Best posts made by jhawk7782

'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.

@RockChalkinTexas I’m a '77 grad from LHS. My dad went to the CGSC at Fort Leavenworth. Was lucky to be able to go all 3 years there and when my dad got orders to VA, I stayed behind to matriculate my way through KU.

@stoptheflop I wish Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had picked KU. I hate seeing us lose in-state talent.

HighEliteMajor said:

And by the way, we’ve had these NCAA discussions before. I’ve laid out facts and (respectfully) destroyed the other arguments offered here repeatedly.

I think this is called Delusions of Grandeur and it’s not very respectful This is just sad…

HEM: They fail to recognize the unavoidable problems with massive enforcement (similar to regular law enforcement – you can’t catch everyone).

So what? The NCAA is a behemoth. If there isn’t a way for the NCAA to treat all its members equal then find a new, fairer, organization. Wiseman received a 12 game suspension for the same reason Silvio sat for two years.

HEM: Folks don’t want the colleges to make and enforce their own rules. ANY empirical evidence or is this a made-up stat. College sports would wither and die without the NCAA - or at least HEM thinks so.

The NCAA doesn’t even crown the FBS schools as NCAA champs. It seems to be doing just fine. WHY? The NCAA isn’t needed. Just because the NCAA has become the jury, prosecutor and judge doesn’t mean we can’t put a better system in place.

HEM: Folks don’t like the NCAA rules.

Genius! Right up there with the obvious/not obvious comments but maybe if the rulings weren’t so arbitrary and unfairly punish some while others skate.

HEM: The irony is that the whiner’s position…

More of that respect you bragged about and you do so well.

HEM: They fail to recognize that the colleges are “owners”. They own the product, the contracts, the arenas/facilities, the logos, and everything else. But that doesn’t matter. They whine about enforcement when rules are clearly broken. They fail to recognize without rules there is chaos. They say they want a better system but don’t have one to offer. They fail to realize that a path away from the NCAA model is a path to professional basketball. They fail to realize that without the NCAA making billions other sports will go away – scholarships for thousands of athletes from rowing to golf to volleyball to track. Sports that can’t support themselves (and literally every females sport).

on this wants to destroy the NCAA for the benefit of a very select few men’s CB and FB players to detriment of the massive numbers of other athletes. Ironic. Isn’t the scholarship and the education of the massive numbers of athletes in all sports the goal here? Educational welfare funded by men’s CB and FB. And there are complaints based on the elite athletes not getting more?

It’s a joke.

It’s ironic because those that push this position, motivated by support for the poor black athlete, in turn will harm multiple more poor black athletes. Sound familiar? I mean, that’s leftist politics. They want so badly to help that their solutions cause more harm than good and create cyclical harm. But we know that. Look at our cesspool inner cities run by conservatives – uh, no, run by leftists. Almost exclusively by leftists. Our idiot mayor in KC spent 8 years blaming inanimate objects for the continued violence and not the people that commit the crimes. Nothing changed. But that’s a leftist. That’s evidence. We’ve had this debate before and it always leads down the same path. And I always win.

Now THAT’s some good whining. So disagree and you’re a cold-hearted whiner and with a bit of leftwing progressive leanings while also being a racist. TFF

HEM: We’ve had this debate before and it always leads down the same path. And I always win.

HEM: Also, just declaring victory yourself doesn’t make it true…

CLASSIC! I agree with you wholeheartedly. It’s funny how you prove yourself wrong in the very next statement.

Pathetic. Get over yourself HEM. Wake-up and get a grip. Time to pretend you’re not a twit.

justanotherfan said:

@HighEliteMajor

Newman is an NBA PG. He doesn’t really have a future in the NBA

These are very contradictory statements. Which one is it?

@kjayhawks Agree. they need a set time limit. If it takes longer than 5 min how can it be indisputable?

@Wishawk The funny thing is that NOBODY stirs a martini…that’s why they make martini shakers. It would be like ordering vodka straight up and saying hold the orange juice.

Dumbest line of one of the best movie franchises.

KUSTEVE said:

@FarmerJayhawk We need a 4th big. We might not need him, but if we do, we could certainly do much worse

I think we absolutely will need him. If he can post up and rebound, he will be a difference maker. And obviously we could do far worse.

kjayhawks said:

I’m not sold on McCoy just yet myself. He’s had some good seasons but hasn’t averaged over 4 yards per carry in a couple years. Last year was a career worst for him at 3.2.

That’s about all they need from McCoy. He’s a legit threat to run and that’s all they need to freeze the LBs with play action. Damien Williams should be back in the near future.

Everyone knew replacing Kareem Hunt was not going to be easy. Chiefs HAD 5 RBs when the season began. A very solid run by committee was decimated (current definition).

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

@dylans Yes. I could have written my previous response better but I think we are in agreement. As for total losses for the season, I’m between 7-8 games. But far too many variables for anything much more than a guess.

@wissox I put Randall on my list but left out Greg Dreiling. Too many players to choose from.

@Marco Losing to Coastal Carolina probably cost us a chance to Bowl this season. Love to be wrong and after beating BC, maybe gives this team enough momentum and confidence to pick off a few BIG12 teams this year.

Hate to see him leave but maybe he knew after his first practices that he was in the wrong place.

From June 6: When freshman Issac McBride endured his first workout as a member of the University of Kansas basketball program earlier this week, the newcomer from Little Rock, Ark., immediately recognized he had reached a completely different level of competition.

This was faster. More intense. Higher expectations.

Still, the 6-foot, 180-pound guard didn’t let it all overwhelm him. Although he agreed with fellow freshman Tristan Enaruna that the experience was “eye-opening,”

@jayballer73 The longer KU fights theses charges and I’m not saying the shouldn’t, recruiting is going to be challenging.

In a move that puts California on a collision course with the NCAA, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill effectively allowing college athletes in the state to earn compensation for the use of their likeness, sign endorsement deals and hire agents to represent them.

This has to scare the NCAA. They may want to tread more carefully as at least 20 other states are considering similar laws.

Edit: N. Carolina is in line considered next in line followed by Washington and S. Carolina.

@approxinfinity

I would have a very tough time picking a single favorite player. Paul Pierce? Richard Scott? Manning? Mario? TRob? The Morri? Mason/Graham? Woodberry?

I can’t do it.

rockchalkwyo said:

jhawk7782 said:

approxinfinity said:

Frank Mason never made it as an undersized score first guard at Kansas either.

He was sarcastic on that one. I know most of us here absolutely love Frank.

I absolutely missed the sarcasm font on my first read. Thank you for pointing that out.

Agbaji is awful tonight.

@jayballer73

Had the chance to hang out at Dayton way back in the 80’s and it’s a beautiful campus. It isn’t KU but I was taken completely by surprise.

@Marco I think Scott Pollard was/is KU’s best man for Dennis Rodman comparisons.

@jayballer73 Nino was coaching/training kids in Atlanta. I had to look him up to see if he was the same Nino…and he was.

@jayballer73 I’ve asked enough dumb things and this may be near the top but doesn’t CBS use the ap poll? I also thought that the coach’s poll and ESPN’s were the same.

And let’s be real. What does being ranked #1 mean before conference play even mean? I like to see us at #1 and it is a sign of recognition for KU’s early success but don’t get too excited.

PS: There are bad/dumb questions. Ask anyone who ever taught middle school.

@BShark Brinks or bricks? A lot of bricks.

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

Don’t forget Kerry Meier.

@BShark The SEC has been brutal to Missouri so anything to pile on top of their athletic dep’t is just that much better.

This is exactly what my first post after Facebook verification stated. Of course it’s all about money. You give over all your contact information including email addresses of your friends and family which can then be sold to anyone. And is.

I have removed every contact from my home email, Yahoo email and Gmail and store them in a separate folder. Not to beat the “Big Brother” references into the ground but we have built the monstrosity of Orson Welles imagination ourselves and it’s called the Internet. We have allowed ourselves to be monitored, profiled, and subjugated big business. This is one cookie that will not go back into the jar.

@truehawk93 I enjoyed your post…I still think we are his #1 choice BUT we really need a top tier PG/

@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.

And nor should you. HCBS is too smart to recruit players he cannot coach. I think he has had the most success from players like Greene and White but w/Wiggins, Selden & Embiid, HCBS will have us back in the Final 4

I’m amazed (I shouldn’t be anymore) by how many fans seem ready to flee because of an early season loss to a team we should’ve beaten.

• Coastie, KU grad, MSeD FIU

Go Yankees! A Dodger v Yankees World series will bring in the most viewers than any other combo. I’d like to see them meet up for the first time since the '80s.

@Wishawk I think Embiid will be NBA ready by years end…not saying another year wouldn’t help BUT he has too much talent and athleticism not to make it.

Embiid will not be another lottery bust but will be a long term NBA player who a good GM could build a team around. He will not be a cog in the wheel…he will be the wheel.

@drgnslayr Winning trumps entertainment because winning defines entertainment. Entertainment is a subset of winning Magic, Jordan & Lebron would have never over reached the NBA if they all played on losing franchises. Success made them bigger than the NBA even if only for a short time period.

Wiggins will be a winner first, entertainer second.

Really enjoyed your post.

@JayHawkFanToo I want to see us back to where we build a strong nucleus of 3-4 yr players and use an OAD to add to the team…I really don’t want to see us as a OAD type program.

@tundrahok No…not even close

Develop/play AW3 or Greene…they can’t do much worse than Selden (pretty big bust so far). We really need a top tier PG but that isn’t going to happen. Next year?? SDSU’s freshmen outplayed ours and they have senior leadership. We have none.

@JayHawkFanToo I completely agree. RussRob was ALWAYS team first. Lock down defender and great on the fast breaks…

@Chris1955 Way off subject but great picture! I’ll have to dig up one of mine.

A really bad finish to a really bad weekend. The Saints were the only team I wanted to see win in the wild card round and the disaster at AFH was gut wrenching.

If I had to give the single most fault w/KU, I would have to say it is lacking a quality PG. Tharpe just doesn’t get it and as much as I like Mason, we need a 6’3 - 6’5 athletic guard who can get the ball out in transition.

Wiggins and Selden are left too often trying to make something happen and neither are capable. I really wish Self could have sped up the developed AW3 and Greene. These are the 3-4 year players we have had so much success with in the past but hard to develop players off the bench.

Sweet-16 at best. I could even see us missing the NCAA but doubt that will happen. Coach - please recruit a top tier PG for next year.

@BShark

Sub 200 on Kenpom. Duke is definitely overrated. We should have killed them.

Thank you. I thought this was more of a ‘bad’ loss than any other way of looking at it. Neither team deserved a win but we deserved to lose.

@dylans I don’t agree. What we are lacking is depth in the frontcourt and Sam Cunliffe isn’t going to contribute much in this category. We will be guard rich but F/C poor. Maybe Silvio fills that gap.