'night fellas.

@Fightsongwriter

I don’t agree. Jay is 4-3 against Self and I bet we’re even after Saturday.

BUT Jay seems to win the most important games against KU.

He predicts Zion to KU. If he gets that correct then I’ll give him a pass.

@Red.Rooster I know that it’s not the same, but I was paralyzed when a crackhead put a knife in my neck at an ATM machine on New Year’s Eve 1996. Been in a C6 quad ever since. Life events come and go without any reason or fairness. Best we can do is to let others into our lives and keep on going as long as possible.

Fairly certain that we will not be getting any big-time recruits until after the NCAA comes out with its sections/penalties.

We had already become the third or fourth option after Kentucky, Duke, and North Carolina. It seems most recruits wait on seeing where the other top freshman are going and when these four schools have used up scholarships or needs. And now that we are facing an uncertain future, recruiting will become just that more difficult.

Watching KU’s name being drug through the mud has left me feeling like I felt when I found out there was no Santa Claus.

Is Bill Self a cheat? I don’t know why you need to bribe players to come to Kansas especially because Coach Self does so well with second-tier players. UConn and Villanova have won championships with these type of players mixed in with a few top players.

@mayjay LOL… The unexplored hinterland. That’s where you usually find the best things. Like Kansas basketball.

@BeddieKU23 I believe those numbers reflect the ups and downs in the normal recruiting cycle more than anything.

Also, the Big 12 is smaller now than the other Big 5 power conferences and I no longer remember enough statistics to analyze the numbers properly.

And maybe HCBS has decided that the best way to get another NCAA title is with experienced players who have learned to play Billy-Ball and w/a couple of top 25 players (OADs) thrown in.

OR, I have no idea…

Meanwhile, North Carolina landed a commitment from five-star center Walker Kessler on Sunday night.

NCAA: No Academic Violations at UNC Ruling comes despite university’s finding that many athletes were for years enrolled in and passed courses they did not attend and that were not taught by anyone.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/10/16/breaking-ncaa-finds-no-academic-fraud-unc

I don’t buy into the “everyone else is doing it” excuse either but doesn’t it seem that the NCAA has always had double standards? Some schools seem immune to NCAA violations.

Anybody up this way going to see KU beat Duke? I’ll be there. NYC has an active alumni fan base that meets at the Cornerstone Tavern on 50th Street and 2nd Avenue.

Here goes to another gut wrenching season. My stomach has started early.

Wish he would get out of his own way… Come on Bragg, finish strong.

@HighEliteMajor I don’t know… Sorta sounds like Pontious Pilate asking for a second towel to dry his hands with,

@Crimsonorblue22 It’s definitely on the “awful” side of the ledger.

I thought Eli’s ghost took over Dotson as the game slipped away.

@HighEliteMajor HEM, I know I wouldn’t win many/any debates with you and i tend to agree with you 90% of the time anyways. I get that the NCAA was founded " in 1906 to protect young people from the dangerous and exploitive athletics practices of the time”. wiki

Who protects the those students from the NCAA? I believe the NCAA has far surpassed any other entity when it comes to the exploitation of student athletes. That sounds more like a slogan than being factual but either way, with players who can transfer at any time, there is bound to be a readjustment period and having some structure in place will be better than nothing.

I completely understand Wisemen’s decision but I’m glad it wasn’t a player from KU.

I was being kind of a dick because of how we lost to Nova. And I apologize.

@FarmerJayhawk Wow! I find that almost impossible. I’m more than a little surprised.

TY @FarmerJayhawk.

@Crimsonorblue22 How many BIG 12 schools has Dok played against? Without checking, I would guess very few. He hasn’t made it to conference play yet.

@BShark The overall trend will be like permanent free-agency. Why stick around 4 years when you can shop around for a better program or at least one that you might think is a better situation.

Loyalty will no longer be rewarded. In fact, loyalty will be the wrong way to advance or achieve the goals you had in your list.

Losing Jalen Wilson so early has cost the Jayhawks. I think he would be a major difference maker but why stick around another year? Do the skills test and see where you line-up. The more information, the better.

I’ll be very interested in what transpires after the season. A massive amount of transfers or maybe the difference won’t be nearly as big as I expect.

I’d like to think this team can win it all but the way they lost today is very much like the way they usually lose.

Wright > Self Villanova > KU

@Marco I believe all of our problems are fixable - all the pieces are there but assembly required.