Updated standings. Insanity. TCU, Oklahoma State and K-State won. KU can't take advantage and stays tied with ISU at fourth.

If (and that's a BIG IF) we get through the first weekend of the tournament, there's a good chance we'll play a #1 seed in the sweet 16 that we've already seen... Duke? Arizona? Michigan? Houston?

Just so everyone is clear, I very very rarely go to Facebook. I've had an account since 2008 or so and had to have it when my kids were younger because various clubs and groups that they were involved with posted updates there.

I never used it heavily in the early days -- even then it felt like a time-suck. As a designer, I started to realize the techniques they were using that leveraged my innate psychological wiring and left me susceptible to be unconsciously led where they wanted. I stopped using it somewhere around 2012-2013.

What surprised me (and I'm not easily surprised) was 1) how aggressively they served the content and 2) how egregiously false the content was. The two posts I shared were only one post in the feed after the top post that I went to view (which had NOTHING to do with KU, Basketball, etc.). They have picked up information about my interests from God knows where and are thirsty to rouse my attention and get me to click. I mean, this is content that says that someone has DIED and that another person has some life-threatening health condition.

That's pretty low. I guess there is no moral line these days.

Pretty sure this is just slop and it's just irresponsible that the platform won't shut these kinds of creators down... But I get it. They profit out of people looking at this and going "WHAT???" and clicking before they think. Every click... Ka-ching.

(I did not click.). F- Them.

And this too

Went to look at one post from a person I knew.... In the feed under that was this post that I cannot find any verification....

What a waste of my time. They are trying to use my interest in KU against me... Manipulate me. Suck me in.

I wish there was a way to punch under the belt on these creators and platforms. Their tactics are not harmless.

UPDATED: The standings above. WVU is currently leading BYU... Crazy but, depending on how things go, BYU might fall out of this list.

@Jayhawk_69 Good question.. Right now Arizona is alone at the top. TT & Houston are tied at #2.

KU and Iowa State are tied at #4, but there are only 4 byes for the B12 tourney, right?

Potentially seems like a big deal.

This year there are five starters who can get 15 and four that can get more than 20 on any given night. The balance bodes well (provided we stay balanced when DP is on the court).

There’s some bench depth with Jamari and ElMarko.

Plus I think this is the best shot-blocking team since 2022.

That said, I would not be surprised to see Arkansas in our bracket.

Yeah, UCF now has a better league record than BYU and maybe the easiest sched of the top 7 to close out league play.

... as of Sat March 3

B12 STANDINGS: (top 7 teams)

1. AZ:  15-2
2. HOU: 12-4
3. TT:  12-5

4. KU:  11-6
   ISU: 11-6

6. TCU: 10-7
7. UCF: 9-8
   CIN: 9-8

9. WVU: 8-9
   BYU: 8-9

KU and ISU tied for fourth place and are eliminated from the race for the title. Games still matter though for seeding of the B12 tourney.

REMAINING B12 GAMES: (top 7 teams)

ARIZONA
SAT MAR 7 @ COLO

HOUSTON
WED MAR 4 vs BAYLOR
SAT MAR 7 @ OKST

TEXAS TECH
SAT MAR 7 @ BYU

KANSAS
SAT MAR 7 vs KSU

IOWA STATE
SAT MAR 7 vs AZST

CENTRAL FLORIDA
FRI MAR 6 @ WVU

TCU
SAT MAR 7 vs CINCY

BYU
SAT MAR 7 vs TT

CINCINNATI
SAT MAR 7 @ TCU

WEST VIRGINIA
FRI MAR 6 vs UCF

I'm going out on a limb and predicting 9 teams.

Seven teams are pretty obvious: The top 6 (ranked) teams plus UCF (8-6) which has only one game against a top 6 team remaining (tonight vs BYU).

TCU, CINCY and WVU are all .500 in the league right now. I think TWO of these three teams will make it into the tourney.

WVU only has one game against the top 6 (hosting BYU). But it does host UCF on Friday March 6. (Could have big implications.)

TCU plays @ TT and hosts Cincy.

Cincy plays @ TT, hosts BYU and is @ TCU.

Cincy seems legit based on Saturday's performance but we'll have to see; it seems to have the toughest road.

Plenty of time for two of these teams to elevate themselves over the third through the final games of the league and in the B12 tournament.

If the tourney leaves out two of these three, I'll be surprised.

B12 STANDINGS: (top 7 teams)
AZ: 12-2
KU: 11-4
HOU: 11-4
ISU: 10-4
TT: 10-4
BYU: 8-6
UCF: 8-6 (the sleeper -- only 1 game vs top 6 remaining)

REMAINING B12 GAMES: (top 6 teams)

TONIGHT (FEB 24)
ARIZ @ BAYLOR
ISU @ UTAH
TT vs CINCY
BYU vs UCF

SAT FEB 28
KU @ ARIZ**
ARIZ vs KU**
HOU v COLO
ISU vs TT**
TT @ ISU**
BYU @ WV

MON/TUE MAR 2-3
KU @ AZST
ARIZ vs ISU**
HOU v BAYLOR
ISU @ ARIZ**
TT vs TCU
BYU @ CINCY

SAT MAR 7
KU vs KSU
ARIZ @ COLO
HOU @ OKST
ISU vs AZST
TT @ BYU**
BYU vs TT**

** Top 6 head to head games

@JoJoAndMe said in Fran wowlly Wow say it isn't so Buddy lmao:

By the time Fran left, the traffic would have mostly cleared.

Agree.. Fran and Schombie had a lengthy interview with Scott Van Pelt about 30-40 min after the game ended. By the time they wrapped up and got their stuff, it would have been at least an hour post-game. I would imagine the lots and garages would have been mostly empty by then.

@rcjhdraft said in Big Monday v Houston 8:00:

Getting a bunch of unathletic teams would be a great draw

Yeah, but that will never happen. If we know, the committee knows...

We can beat athletic teams.. but we need them to play to their mean and no go nuts like Cincinnati did.

Houston did not shoot well (kind of a reverse fortune for us) and also seemed hesitant on some open shots. Some of that was a credit to our defense.

When you get to the tournament, you have to make your fortune and control the fortunes of the other team. That's something we may be learning at just the right time.

I STILL feel like our best basketball is in front of us.

This is a very good team most of the time. Occasionally they may you shake your head (i.e. Saturday) and occasionally they make you religious (i.e. Monday).

Flory has been the most consistent energy for the team and (a little credit to Fran here) is likely the B12 defensive player of the year. I knew he would improve year over year, but his growth has been remarkable.

I'm very happy for him because it now seems obvious he made the right call for himself and the team by staying.

@Tallturd1 said in Big Monday v Houston 8:00:

We are on purpose a low possession grind it out team team with a solid seven man rotation.

We may be a low possession team, but we are inconsistent at 'grinding out a game' (which I define as finding a way to score on almost every possession late -- often by drawing fouls and hitting free throws.)

I think we've done pretty well when we've been able to push the pace and get fast breaks...often from a steal. But that doesn't mean we actually make that a point of emphasis.

The identity of this team is elusive.

@jojoandme totally agree about watching how the refs call this. If our bigs get in early foul trouble, our chances diminish to less than 10%.

Agree... I don't read much into the smiling thing.

When I was working, I don't think I was smiling much. And when he's on the court, he's working.

I mean, I smiled when I was in conversation with people and was friendly in those kinds of settings. But when I was focused on my work, I doubt that I was smiling much. We don't have much of a view into the locker room or the non-working interactions of Darryn Peterson, so this doesn't seem like a fair indicator to me.

This game is 50-50. Much like the Arizona game.

We will need the crowd to be a lot better than Saturday. Even so, unlike T Lloyd, K Sampson has a ton of experience in AFH. I expect Houston to prepare for this much like they did for the final four against Duke and Florida last year.

If there were more guys from last year on the team I'd have them watch the tape of the game last year to try to get a motivational edge. But only Flory was on the floor for that one. At the very least, they should be prepared to play hard every friggin' tenth-of-a-second of this game.