Jaybate, come home!
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Thanks for setting this up. Like some of you I stuck to the shadows, infrequently commented, and mostly read. And like most this past week I’ve been checking out KUSports here and there to see if all or any of my/our fellow KUSports brethren came back but man has it died. I know Matt and Jesse don’t want to admit it but the quality and quantity of post have gone done considerably. They’re lucky to get 30+ comments now!
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You can add me to the list of people giving the middle finger to LJW for the mockery they’ve made the site that I loved. Truly a shame. Thanks for the outlet here approx.
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Alright add me to the mix!! I was more of a sponge than anything. I don’t like using “lurker”, makes it sound kinda creepy. I too, was very disappointed in the collapse of free exchange. I knew it was going to get worse before it was going to get better after the google questions.
I must say that I work nights and I would watch the clock for midnight so I could get the newest writings on KuSports page. Then I would go back from the day before and read all the comments. It was great and depending on the topic and the amount of posts I could read a few throughout the early mornings. Now… not so much. Comments have died down. Glad you got this going. I clicked on the link once and it wasn’t available but I copied the link and pasted it and ta da!
On a BBall note… My daughter goes to Farley Elementary school here in Topeka,Ks and her teach last year was, yours truly… Mrs. Withey. She is a gifted teacher and doesn’t put up with any kids b.s. She is more old school than I expected. Jeff came in to sign some stuff and he brought his girlfriend. The kids got to ask him questions, and he enjoyed to answer them. He is a really skinny guy but what a beast he was for the hawks. He is a humble young man and he loves his momma. It was cute seeing them engaging in a conversation. Jeff would say what he was going to first buy with his big money and then she would fire back and set him straight. She is still teaching at Farley and loves it, we talk basketball all the time and she says there is more to do with shoe makers than one would ever imagine. I won’t repeat what has been speculated in the past but lets just say if you think their is some validity in it then you better error that it is true. It’s really a sad sad deal for these kids.
Okay, that’s enough for now just wanted to say I’m stoked for the football game… You guys going to have a blog set up for games?? I think that would be a great thing, as well.
It’s good to see some familiar names and let’s keep this good thing alive!! I’ll contribute more
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Thanks to the creator of the site, hoping one of the new places grows to fill the void that kusports has left behind.
PS, how do we know that the HEM above is not an imposter??? haha.
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Only reason I even had a fb account is because of losing Woodrow (Dad’s Handsome Woodrow) a couple of years ago. I set up Lassie alerts, hunted day & night for 6 days & then a neighbor about a half mile south said he walked up on her porch ay 12:30 am crying like an 80 lb baby. After screaming into my driveway, she & her kids & I ran him down & got him home, 15 lbs lighter but still OK. When she wouldn’t take the $1000 reward, I decided to send them a nice Honeybaked turkey & ham with lots of trimmings for Easter dinner. Wasn’t for that & trying to connect with guys from the board, I wouldn’t look at the LJW stuff anymore period. Hopefully the guys with far more real BB savvy than I like Oak, JB, Slayer & HEM will get on board here & we can still have a place to be a fan instead of an entity. Thanks for getting this site up & running & good luck.
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JayHawkFanToo has entered the site
The one thing that has not been emphasized with the LJW publishing the full name is the issue of safety. At one time or another we have all posted our location and some details about our individual backgrounds. Couple this with your full name and anyone can easily find you with a search engine. With all the scammers lurking in cyber space, in today’s day and age, I don’t believe this is a safe practice. Even Facebook (up to a point) allows you to determine who sees your information and posts.
Amazingly enough, you can still post questions to the weekly Q&A and also to the game blog without FB verification. I imagine that loophole will be closed soon. THE LJW writers cannot be happy as the audience has dwindled to one tenth of what it was and eventually that forum will die.
There is a sense of comfort seeing familiar names in this forum.
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Another viewer of comment section of KU Bball site. Really appreciate this new site. Thanks to those who felt our pain, created this site, and to those of you that shared the site with us. Looking forward to following the Jayhawks Hoops comments this season & beyond.
Rock Chalk!
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waiting
Are you a Red Sox fan for the next few weeks?
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kuwells — another familiar face. Sorry, not a “beantown” fan.
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Blown, I did the same thing, but those threads are all but dead. I might read the LJW stories, but I will try to comment here.
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Im sooo glad this site was set up, I felt like I had lost all my friends for a week. Being here jusr feels right.
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I kept my name and avi ('Cus throwing down a dunk knocking 2 dudes over), but wasn’t a big poster, so no one probably rembembers me, but I like what you’re doing here.
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I agree 100%!
Me too, but it doesn’t make sense to be out around nowhere. LOL
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jaybate either in deep mourning or perhaps with broken hands from pounding a brick wall. I hope to see him alive and well, popping onto this fine new site most any minute. Jayhawk hoops would never be the same without him.
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Well, looking under the users list someone signed up as “jaybate” about one hour ago. The real deal? An imposter? We shall see…
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REHawk-Am really disheartened that jb just may be Shangiaed over a conflict of interest agreement. Surely he would participate here if he could. Those writing skills are quite professional, & not those of some old retired, worn out, broken down laborer like us. (me) A true Thesaurian(sp) like that will easily not be forgotten, but after 150 or so of us have flown the Jbird nest, I keep asking myself why is he absent from both sites? Sadly no matter the reasons, the results are the same. Oakville is also a tremendous wit, without the lengthy page after page posts that I am missing badly as well. I have messaged both through the LJW but can’t confirm & don’t know if the contacts are going through, so at this point it may be Sayonara. What a sad, sad day for Jayhawk fans who live & breathe KUBB.
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HA! My wife has long insisted that jaybate might actually be Jason Whitlock or some such professional writer in disguise.
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She’s probably dead balls on right. The amazing historical relevance & incredibly deep knowledge of his posts have professional journalism or tremendous authorship tracks all over them. A talented & clever wit so refined will not just “happen” by itself. Not to say there are not many others, but that my friend is one brilliant mind. Oakville is another witty soul that I truly miss reading & hopefully he jumps on the ship here soon. Have to wait & see if the user that signed up a few hrs ago is, in fact the real jaybate. I doubt if anyone can fake us out of the proverbial jock strap on that one. JMO
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I don’t believe Jaybate is a professional journalist. I believe he is a retired scientist from a long line of scientists and researchers in his bloodline. His distinct ability is that he can read, comprehend, retain, and analyze with the best of them. To me, this spells “scientist with the belief of getting better and improving those lives around us as well.” If I had to guess a career that the ol Jaybate had (as I"m most certain he and Oak are in their 60’s now and retired, if not close to retired.) it would be a background in science, a love for reading, and the ability to be one of the best motivational speakers there is out there today. If I were to make one last assumption, is that Jaybate is quietly lurking waiting for the evolution of board rats to make a change at the individual level so the group can move forward and achieve our maximum greatness.
Just my random opinon though…
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He also is keenly aware of the sense of suspense his absence has created and I can envision him as a Frankenstein creator waiting for the elements to merge at precisely the right moment to unveil his new & magnificent monster! Ha! Man, did I post a line of krap or what?
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…Or perhaps he is “hermetically sealed in Funk & Wagnall’s closet” awaiting the fermentation of his new recipe? With tremendous anticipation I am anxiously awaiting the emergence of the new & dramatically improved…Jaymeister! Yeah, bring it on! And please bring Oakville as your ever so trusted second. LOL
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‘Professional journalism’ and Whitlock do not deserve to be located in the same sentence. Jaybate actually gives a thought to his posts instead of generalized sensationalism to meet a deadline. Thanks for creating this site, by the way, most of the posters here actually have something to offer in the sharing of our Jayhawk thoughts. Thanks to the board for resurrecting good discourse. Rock Chalk.
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I was waiting for a while to register. Have been a ghost reader most of the time on the “other” site. Need my KUBB fix. Good to see alot of familiar names here. Thanks for setting up a “home” for us.
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Folks, I finally made it here. I’m glad we were able to find this site. I’m hoping for the return of JB and Oakville.
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This thread, with all the familiar names… feels like old times!
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Welcome. Getting better every day-hell, by the minute.
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Jaybate is Jesse Newell’s old man alter personality.
