@DCHawker If this game counted I would be upset that we didn't play Reeves more. He is the only way we could contain Ngogba. As is, it was a good time to try a small ball experiment.

@Kcmatt7 To make a bowl game we need to go 3-0 in our next 3, because we're not beating BYU or OSU.

What a shocking upset. Not only did we beat Baylor, but we won a close game. Rock Chalk!

There we go. Classic KU vs K-State move

Realistically I would need a 3 score lead in the 4th quarter to feel like we have a chance

Lets not get our hopes up

We did not lose. Reeves played well.

I'm about halfway through. When I start saying Mordini will go #1 in the NBA draft you'll know I've reached the bottom of the bottle

@Kcmatt7 Yes it was a joke. The real rumor I heard was that Self plans on starting Council, Will Thangvall, Trent Perry, Atticus "Finch" Richmond, and Grant Mordini. He will begrudgingly allow Rosario and Mbiya to play spot minutes off the bench.

I am excited to watch our team play today. This era of college sports is frustrating, but its always nice to be able to set stories about recruiting and NIL on the backburner and just watch some actual basketball.

You're damned if you do (get a pre-season #1 ranking) and damned if you don't (get a pre-season #1 ranking).

I heard a rumor that Bill Self is planning on utilizing a starting lineup of Melvin Council, Trent Perry, Kohl Rosario, Paul Mbiya, and Christian Reeves. He plans on benching Stokes and Kinney so they can learn from the veterans. I also heard that Self is too stubborn to ever make changes so there is no chance Stokes cracks the starting lineup at any point this year.

@wissox83 If you know the Rothschilds do you think you could talk them into funding our football team's NIL?

I don't think the talent gap between KU and KSU is huge, but we never win rivalry games and we reeeaaally like to shoot ourselves in the foot against KSU. There will be lots of dropped passes, botched snaps, muffed returns etc.

I did not say there was a talent gap between us and ASU. I said that it was a special game being played in London and that there was no way we would win such a game, as the pressure is too much for us.

Regarding Utah and Misery, you proved me right by saying "if we played mistake free football". Kansas football and mistake-free football are mutually-exclusive terms.

Our 5 games so far were all pre-determined:

1. vs LIU, too big of a talent advantage, no way we were ever going to lose

2. vs misery, rivalry game, no way we were ever going to win

3. vs Arizona State, "primetime/special" game in London, there is no way we win such a game

4. vs Middle Tennessee, too big a gap in talent, no way we were going to lose

5. vs Utah, too big a gap in talent the other way, no way we were going to win

Our next two games are also pre-determined. We play K-State and then Baylor. There is no chance we win either game. The first game of our season where the outcome is actually determined on gameday is at TCU on Halloween.

Utah averaged 6.6 ypc. We averaged 2.8. This is not an aberration, its what always happens when we play a good team. We absolutely must improve in the trenches.

I'm sure our team is happy. They love finding ways to lose and they did it again.

Nice game by undisputed Kansas legend Jalon Daniels today! 189 passing yards, 23 rushing yards, a passing touchdown, and no turnovers as he leads Tampa Bay to their first win of the season!

https://www.si.com/college/kansas/basketball/melvin-council-jr-is-all-smiles-after-returning-to-kansas-basketball-program