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    • RE: KU / Duke Takeaways

      Just back from Las Vegas!

      We had a good trip. There were a zillion Jayhawks walking around. love that. I don’t get to say Rock Chalk very often out here on the West Coast. Everybody was fired up to beat the Dookies.

      Getting into the game was a bit weird for my wife. They turned her away because her purse was larger than allowed. Oddly they also turned away a lady with a newborn and a diaper bag. So, she had to scramble to run across the street to the hotel to ditch her bag! I guess we don’t go to many events and had no clue that size matters! 🙂 We got there plenty early, so she didn’t take long to make it back.

      The atmosphere in the arena was just crazy. I’d say there was a slight Jayhawk lean in the crowd. Lots of Duke fans as well. But, you could really hear the Rock Chalk chants loud and clear. I may be a bit clueless, but do any other schools chant like KU does? Duke didn’t have anything but a subtle “Let’s Go Duke!” boo. The arena DJ had the crowd hopping.

      One very weird thing about the arena…they didn’t really have a scoreboard. Weird. You know how it’s often placed on a wall here or there, or an electronic scroll. nada. They’d have it up on the big monitor thing sometimes as the game was on, but there were times i was like: how much time is left? What’s the freaking score? They did post some player stats in a few corners.

      About the fans: Lots of happy Jayhawks everywhere. Plenty of Duke losers. We did lots of standing during the game. The Jayhawk fans behind us said that was pretty much the norm at the Fieldhouse. So, they were used to it. But, it was mostly because of “that guy” Duke fan. Just maniacal. Most of the fans around us were fine, but there’s always that one guy. Wore his Duke jersey, with no shirt underneath. Sister Hazel hat on backwards. SCREAMING profanities at the top of his lungs while standing most of the game. crazed. Cliche. Oh well, it was nice to see him weep when the game ended. Oh, and just to hammer on Duke some more…there was another totally classless Duke fan dude playing table games in our quiet little casino. Just making a top of his lungs screaming ass of himself. Everybody in the entire place pretty much kept turning around to look at him, wondering WTF was up. Jail soon?

      Otherwise lots of camaraderie 🙂

      So about the Hunter flagrant 2…we really had no clue what was happening in the arena when it happened. We saw him make an exceptional second effort rebound, fall, but that was about it. Seemed like a Duke player undercut him and should have been called for a foul. After a really long delay, they booted him. We really didn’t know why or what the hell happened. I have to watch the replay.

      Dajuan was awesome. He did some crazy baseline dribbling that had me worried, but others have posted that they actually practice that.

      Bidunga. I was honestly very worried about him playing, especially when Hunter went out. Didn’t feel any comfort when he dribbled the ball off his foot on a post up! But he stepped up big time. Love it. Oh, and that Duke center was HUGE!!!

      KJ was by far the MVP. He pretty much shut down Flagg, except for that massive dunk.

      And Storr started! WTF? Has coach said why? I thought he played great.

      Zeke is oddly smooth with the ball. he shakes, stutters and finds pockets of empty space to make something happen. impressive live.

      Hunter was way off his game early. Put up some bad shots. He kinda got in the flow later.

      It seemed that momentum changed more than a few times after KU was up big. The crowd was buzzing, then silent when KU would hit a dagger.

      And KU is still undefeated in Vegas with me watching! 3-0! I’ll take credit.

      Rock Chalk

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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    • Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster

      My brain is scrambled with all this portal movement, so thought I’d create a thread for me at least to track incoming, outgoing and potential lineups.

      And I’ll edit (10) as the chaos unfolds!

      SPOTS AVAILABLE (13 scholarships used. At limit)

      INCOMING (8 so far)

      Flory Bidunga, freshman, C

      Rakease Passmore, freshman, SG

      AJ Storr, via portal, SG, SF – two years of eligibility left

      Zeke Mayo, via portal, G – one season of eligibility left

      Rylan Griffen, via portal, SG, SF – two seasons of eligibility left

      Noah Shelby, via portal, PG. will redshirt as a walk-on – two seasons of eligibility left

      Shakeel Moore, via portal, PG, senior

      David Coit, via portal, PG – Northern Illinois, senior

      OUTGOING (5 so far):

      Kevin McCullar, SG, SF

      Nick Timberlake, SG

      Johnny Furphy, SG, SF

      Parker Braun, C

      Labaron Philon, freshman, PG, CG (decommited)

      KINDA LABELED OUTGOING

      Riley Kugel, SG, SF — never made it to campus from Florida

      RETURNING (6 so far):

      Dajuan Harris, PG

      Hunter Dickinson, C

      KJ Adams, who knows what position!

      Elmarko Jackson, PG, SG — Out for season with injury

      Jamari McDowell, G, SF

      Zach Clemence, C

      PORTAL POTENTIAL:

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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    • RE: Other games 2024-2025

      I’m getting ready to head off to Vegas. Go Hawks!

      This will be my third KU game in Las Vegas. So far the Hawks are a perfect 2-0 with me in attendance. C’mon 3-0! Although that KU/Florida game was close.

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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    • RE: Transfer Rumblings

      @BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:

      @FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:

      Tyson isn’t coming to KU. Other than that, who knows!

      Only other thing I know right now is Udeh isn’t decided EITHER way.

      Dang, that’s sad to hear. We are not gonna find a Hunter in the portal every year. Development is huge for bigs. And there’s something to be said about team chemistry. Guys need time to adjust to each other. Stick around, Ernest!

      posted in Behind the Wall
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    • RE: KState game thread

      Always nice to beat the sheep lovers!

      Fun with the boxscore:

      16-21 FTs

      We attempted 21 FTs!!! That is fantastic for us.

      Of those with double digit minutes played

      AJ Storr was -11 in +/-

      Hunter and Zeke were 20+ point scorers / and Dajuan with 15, filling that third scorer role mostly necessary to win. Sure wish Rylan or AJ would fill this role, or be a fourth double digit scorer

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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    • Jayhawks in the NBA -- 2022

      With so much player movement in the NBA, i wanted an easy place to remind myself who’s where! So, a list of former Jayhawks in the NBA (some who left for other schools). Please add any i missed!

      SG Svi Mykhailiuk – New York Knicks

      SG Quentin Grimes – New York Knicks

      SG Kelly Oubre Jr – Charlotte Hornets

      G Christian Braun – Denver Nuggets

      SG Josh Jackson – Toronto Raptors

      PG Marcus Garrett – Miami Heat

      PG Devonte Graham – New Orleans Pelicans

      PF Markieff Morris – Brooklyn Nets

      C Joel Embiid – Philadelphia 76ers

      F Ochai Agbaji – Utah Jazz

      C Udoka Azubuike – Utah Jazz

      SF Marcus Morris – Los Angeles Clippers

      PG Devon Dotson – Washington Wizards

      SF Andrew Wiggins – Golden State Warriors

      posted in Past Jayhawks
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    • RE: KU / Duke Takeaways

      @wissox said in KU / Duke Takeaways:

      @rockchalkjayhawk Fun report! Weird that there really weren’t scoreboards around. Self had mentioned it at one point in the postgame.

      Thanks!

      Did Self really mention that as well? Crazy. i’m guessing coaches need access to that info!

      Oh, just to add to the fun trip report…

      The night we arrived (as some of you did as well), there was a road rage murder at a casino ride share pick up zone. The already packed streets were basically shut down.

      Also, on our return flight, things got weirder. We landed, hit the runway, and basically pulled over for 10 minutes or so. The captain gave us some b.s. excuse. We started moving closer to the gate, then stopped yards from the gate. more captain nonsense. We eventually pulled up to the gate, then instantly the crew came on the speaker saying NOBODY MOVE! we’re all like, huh? 10 minutes later STAY IN YOUR SEATS! DO NOT GET UP! now it’s getting crazy. Everybody is looking around for a terrorist or something. Odd phrases kept coming over the speakers: LINE 1. LINE 1. STOP. etc. we are all nervous and crazed at that point.

      So, the captains are now out of the cockpit, looking weird near the front hatch. Moments later three cops come on the plane. at that point, we’re thinking we’re going to die or something. So, they stop midway through and point at a kid. then move to the back of the plane, passing us. And adding oddness to the already oddness: My wife says “Hey i went to high school with that cop” as he passes us.

      So they chat with a dude with a lanyard around his neck in the back, then move back to the front and grab the previously mentioned kid, cuff him and take him off the plane.

      Moments later on the loudspeakers: YOU’RE ALL FREE TO GO NOW! weird.

      No clue what that was about. must have had a warrant on the kid or something, and knew he was on the plane.

      So we exit and of course more cops are just outside the plane door.

      I won’t even get into the weird guy who didn’t appear to live in our reality who was arguing with my wife about boarding numbers at the Southwest gate!! She’s like “I’m B18”… and he goes bonkers nutso. Oh, and he approached again after we landed! I gave him the evil eye and we scrammed before his reality melted in a bad way.

      AND, we grab our luggage and vamoose out the front door of the airport as fast as possible, only to find cop chaos outside. A dozen cop cars and cops screaming and yelling at cars and people, with flashing cop cars lighting up the night. Such a weird return flight!

      At least the Uber driver was polite…

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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    • RE: Jayhawks in the pros

      How’s this for synchronicity:

      Ochai and Gradey each had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

      posted in Past Jayhawks
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    • RE: Big Ern’s Frogs meet The Bidunga Bunch — Game Thread

      This may be an unpopular opinion, but I FREAKING LOVED that Hunter held on to that jump ball! Love to see him get fired up.

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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    • RE: So, Kansas Reinstated the Border War (for the Chiefs)

      As a guy who lives in the Bay Area, and has been to countless A’s games…

      Fans absolutely detest ownership, with a passion. Dude is so cheap. Cheap isn’t even the word. So, they protest by not attending. I mean, they hate John Fisher so much they wear “Sell” T-shirts en masse. Their payroll is consistently near the bottom of the league.

      They hold parking lot protests screaming for Fisher to sell.

      They grow good players, then sell good players before they have to pay them. Sooo many fan favorites have been sent packing.

      Plus their stadium is a giant, urine stained pit in bad area of Oakland, which is a giant, urine stained violent crime waiting to happen. Well, their old stadium. I’m sure you’re aware they now play in Sacramento, in a minor league stadium.

      posted in KC Chiefs / Other NFL
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    • RE: So, Kansas Reinstated the Border War (for the Chiefs)

      Poor Tony LaRussa. He’s had some great runs with multiple teams for sure. He’s beloved in the Bay Area for his success (mostly) with the A’s, and for his animal foundation as well. Maybe a string of bad luck being hired by ding-a-ling owners.

      posted in KC Chiefs / Other NFL
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    • RE: TV shows

      @BeddieKU23 said in TV shows:

      @rockchalkjayhawk said in TV shows:

      So I finished Yellowstone. What an embarrassing end to the show with no Costner. Somebody messed that up big time.

      Are you familiar at all with the drama that happened prior to the final episodes being released? That also took over 1 year before the final episodes were released. It is what it is and not an uncommon theme for tv shows that get so big and have such following for the wheels to fall off towards the end.

      I was not familiar at all until after i watched the final season. Did some binge watching, and really hadn’t paid attention to the show at all previously. My jaw dropped at the Costner-less nature of the final shows, and i poked around after.

      The wheels totally fell off. Just crazy how they let that happen.

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: So, Kansas Reinstated the Border War (for the Chiefs)

      Hmmm, is Tony LaRussa the common denominator? 🙂

      posted in KC Chiefs / Other NFL
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    • RE: So, Kansas Reinstated the Border War (for the Chiefs)

      As a guy who lives in the Bay Area, and has been to countless A’s games…

      Fans absolutely detest ownership, with a passion. Dude is so cheap. Cheap isn’t even the word. So, they protest by not attending. I mean, they hate John Fisher so much they wear “Sell” T-shirts en masse. Their payroll is consistently near the bottom of the league.

      They hold parking lot protests screaming for Fisher to sell.

      They grow good players, then sell good players before they have to pay them. Sooo many fan favorites have been sent packing.

      Plus their stadium is a giant, urine stained pit in bad area of Oakland, which is a giant, urine stained violent crime waiting to happen. Well, their old stadium. I’m sure you’re aware they now play in Sacramento, in a minor league stadium.

      posted in KC Chiefs / Other NFL
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    • RE: TV shows

      So I finished Yellowstone. What an embarrassing end to the show with no Costner. Somebody messed that up big time.

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: KU Roster for 25-26

      @bskeet said in KU Roster for 25-26:

      @rockchalkjayhawk I don’t know how much it would be, but whatever the amount, it would be etched in stone.

      🤣

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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    • RE: Generic soccer thread

      That sounds about right, @approxinfinity

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: Generic soccer thread

      @approxinfinity said in Generic soccer thread:

      @BShark i think awful is harsh for Agyemang. Hustle is there, hes just too large. I find myself wishing his bones were shorter so his feet could contact the ball where it needs to be contacted.

      Yea, he seems awkward for sure. Maybe has more straight line speed with those legs than the quickness needed in tight space.

      I’ll have to read more about him. Saw something briefly about Poch being forced to play him for silly off field reasons.

      posted in General Discussion
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    • RE: KU Roster for 25-26

      @dylans said in KU Roster for 25-26:

      @rockchalkjayhawk A miracle occurred; Moses parted the waters that Shelby could arrive, but then Noah fled on his boat.

      Ha!

      What kind of NIL package would Moses ask for?

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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    • RE: KU Roster for 25-26

      Sounds like Noah Shelby has entered the portal.

      So, he was truly a designated student athlete.

      ** Roster above updated.

      posted in KU Basketball / Other NCAAM
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