Anyone else feel this way?
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@nuleafjhawk just off the top of my head, the football team does a Mass St cleanup every year, players go to schools to talk to kids, they help out at the Humane Society, and presumably other things. https://x.com/KU_Football/status/1664392035372023812?s=20 https://x.com/KU_Football/status/1119633721655746562?s=20 https://lawrencehumane.org/2023/10/06/kuathletes-at-lawrence-humane/
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Boys and girls club!
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Pick out the Christmas gifts for kids.
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@Crimsonorblue22 oh yeah! The Walmart toy video is always a highlight of the season
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Interesting discussion. I’ve been curious to what kind of fan I’d be if my school was Duke or Kentucky. I’m guessing it might be a much tougher follow because of the constant turnover in those programs. Thankfully OAD’s haven’t been too much of Bill Selfs MO and I’m thinking he just wanted to avoid those guys who would probably bolt after a year. Grady Dick was a bit different because of his in state status, but would he have taken Grady if he was from lets say Texas or Boston or wherever? I’m a little doubtful.
What the portal has done to me is make these guys switch schools like they’re changin their socks and it really is frustrating. We at least are one of the privileged schools that make a Hunter Dickinson possible, but even then I feel a little ‘guilty’ seeing him come here.
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@wissox Grady Dick was a bigger disappointment to me than most BECAUSE of his in state status.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Anyone else feel this way?:
Idk I’m a big Ben McLemore fan. Who would’ve stayed longer with NIL.
He was also here 2 years, after redshirting the first year due to eligibility questions. Not the typical 1-and-done because he sweated in practice for a year without the glory of the spotlight. So I’m a fan too.
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I probably will never stop watching Kansas basketball. Maybe I won’t be as invested as I once was but I will always watch. One thing I will say is that it is a great disappointment knowing that neither Furphy, Elmarko, nor McDowell will be a Jayhawk next year as they will all either declare for the draft or transfer. It used to be fun to watch the freshmen and look forward to their futures with the program but that aspect of college basketball really doesn’t exist anymore.
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Benny Mac was so happy to be here. He had never had his own bed, hot water or food for every meal. He was thrilled to go to class! He cried like a baby when he left, he had to help his family. He kept a place in Lawrence and came back to play in Hanni’s charity cancer bb game. He gave money back to it! D Dot was on the front row when we won the 22 national championship. Self gave him a hat, knowing their team should’ve been playing the yr before. Wiggs went to Selfs HOF induction. Diallo’s family looked worse off than Bens. It definitely would’ve benefited him to stay, thank heavens I don’t know what it’s like to be that hungry or cold. I’m excited every yr and bummed to see the players leave at the end, no matter the reason. They give me so much joy! The older I get the more I enjoy them. I like the NIL, allows us to keep them longer. Each to his own.
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Sorry that you’ve lost interest. I get it, especially after this past offseason. It seems so unsustainable at times and the drama left me a bit bitter about some things that went down. I was hoping that games would cure my disappointment and so far it has. We still have guys that are easy to root for and will remain hopeful that the young guys will stick around a few years.
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I still follow KU Bb but not as passionately as in the past. I’m okay with the new landscape of revolving door in the sport, as long as players respect the program. I no longer stay up very late to watch as I used to, partly because of age, not getting any younger. Last year was a real eye opener tho
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@AsadZ what about last year? Self’s health?
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I do feel a little better that the max exodus of players has in large not been successful elsewhere. As much as i try to rationalize tempering that, that those guys could have been successful at KU, I have my doubts. While it remains to be seen if the current players stick around, i think there is a decent chance they will, and as @Crimsonorblue22 said, we got to keep Jalen because he got paid NIL, so it can go both ways.
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@Crimsonorblue22 Max exodus of players
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Ha. Unintentional play on words
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I thought it was just me. Honestly I lost a lot of interest when Mahomes started playing for the Chiefs. I only have so much sports attention to go around.
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@chriz said in Anyone else feel this way?:
I thought it was just me. Honestly I lost a lot of interest when Mahomes started playing for the Chiefs. I only have so much sports attention to go around.
I’m a Chargers fan so I have only enough sports pain to go around…LOL
Kansas was usually my respite.
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Well, I bought tickets for Saturday’s game so I guess I’m officially BACK!!!
LOL
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I reset anew every year. Since I have no real knowledge of how the players are looking out for themselves I like some more than others. There is so much more going on than we know about so why worry so much? I find myself living and dying with the Hawks every year. I’m sticking around because I like it.
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I’m reviving the El Kabong award for best big ass dunk. Hope it’s El Marko once. Lol Kabong to me. If perchance there is more than one that is worthy I may name the second one Baba Louie. You are welcome!
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@BigBad said in Anyone else feel this way?:
Well, I bought tickets for Saturday’s game so I guess I’m officially BACK!!!
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You’re going to be in Bloomington too?
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Yep…I live just North of Dayton Ohio so its only 2 and a half hours away.
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@BigBad Awesome! Maybe we’ll meet! I’m in the nosebleeds which I guess in that stadium really are way the heck up there.
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Let me know. My son(13) and I will probably get there around 11:00
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You all have a good time?
