Posts made by BShark

Demir ended up signing with Oregon after KU won out for Mbiya.

@dylans said in KU Roster for 25-26:

@wissox I’d hate being forced to work in Utah as well. The draft is kinda bull crap - definitely not how I’d like to be chosen for work. But I don’t know how you’d force parity on the league without salary caps and weighted drafts. You’d end up with a bunch of Duke, Kansas, Alabama, Ohio State, Dodgers, Yankees garbage where the biggest checkbook wins.

I really hate how it works in baseball. Part of it is just the sports involved but I do fully believe that the way the NFL has created major parity is a big part of the success. Obviously having an elite QB solves a lot and can make a team consistently good. But we always see a lot of season to season change in the NFL.

I can confirm what Farmer is saying about revshare. I seriously would not expect much at all with a potential last addition.

@kjayhawks said in KU Roster for 25-26:

@BShark our defense and rebounding should improve drastically. Ge last 3 years have been sub par for a Self coached team.

Yes. Hunter was a huge liability on that end. All the bigs in the rotation are athletic again.

@approxinfinity said in KU Roster for 25-26:

What a difference a year makes. Would be fine if espn hype train ignores us completely until we make some noise.

I’m perfectly fine with that. KU should have to earn it after the last two years.

I think this is now a top 10 roster. Before the additions I would have said moreso top 20 range. The back-up big was a must. The roster to me makes sense, and feels properly built around Darryn Peterson. I also really love all the length this team has. Positional length across the board. Elmarko at 6’3’’ will be the shortest rotation player. Council and Dawson both appear to have major plus wingspans.

@wissox said in The portal.:

If I could get paid for each of the comments on this thread…Wondering if it’s safe to shut er down now? Is Bill done? Roster is set?

I don’t think the last addition will be meaningful if there is one but you never know I suppose.

Bill Self is BACK folks

Answering multiple questions here

Tre White should start at the four.

I have the starting line-up as DP, Elmarko, Council, White, Flory based on early practice reports. Dawson will play a lot whether he starts or not.

@HoraceZontal Yeah you have to space it out more than you would think. Checking the preview is a good way to see what it will look like when the post gets submitted.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Recruiting Notes:

I’d look for news about a big visiting soon

Ethan Taylor today unless you mean something else

@approxinfinity said in The portal.:

@BShark so are we still down a starting wing then?

The starting line-up has been set for months

@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:

How excited should I be about Old King Kohl?

Bench piece. If he means Samis doesn’t have to play that’s a win imo

@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:

Eyes on Rosario. Lots of optimism there

Believe that he signed today.

Kohl

Returning to a bowl game is a must with how much has been invested into football

I’d take that

Camron McDowell is on a visit. CRIME HAWKS ARE BACK.

@dylans agree, holding is very important

I haven’t been able to keep up, thanks for the updates

@Kcmatt7 said in 2025 Baseball Season:

We should be thrilled they’re competitive at least. Future looks bright

They just can’t hit the damn ball

Sounds like the punting spot could be a real competition

@approxinfinity just not a fan. He is a real person though

@approxinfinity said in The portal.:

Any of these guys still on our radar? https://www.si.com/college/kansas/basketball/five-players-bill-self-and-kansas-can-still-add-to-the-jayhawks-roster

Schulman as the author…woof

@dylans said in KU Roster for 25-26:

@SlimShaddy54 Sounds academically ineligible -

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-basketball/2025/06/156427/four-star-guard-dorian-jones-requests-release-from-ohio-state-reopens-recruitment?amp

Yeah rumor is he will have to do JUCO

https://x.com/KUHoops/status/1930059714617917787

Posting for @approxinfinity and other Flory enjoyers

@rockchalkjayhawk Not KJ. Presumably Tre White can dribble a basketball, rebound, and is a threat to shoot.

So it was mostly a joke about KJ being terrible.

@dylans Misleading headline in a sense. The 28 million is from two national deals. Including the entire 5 year length of his New Balance deal and his Fanatics deal. None of that was from Duke.

@dylans Houston runs the big 12, they are what we used to be. Not sure why Bill has seemingly given up on trying to develop guys.

That said I think when the roster is done it will be preseason top 10.

Something else I am monitoring is team chemistry. Winning kind of solves everything there sometimes, but last year was a disaster on that front.

I don’t think this team is likely to win a title at all but you could argue they are getting better at every position from last year. Most spots are clear upgrades. Generational upgrades at the 1 and 4.

More than anything I am excited for the stylistic change. The last two seasons, by Bill’s choice it must be said, we have been limited by a core of players that simply did not fit together. The team should be a monster defensively if they buy in.

Oui oui

@TYOHawk said in KU Roster for 25-26:

Team might be mediocre

I’ll bet against that

@Kcmatt7 this is why the potential House settlement is so interesting

KU is building a football stadium and it is very expensive

@drgnslayr Tyshawn Taylor for sure. He decommitted from Marquette after a coaching change.

Frank and Graham both decommitted to take a prep year to try to improve their college landing spot.

@mayjay thank you for all the kind words. I thankfully have experience dealing with collection agencies and the like already so that was not a new experience. The key is being tenacious and knowing your rights. Not everyone does of course. I also gained experience with the medical system helping mom navigate it when my dad was going through things before passing in 2017. My apologies to jaybate again even if he never sees this. I unfairly took out some frustrations on him in our exchanges here at that time. Part of being more offline was not wanting to lash out at anyone like that again.

@rockchalkjayhawk said in I'm Back:

@BShark ugh, that’s a lot to deal with. I’m sure you brother is grateful for the help. Here’s to smooth sailing from here on out — for all of us!

Yeah he has been very grateful and is in all around good spirits considering everything

@approxinfinity said in I'm Back:

I’ve been battling with digestive issues this last year after surgery, with persistent low-grade indeterminate back/chest pain that was driving me nuts, leading to a battery of tests (I now know every unrelated thing thats wrong with me internally, which is good). Last week, the GI told me to take 7 doses of Miralax 2 days in a row (and no, I wasnt really “backed up” prior), and suddenly, zero pain. Because the lack of pain/sensation is so noticeable after a year of it, it’s both unnerving and exhilarating.

We definitely need to enjoy our good health while we have it!

Bananas and peanuts helped my digestion tremendously. I know you have it solved now, but some advice for anyone.

@dylans said in I'm Back:

Best of luck navigating the health care system! We’re trying to get my dad to the correct doctors. 2-3 weeks per inconclusive test and he’s in excruciating nerve pain. I’m ready to create doctor patients to see how they like being treated the same. Total BS

A friend of mine had a long saga like this. Not nerve pain but was to do with his breathing etc Ultimately the doctors never did shit and some advice from his dad helped more. Of course, racked up big bills throughout that useless process.

The double standard is tremendous in all of this. My brother had an appointment for an optional surgery. Was set for roughly 10 am if memory serves maybe slightly earlier. Just kept getting later and later so eventually had to keep pressing the receptionist to try and get answers. Then they were flabbergasted when we left at 2pm… Of course he hadn’t eaten anything in well over a day at that point as was required for the surgery. RAHRAHRAHRHRHRRR grrrr

@benshawks08 said in I'm Back:

Clean scans is awesome though!!

There needs to be some kind of service that just handles all of the bull shit administrative work our ridiculous healthcare system creates for patients and caregivers.

Glad things have hopefully slowed down for you a bit.

It’s crazy. I had some where they didn’t process the insurance properly. I didn’t receive any notice about paying, it just went straight to collections. Thankfully the collection person was reasonable, and they were able get it worked out with insurance when I gave them the information.

Had several people reach out and yeah I am okay and will be okay. Just a bad stretch where I didn’t want to be online as much.

As I think I have posted before my brother has cancer so that is a lot. He is autistic so I have to handle more or less everything in terms of scheduling, talking with drs etc Well about a month ago the chemo meds probably almost killed him due to a side effect of increasing his blood pressure massively. I thankfully got him to the hospital in time that Sunday night. Also didn’t help that he was dehydrated. This required a multiple day stay in the hospital which also delayed several things regarding his treatment that all had to be rescheduled.

This was coming off of finding out a long time friend committed suicide just days before. Then after that, the dad of my long term GF dies, he was only in his 50s. Then a bunch more medical crap that should be finished for awhile as of yesterday. My brother’s scans came back clean, they did bloodwork etc and he isn’t having to do chemo. They will check back again in three months.

So it’s been a bit of a whirlwind, but things have calmed down now.

@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:

@DCHawker

KU is in the mix but waiting to hear from Swain on 247 where that one is going. Could be a bit before we know.

In case you missed it Swain will be away for a bit. Finally getting married congrats to him

@BeddieKU23 said in Welcome Corbin!:

Grew up a fan of Frank Mason and Devonte. Oh my! Music to the ears

Made me feel so old man LOL

@approxinfinity said in 2025 Coaching Carousel:

@kuballin10 on the other hand, congrats Lexi, on the promotion! Keep up the good work!

It’s a great hire by all accounts. She is by no means new to the program either

@mayjay said in The portal.:

Have we lost @BShark ?

I had a rough personal stretch, I’ll post something about it behind the wall if people are interested

@mayjay turbulent times. I won’t bring politics into this thread otherwise I’d have a ton more to say

@Crimsonorblue22 said in 2025 Coaching Carousel:

@Texas-Hawk-10 love Coach Q I know he has a son recovering from cancer. Sounds like his choice, but I wonder. They’ll miss his positivity.

It was his choice he was not fired is my understanding of the situation. This has been done for quite awhile.

@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:

@SlimShaddy54

KU passed on Luis

Far from the only school. His options were pretty limited. He likely will not be drafted.

@Texas-Hawk-10 Might be possible to get an answer today, I’ll try. Lot of upset people yesterday. Bill definitely thought he could close Williams.

@kuballin10 said in Recruiting Notes:

KJ’s recovery is ahead of schedule and Bill is hoping that’s his last starter

Hope no one believes this…

@wissox said in 2025 Recruiting:

Not much excitement for this signing it appears?

UMKC level of player. No more walk-ons now means filling out the roster with guys like this.