Posts made by dylans

@nuleafjhawk There are a lot of unranked teams that didn’t get mentioned and it’s not like KU is a football hotbed. Generally I’d prefer to keep Kansas football out of the headlines, it’s typically meant something like a linemen got stuck in the drive thru window at Taco Bell. Let them ride under the radar until they whoop mizery, then they’ll see what’s brewing in Lawrence.

Chenowith?

Number one Texas didn’t last long at the top.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in More random KU trivia -- all KU records this time:

Prison Mitch was up there

That’s the low skill white guy I was thinking of. All hustle team.

Dallas should trade Amari Cooper and Dak. They definitely are not in win now mode.

TJ Pugh #2?

@rockchalkjayhawk No free agents, since training camp started, have been added to the 53 man roster. Just some scrubs to the practice squad.

@rockchalkjayhawk Billy Thomas, Svi, Graham

Became a fan in ‘89. Just missed him.

@rockchalkjayhawk Practice squad. He should never play.

Good moves by Veach getting handshake deals done with the vets and stashing them on the practice squad - Pennel and Tonyan. Bottom end of the roster guys rarely move the needle, but Pennel has come up big before.

Correction - Pennel is not signed. Mike Edwards was.

CEH on the practice squad it sounds like. Not the RB I was expecting to be added to the roster. Good guy, ok half back.

@nuleafjhawk said in The ever changing landscape of TV sports:

@wissox FM Radio. Until they start charging for that too.

If it was Max Falkenstein or Bob Davis I’d even consider paying for radio!

Yeah sports fans are some of the worst people on the internet - just horrible that they can only think about themselves and not the athlete that is suffering way more. KU “fans” are not any better, it’s gross how people act on the internet with anonymity.

Never cancelled, so the package is still $14.99. If they offer up an option to get ESPN without having to get sling that is awesome.

For those that don’t want to pay as much you can use

https://uzzu.tv/

it will have every game for every team you care about not to mention all the teams you don’t care about. $130 per year - now can we complain about the team instead of the price of tv? For comparison the least expensive single season ticket is around $1,500 and the seats are in the rafters. No way college basketball is worth that in the NIL/pirate free agency era, so I will pay as little as possible into the machine - thus Uzzu

I never understood the desire to watch your team play in a cool destination - I usually don’t watch any tv when traveling, much less go to a game.

All I know about the KSU game is a bunch of people I know went - a cousin, my niece, my old bosses kid, and several other KSU fans. It sounds like they all had a blast in Dublin (up until the game of course). What a cool experience, especially for my niece who got to go with the band. She’ll remember that trip for a lifetime. Not the game, the trip.

Half time 24-7 good guys. Nice!

@rockchalkjayhawk Travis Etienne is one rumor. He’d be a nice compliment to what they have.

@stoptheflop Keep those crimson and blue spectacles on!

@stoptheflop said in FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS:

Replacing the beer garden, our stadium now has 4 clubs: leaving off the naming rights, they are the Limestone Club, Jayhawk Club, 1921 Field Club and the Patio. There are 2200 seats in the clubs and 800 seats in the 40 Suites. Sales of the premium seats have been much better than estimated by millions of dollars. I have to change my mindset of sitting in decent seats(between the goal line and 20 yd line) for the lowest price. Attending a sporting event now is more about the overall experience with actual cost just a momentary distraction.

I’ve found my couch is a superior experience 99% of the time. Better view than the best seats in any stadium. Company is more intelligent. Price is right too. I’d still go if it was closer - as for the price yikes it’s around $1,000 per decent ticket (first 10 rows behind the bench/good game) to see the Chiefs. Not sure about the minor league (ncaa) pricing.

Ari Wolf’s voice is that of a cartoon dork. Strange to hear during an nfl football game.

Bye bye Skyy. 49ers 2027 6th round pick for Skyy Moore + the Chiefs 2027 7th round pick. I’m kind of surprised they were able to get anything for him, he appeared to be the odd man out in a crowded receiver room.

No Mahomes on offense shows just how valuable he is to the team. Yikes the roster has some major holes - Patrick just covers up so many deficiencies.

Getting something on tape gets some fringe roster guys a spot too. May not be on the team they’re currently playing for, but exposure is good. …The games are crap though.

@nuleafjhawk More importantly it makes for bad football watching!

Does Seattle pump in crowd noise? It sounds manufactured, soulless.

The eye in the sky making measurements is fine and dandy, but it doesn’t fix the bad spot.

@wissox Don’t let facts get in the way of a good fantasy

@wissox Zion and Wiggins and Embiid and Selden would’ve been filthy.

@SlimShaddy54 yes. Revshare is fully funded for a bit. I think some of the money was earmarked for academics too. gasp lol

@rockchalkjayhawk said in Random Jayhawk trivia questions!:

Bill Self guys in the NBA

Furphy, McCullar, Dick, Wilson, Agbaji, Braun, Grimes, Azubuikie, Gramah, Svi, Josh Jackson, Mason, Diallo, Oubre, Embieed, Wiggins, McLemore, Withey, T-Rob, Taylor, Morri, Selby, Aldrich, Henry, Arthur, Chalmers, Giddens, Darnell Jackson, Sasha, Rush, Ju Ju, Simien

Already forgot about Furphy. Wow.

Does Grimes really count? If inducted into the college hall of fame he would not be wearing a Jayhawk jersey!

Simien and Giddens I was attributing to Roy since he recruited them.

Bunch of studs on that list. I’m pretty sure Tarik Black played for the Lakers and Rockets briefly too - not a drafted player.

Self guys I can come up with

Jalen Wilson Ochai Braun Frank Mason Devonte Graham Cheick Diallo lol Xavier Henry Wiggins Embiid Selden Mario BRush DJackson Sasha Kauhn Darrell Arthur Sherron Collins Cole Aldrich Marcus Morris Markeif Morris Tyshawn? Thomas Robinson T. Black Devon Dotson Dok

I was thinking his number was closer to 45 - I didn’t include guys that Roy recruited, so it may be lower. I’m sure there are some obvious omissions.

Hope it works out for the football squad. Imagine the bball team 300mil could buy. With any luck this should free up donor money for the same.

@rockchalkjayhawk Embiid. Is my guess. But it would be great if it was Ostertag.

Devonte Graham? He was prolific in a short time.

Billy Thomas! Forget the NBA!!! Also missed 12 attempts in one game before that was cool.

@HoraceZontal said in Random Jayhawk trivia questions!:

Darnell Valentine?

Valentine 5.0 apg is just ahead of JoJo white’s 4.9

I want it to be Jacque! But I’d guess it’s Jojo.

Wilt, Embiid, Pierce, Lovellette, jojo white. At least one of these is correct.

Embiid

No one is catching Wilt.

What was Chase’s role? I didn’t even know he was on the staff. It sounds like he has coaching aspirations with his resume through. He was very successful as the head coach down in Australia - 2 championships.

@BShark In hindsight Hunter was a disaster, but who would’ve though Zuby and Udeh both would shirk from competition so hard?!? Knowing that I’d still rather have had the two, maybe. Eh why not? the alternative stunk.

@Jhawk69 said in KU Roster for 25-26:

@dylans Yes. Last years team had the roster to be good (as evidenced by a strong November, preseason number 1 ranking, outplaying Houston) but suffered from lack of effort, lack of leadership, lack of cohesion etc.

To clarify for those who don’t know how to read, I am not saying last years roster should have been ranked number 1 or that it didn’t have shortcomings, just that it had the pieces for our team to be much better than it was.

It appeared the locker room was deeply fractured. The loss in March seemed more like a mercy.

Hopefully this team will be more of a unified group. That alone will make for more enjoyable play to watch. - That’s my only real hope for the season, that KU basketball is fun to watch again. If the players are having fun, maybe the results will surprise. It would be nice to want the season to continue this go around.

@BShark said in KU Roster for 25-26:

@Jhawk69 said in KU Roster for 25-26:

@BShark I agree for the most part. I will also note that KU’s defense last year was a paper tiger. Sure, they could completely stiffle Cincinatti and Arizona State to inflate their numbers, but any above-average offense absolutely carved them up at will. They allowed Baylor to score 60 points in one half! They gave up an open three in pretty much every “must stop” situation too.

As bad as the BYU game was the Utah game was absolutely horrific as well. Just many cases of them being horrific defensively.

Last year they didn’t buy in and it was a disaster down the stretch. Maybe this year the guys will have more fun, gel, and play above their talent level. But if Bill is pushing up daisies the season will implode so fast. Jacque…are you ready?!?

Last years team was atrocious, on that I think most of us can agree. They still beat Duke and UNC.

Will this years squad be good enough to win a couple marquee games? UNC, Duke, UConn are on the schedule. These three games could represent the peak opportunity for the team on the year. Unless KU gets unexpectedly hot in March these regular season games might be the pinnacle of the season. Ugg

@BShark gross

@wissox The OC change was definitely a negative last year. Hope they have it right now.

@FarmerJayhawk said in KU Roster for 25-26:

Bill has taken a similarly talented group to a natty appearance so just my view, but it’s too early to say.

Robinson was a three year stud. Tyshawn was a revelation his senior year. This team doesn’t have a national player of the year candidate big that can carry them. The talent level is not really comparable. Hired gun Flory will never hold a candle to FOE Thomas Robinson.

But I like your optimism! I do think the team will be more entertaining to watch than the last couple plodding HD years.

KU football seems to have a better chance of making the playoffs than KU basketball does of making the sweet 16. What weird times.

@BShark Hopefully the defense is better - that would be a welcome relief. I believe the team will be more fun to watch, faster paced. I don’t believe they will win anything of consequence. They just don’t have the horses.

On paper KU has flory at 5.9ppg returning. Elmarko who didn’t inspire in his first year - hopefully he’s way better after his recovery, but that’s just wishful thinking at this point. Two mid-major players for wings - saw how that worked out with Zeke last year. Tiller? The only thing I’m excited about is Peterson - an athletic PG that can score will be nice - how’s his defense?

This team will be an also ran. A team that 6 years from now no one remembers much about. Oh yeah do you remember Peterson played for KU? look at what he’s doing in the NBA! I don’t care about the NBA though that’s likely where his best years will be. Not the one he plays for KU.

Now if there were no transfers and all freshmen were the newcomers I’d be excited as all get out about watching the team develop as they will be very good in 2-3 years. This squad won’t ever develop into anything more than what we get this year. Which I predict is a big nothing burger.

Is this the future of KU basketball? A bunch of one year rentals? The NIL era is garbage.

I think KU will field a good team. KU should field a great team ever year or have the pipeline full of young talent. There is at least one elite player on the team which is a definite improvement over the last two seasons, but the pipeline is not full.

@MR11 This is KU, if you can’t compete for a national title, it is a bad year. Next year looks like a bad year. I would take anyone’s money that wants to wager on KU even making the final four. That roster is mid and most are one year rentals. Pass on next year. Maybe the next year more players will stick around and KU will be decent. This year is a loss already.

…about those bets, cash only.