JAYHAWKFAN214 said:

CAN WE KEEP THE SUBJECT ON KU RECRUITING ANDNOTHING ELSE

Whew!!! You yelled that just in the nick of time. I was about to whip out a recipe for a killer German Chocolate Cake.

You’d drink too if you realized you just left KU for Wichita State !

Hope there’s not already another thread about this guy…

This guy is a BEAST. I am always comfortable when Frank and/or Devonte have the ball in their hands. I am always STOKED when Josh has it. What’s this guy gonna do next? One hand stuff from the free throw line? Crazy pass from the top of the key that no one else can make? Float in from halfcourt and finish with a two hand jam from Frank or Devonte? Make free throws in the clutch when everyone says he can’t shoot free throws? Block a shot? Play great defense?

This kid is amazing. Way better than…previous OAD’s and way, way, way better than what I expected at the beginning of the season.

I’d give up 3 years of football bowl eligibility to keep him here another 3 years.

I crack myself up.

I’ll go to early church and thank God that the sun came up. I could do it at home, but the church has really good music…

After church, I’ll go to late breakfast with my great brother in law and his incredible wife.

After that I’ll go visit my sister-in-law who has stage IV pancreatic and liver cancer.

Sometime tomorrow afternoon, I’ll call my 81 year old dad in Texas and see how he’s feeling after having a cancerous kidney removed on Monday.

Then I’ll call my two incredible kids in Kansas City and see how their week was.

I’ll prepare myself for the onslaught of BS at work on Monday. And you know what?

It won’t bother me one bit.

Rock Chalk

What made Frank (not even his season) is that he’s a Man. Not a punk. Does his job. Doesn’t complain when the calls go against him, doesn’t take credit when he puts the whole team on his shoulders (as he did many times in his career). He’s humble, determined (to the point of obsessed during the games), and smart. Can we PLEASE get the NCAA to allow him 3 or 4 more years of eligibility? If nothing else, just to be an example of what a college basketball player should be.

@Kip_McSmithers Going to Texas would give him the opportunity to lose to KU every year…

@drgnslayr I was talking with a friend this morning and said we’ve had this same conversation about a hundred players over the years.

Where are we going to find the next Aaron Miles? Jacque Vaughn? Danny Manning? Nick Collison? Raef LaFrentz? Sherron Collins? I mean this list could literally go on for hours.

But they do it. The coaches are out there constantly finding/making great talented kids who become Jayhawk legends. I am already stoked to see who the next one will be after Frank. (I wish he could stay another 4 years also!)

I think most people on here know how I feel about Josh Jackson - I think he is by far, without question the best OAD that we’ve ever had, and maybe ever will have. I love when he has the ball in his hands. But he will never in a million years occupy the space in my heart that Frank Mason or many, many other 4 year guys will have. Losing Frank is almost like a death in the family. I hope that doesn’t offend anyone who has recently lost a loved one, and i know i tend to exaggerate, but it’s kind of similar. There’s a grieving process to go through.

Hopefully the National Championship this year will relieve some of the grief.

A game at Allen Fieldhouse is really something spectacular - even if you’re not a KU fan. Here’s what I mean: Many years ago (2011- I googled it) I had two tickets to KU v Ohio State. We were ranked #13 and Ohio State was #2. My wife and I were friends with a gal whose husband was a big Buckeye fan. For some reason I still can’t fathom, I asked him to go to the game. I pick him up at his house and he’s decked out head to toe in Red/Gray. He didn’t even have the car door shut and he was running his mouth about how bad they were going to kick our butts.

So, I endured the 2 1/2 hour drive to Lawrence and we got there 2-3 hours early. We toured the whole place, saw everything there was to see- all the trophies, etc. Then we get into the fieldhouse and there’s the usual pre-game festivities. The chants, the videos, all the hoopla. I’d noticed for some time that he was getting quieter and running his mouth less. Just before tip-off he told me " This place is unbelievable - I have goose bumps - Ohio State doesn’t have ANYTHING like this ".

We could have gone home right then and I would have been happy. Fortunately we won.

It seems like this post went from Bill Self having heart issues to him being a staggering drunk. Unless he publicly says “Hey - I’m a staggering drunk”, everyone should probably quit talking about it. So he gains a few extra pounds. At 60 years old. I know a lot of heavy 60 year olds. And 20/30/40/50…you get the idea. He can afford good food now. He doesn’t have to eat beanie-weenies and kraft mac & cheese any more. He probably doesn’t like diet soda.

It would be like seeing your buddy’s wife wearing a short skirt and saying " I knew it. She’s a prostitute. For real. One of the main symptoms of being a prostitute is wearing a short skirt."

Grow up people. As far as I know, this is still a country where people are innocent until proven guilty. I’ll drink to that.

@wrwlumpy

Section 3, paragraph 9: If a review will remotely, in any way shape or form benefit the University of Kansas, either now or a 100 years from now it is strictly forbidden.

@wissox Dammit. What you just said. THAT’S what I wanted to say.

Who exactly is TW? I didn’t Google it

@dylans Roy Williams had a 418-101 record and a .805 winning percentage during his 15 seasons as head coach at Kansas from 1988 to 2003. His teams were ranked in the Top 25 for 145 consecutive weeks from 1991 to 1999. He led Kansas to 14 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including two national championship games.

I guess we can look at virtually any subject and see things differently. Roy was seconds away from having 2 NC’s at KU, just like Bill. IN MY OPINION - (cuz that’s all we have here) his teams were more talented and fun to watch. How did he fizzle out at the end of his KU tenure? His last game was a National Championship game.

I’m not saying he was a better coach than Self (although, statistically he was - 80.5% to 80.4%) I just liked watching Roy’s passion and the uptempo game that his teams played. In the long run, Big 12 Championships are nice but don’t mean a whole lot.

@Jhawk69 I agree. I could actually stay awake during Roy’s reign.

@dylans he was also green as hell when he moved to Kansas. Time and experience jaded him. Like all of us.

@dylans Is there something mystical about the “East”? Roy had way better recruits

@wissox Is that your way of asking if Roy was the better recruiter.

@DanR said in Jacque Vaughn... Thoughts?:

" Vaughn, 50, who played at KU for four seasons "

This is a lie. Or at least a misprint. Nobody has ever stuck with a college team for four years. Unless his NIL money was better than what he could make in the NBA.

Sorry. I’m just feeling that way today. Love me some Jacque Vaughn.

So, this will sound weird. It did to me anyway. I went to a paranormal conference Saturday. First time I’d done anything like that. It was interesting and fun. I listened to a couple of intriguing speakers. But there was a guy named Dustin Pari who is pretty well know in the area of paranormal investigation. He spoke for an hour. Almost exclusively about non paranormal stuff. Talked about how we need to love each other better. Be kind. Don’t get in the agent’s face at the airport when the flight is delayed for 20 minutes. Just normal (not paranormal!) common sense stuff that we’re losing touch with as a society. I liked the guy a lot. I’ll watch his ghost shows any time I see them.

@drgnslayr I like placing an order and having someone bring me food.