For graduating! Makes me just as proud as success on the court.

We good.

Seriously, folks. This team is really, really good. Took some elite level weirdness to lose each game so far. First the inexplicable 28 TO’s against dook without Moss then our dude Marcus goes down early against Nova followed by Dot’s brain fart. First against KenPom #1 dook and then KenPom #19 at their place, and we lost by a total of 3 points. The Dayton win is really good. Our freshmen will only get better, just look at the games Braun and Enaruna had today. Marcus will be back. Silvio will eventually find his sea legs. Self’s teams always get significantly better over break with the increased practice time.

The other thing we have in spades is defense, and it will travel. We’re the KenPom #5 defense, essentially tied for 4th. The offense will come around. I’m certainly an optimist by nature so ignore me if you want to see things on the downside. But!

We good.

https://twitter.com/chasenscott/status/1374211304446103553?s=21

https://twitter.com/jifhawk/status/1374211437250351106?s=21

Incredible Jayhawk. He didn’t always play in situations that were the best for him, but he always played his ass off. He’s going to make life hell for a lot of good pros. Godspeed, Marcus. Jayhawk nation loves you.

It’s easy to sit behind a keyboard and say “player X sucks get him out of here” but stories like Juan’s are why college sports are so great. A kid in Juan’s position wouldn’t sniff a place like KU without sports. The guy in the jersey matters. A lot.

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

I’m in DC right now to see friends and was at the Kansas Society annual banquet last night where Self was honored as Kansan of the Year. It was a really cool event. Self told the story of how Rep. Yoder and Sen. Moran were instrumental in getting Doke’s mom to the states for the Final Four in 2018. She went from not having a passport or transportation to the airport to Texas in about a week. The event was sold out for the first time in a very long time. The list of attendees was absurd: the entire Congressional delegation, FCC Chair Ajit Pai (from Parsons), Sec. Pompeo, a DC circuit judge whose name escapes me, AD Long, and of course Self.

I spoke to Self and Long for just a bit. I didn’t ask about any player in particular since it was just a cocktail reception and dinner, so just told Self I loved the look of the team, and he “thinks they have a chance to be pretty good.” I told Long I was as excited for KU football as I’ve been in about a decade and he loved hearing that from an alum.

Maybe it’s my background in comms and dealing with press for a living, but am I the only one who doesn’t give a rats ass what the media says about KU and thinks KU shouldn’t take their opinions into account AT ALL when deciding punishment? Sure there’s that out of context photo, but the video is much less damning if people would just watch it (https://imgur.com/a/5znZHdo). ESPN doesn’t run KU. CBS doesn’t run KU. Twitter doesn’t run KU. The state of Kansas runs KU. Tell the press they can shove it with their hot takes and we’ll run the show like adults. Yes, there will obviously be consequences for dumbassery. But suggesting this is the end for Silvio and whatnot is absolutely without merit IMO. Would break all precedent from previous dumbassery and wouldn’t serve anyone but the press’s appetite for blood.

K losing his last regular season, ACCT, and tournament game would be amazing

1:4 Silvio tea bags Hurt

The only way LOIC can stick is with the football violations. I think it gets dropped on appeal. Long is assembling a UNC type group to fight this thing, and will to the bitter end.

I do think we should self-impose penalties: vacate all wins Billy played in and a postseason ban in football this year.

@BeddieKU23 said in What's our fate?:

Basically an amended notice of allegations was provided/submitted. Who knows.

They really should post all the documents to be transparent.

Remy is gonna make some dudes look like fools in the Summer League. He’s not a NBA guard but he is the kind of hard to defend that makes bad summer league defenses REALLY bad

I miss Fran breaking down international players.

“THIS GUY FROM (former Soviet bloc country) HAS GREAT SKILLS. YOU MIGHT SEE HIM IN THE LEAGUE IN 2045!!”

I see u Lisa

@TYOHawk said in Mikey Williams:

@FarmerJayhawk Wonder if he does what Wiggins did in the playoffs and put tape over the logo on his adidas shoes.

That would make sense. These things have a way of getting worked out

Idk how Ivey and Cade will fit but that’s why they make the big bucks

@Crimsonorblue22 said in 2023 croots:

The really good back from derby went to Texas, ksu was really wanting him.

He’s going to KSU. You might be thinking of Arch Manning?

KSU is going to have a heck of a class.

@TYOHawk said in Mikey Williams:

@FarmerJayhawk Great news. Thanks for the scoop. Hoping for a commit…

I asked on that and it seems nobody knows anything about his recruitment. They’re saying all the right things about playing college ball but who knows how the Adidas/Puma thing will get sorted out or what numbers the G League will throw around.

That being said, I wouldn’t be crazy surprised at a commitment because nothing has made any sense so far here ¯_(ツ)_/¯

He’ll be in next week. I know for a fact Self REALLY wants him. Just don’t ask about the how ¯_(ツ)_/¯

@BShark said in 2023 Recruiting:

@FarmerJayhawk said in 2023 Recruiting:

Happy visit szn, Bucketeers!

Chatman confirmed, maybe Mikey

I still have no idea what they’re doing re: Mikey but maybe there’s some pixie dust they can use to wave away all the $$ stuff