Projected at no 2 by a recent Atlantic column.

@kjayhawks2.0 said in Darryn Peterson:

I’m not sure if I know a person that doesn’t believe we need major changes in the healthcare industry.

Being happy with my doctors has no effect on my fervent belief that the health-care industry needs major changes! And even though we are very lucky in the insurance we have in addition to Medicare, we also believe that the system is a disaster for most people and needs to be completely overhauled. There are way too many instances of insurance bean-counters making health care decisions.

@patoh3 said in Darryn Peterson:

One thing I would point out that I find too commonly, is that patients don’t see vitamins or supplements as medicines.

John Oliver's show last week highlighted the dangers of "gas station drugs"--all those "supplements" available in rack after rack promising more energy, better moods, pain-free joints, etc. Some have substances that have the same addictiveness, or more, than opioids (one woman spent a total upwards of 6 figures over several years before getting rehab). And no regulation because those substances have never been named on any federal drug schedules and the states are virtually powerless to address them. Many people assume they must be healthy or they couldn't be sold OTC, and they don't even tell their doctors about them.

Another issue is the packaging: Companies can just buy empty packing material and label, and put anything in that they want. Even dirt. Really scary,

@kjayhawks2.0 @patoh3 Our doctors are great, and the cardiologist ratified our suspicions. Even the NP made an understandable mistake. What this and other experiences tell me, however, is that the internet can be very useful and people should make sure they know what is going on. But like product reviews, you have to be able to separate the crap from legitimate information. I learned about researching medical materials when I volunteered at the medical library at the VA hospital where my wife worked. Not everyone has that experience. More importantly, because my wife's family has lots of instances of drug sensitivity, we always peruse the drug info sheets to look for side effects (Walmart actually stopped giving out the info. Only a QR code to link to it). This time we were caught up in lots of stuff and blew it.

The article sounds like his natural level was very high, possibly unexpectedly so. The training staff likely made assumptions that would usually be appropriate. Five days ago my wife was prescribed a medicine and her NP went over the common side effects. Turns out she didn’t mention an unusual one--tachycardia, happens in less than 1% of reported effects. Her heart rate, usually about 57, has been over 100 for lengthy periods over these 3 days. It is starting to go away but we had a scary time until discovering the culprit. (Thank you, Dr. Google, and all the subreddit members!)

@JoJoAndMe said in Darryn Peterson:

All of us...

...No, some of us did NOT jump on the "he's a pussy" bandwagon, and believed it was a medical issue out of his control.

@JoJoAndMe said in 2025-26 Portal Thread:

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

Pretty sure London is inhabited entirely by Londoners.

Your first sentence included:

"...the many sago cactus that I planted..."
and then later, you said palms.

So I guess it was inadvertent, but I sure had my Master Gardener wife stumped for awhile when I asked her what the difference was! She says the fruits are little berry-like things. Might be a variety only found here in ante-bellum SC--like so many other things.

@RockChalkinTexas-0 Are sago palms and sago cacti the same thing? We had to give our 3 near our patio away to our neighbors because apparently the "fruits" they produce are poisonous to dogs. They have grown nice and lush ever since, but, to be honest, we found the dog to be more fun...

KU up from 11 to 8 in The Athletic rankings.

@RockChalkinTexas-0 I noticed that, too. Cool!

As for another former Jayhawk, Christian Braun's $150 mil contract extension--then him losing a number of games to injury, along with his less-than-productive return, and then the Nuggets' meek surrender in the playoffs--is causing some second guessing. Hopefully, a major strengthening in additional rehab in the offseason can get him going.

I just wish effin' Self could recruit. This team build is hopelessly bad. I give up on KU basketball.

Just to paraphrase comments I have read here.....

Tang going to Baylor as assistant coach.

@JAYHAWKFAN214 Oh great, he could base his decision on taking the longshot.

Here is a list of players either signed by the Chiefs as UFAs or invited to their rookie camp:
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/chiefs/2026/04/25/kansas-city-chiefs-udfa-tracker-2026-nfl-draft/89800372007/

@kjayhawks2.0 JD was one of several undrafted players to sign 3 year contracts that actually provide more guaranteed money than many drafted players (6th/7th rds) will get. $272,500 for 3. Not much compared to getting a nice draft slot, but NIL doesn't last forever. If they make a team and stay active, players get at least the league min of a lot more (> $800,000 per year, I believe).

Signed WR Jeff Caldwell from Cincinnati as UFA. He was the 145th ranked player overall on ESPN. Big guy, 6'5" and 216 lbs. Writeup predraft:

Caldwell tested off the charts at the combine, including a 4.31-second 40-yard dash. He spent just one season at the FBS level after transferring from Lindenwood, so he's still inexperienced against good competition. Caldwell presents a large target for the quarterback and flashes the ability to make difficult catches, but he was credited with three drops this past season. He has good feet and surprising quickness for a player with his length. Caldwell's combination of size and speed creates matchup problems for defensive backs that can lead to big plays or penalties. He is still a raw route runner who will need to continue developing his technique and expanding his route tree. -- Scouts Inc.

Edit: Seems like a possible project for TE if he adds 20-25 lbs of muscle?

Daniels signed as undrafted free agent by Tampa Bay.

@Jayhawk_69 Yeah, I just saw that. Taken by the 49ers, who seem very happy with Puni whom they drafted 2 years ago from KU. Cruz at #179 was taken 79 spots sooner than his ESPN everall rank of 258. Henderson was 75 spots sooner than his ESPN rank. But in The Beast on Athletic, Henderson jumped up 100 spots from Dane's #299 assessment. (That writeup was pretty brutal....)

@JoJoAndMe Henderson taken at 199 by Seattle.