’t good. I do think it will improve as this staff figures out what they have. The defense is solid. I think Eliot is a keeper. We held them to under 300 yards and 5 yards per play. That’s pretty solid. I’m not sure what we have in MacVitte, but it seems like a good time to find out.

may not have much talent - -BUT you have to start with the QB - -we have none

Kcmatt7 said:

Texas Hawk 10 said:

@Kcmatt7 Have a good night, come back to reality tomorrow.

Reality is, this is a 1 win team.

Sure looks like it - -I watched West Virginia today - -they look like warm puke - -But then we have KU - -not sure what the hell we look like - -I thought we could beat West Virginia - - Now I say NOPE

Well the Two football teams I pull for - - KU - - & Green Bay Scored a whopping 17 points between them , One Won - -the Other lost

Funny but for some Reason I feel a lot better about Green Bays Chances for having a pretty good season - - - over KU's winning another game - - - -Could be because Green Bay has Aaron - - KUhas Nobody -- Looks like Green Bay has a decent Defense -KU might be ok on Defense - -YET - -at QB - - KU has NOBODY - -have a great night

Well Boys - - - - - - - -

Well talk about scheduling in the future - -Read where KU will play a home and home with Virginia in 2029 - -2030 - there you go plenty of time to let that sink in lol -- Play at Virginia in 29 - -then KU in 30 -well gives us time to have this turned around - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

@jayballer73 Well kind a mixed bag for our Lady Jayhawks. - Our Ladies Soccer team which is 11th ranked - -got upset by Depaul - - Dam - -1-0 - -even though we out shot them 20-5 - result not good - -just have to rebound.

BUT the ladies Volleyball team which I kind of wondering about this season went to 3-0 on the year - - 2nd- - - 3 game sweep in a row - beat Albany - - Now plays South Carolina at 3 today - -all 3 wins on the road - -even more impressive - -have two more on the road before home opener I believe - - - way to go ladies

FarmerJayhawk said:

@jayballer73 I think it’s a couple things. Obviously all the federal case BS hurt. @BShark is right, we would’ve gotten commitments from Tucker and Precious if not for Penny acting like he’s Tark the Shark. Another is the blessing/curse of the 2018 class. The staff absolutely killed it that year. Fall commits from Dave, Silvio (who later moved to 2017), Dotson, and Grimes. That essentially built the core and blocked some 2019 guys from playing time. Another is Doke’s injury. If you’re a big, why would you come to Kansas if there’s a decent chance two top 40 upperclassmen are coming back? We’re kind of in that situation in 2020. It’s not a done deal Ochai and Silvio leave after this year. Dave will likely return. If you’re Mady, MSU and BYU look a lot better from a PT standpoint since he’s signing in November. Finally, the lack of NBA studs compared to other blue bloods hurts. Who’s KU’s best perimeter player in the NBA? Wiggins? Yiiiikes. All these in a vacuum may seem relatively minor, but added together they leave KU out in the cold for a lot of top players.

The ONE big thing you mentioned has hurt us ALOT - - - more then some think. - - I think this NCAA/FBI - -BS has hurt us more then some realize. - - I think this opposing Coach's are playing this to the hilt exp ( -WHY you wanna go to a school that is gonna get slammed by the NCAA) - now I'm not saying that's happening that we are getting slammed - -BUT these other schools are running with this like Banchi's and playing it up for all it's worth twisting it in the favor - - Sucks it's a cut throat game.

Yet like someone else mentioned - - MAYBE it IS time for a Shakeup with our Coaching staff - - MAYBE we do need some new blood? - -Aaron Miles maybe - -maybe Jarrod come back on Staff? - -I dunno but seems like something needs to change - -were kinda falling off, again even struggling getting the 35-70 range players to even visit.

Someone mentioned this could be a surprise year where we land players that John Q Public has not even heard a whisper of - -just un-settling. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

kjayhawks said:

@jayballer73 it is the 100th year of the NFL.

Ahh - - - there you go , I knew somewhere with that lol. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

kjayhawks said:

A fun bonus over/under is how many times will Texas Tech throw the ball this week? They threw it 55 times last week!! I'll put the number at 45, I'm picking under.

I'll say 50/under

Does anyone know what the spread is on the game?

kjayhawks said:

Week 2 predictions: I like 35,000 fans, a few more than this past week without a holiday and with Pooka back. I like Kansas in a 31-13 victory. I think the offense will look better and more in rhythm with Pooka. I think the play calls were pretty vanilla last week and will be this week because our knows better than showing a ton to BC. I hope we are able to cut down on the turnovers.

gonna say right about 37,500 - -for this weekend - - and 34-17 - -Pooka gonna go over 100

BShark said:

Oklahoma State and Memphis are BIG MAJOR players now. Penny changed the game at Memphis.

So big that they have made this big of change for KU ?

Kcmatt7 said:

jayballer73 said:

Kcmatt7 said:

That was a rough opener....

Although I don't know what they NFL expected. Love that rivalry, but that is a Sunday Night game. Not the electric start you're looking for to get the season going.

I Really wasn't surprised with Green Bays offense this game to be perfectly honest. - - Your going against one of the leagues toughest Defense in the league. - -I knew they would struggle, so really no surprise there Aaron or no Aaron.

!st year coach for the Pack - - First live action Aaron has had this year - - not 1 snap in the pre season - - -New Offense - -that will get better. - -BUT their defense matched Chicago down for down - both was very , very good. - -Out of Chicago 65 offensive plays - -they had THREE - - THREE

Right. I mean the game was intense. I just thought there were better matchups to open the season. Steelers and Pats. Saints and Texans. Panthers and Rams.

Just so that we'd see some scoring and some big plays.

the biggest reason I think was last year it had to do with GB 100th season or something along this line and this year it was Chicago's 100 th - -it's going to be interesting - -don't worry once Aaron gets this new offense figured out - oh they gonna score more - -only thing is , looks like it has a defense to go along with it - -1st since 2010

Ok let's hear the theories - -the educated guesses - -the hunch - -personal opinions - -WHY ? - -why is recruiting seem to be such a struggle these last couple of years.

Not that long ago we were right there head to head battling with the elites - -Duke - - Kentucky -N Carolina's - -for top flight players

Now looks like it is trending that even Oklahoma St - -Memphis - and just about any other Joe Blow school is beating us out for guys. -- Soooo what the hell happened? - -John Q Public wants to know. - -Has Bill lost his luster/edge - - - is his staff getting stale? - -have they lost the fire in their gut? -There is something that just doesn't seem right. - -I mean NOW were even having trouble getting the 40-5o type ranked players in interest - -Are we focusing on the wrong guys? - - let's hear from others - -tell me whats going on - -what's the reasoning as to why this is happening - -it's looking like we have definitely lost or advantage over the Big 12 , Others are gaining ground - -Texas Tech - - hell Baylor has gotten better - - Thank GOD Shaka can't Coach worth a tinkers dam - -somehow he is still getting talent to go there - - WHY? - -who the frick knows. - - Somebody enlighten me on what the hell has happened - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

FarmerJayhawk said:

We made Mady Sissoko's final four as window dressing

kind of funny we make his final four when he didn't even show up for his scheduled visit

BeddieKU23 said:

Ryan over on the phog had a grim view of 2020 recruiting so far. Hearing crickets on what the staff feels confident in or even has a shot with.
It could be all about nothing or spot on.

Very weird that Mady didn't even follow through on his visit.

All the recent blurbs on Caleb Love are pro UNC.

Bryce Thompson isn't ending his recruitment anytime soon.

I would be very disappointed if we are in the spring with no commits.

KU recruited at a very high level for a very long time under Self. There's no question KU has been impacted by the FBI trials and this is the continued fall out. UNC went back to recruiting and landing the Cole Anthony & the Joel Berry's of the world as soon as the NCAA cleared them in the academic scandal. I fear KU won't be back to that level until the NCAA does or doesn't drop the hammer.

I'm not advocating for this but at some point Self may have to shake up his staff. He's been extremely fortunate to have Norm & T but very few elite programs keep the same staffs these days for extended periods of time. Fresh blood may make a difference as well. Again not saying it should happen but its an option the man in charge can make if he felt recruiting misses were a result of that

CB'S now rolling in for JT Thor to Okla State - - look out. - -if they land Cunningham & Thor -those to by themselves is a very solid class - - then if they top it off somehow by managing to get a commit out of Bryce - -which both Okla Schools are in on him really heavy - -IF they land him - - holy crap = =Okie State becomes an instant threat.

Kcmatt7 said:

That was a rough opener....

Although I don't know what they NFL expected. Love that rivalry, but that is a Sunday Night game. Not the electric start you're looking for to get the season going.

I Really wasn't surprised with Green Bays offense this game to be perfectly honest. - - Your going against one of the leagues toughest Defense in the league. - -I knew they would struggle, so really no surprise there Aaron or no Aaron.

!st year coach for the Pack - - First live action Aaron has had this year - - not 1 snap in the pre season - - -New Offense - -that will get better. - -BUT their defense matched Chicago down for down - both was very , very good. - -Out of Chicago 65 offensive plays - -they had THREE - - ONLY THREE in the Red Zone. - - Preston Smith & Za ' Darious Smith are huge pick ups for the Defense of the pack - -people are gonna be surprised. - -I had heard talk about how the defense was - -but last night got to see - -Big win for the Pack to start the Season for many reasons. - -1st it was a road win - - 2nd- - it was a divisional win against the defending division champ, - -3rd 5 out of the next 6 games for the Pack are at home.

5 QB sacks - -11 QB hits - -only 245 total yds for Chicago. - -Aaron and the offensive side will get better - -like Aaron said after the game - -Chicago defense gonna give ALOT of teams problems in the league - pretty dam stiff - -but like Aaron said - -WE got a defense