UNLV - Any Bets?
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@kjayhawks if they don’t make a bowl game they’ll lose a month of practice too:
NIL funding is going to go very dry without a turnaround.
Very very very bad start to the season. A win in Morgantown would change the rhetoric, but damn.
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0-0 mentality folks. The Big 12 is a one big league and we can turn this thing around. /ducks
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Did they lose to UNLV? Wow, haven’t checked the score yet, but the comments clear it up. Whelp, really wish I had been wrong about KU football, but damn glad I didn’t get my hopes up.
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@FarmerJayhawk I wish I had your optimism friend
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@dylans we lost to ourselves……again
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@FarmerJayhawk not sure that works anymore. That was the saying last week. 5-4 to make a bowl game. Could happen, but it feels like best case scenario at this point.
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@kjayhawks said in UNLV - Any Bets?:
@dylans we lost to ourselves……again
This team is 3-0 if they literally do not throw a pass the first 3 weeks. It is the exact type of thing KUFB can’t escape. Laughing stock type of stuff.
It is so stereotypical KUFB. K-State finds a way to win these two games and KU doesn’t. It is what defines our program.
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@kjayhawks I have to. My day job is policy/politics so I have to stay a little optimistic elsewhere or, as the great American philosopher Metallica said, “frayed ends of sanity, hear them calling me” lol
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@Kcmatt7 it has to be. Win next week and we’re in as good a shape as anyone to win the league. That’s all that matters for that game. It’s cliche but learn what you can from the non-con then throw it out. Our goals are still achievable.
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@Kcmatt7 and to elaborate a bit, if you’re Lance and say hey we just have to go 6-6, you lose the team. It’s over. He’s got to be the one saying hey, we can still do this. Correct X,Y,Z and we’ll beat WVU. It also has the benefit of being true but you can’t dial back goals now. Thats a recipe for 09 redux
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@FarmerJayhawk one of the things I’ll say is with it being so early in the season maybe UNLV and Illinois are good teams and we just don’t know it yet. I just dislike losing games we should’ve won. Average OC or QB at this level and we are undefeated.
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@kjayhawks yeah, UNLV was getting AP votes and buzz for making the playoff.
I AM NOT SAYING THEY ARE GOOD LOSSES
But all is not lost.
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One thing that should be added to a rule book- if you obviously fake an injury, that should be a 15 yard penalty. They are now calling Ts for flopping in basketball, this is in the same boat.
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@FarmerJayhawk sure if you’re in the locker room. But that isn’t a realistic fan perspective.
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Well crap. Just finished watching. I’m speechless but not speechless at the same time.
Steamed.
Just like last week, as the game progressed, I felt there was no way we could lose. We clearly seemed the superior team.
Then JD crapped the bed multiple times and situational awareness went out the window. Do coaches not actually coach these players and tell them what’s important in that moment???
I would assume on the last first half drive before the JD interception a coach or two would say:
“JD, no need to be a hero here. We have a nice lead and we can keep it even if we don’t get a first down. Take what they give you. Be smart.”
JD: “OK coach, I’ll throw it randomly into double coverage to a guy who isn’t open.”
Wtf??? Why JD? Maintain the lead and momentum! My god.
HUGE lack of Situational awareness. Idiotic.
Random thought amid rant: Coach Grimes, PLEASE throw that interception waiting to happen WR screen play out of the playbook. Pretty please. Now. You won’t regret it.
The near fumble recovery. Hard play, not easy to totally fault this one as lack of situational awareness, but defenders, we’re winning! Fall on the freaking fumbled ball! Again, no need to be a hero!
Another comedy of errors. No reason to lose that game.
Wait, as I write this news breaks even after the game: JD with yet another unnecessary pick!
Is coaching to blame here? Or is JD that dumb?
He made some good plays today! That’s the sad part.
Unbelievable loss in a great atmosphere.
So steamed. But I guess it’s Kansas football. We should know better? Was last year a fluke?
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@Kcmatt7 oh you’re not wrong there. Kelly was right, our fans are fickle. For good reason but we miiiggggt get 45k to Arrowhead
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@FarmerJayhawk I’m worried there will be about 9 people in arrowhead. ISU will have more fans than Kansas for that game.
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@kjayhawks honestly I think ISU was always going to show out for that one. Those folks LOVE Kansas City
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@FarmerJayhawk they didn’t fill the stadium tonight tbh. Open seats galore. 45k if they’re lucky enough to get a good ISU showing. Will be lucky to sniff 30k most games.
Kelly is welcome to go live in Lincoln, Nebraska. They’ve done nothing to expect anything other than fickle support. Sign a buyout worthy of commitment and I’ll double my Williams fund and NIL contributions.
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I just randomly thought of a Mark Mangino press conference after we were destroyed by KSU 64-0. He was saying there was zero excuses for a D1 quarterback to play that way. That they were done making excuses. They weren’t letting anyone take their pride and Dignity anymore. Maybe LL needs to take that approach.
I’ve watched us get spanked many times in memorial stadium but this honestly is one of the worst feelings I’ve ever had as a KU football fan. One of the easiest schedules in FBS returning loads of talent. I’m not sure I can convince myself to want anything to do with Kansas football anymore. With the hype around this team less than 8 wins sets us back several years and cripples all the momentum. You may as well fire everyone and start fresh with the new stadium.
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@Kcmatt7 yeah history matters A LOT for these things. We just don’t have it yet. We don’t disagree on this point but I did talk to some folks in the AD a week ago and seat demand at the new place is good. Which makes it so important to finish strong here. We need suites on the east side (and then some) to get this thing done right
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@kjayhawks said in UNLV - Any Bets?:
One thing that should be added to a rule book- if you obviously fake an injury, that should be a 15 yard penalty. They are now calling Ts for flopping in basketball, this is in the same boat.
Did you even understand what he was trying to accomplish there? We looked totally lost on getting that play going, and he’s doing that? Why?
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@wissox ya I have zero idea why didn’t snap it as soon as he was obviously faking. It goes back to Grimes and the offense just being out of sorts often. Man I feel bad for Neal he likely hurt his draft stock on a 1-11 team when most places had him as 4th or 5th rounder last season.
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I must have missed this fake injury, or was too steamed at the moment to notice. When? What happened?
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I feel really stupid for telling friends around here who don’t really know much of KU football nor care either, that: “This year KU is really talented and has a favorable schedule and could actually go undefeated. They’ll probably lose a tight one or two, but this team is really full of exciting playmakers”
Well was I wrong!
There is some twitter noise on the goal line stand 4th down play that the officials just made it all up what happened there. The person tweeting it wasn’t a KU fan but just thought we got screwed on that one. Shouldn’t come down to us needing help from an official, but it was a largely looming play.
@rockchalkjayhawk The UNLV guy just fell down. Really didn’t understand it. Announcers were calling it flop of the year, etc. Well I think our team is the flop of the year!
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@wissox the original 4th down that they got by 2 inches was a joke. He was stuffed for 6 seconds and then went forward. If the play wasn’t dead it was a fumble because as soon as he got it, we stripped him. The officials were almost as bad as us. The PI call was wrong, if the ball was uncatchable, by rule it can only be holding. If you watched the OSU vs Arkansas game, they picked up 2 flags in the exact same situation. It that was truly a penalty you could just under throw every play. I also rewatched JDs scramble, he got the first down or was with in a few inches he sure as hell was no where near 2 yards short. We lost this on our own but these guys make 6 figures a year and should have some accountability IMO.
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I am still SMH on how quickly things have gone south.
When you invest more in a program, losses hurt more. Thats why I am feeling it more this year.
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@AsadZ yes people that have invested in this team like myself for decades thinking we have turned a corner. It’s an even worse feeling in the morning. I’m fine when we get beat by a better team and it’s clear they have better players than us. That has not been the case the last two weeks. We should’ve won by a minimum of 2 scores. To me it goes back to poor coaching not putting players in the right spots to succeed. Baylor fans had a field day on Grimes last night on X. They said we told y’all he was a total mess. LL has to take over the offense or coach Z.
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@FarmerJayhawk They love Kansas City because most of them have never been to a place with 'lectricity, running water and toilet facilities that didn’t consist of a hole in the ground.
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Eating but not enjoying humble pie today: before the season I complained about playing Lindenwood falsely believing KU’s program no longer needed to schedule a much smaller school. Now, I thank the genius who scheduled Lindenwood.
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Hey guys it could be worse, we could be Florida State lol
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@kjayhawks do they suck worse than us?
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@nuleafjhawk they may not be worse, but they may have the biggest fall YoY of any team ever.
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Need to play better in the final 2 minutes of the half. Maybe hire a coach for that
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@kjayhawks said in UNLV - Any Bets?:
Hey guys it could be worse, we could be Florida State lol
Hey! that almost hurt. We definitely are the worst this year. It’s unfathomable.
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@Kcmatt7 said in UNLV - Any Bets?:
@nuleafjhawk they may not be worse, but they may have the biggest fall YoY of any team ever.
Oh no doubt FSU is a lot worse. Mike gets an 80 mil extension and extends the entire staff with some significant raises, spends 13 mil in NIL and tanks the program to the ground, right where he got it from. Impressive stuff.
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Dorry guys , just have to laugh I mean after the kind of losses we have had and People fire off including me , think this is so bad - -that is so terrible ,- -This guy ought to be fired-- -QB should be replaced, some a little extreme BUT then you see things and think DAM I thought our program was a disaster – then I see / hear this.
I was site surfing and ran across this— _ _ _ Ran across Kuz’s Corner podcast , it’s a West Virginia podcast lmao, actually it’s a pretty good cast , he is a pretty good guy - - -BUT WV fans and Cuz has pushed the button to Defcon -5. Cuz was literally , talking and saying and I quote , that he was so pissed, he could hardly even talk — slamming his water container on the desk lmao. - - they were saying how Neal Brown has to go immediately - — Cuz was saying asking why are we trying to run our 240 pound tailback out wide ? - Ya he is 240 but we are running him outside-- saying he is slow, why we running him outside ? / He was saying their dam secondary can’t cover anybody. how they now know that EVERYBODY will just kill them passing the rest of the Season - --OMG, they are in Nuclear meltdown roflmao , SMH
Again they saying teams are just going to pass on them all day long- - -talking about how Greene has gotten worse—and why they run the ball up the gut time , after time , after time on 3rf and 10.- -Talking about how the D-Line played their ass off , couldn’t of ask for anything more – -Sound familiar ? - -it’s crazy I mean WOW they were flat going off - -see w aren’t the only one’s - -guess it could always be worse. – -ROCK CHALK
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@kjayhawks Thanks for the explanation. The whole thing didn’t look right. I don’t recall the PI call.
The fact remains we’re basically 2 INT’s away from having a perfect season so far, and while the wins would have been still fairly ugly, they would have been wins and the general feeling is better. If these losses hasten Grimes removal from the staff (fat chance) then they might be worth it.
People can tweet anything and so I’ll just repeat if this without fact checking. Grimes is 2-15 in his last 17 games as an OC.
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Dallas is doing MUCH to make me feel better about our game Friday.
19 - 41 at the end of the 3rd quarter against the Saints. In Dallas
