Posts made by dylans

Looks like a late veteran addition when someone asks out of their contract to play for a contender. The Chiefs cap for next year is f’d already so there really is no room for any big additions without subtractions next year. - over the cap about 42 mil. with only 36 players signed or some nonsense. Hope the cap goes up more than expected. Taylor is likely to get cut. Not sure who else. Bank of Mahomes will be tapped into he has a 78mil cap hit - untenable.

@approxinfinity said in KU Vs Green Bay Game Chat:

Sorry I was awol. Son had a volleyball playoff game that was priority. Sounds like a replay i will be enjoying!

It was boring. Which is fantastic. Didn’t have many boring blowouts the last couple years.

@Jhawk69 Jerry Jones is running up the price! A fool and his draft capital…

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Lance Leipold:

I can’t blame him, FANS wanted him fired!

Did he leave?

@nuleafjhawk I don’t like the interface for Hulu tv, but it seems to have the channels I need. Best of luck!

@AsadZ That’s what a lack of a salary cap and an owner with deep pockets that wants to win looks like. Used to be the Yankmes until the ownership changed hands. Baseball needs competitive balance.

I wonder when all that deferred money will catch up with them? Think it’s in escrow? I don’t.

@nuleafjhawk LMK what you think. It works adequately for me, but I’m just in it for the sports.

I feel like Andy uses the regular season Bills game to set them up later. - same look different play next meeting. Seems to be a good formula for post season success. 5-4 is not ideal though.

Well dang. Now I wish Hollywood would’ve scored.

@nuleafjhawk said in How to sign up for ESPN plus/select/unlimited:

@dylans So, are you happy with what you’re using it for? I’ve been a big proponent of YouTube TV for years, but their prices have climbed steadily and they seem to have these contracts disputes too often. Was it last year or the year before when CBS was on the chopping block with them?

I have no complaints. It works for what I need it to do. And the contract is month to month so not much of a commitment.

@nuleafjhawk Yes. But only use it for Ku basketball and Chiefs games. I have no idea about the other channels, I don’t watch live tv if it’s not sports.

As for those games, when paired with peacock and espn+, I think that covers them all. (Maybe paramount+ too)

@approxinfinity ESPN+ is just the online streaming content. But if you have a cable subscription you can link it and use espn annd espn2 are there.

You realize that the $30 packages is the espn unlimited package that includes all the live ESPN channels, not just ESPN+, correct? Not apples to apples. That’s actually a great deal as it would make it where I don’t have to get Hulu tv live or YouTube tv to see most games.

@approxinfinity said in How to sign up for ESPN plus/select/unlimited:

I signed up for espn+ standalone for 12 bucks a month on disney site last night. I thought i recalled not being able to do that last time i checked. So maybe too many people werent ready to pay for their bundles

Wow it’s $12 for espn+ alone? I think we’re still at $15 with Disney+ and Hulu. Paramount, ESPN+, HULU live TV, Peacock, Disney+…. A la carte to death.

@BShark lost cause.

@BShark So you’re saying Bill thinks they have more to give. Good sign for things to come.

@nuleafjhawk it gets expensive getting all the different services. I only have Hulu live tv for sports. In the offseason it goes away. There are less expensive options, but they’re a bit shady.

If Flory doesn’t improve the NIL money he’s tying up + DPs should be enough to entice Stokes. Problay need a bunch of players though, so it would be wise to not overspend on one guy unless he’s the lynchpin that makes it work.

Ideally Flory improves and Stokes signs too! In a perfect world.

Dang. Way to save yourself for the right one!

@approxinfinity Gotta be smart with those NIL dollars. So far Flory has had the least return on the money - a poor value/investment at this point. Hopefully he becomes worth his pay or they cut him next year.

Still curious if he gets hurt if KU stands by Flory like they did Elmarko - might just kick him to the curb due to salary demands and limited funds. That’s something I’m truly wondering how it would play out as it would be more about the character of the coaches and AD. - Are they better people than Flory or are they just about the business side too?

Hulu tv still has all the ESPNs for similar money.

If Flory doesn’t improve thru the year does KU pay him what he wants again? Or do they spend the NIL money elsewhere? So far this year he’s a bad investment, hopefully that changes.

Absent NIL demands Flory’s future would just be about development and seeing what he can become, but the NIL dollars must be spent wisely and he has a big price tag. That changes the need for production to now.

@approxinfinity Nice to be worried that some athletic stud will round into form as opposed to some plodding jack wagon.

When you demand a bag a critical eye will come with it. He’s not carrying his weight yet. Hopefully Flory will, but his frame and skill level will limit him.

@approxinfinity said in How to sign up for ESPN plus/select/unlimited:

How does one build an app that gets shittier every year? Amazing.

ESPN ran out of money. Had to fire tons of people. Thus no pre or post game for KU games anymore - that’s my biggest complaint so far. Spent too much on buying rights of games to hire people to cover them. Unfortunately it’s games I’ll never watch - (anything other than KU or Chiefs is off my radar) Bidding on sports rights nearly sank a couple companies, but not winning the bid would. If they’d just figure out they’re running the price up on themselves they could cut costs - no need for a bigger contract if they collude - like the wayNFL running backs are paid.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Jayhawks vs. Roll Tiges Thread:

@wissox KU drives subscriptions so it’s a money winner for Disney and NBC. Nobody is going to pay to watch Cincy UCF but KU is a different beast

This is a it. If KU was more average they would be on regular TV not anchoring ESPN+. The Jayhawk is very recognizable and respected (some love some hate) in basketball.

Flory has the best pick and roll game. The rest of his game needs a ton of polish.

They said during the game broadcast Peterson started feeling bad (for the competition) during halftime of the last game and will sit the Ft. Hayes game out too.

@nuleafjhawk said in Lance Leipold:

@patoh3 what’s a Dunnigan? Local bar and grille? I honestly don’t know.

It’s a place in yolo county.

https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/football/2025/oct/27/ku-loses-high-ranked-recruit-in-2026-class/

@patoh3 TY. Hope he sticks around a bit. Seems to have a lot of untapped potential.

Who is 34? He flashed a few good plays.

@approxinfinity Hove him 5 classes before passing judgement. Switching coaches too often hinders a programs as well. All us fans (of any team or sport) just want to skip the line and be awesome, but it’s a process to build and sustain success. Hopefully that’s what we are witnessing. If not there will be another swing at it in a couple years.

Give him a lifetime contract. Changing coaches isn’t going to help KU football. It’s a moribund program. It’s like expecting the Cleveland Browns to be good - maybe make the postseason, but to truly threaten for a title - not going to happen.

I’m enjoying winning 4 maybe 5 games this year. Way better than previous years. It helps that the Big12 lost all the good football teams - no Texas, Oklahoma, Texas AM, Missouri, or even Nebraska. That’s the disappointing part for me - no good team in the Big12 and KU still can’t capitalize. I know they’re not good, but I was hoping for an inflated record due to the competition sucking hind tit.

The best thing about this football season is that basketball has started and we no longer have to pretend like we genuinely care about KU football!!!

The coach is only going to take you as far as the QB will go. The QB will only take you as far as the line will allow. The skill players have to complete the plays. None of it works without the other parts.

JD is probably maxed out - this is what we get this year. Hopefully the next QB seizes the job early and leaves no doubt.

The announcers last night said - KU is ranked 19 and Louisville 11, they’re going to have to do something about that.

Peterson 24 Louisville 30. Didn’t get that out of the PG (or any position) last year!

How does the 144th ranked recruit get his announcement televised? Might be the most intriguing thing about Barnett at this point.

Maybe he could play for KU again. How’s that NIL budget looking? lol

Apparently teams are recruiting the G league guys and somehow signing them. Spoiler alert Izzo is not happy about it. -

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/46680426/michigan-state-coach-tom-izzo-sounds-ncaa-louisville-signs-former-g-league-player

The good thing is Lance is still here so he can work past it. Way better than some past lies told - I will be the next great KU center. lol. I don’t give a damn about the North Carolina job - you can’t recover from making stuff up when you run away too. Now to see Lance’s character when caught in a lie/misunderstanding. How does he handle it? Does he accept responsibility or just ignore it and hope it goes away? What example will Lance set for those young men?

I went to late night as a freshman and then never again. It’s silly (Harlem globetrotters silly) and I rather like the serious basketball. I’d be curious to see the scrimmage, but it’s hard to take much from it given the effort level.

I 100% agree with Calipari’s philosophy. Did not see that coming.

Although Arkansas added key players – such as five-star recruit Darius Acuff – the program also lost standout talents to the transfer portal, including Boogie Fland (Florida) and Zvonimir Ivisic (Illinois). In his attempt to avoid the turnover many teams have experienced, Calipari has warned his players that entering the portal means their time with the Razorbacks >is over, even if they have second thoughts.

“That’s why if someone puts their name in the portal, I say, ‘You’re not coming back,’ because it’s not going to be transactional,” Calipari said.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/46596467/calipari-retire-becoming-transactional-coach

@BeddieKU23 I know nothing of Dawson, do you know if he has a history of soft tissue injuries or knee problems? Hopefully this is a one off.

@indku1972 It was on espn+ last season and if google is correct this year too -

The KU Late Night in the Phog for 2025 is on Friday, October 17th, at 6:30 p.m. CT. While it is an in-person event, the scrimmages are streamed online via ESPN+, the KU Athletics website, and the KU Athletics Facebook page.

Unfortunately common problem. I hope it was just kids, then it can be a teaching moment. A really sucky one, but it beats the end of the road being currently traveled.

@approxinfinity It’s an indicator that all things may not be as they seem. It is rather disappointing.

Turns out the knife being thrown was fabricated by Lance. Or perhaps a case of operator gone wrong. ‍️

“A pocketknife was thrown and hit one of our staff members,” Leipold said after the game. “It’s ridiculous. It’s supposed to be for safety and things like that, and it’s a culture that’s been accepted to a point, and it hasn’t changed. Eventually, somebody’s going to be seriously hurt, unfortunately.”

Texas Tech submitted footage to the league this week that proved the claim to be inaccurate.

In Texas Tech’s response to the Big 12’s sportsmanship inquiry, obtained by ESPN, athletic director Kirby Hocutt wrote that the school combed through all available video footage and interviewed eyewitnesses near the Kansas bench when the issue arose in the fourth quarter.

The video footage Texas Tech submitted raises questions about whether the pocketknife was initially dropped by someone on Kansas’ sideline. The video shows a Kansas player reaching down to pick up the closed pocketknife on the field apron near the 38-yard line and handing it to a KU staff member.

The staff member handed the pocketknife to Leipold, who brought it to game officials. Texas Tech was assessed a 15-yard penalty for throwing objects onto the field.

“We believe this video makes it clear where the pocket knife originated, which will disprove all claims that it may have been thrown from the stands, and certainly makes it clear that it did not hit any member of KU’s staff on the sideline,” Hocutt wrote.

The Big 12 said Tech’s fine was for the objects thrown onto the playing surface, while Kansas’ was for disparaging comments about the conference and “an inaccurate statement regarding a pocketknife by head coach Lance Leipold.”

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46605847/big-12-fines-kansas-texas-tech-25k-fan-behavior-dispute

@approxinfinity That sucks. For the wallet and the mental. I am truly sorry that happened to you. Sounds like a good garage door though!

@nuleafjhawk Don’t accept their deal. I have a 3 year deal for $3 per month flat. If you tell them that’s the only deal you will accept, they’ll come around. If you want XM back, that is.

McDonald’s cost too much. Everything is overpriced these days, but me.

@approxinfinity The thing is KU basketball players are only that. I don’t care about their personal life. I don’t care about what they did before or after KU basketball. So if they’re not a KU basketball player they’re no one. There are something like 25k students at KU - I don’t know a single one. I want them all to succeed, but if they don’t I will never know. No skin off my keister. Same with KU basketball players, I don’t know anything more than they play basketball. There will be articles telling me they went shopping for the less fortunate for Christmas, but Bill makes them do that. If one of them does something special outside of basketball while playing for KU that would be a first.

For instance - we’ve all been told about Thomas Robinson and the hardships he faced during his tenure at KU. Losing loved ones is always difficult and becoming the head of the household at such a tender age is difficult at the least. Did a single person on here try to offer any tangible support for Thomas or his sister? Send a letter of support to TRob or a goodie bag to the little gal? Fan mail when he was struggling in the NBA? Nah, because the support is superficial and really tied to KU basketball.

It all rings hollow when people say they care about the individual- that’s compete bs. We only know them because of KU. They are nothing to us before they become a recruit of KU and only are in our lives because of KU. If they in turn spurn KU then they are out of my life too.