I know not really Basketball related , but yet then again it is. Up early this morning , getting ready to play Susie Homemaker for the Wife and myself on this Thanksgiving, getting ready to put the pies in the oven & the bird as the Wife unable to do any of this because of her health - but that’s ok. lol

Just wanting to take a minute , take time out and say Wishing a Great Happy Thanksgiving to all my Jayhawk Nation Brothers & Sisters, The Jayhawk Family. Hoping you eat well enjoy family live & love.

I just wanna Give thanks to everyone here for this site, - -this group of individuals - our conversations/swapping opinions - -debates sometimes - just giving thanks on thisThanksgiving and say how much I appreciate each and everyone of you.

I wanna give Thanks for my Heavenly Father for allowing this old man to be able to open his eyes each and every day, giving me yet another day to prove myself worth of My GOD’S love for me.

I would like to give Thanks for my Wife, all be it she not in the best of health right now, but so thankful for her putting up with me.

I wanna give thanks to my beloved KU. - -Coach Self and the team, The ladies teams - & yes even Coach Beaty and KU football

I wanna give thanks for all my Children and for the blessings for all my Grandchildren - I would die for each and everyone of them

Again my friends. thank you for allowing me this minute , you all are the best - This site is awesome, - Have a wonderful Thanks Giving - -Stay safe enjoy - we/ I need you here alive and safe - -After all this is " JAYHAWK NATION" - where else you gonna find a group such as this? - -Happy Thanksgiving. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Ok guys, I know this doesn’t pertain to Basketball but, Just wanted to take a minute to wish each and everyone of my new found KU brothers a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR, I hope you al get to enjoy family & friends, wishing you nothing but the best. Most of all guys just be safe ok? I love the brotherhood of this site, the back and forth chatter, opinions, and over all discussions. Anyways again my friends MERRY CHRISTMAS, eat a lot of goodies, but not to much and we will catch ya on the other side. Yet remember like I say ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Hey my friends, Just wanted to take a minute this early morning and say - - -HAPPY THANKSGIVING. - - each and every one of you please be safe, and enjoy this day.

Yes I know we sometimes, hell maybe a lot of times have differences of views BUT I’m just here to say I enjoy each and everyone of you differences of opinions or not sometimes - - I still love this site, a lot of interesting topics

Just enjoy and again be safe - - crazy roads if your traveling, want to be sure to see you on the other side of this holiday. Chow down on that food, but yet not to much - - Again HAPPY THANKSGIVING MY JAYHAWK FRIENDS and as always ROCK CHALK BABY ALL DAY LONG. - - - - MAY GOD BLESS

Ijust continue to like the guy more and more EVERY day. No matter Frank just continues to be the humble, modest and what seems to be a quiet mannered type of guy, BUT still just continues to get it done, I have to respect a guy like that, - -no ego problem and I don’t believe there ever will be.

The latest example I’m talking about is Friday, at the Riley House/ Kansas Sampler. Frank was having an autograph session signing for the KU fans, and when 3:00 rolls around the people in charge break it off telling some that they would not be able to continue, Frank had other things, such as geting his license renewed before 5 - - Franks swings around and say he HAS time TO DO all, keeping everyone happy. - -No major thing BUT yet, still a humble, modest thing just like Frank - - - -Frank being Frank. - - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

dam, what a game, whatcha goona say? I mean actually a pretty complete game - --total. We continue to play like this, gonna be a tough out for anybody against us PERIOD. Baylor allowing 40.4 fg % Ku today- - - 54%. Baylor allowing 31.1 3pt fg% for season Ku today- - - 58%. Baylor came in almost a plus 5 out reounding over us Ku today- - wins the boards, Baylor, leads nation in assists, today Baylor- -9,- - -Ku 19. Ku turnovers today- - 9, - - third game in a row single digit turnovers. Ku 19-23 free throw line. Complete game, Seems everybody played well. Bragg played well while he was in, Diallo I thought played well while he was in. Mickelson played really well, the whole team. If you really want to nit-pick the 1 thing you might complain about- - -getting beat off the dribble drive down the lane, still way to much penetration down the lane. but hey I’m happy. should be great game Monday night. and as always ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Ran across this, some of these numbers are just crazy. the number of days since each Big 12 school has defeated KU in Basketball:

TCU - - - -112 - - - Iowa State - - - -145- - - -WV- - - -156, now it starts getting crazy:- - - - Okla St- - - -527- - - -Real Crazy- - - - OU - - - - 845- - - - Kansas St- - - - 857- - -now just insane - - - - Texas- - - - 1244- - - - BU - - - - 1578- - - -TTU- - - - 3059

These last Three are just off the charts -totally crazy - -just goes to show add whole new definition to the word Dominence lol. – -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG

@wrwlumpy

Man I tell you what. - -I know that Mitch by far is not the most talented, not the biggest BUT - - the kid has fire in his gut. - I mean just like the rebound and the put back with like a minute that was called goal tending was huge - -and the fire the edge he has - his whole reaction - the emotion -I love that from the kid.

I might just be blind, maybe just totally me - but man does this kid try and always gives 100 % seems to me anyways - -he has made plays in some crucial times this year -giving it his all - I can tell just how much he loves to play -how he loves KU -these kind of kids - these are what I want to help our depth.

Man if we could get him to red shirt - and I feel the redshirt just for bulk, because as been mentioned countless times with him playing out of position - I think believe it or not - -I think the kid has OVER achieved all things considered put some girth/bulk on him so he isn’t getting pushed around - pretty decent shot blocker - -ya give me some more of that. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

HELLLL YA - - so proud of this football team, they worked, & worked. showing a few signs of improvement and FINALLY today that work paid off. - -what a way for the Seniors to go out in their final game in Lawrence.

Happy for coach Beaty maybe people can back up just a lil, ya I know he still needs to release those offensive Co position – - - -but still I’m so proud of them all. - -This dam Defense worked it’s asss of today. Crawl before we can walk.

BUT WHAT A WEEK FOR KU SPORTS LET’S REVIEW: Monday we beat the # 1 team in College Basketball, Friday Coach Self becomes the winningest Basketball coach in Ku history for wins at Allen, This Morning Our Lady Jayhawks win at least a share of the Big Twelve championship in Volleyball and then this Afternoon we BEAT Texas in FOOT, BALL - - -YOU HEAR ME - - - FOOT BALL lmao, way to go guys. - - Ah yes life is good De- Throning Texas in Volley Ball AND Beating them in football both in the same week - -HELL YA - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Couldn’t ask for a better day. – -SVI is huge in announcing he coming back - - -Awsome news.

The our boys KY baseball team won the opening game in the BIG 12 tourney - -Beat Co-Champ TCU 7-3. So they in the winners bracket, will play the winner of Texas -OU - -we beat both of them this year, we can play with them - -either one of them.

Top Two seeds lost in the tourney today. - -Texas Tech got beat by Okla St & we Beat TCU. - -very satisfying day. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

guys I don’t know how you feel, but this was a HUGE win. I can not be any more proud of a group of guys as these guys. They played so tough. When the Russian guy threw in and that’s what it was, was a throw when that went in you had to wonder. Russia had all the momentum and even went up by one, and then at that point U.S.A/K.U. showed their toughness, loved it. Perry had a great game turned it on this game when we needed, really sweet , Wayne continued to be a beast. Kinda funny I had just said to myself- - ya I know talking to myself lmao, but had just said Wayne a disappeared for a bit in the 2nd half and what happens? Wayne drains a big 3. Frank like they said was an iron man, solid tired but solid. Hunter, & Landon played well just everyone overall did really good, showed toughness. Damm Russia was so big 7ft 3 and 7 ft 1 they looks athletic the team did seemed fairly quic looks like we did a better job defending the 3 in the 2nd half. SO, PROUD, SO SO PROUD I am willing to stand up and admit I didn’t think we would do this well, so let me have it guys I deserve it lol. I love these guys, I think we are on the brink of a really nice upcoming season. This team has done a lot more then a lot of all star teams that has went over just can’t say enough. ONE MORE TO GO. hope the guys can tuff it out play 1 more game and bring home the gold ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

kjayhawks said:

Anyone else think its weird that they have a Trae tracker on the bottom screen with the score for the last games?

Ya for sure, ESPN has a love fest going on with the kid – little media darling - -an ESPN highlight. - -ESPN’S love fest between Trae - and then add in the Ball boys - -they have their hands full roflmao. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

wissox said:

That shot on the fast break he made last night was ridiculous with a capital RIDICULOUS.

I think when we remember that the dude is 19 years old we might take greater appreciation for what he does. When I was 19, oh forget it!

you think about him being a Freshman and 19 yrs old - -compare that to SVI being 20 yrs old and a SR - -least we forget how young SVI was when he came to KU - -now at the age of 20 SVI coming thru. - - being brutally honest - -that thing he threw up on the top of the backboard -I don’t really think he had that planned for that to end in that result - -I think he was just trying to draw a foul in the act of shooting and just flung it up and get REALLY lucky. - -If people try to sell that - - -that was exactly the way he intended for that to happen - -that he was say that was actually a planned shot. - - I call bull shit. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

BShark said:

@BeddieKU23 Quickly reminded of why I haven’t been on the phog in months as soon as I open some threads. I really can’t believe how many people think McCormack is going to start next year. Is it because he is a McDAA? I have no idea.

I Think McCormack is going to be a very solid player - - a very solid 4 year player. - I don’t think there is any way in hell that he starts next year. - He is going to be a project player , again solid but the first couple of years is going to take time.

One big reason I don’t think he will be is because more and more thinking really that Doke may just be back - -didn’t think this in the beginning but man Doke still has work to do, which in turn makes McCormack a really good back up to Doke - -let De- Sosua possibly back up Lawson at the 4? - yes? - -no? - then allow Mitch to redshirt. - Just don’t see McCormack in any way starting . - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

I’ve had my issues about Trae -mainly some of the shot selection and such there has been others but this is one of my big issues with him.

However he IS a really good player, I think last night was another example for me anyways where I actually felt Trae played a pretty good overall game. I mean I know I think ESPN yes does have their nose buried really deep up this kid butt , and I agree to put one players stat line above a box score for an entire game is just sad.

Hell why don’t they do that for Bagley - - Ayton - -Carter or even Allen for that matter to just name a few if their gonna pull that crap -anyways though having said that last night he was pretty solid actually.

Yes the kid was playing sick , should we downgrade Trae for that? - -give him hell for that? - -ummm No, actually the contrary, I mean he went 10-20 from the filed 50% - -4-9 from the three - decent , 8-9 from the line , yes he had 6 turnovers but yet even that is a little less then what he had been averaging.

True he had only one assist but his team mates missed some where they should of finished from him. - -I AM NOT a Trae Young fan by far - BUT I have to give credit where credit is due - -and last night I thought he played actually pretty well even though they lost, he took what I felt possibly 2 questionable 3’s other then that for the most part played pretty dam good. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

DanR said:

@Blown You should create a new Tray Young category so I can avoid it

YOU could of avoided this one - -so why did you open it when you read the header of the thread?

CRH107 said:

Jawing/whining like Trae’s to the officials is generally and thankfully limited to the NBA. Perhaps he should suit up in a striped jersey next game so he can perform both roles (player and referee).

Kind of reminds me how Smart from OSU used to whine and cry every time he flopped and they didn’t call the charge or would call him for a block. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

BShark said:

But yeah Newman coming back would be incredible. He has really turned a corner and I could only imagine him after another off season.

I just don’t see him coming back. I just think at seasons end when it’s all said and done , he is gone. – I don’t think he would relish the idea of backing up Grimes and YES Grimes would start over Newman Freshmen or not - like has been mentioned I think even by you yourself- I think Self has given these Freshman time and I think Grimes is just to much of a stud not to start, & I just don’t feel Newman would be ready for that. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

JayHawkFanToo said:

@Fightsongwriter

When you lose a lottery pick and best OAD ever at the program, the POY and an experienced, steady and smart 5th year senior…yes, rebuild year.

For some you just wouldn’t begin to imagine exactly just how much a team would miss someone such as Lucas. - -Not flashy , not a stud - but did pretty damn well right around double degit rebounds for most of the year - -scoring decent - just a solid player. - -A player when the team was asked at one point who they would rather have in the line up and it was - - Lucas - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

BigBad said:

This is a roster lacking some key parts. Self has followed this with a great recruiting class. This year is a bump in the road and the bump may still provide a Big 12 Reg season title. We are spoiled.

Very spoiled - -to much so , thank you . - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

HighEliteMajor said:

@Jayballer54 I’m with @BeddieKU23 on this. While Moore could get the nod a few games early, I think the talent difference between he and Moore is more than Grimes perhaps Vick/Newman. But it sounds like we all are expecting a lot from the freshman.

Try this … If Vick and Newman are gone, and no Langford, could Moore, Dotson and Grimes all start? Lots of ball handling there.

Oh I agree for sure, and I also agree with what was said, what I was saying that for the 1st few games to start the season you will more likely then not see Moor get the start. I have no doubt it won’t take long for Devon to take hi spot - -Been a big Dotson fan from the get go.

Ya your right I think there is a lot being expected - - I just hope not TO MUCH. pretty easy to expect to much too early.- -no mater the talent - -they are still Freshmen - gonna take a period to adjust no matter what. - -Look at the talent Kentucky has this year with their Freshmen - but still I agree with you 100%

Ya that would be some ball handling for sure - -yet I hope it doesn’t out like that , hopefully Vick and or Langford will be here - -at least one or the other- - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY