Lots of speculating going on, with people thinking they can read minds. Let's all get mad and assume bad faith by a player who may well be in the midst of being far more frustrated than all of our fan-doctors.

@ROCKCHALK2025 As a judge for 19 years, I found the legal principal of requiring evidence to draw conclusions applies pretty well to analyzing everything in life. In other words, speculation alone isn't probative. But speculation can generate theories about things, but theories without evidence are pretty hollow, so best usually to wait for actual facts.

@approxinfinity HEM always wanted to get rid of Self b/c he only won 1 title and didn't keep gettng into the F4. Then HEM disappeared (during Covid I think), and Bill won a second title a couple of years later. The "What have you done for me lately?" impatience is ridiculous considering all the drastic challenges facing coaches.

@nuleafjhawk said in Selection Sunday + Bracket Challenge:

@rockchalkjayhawk I would root against Duke if Ted Bundy was the opposing coach

Ted's team would just eat 'em alive.

LB Leo Chenal to Washington. 3 yrs, $24.75 mil. This one bothers me.

Maxx Crosby trade has been nixed by the Ravens after his physical. Likely more to it.

@wissox83 said in Kansas Jayhawks vs Towson Tigers Game Chat Tue. 12/16 8:00 CT:

Ran 5 miles saturday on the treadmill.

Just saw this. 5 miles on a treadmill...and you find some KU games boring?

@approxinfinity A special place in the darker recesses of my soul for the Slavers.

@kjayhawks2.0 said in Coaching Changes:

@ROCKCHALK2025 the guy from Utah state wanted to finish out this season before heading to manhattan. KSU said no dice and moved down the list.

That guy dodged a bullet, big time.

@approxinfinity Are you optimistic about having reasons to be optimistic? When I need a dose of optimism to avoid retreating to a 20-year hideout in an underground shelter, I look at my wife (of 26½ years today!) and realize that she is always a ray of sunshine and hope.

Happy Valentines Day, everybody!

@BeddieKU23 said in Kansas Jayhawks vs Davidson Wildcats Game Chat Mon. 12/22 7:00 CT:

3pt defense has been our strength....

It seems to me that we haven't seen this comment all that often in past years!

@wissox83

"Gong Owens!" was a rallying cry that started in, I believe, 1978 (year I graduated). Only KU coach to be fired (1983).

@nuleafjhawk I've seen that on Amazing Race but it was in Switzerland.

Tyus Edney (way back when...destroying Mizzou's (last?) F4 chance) proved to the world of basketball that it is really hard to stop a blazingly fast player driving down the court for a last second basket if you are desperately trying not to foul. Melvin's biggest contributions yesterday were proof of that principle (even tho not last second).

@kjayhawks2.0 said in Coaching Changes:

@ROCKCHALK2025 the guy from Utah state wanted to finish out this season before heading to manhattan. KSU said no dice and moved down the list.

That guy dodged a bullet, big time.

@approxinfinity HEM always wanted to get rid of Self b/c he only won 1 title and didn't keep gettng into the F4. Then HEM disappeared (during Covid I think), and Bill won a second title a couple of years later. The "What have you done for me lately?" impatience is ridiculous considering all the drastic challenges facing coaches.

@stoptheflop Guys who lift love to show off.

@bskeet Just their followers, who therafter have a good chance of being Saints.

Oh, wait. I thought you wrote "fried" not "fired."

@bskeet said in Other Games 2025-2026:

The same first round also marked the second time in tournament history that zero double-digit seeds won a first-round matchup.

This makes no sense. VCU, Texas, T A&M, and High Point were all dbl digit seed winners.

If that statement was only about the games on the 2nd day of Rd 1 (only seed "upsets" were 9s over 8s), it would be true if indeed it never happened before.

@bskeet said in Coaching Staff:

Since basketball started at KU (1898), there have been more Popes than coaches at KU.

To make a fair comparison, popes tend to be much older when selected, and it should be noted we have only given one coach a contract for life. All the popes have that, with resignation being quite unusual. Finally, popes tend to get promoted sooner than coaches and the promotion is definitely permanent.

@wissox83 I like your attitude. I can be really disappointed in sports but it never wrecks my day! Never have understood the anger from some people.