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  HAPPY NEW YEAR (2018)
  2018 happy • • AsadZ  

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  @AsadZ And the same back to you. I don’t get offended by anybody’s comments. I enjoy EVERYONEs comments and I try to read each and every one of them. It is interesting and it helps fill by idle time. AsadZ … Have a blessed year in 2018 and keep up with your comments on KUbuckets. Thank you for participating.
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  Who’s the pretender?
  who’s pretender • • kjayhawks  

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  This afternoon West Virginia travels to the Octogon of dumb to face KSU. West Virginia has ratttled off 12 straight wins since being spanked by Texas A &M to open the season. KSU has played a sub par schedule that includes losing a nail biter to ASU and a loss to Tulsa in Wichita. Both started off the conference season with road wins. Is KSU gonna contend in the big 12? Or are they a pretender?
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  Bill Self Bucket list
  self bill bucket list • • jayballer54  

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  I’m down for both.
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  NCAA Attendance
  ncaa attendance • • wissox  

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  @JayHawkFanToo For a school like Kansas, any change makes no difference, because they are at the top. Changes to the middle or bottom have little, if any, affect on KU. This has more affect on the Texas Tech’s, TCU’s and KSU’s of the world. Those schools are in a position where yes, they can certainly pay the smaller schools to come in and play them, but the attraction of playing at KU, versus the payday they can get by playing at KU or another big name program is significant. Plus the TV exposure, etc. to have a chance to be on the radar for recruits. If the NCAA were to re-structure D1, Power 5 schools would have to play the mid majors. That’s a big reason why its doubtful that D1 hoops makes any changes. As you correctly point out, its a business, and the NCAA D1 tournament basically pays for the budgets for the NCAA, and mens basketball pays for the athletic budgets for roughly half to two thirds of D1 programs (basically all programs except those that have FBS football and those that operate at a loss). Even in the single bid leagues, getting the revenue from having a team in the tournament is worth it, and if that 13 or 14 seed happens to swing an upset every few years, even better because that’s a huge boon for the league from a revenue standpoint.
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  New Years Resolutions
  years resolutions • • wissox  

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  wissox said: I pick my teams out of home town loyalty. Sox are going to be strong in a very short time. Mark my words. To be honest, I’m a fair weather Bears fan. If they get good again I’ll jump on the bandwagon for sure. But a decade of mismanagement has left me embittered. I understand I just like having fun with you. – My dad used to get so mad at my brother and I when we ere young. I grew up being a Green Bay fan for as long a I can remember my brother to maybe to a lesser degree, but my dad would always say you need to root for your home team and the more he said that the bigger fan of Green Bay I became lol - -same with the Royals - same thing I grew up liking the Yankees the more he said we should be cheering for the Royals - I would root for the Yankees. So I can see why now - -you like the Bears -no wonder you can’t stand the Packers, although my dis-taste for the Bears isn’t as strong. I have a bigger did-liking for the Vikings and Lions - -can’t stand Detroit, but it’s all good in the end run - just like having fun and poking. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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  Any runners here?
  here runners • • wissox  

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  Below 5 is getting down there a bit, IMO. If you lived to ask about it (and know where your testicles are), you can probably handle it. I ran today in Lawrence at 10 degrees, and it felt pretty good, but there was barely any wind and I wore gloves, ear protection, nylon sweat pants and an old school gray cotton hoodie. I wouldn’t wear anything but running shoes though no matter how thin they are. Look for a treadmill on craigslist. There will be a bunch for sale really cheap in about a month!
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  B12 bowl games
  games bowl b12 • • kjayhawks  

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  Hinrich, the dog
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  @kjayhawks I’m guessing he wasn’t just your wife’s dog. 15 years is a long time with a pup. We had to put down our little companion a couple months ago. Sorry, man. It sucks having to let them go.
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  What if...
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  Sad.
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  Coach Bill Synder destroying what he created?
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  @JayHawkFanToo Ya that’s definitely a bad look to force him out. Most of the fans want better for the teams. When they were in their best in the late 90s, early 00s they were winning 10 games a year a lot more often, since his return they have struggled to make it bowl eligible. Most were happy to see Dimmel leave, the question is does Sean take over the offense to proof his worth? Will it be a disaster? CBS ran an article saying Snyder was holding the school hostage, not a good ether.
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  Big 12
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  OH NO
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  @jayballer54 My question was and is – is KU the only school that has had a two game losing streak -sure seems they blowing this thing out of proportion The reason for this is because KU does NOT have 2 game losing streaks. It’s a big deal. It’s news when something only happens every 30 years.
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  You're so Lucky
  youre lucky • • DoubleDD  

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  Kansas bride a very determined woman. She insisted that I square my shoulders, walk a bit taller and straighter, wave goodbye to hapless old Norm Stewart, and begin veiwing KU basketball during the Larry Brown/Danny Manning years. After that very thrilling national title game I was hooked for life.
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  Lawrence featured on CSPAN 3
  lawrence cspan featured • • nwhawkfan  

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  Dakich
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  @Crimsonorblue22 Don’t the referees have a an association/union that can file a complaint with the NCAA? DickItch openly questioned their professionalism and called them biased and in the back pocket of the big programs. If I were a referee I would be extremely offended.
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  Great podcast
  great podcast • • wissox  

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  @DanR Yeah, Brian’s voice kills me. I can’t take it. Man, I miss Max and Bob. I used to prefer the radio to any tv announcer and would always mute the tv and crank up the radio. Delay be damned good announcers are worth it! Are there any good KU play by play guys on an online stream?
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  So what are we watching?
  are watching • • DoubleDD  

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  Starting to feel better about the Chiefs, playing a lot better now
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  Ok so even I know
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  @REHawk I believe that article was more of a tongue in cheek, wishful thinking type of story and likely not even close to reality. The team is based in Prienai, a town of under 10,000 people or a tenth the size of Lawrence and it plays in a gym with a capacity of 1,500 but typically has 100 fans for games but I expect the Ball freak show will draw bigger crowds until the novelty wears out. The team is said to be in financial trouble and I imagine they are not paying them very much at all; they get free publicity and Lavar gets to say he got the kids a pro contract. I give the experiment a couple of months at the most. Here is a story that gives a better idea of the condition they will be in.
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  Have I told you all
  told • • jayballer54  

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  BShark said: @jayballer54 It’s like bloody mary, you have to say the name multiple times for him to appear. OR better yet - -like the movie - Beetle Juice lol , you know - - BEETLE JUICE – BEETLE JUICE - - BEETLE JUICE lmao. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY