So frustrating to watch a team where the issue doesn’t seem to be talent. Maybe you could say the QB, which is big admittedly.

But they’re competitive in every single game and just make huge mistakes to cost them the game.

Ballard at least (so far) seems to take care of the ball better than Marshall. Leaving points in the board but keeping momentum. Leaning into our defense being better than the O this year.

I want to see the Rice transfer at QB if I’m being honest…

Honestly he did some good and some bad. College sports is just such a shit show right now I don’t even know how to evaluate him.

@DCHawker said in Duke vs KU:

@Kcmatt7 said in Duke vs KU:

We can run and out athlete anyone when we play small. Ball moves way better. Lane is clears out for drives.

Mbiya and Reeves just aren’t athletic enough. When TKR is finally playing they won’t get any run.

But our small ball lineup is getting destroyed by Duke's bigs. They are taking full advantage of switches. Also getting offensive boards and tip-ins.

We’ll get better at it. I think we’ve been practicing a lot with a big man in the lineup.

We can run and out athlete anyone when we play small. Ball moves way better. Lane is clears out for drives.

Mbiya and Reeves just aren’t athletic enough. When TKR is finally playing they won’t get any run.

Nice to see Perry have some run and success out there in the first half

We won’t be playing Mbiya or Reeves much this season. Just a much much better team when we play small.

They gotta win 1 of the next 3 games. They should be competitive in them at least. The last two games we’ll see.

You used to get a good senior night bump, but considering it is BYU and the transfer portal I don’t know how much that matters.

Would really love to see this team win two more. Would give me hope.

They actually did it. Special teams has been so insane for this team this year (both good and bad)

We just don’t do the little things right. That’s it. We have competed in every game.

BUT We don’t finish plays. We have dumb penalties. We drop passes.

It’s so incredibly frustrating.

@wissox83 said in KU Baylor:

Man run hard for the sideline so you don't get caught on a play like that.

They don’t usually sub unless the offense did. They basically train the big guys to jog off slow to slow the tempo.

Well I hope they can get TKR for sure eligible. The other bigs are not Natty quality.

This rotation is getting trimmed to 7 real guys come conference play in true Self form. That was all I needed to see.

Council, Kinney, Stokes, White, TKR, Dawes, and pick a guy. This team is better playing small ball imo so I hope a guard but I could see Mbiya. Obviously you’ll have some games where other guys play but they aren’t playing 9-10 guys routinely.

I do think they can be a contender once they tighten up the D. And they will tighten up the D. Too long and athletic to not become a good defensive team

@MN-Hawk said in Pitt State/Late Night:

@Kcmatt7 in his press conference Self mentioned several times going 10 deep, once he knows who his 10 best players are.

I know he says it but I just don’t believe him. What is the last good Self team that went 9 deep consistently?

@kjayhawks2.0 said in We Shall Overcome:

The question becomes how much longer can we have Marshall playing QB? 13 for 30 against Missouri and 12 for 26 against KSU. I warned myself and everyone else of growing pains but dang his season completion percentage has now dropped below 50%.

I think you’ve got to let him finish the season at this point and see if there is any progress. Nothing to gain from playing any the other guys as far as the future is concerned.

@kjayhawks2.0 said in We Shall Overcome:

@Kcmatt7 fair points but you have to be good in FB and BB to be a successful AD at this level. Instead of spending a $300 million donation on competitive players it was blown on facilities for one sport.

Agree to disagree. A lot more nuance than that to it. Facilities are an important part of remaining competitive.

@kjayhawks2.0 said in We Shall Overcome:

@Kcmatt7 Yep Kansas athletics is the worst it’s been in my almost 40 years on earth. It should be time to completely clean house in the athletic department here within the next year. New BB coach, FB coach and new AD.

I don’t know how you can really criticize Goff at this point. Really don’t think anyone would have done a better job.

First bowl game in a long time. Stadium. Basketball Natty (not that I’d give him credit for that but it happened during his tenure).

Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, WBB and Track have all been good.

Realistically basketball has underachieved, but who is firing Self? What AD has this basketball program in better shape?

Football is the biggest critique and it isn’t like we are worse off from when he inherited the mess.

Garbage time TD for us to beat the spread? Feels like it

LL here through the ‘28 season for sure. Under contract through ‘29.

I think you just ride it out and save the money. But you need to start lining up NIL for the 2030 season and give the new coach a fighting chance to do something here

I don’t know how you fix it. Not short term at least.

Basketball sucks up the NIL budget. Athletics can’t afford to move on. Even if they did, I’m not sure there’s a coach out there that could win here with the NIL resources that would be left if we had to buy LL out.

But they also have to get better and start filling the stadium.

Damn. Silly penalty takes a TD off the board