KU beat themselves with ugly errors, mis-throws, and mis-plays. Shouldn't take this away from an excellent season, but the 'Hawks didn't look ready to play.

Thanks for the remembrance reminder. Too bad history doesn't seem important in our schools anymore.

@stoptheflop Agree. Oklahoma fans were respectful and welcoming when we visited. As the game in Norman wound down, I turned to a woman behind me and said, "Why are you so supportive of Coach Mangino?" Her well-informed reply was, "Because Coach Mangino was our offensive coordinator when we won the national championship."

@kjayhawks2.0 For sure. I'm following the 'Hawks and will be cheering for a trip to the CWS. Would be a lot of Jayhawk fans in the stands in Omaha.

@kjayhawks2.0 FYI We didn't have inflation until after the Federal Reserve was created.

Boy, things are really slow on this site . . . so I thought I'd share a story. Back in 1996, UMKC was looking for a new basketball coach. For "political" reasons, they formed a search committee. The committee of 24 had nothing to do with the selection, but it made a good cover. I was on the committee. We interviewed the three finalists: Mark Turgeon, Mike Anderson (who went on to head coach at Arkansas) and Bob Sundvold. Sundvold was the choice of the AD, probably because he had coached under Norm Stewart at Misery and had "taken the fall" for Norm over NCAA violations.

The interview with Turgeon was memorable. I asked what I thought was a great question: "You've been an assistant to three great coaches. What did you learn from each of them?" Turgeon responded as though he had prepared for my question. "Coach Brown is the greatest in-game coach in the game. After almost every timeout, he'd come down to me as ask, 'Turg, what would you have done?' Coach Williams is exceptionally well organized. He taught me how to organize my day; how to organize practices. And Coach Green taught me how to deal with the media." Turgeon was well prepared and had a great interview.
The other great question during that interview was "Coach Turgeon, what kind of players will you recruit?" Turgeon answered, "I'll recruit players who can shoot. I can teach them my offense, and I can teach them how to play defense. But I can't teach them how to shoot."
Very memorable.

@stoptheflop And he dropped a sure TD in the end zone today.
Bean has been traded to the end of the bench in DC behind last year's championship QB and MVP.

@crimsonblu22 All Jayhawk fans should read this. But . . . IMO his family made a BIG mistake in not sharing information about this scary, scary incident. All of us, including NBA scouts and GMs, would have felt entirely differently about DP and Kansas. (One more in an unfortunate collection of unlucky breaks for KU Athletics.)

@approxinfinity As usual, you have the stats! And, they are dramatic,

@crimsonblu22 Londoners are in the minority, thanks to their open immigration policy. (Sound familiar?)

@stoptheflop I would guess that KU will be a 7+ point underdog at home. Can't see any reason to go all the way to London for a game. England is not what it used to be. Overwhelmed (as we are) with immigrants. And, it could be a LONG ride home.

@Jayhawk_69 Those are the key concerns!

@stoptheflop Sad, but I have to agree. In the midst of a stadium rebuild, I don't recall ever being as complacent about the football program as I am these days. Little to get excited about.
As I have said many times through the years, fans will support a great team in a shi**y facility when they will not support a poor team playing in a great facility.

The former Cincy QB is taking an immediate leave of absence from Tech!

Do you suppose Bill has reason to believe that the NCAA will grant Melvin Council an extra year and is holding a spot for him?

@kjayhawks2.0 You have to admit, there was a time, not too long ago, when we thought at this time every year that we had a FF team.

@approxinfinity How about $10 million / year reasons

@kjayhawks2.0 It's puzzling why Bill came back.

Here's another way to evaluate where KU Football stands: The NFL draft.

First Round:
Texas Tech #2
ASU #8
Utah #9 Off Tackle / Utah #28 Off Tackle
ASU #21 (OT)
UCF #23
Second Round:
Ariz #38
Texas Tech #43
Misery #46 And #46
Texas Tech #49
TCU #64
Third Round:
Texas Tech #70
Texas Tech #75
Misery #77
ISU #82
Misery #93

Just being realistic about the football program. You cannot win without talent.

Spending 50% of your budget on a top 5 Freshman hasn't worked. See KU, BYU.