HAWKFAN ANNOUNCES RETURN FOR ANOTHER SEASON

Sources close to kubuckets.com confirm that longtime University Of Kansas supporter nwhawkfan has announced that he will return to the chatroom for the 2020-21 season.

In a statement released today, Mr. Hawkfan said: “I’ve talked it over with my family and friends, and we all feel that this decision is the best one for my long-term future as a Jayhawk fan, mental health notwithstanding.

“I had considered offers to take my talents to the NBA, but I’m convinced that this is the right decision. Besides, I’m still pissed that they moved the Kings out of Kansas City and the Sonics out of Seattle.

“I briefly thought about following the G-whiz League, but writing posts about marginal pro players does not quite hold my interest when compared to the glory and tradition that is KU Basketball. I also could have turned my literary attention to the WWE, but I am somewhat hampered by my aversion to bad acting.”

“I wish to thank all of my fellow kubuckets contributors for helping me make this decision. I’ll continue to sharpen my skills in the offseason through daily workout sessions with my thesaurus, as I strive to help bring another national championship to KU.

“Finally, while the stay-at-home order remains in effect, I’ll continue to consult with Doctor Fauci, Doctor Oz, Doctor Seuss, Rug Doctor, and especially Doctor Pepper and Rum, in order to make myself a better fan and contributor.

“Please forward all media inquiries to my agent….oops, I mean my distant cousin.

“Stay safe. Thank you. Rock Chalk Jayhawk.”

Regardless of your politics, all Jayhawks should send out a great big Thank You to Stormy Daniels. Highest 60 Minutes TV rating fin ten years.

Which means that the overtime managed to expose millions of otherwise unaware Americans waiting for the interview to the greatness that is Kansas basketball.

Not a bad “opening act!”

Another Jayhawk success story…

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/milt-newtons-odyssey-troubled-kid-timberwolves-gm-35450435

On this date in 1891, Doc Naismith staged the first basketball game at the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA.

A description of the scene, from “The Basketball Man” by Bernice Larson Webb:

"The first basketball game in history…was played in a YMCA gymnasium with a total floor space approximately forty-five feet wide and sixty-five long, and a playing field approximately thirty-five by fifty feet. Lights set into the ceiling were dim. Boundary lines of the basketball court were imaginary ones, with Indian clubs, dumbbells, and all the other gymnastic apparatus shoved hastily out of the way against walls and into corners. The equipment was simple - a ball and a pair of peach baskets…The uniform was long trousers and short-sleeved jerseys.

"There were nine players on each team…a goalkeeper, two guards (right and left), three center men (right center, left center and center) two wings (right and left) and a home man. or goal thrower, stationed in this order from the goal…equivalent, in modern terminology, to three guards, three centers and three forwards.

"Although Naismith rules called for both a referee and an umpire, he served as the sole official in this game, and probably found that more penalizing was necessary than one man than could handle fairly. Fouls, indeed, far outnumbered scores in this first trial game of basketball.

“Furthermore, because the bottoms were left in the peach baskets, a scoring ball would remain in the basket, ten feet above the floor, until someone got it out. Naismith, undaunted, asked janitor Stebbins to get a stepladder and take care of that problem. Stebbins was on hand with his ladder, therefore, to recapture the one ball that tumbled into a peach basket, effectively aimed by William R. Chase from near mid-court for the single point of the game.”

HAPPY NAISMITH DAY !!!

YOU JUST GOT MITCH-SLAPPED !

Love hearing all the memories about Max from everyone on this board.

As a kid in the Sixties, Max’s voice was my introduction to the world of Jayhawk basketball and its long tradition. I think of him and Don Fambrough as the two KU “lifers” that I grew up with. Another KU legend gone, but one never to be forgotten.

Rest in peace Max.

Just got off the phone with my siblings in the Midwest to wish them Easter greetings.

I’d originally planned to be back in KC later this week for a HS reunion. Of course, all that fell through, but I still count my blessings to have such decent relatives and friends that I can stay in touch with. That includes my friends on this board too !

Happy Easter everyone ! Stay safe.

How pleasant. Almost November and we’re still talking KU football ! (In a good way.)

Nite all !

Looks like Jacque has the Nets on a roll. 2-0 after beating the Lakers at Staples Center.

@approxinfinity A belated shout out for all you do on this board.
A nice change of pace from all the Pac 12-centric media out here on the coast.

As ambivalent as I am about chat rooms and social media in general, this board has managed to keep things pretty classy, save the odd flareup or two.

Flying back to KC later this week, and I plan to spend a day in Lawrence reminding myself just how lucky I am to be a KU alum. Makes it worth having to deal with my Northwest friends who keep telling me to “shut up about Kansas already.” (Nope.)

See you all next season. (Or maybe sooner!)

PROUD TO BE A JAYHAWK !!!

News from KU’s next opponent:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29915133/houston-baylor-football-game-postponed-covid-19/

KU’s Gary Woodland had a rough opening round today as he tries to defend his U.S. Open title.

He shot a 4-over-par 74, with four bogeys and two double bogeys. Normally not an awful score considering the usual toughness of Open courses, but today the course was gettable. He’s already 9 strokes out of the lead.

I was kind of afraid of this. He’s hadn’t been playing well coming into the tournament, and I was even more pessimistic after I heard his press conference earlier this week. He said he thought that long hitters like him had an advantage, despite the thick rough. “I don’t think the long hitters really ever get penalized 'cause of rough…maybe if I get a decent lie with a wedge I’m gonna have a chance to get it on the green, where a shorter hitter misses the fairway and they’re not gonna be able to advance (with) a 7 iron…nobody’s gonna go bogey-free, I would imagine, around this place.”

As it turned out, his tee shots missed the fairway more than half the time, and he paid for it. And the short game that looked so good last year failed him.

No repeat this year for Gary…he needs a good round tomorrow just to make the cut.

Pathetic.

Glad I made a big batch of chili, so the night won’t be a total loss.

Ouch

I miss the days when we could clobber a team like UAB 72 to zip (on Band Day no less).

Meanwhile, K-State and ISU both get upset at home. Not a good look for the Big 12 so far.

One of the interpretations of the reason they chose the Chiefs as the team name was to honor KC’s mayor, H. Roe “Chief” Bartle.

But enough of that for now…time for kickoff!

Love the irony of the situation…the players demonstrate for racial justice as the fans do the Tomahawk Chop…

@jayhawkblue73 Amen. He was the cornerstone of that Orange Bowl team, with a pick-six that set the tone for the KU win.

That list of Jayhawks in the NFL looks mighty thin (not that it was that long in the first place).

https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/active-nfl-players-by-college/kansas/90797/

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aqib-talib-announces-his-retirement-from-nfl-turns-down-offer-to-return-to-the-patriots-in-2020/