Today's post is rather alarming. Late afternoon yesterday this mangy coyote showed up near the deer water bucket just outside our kitchen garden window. There's been only one other time I saw a coyote (mind you I can hear them off in the distance at times) was when I was on a walk with friends 12 years ago and one ran across the road in front of us down in a little valley and disappeared into the thicket. He came from the 2 lots I own away from all my contiguous lots. We saw another group of walkers on the other side of the little valley and they took off running. I often wondered if they saw it again. [image: 1776612266830-596f50e2-12ae-4712-bf23-3757886b142f-20260418_175744.jpg]

@Jayhawk_69 well he’s still in Lawrence so… no.

@bskeet https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article315451240.html

Joson Sanon in the portal again. Might be time to look at him again

@approxinfinity

Oh yeah, and Ranked #18 in the country now. Pretty sweet.

Royals are one of the worst hitting teams, cannot score runs. They are once again wasting solid starting pitching.

Actually tied for 33rd, won $121,000.

I've watched it. It's well done. I think CBS/Paramount picked these programs to follow based on their likelihood of making a deep run in march. WRT KU, not a whole lot was new for me, but it was interesting to see some behind the scenes. The documentary picked a player from each program to shadow and that was Darren P for KU and Yaxle L for Michigan. I felt there was striking contrast between these two players-- Yaxel allowed a great deal of transparency and access to his family, while Darren seemed guarded and less personable, with no reference to his family. There was also some interesting parallels / differences between Self and May. Worth a watch. Last episode drops April 18. Will feature post-season, which should be a rollicking fun ride for Wolverine fans.

Jason looked good last night. 3 TDs, no INTs.

@JoJoAndMe absolutely. I’d have to go pencil it out but it probably would cost more to not do it than do it given the commitments of everyone involved.

Is Case is the one doing the portal scouting I hope and pray he leaves. I’ll give him some credit with Tre and Melvin. The problem is we don’t need a shooter, you need a minimum of two IMO. Tre was much improved in that department but really struggled going 2-15 in the post season.

@wissox83 What I personally find tiresome (this is not necessarily directed just at you) is the fact that this is supposed to be a forum for people to talk about sports (mostly) and talking about sports involves passion and opinions along with facts. I say what I feel, what I observe. I take off the Crimson and Blue glasses and I don't drink the Crimson and Blue kool-aid. Kansas is a program on the decline. That's not my opinion, that's a fact. Kansas men's basketball had not lost 11 games in a season since 1989! The past three years we've lost 11, 13 and 11. We have been bounced from the NCAA Tournament after the first or second games (against generally far inferior opponents) multiple timnes. That's right off the kuathletics.com website. Facts. Not opinions. So people can say I'm naysayer. Say that I'm negative. Say whatever they want to say. Have me banned. Chances are I'm just telling the truth and nobody wants to hear it.

@FarmerJayhawk haha nice! Well done! Gonna have to pay more attention to Dusty May.

@approxinfinity Thanks, a day late! Spring is coming slowly here but my parents are still snow on ground, lake still iced up, looks like winter etc etc. But that's Wisconsin for you.

North Carolina has hired former Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone as their next head coach.

@mayjay DP isn't soft, agreed. I think any exec that dug a little would see that the story now presented about him being gunshy after full body cramps (in addition to the hamstring issues) will see that it fits with what they already have known about the kid for a long time. He's a winner and competitor and didn't wish for any of that. Ultimately I'm not sure DP was a good fit for a Kansas roster with 3.5 other guys that Bill trusted, and not sure that Kansas was the most confortable fit for him. Had he been at a school like Duke, flush with other high profile talent that the announcers could fixate on, he may have healed in peace without the BS scrutiny. In the end, if we goes number 1, maybe the case could be made that by taking the harder route, DP had to show how tough he was. I think he passed the test.

@crimsonblu22 said in Chiefs offseason thread: Didn't she tear up a bunch of his stuff up a couple of yrs ago, or do I have the wrong guy? Sadly it’s hard to keep track!

@stoptheflop On the other hand what else could Ayers say? If he says "yes he headbutted me but in the moment I decided to overlook it". Imagine the firestorm that would have caused. So he was saving face by saying I don't know what you're talking about.

Bobby Hurley quotes: "My patience expired before the conversation started." I don't lose my temper, I just misplace it frequently. I'm calm until refs make calls I don't like. Quotes about Hurley: If looks could kill you'd receive a life sentence. You're not useless, you can always be a bad example.