I gave my son one of the posters that I created for the Kansan in the 90s and told him to take it to the game for good luck..

@stoptheflop Tre and Melvin are the 3rd scorer by committee. I love the way Tre is a foul-seeking missile at the end of the shot clock. And Melvin is a bit like a lighthouse -- blinding bright, but sometimes goes dark... Together they are great.

Peterson is once in a decade talent. I remember watching Durant and thinking.. man, why can't we get a dude like that on our team?

We got one.

It's been said, but probably worth saying again: FLORY. This was a defensive game. And we had the better defense and the BEST defensive player.

Flory has to be defensive player of the week in the B12 and should get some recognition nationally.

I hear you all.. but the main thing that was wrong the other night was that our best player (or most expensive asset, if you look at it cynically) was not on the floor.

I think this is a good, competitive roster, when the whole roster is considered, plus the staff and the ability of the players to grow and improve.

That last point is worth noting: Most of the players have played less than 10 games under Coach Self. Some of these players are incredibly talented and others are very experienced (or both). Coach Self's track record with seasoned players is excellent. I'm bullish on them all improving faster than the competition (if they all get on the court and play together sooner rather than later.)

Pounding Missouri is occupying 100% of the space in my head for basketball right now.

I hated the officiating in that game. Absolutely hated it. About the only thing they did right was not call the flagrant on that ridiculous foul.

I think we are all 100% frustrated that he's not 100%. That includes him.

But it's a pretty phenomenal freshmen who can start and play at less than 100% and still be a very significant contributor playing just a fraction of the game.

At this point, I'm thinking he should sit and heal. I sooo want to see him at 100% with this team in March.

Remy 2.0?

It was an eventful night in a multitude of ways. For us Rosario Kohl-watchers, we had a sighting. He looked rusty offensively but his athleticism is undeniable. Spectacular rebound and some decent D.

Ok.. Just had to get the size under 1MB.

This was AFH Monday morning. My son took this while he was camping for the game. (That's not him in the photo.. not sure who it is..)

They have a Wii set up and were playing while they waited. After practice, the players came by and wanted to play but they had just shut down the game.

This was on my wall in college. Still works today.

Teams that played BYU with Saunders played a much better version of BYU.

Any of the B12 leaders that still have BYU on their schedule will have an advantage. Not nearly the test that it was prior to Saturday.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Iowa St Favored By 6.5; I Don't Think So … Gamechat Thread - 2/14 12:00 CT:

I think if UH wins tomorrow, they're going to win the league outright again at 16-2, Arizona finishes second at 15-3, KU and Tech finish tied for 3rd at 14-4, and ISU finishes 5th at 13-5.

I think this is a pretty level-headed look ahead. A lot feels like it hinges on that Houston / Iowa State game tomorrow night.

I feel like I have to root for Iowa State to do some damage and keep hopes alive for KU to finish at the top in a tie.

@benshawks08 said in Other Games 2025-2026:

Why is Baylor playing Louisville today?

Yeah.. I saw that too and did a double take. I'd love to know what that's all about. Very strange.

I saw a graphic on TV the first night of the olympics that highlighted the states with olympians and Kansas was not highlighted.

Should be interesting to see how the TT win @ AZ and our loss @ ISU plays out. Houston still wins.. BYU needs OT to get by Colorado in Provo. WVU knocks off UCF in Orlando.

Pretty eventful day. Houston is at the top, for now. Are they a #1 seed?

@Tallturd1 Man, media companies and tech platforms are heading into some uncharted seas on the edge of the first amendment.

Every game from this point forward is like a tournament game... You pick the round.

I think the guys actually figured out what the new level was after the WV and UCF games. The good news is they have adjusted and the results are excellent.

Coach mentioned in the post-game that a lot of teams, by this point in the season, know who they are and where their ceiling is. But for this team, he said that the he still doesn't know where the ceiling is, but he knows it's not where we are right now.

That is some of the best stuff I can recall him saying in February about a team.

I want to believe!

To my eye, he's improving/adjusting the way he is blocking and keeping the ball in play (giving teammates a chance to recover) rather than swatting it out of bounds. Anyone know if they keep stats on blocks out of bounds vs blocks that stay in?

Hope the rest of the team doesn't come down with it. Would have been interesting to ask Self what precautions are planned to make sure the virus doesn't rip through the rest of the team.