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No kidding!

I don’t work for Weber, I promise, but I’m gonna sing their praises. You get what you pay for and after throwing away some piece of crap that lasted a year in Louisiana humidity I bought a 300 dollar Weber Spirit. That was in 08. I’ve replaced the drip/flavor bars once. That’s it, still works beautifully. Even heat, amazing grill. I just unscrew the gas when it’s not working right and screw it back on and it works well.

@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU Roster for 25-26: ****** With the recent House v NCAA settlement, things are complicated with roster size. It’s hard to say if KU has four more spots to fill, or less. Also, apparently there’s a new fule for “designated student athletes.” These are players who would have been removed given the new roster rules, but now may stick around until they run out of eligibility, but may not count against roster size. This could easily be ALL the KU walkons. ****** May as well look ahead to see what’s in store for next season. I’ll try to keep track of the offseason drama here. I’ll keep this mostly official, so no portal projections here. But the portal window is: March 24 to April 22 Roster size: 14 (includes ALL but DSA players. Normally it’s 15, but we lost one to NCAA sanctions) Roster size at the moment: 10 (a bit sketchy given the DSA rules) RETURNEES (4) G Elmarko Jackson G/F Jamari McDowell PF Bryson Tiller C Flory Bidunga RETURNING WALK ONS? (4 – and potential “designated student athletes”) ’ G Noah Shelby G Wilder Evers G Will Thengvall F Justin Cross IMCOMING FRESHMEN (3) G Darryn Peterson F Samis Calderon G Corbin Allen – Oak Park High School PORTAL ADDITIONS (3) G Jayden Dawson via Loyola Chicago. One year of eligibility left. G/F Tre White via Illinois – previous stops at Louisville, USC. One year of eligibility left. G Melvin Council Jr. via St. Bonaventure – previous stop at Wagner. One year of eligibility left. BIG QUESTION MARK (1) SF Jaden Nickens – A football player who may play hoops. May have to count against the roster before the season begins. HAVE ENTERED PORTAL (6 initially – Bidunga entered, but will return) G/F AJ Storr – signed with Ole Miss G/F Rylan Griffen — signed with Texas AM G/F Rakease Passmore — signed with Maryland PF/C Zach Clemence – signed with Texas A&M G David Coit – signed with Maryland

Our identity is mostly throw the ball inside to Hunter. That’s not altogether bad, but, with that strategy we cannot give up lots of 3s to a team because the math isn’t in our favor. The 2 identities that I’d most like to see change starting immediately are 1) the ability to withstand a push by a team and come back from a deficit in the game, take the lead and hold it to the end, and 2) finish the halves – that is, execute flawlessly in the final 1-2 minutes and come out even or ahead of where we were at the under 4 timeout.

@rockchalkjayhawk not real sure what you’re so worked up about. I LIKE napping to golf. The announcers speak in hushed monotone voices and its conducive to good naps. Sorry my nap routine is so upsetting ro you.

@jay4ever Agree about Storr 100 % his feet should NEVER , EVER step foot on the court here again for one minute , he has been given many chances but as soon as he steps on the floor he is an instant turnover or a Black hole- give those minutes to a meaningful player

@dylans said in Chiefs offseason: @BShark https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2025/6/5/24443563/chiefs-news-matt-araiza-eddie-czaplicki-punter-battle-real Maybe, but if history is any indicator the incumbent will win out - I am not an Ariza fan. His control sucks, but he has a huge leg. The Mahomes led Chiefs don’t usually need to flip the field, but rather pin them back when a drive stalls. So maybe Eddie wins out. ‍️ I don’t want to see Tommy Townsend-esc hold issues ever again so the best hold might win out too. ‍️ Yea, good points.

KU bb and fb are my favorite but watching my 3 yr gson playing bb is pretty fun too! When he plays D he takes them all the way to the floor, made a 5 yr old gal go crying to her mom. I’ve never laughed so hard!

I still go there because they do put stories on all KU sports, football, soccer, volleyball etc. I concur that quality of articles has dropped but I get to receive information. For this reason, I have started a monthly trial and will see how it goes.

@approxinfinity said in And so it begins -- Players won't play without promised NIL $: Feel bad for the ageless one here. Imagine if KUs boosters were flaky and Self was stuck squeezing them and encouraging the kids that the money was coming. What a drag. Yup. What a crappy position to put any coach in. And remember, NIL money isn’t “pay for play”. Players aren’t supposed to complain about hustling butt but not getting paid. And it’s not supposed to be money for just being recruited. Outside of the court, it’s services rendered. We give you money and you provide a service for us at market rate. But whatever. It’s just crazy. Player revolts are a bad thing.

Naaassssty!

Looks like we’re still waiting to hear who’s gonna do some portaling. Given our guard/wing acquisitions, Elmarko has to be thinking twice about leaving.

@nuleafjhawk @dylans I think the Chiefs’ staff is very set and working like a finely tuned instrument. It could be difficult to bring him back without inpinging on someones’s job. They all said his talk to the players in the playoffs was inspiring, but that doesn’t mean he could slip into a cheerleader role. Not having a place that fits him doesn’t mean they wouldn’t consider him if a job had opened up. The rapid extensions given Toub, Spags and others show the Chiefs don’t want to upset the apple cart.

Victory! No complaints with any road win. Hope Kelce is ok.

QB4 looks good too! #6

@dylans said in The Big 12 conference: Fsu to the sec makes sense. I don’t get the appeal of the big 10 (for anyone really) other than media $$$ The appeal of the Big 10 for many schools is academic. Being a member of the AAU is a requirement for Big 10 membership and these are generally considered to be the top research universities in the country. Access to those research grants is very appealing to university presidents and the Big 10 has historically been considered the top academic league among the power conferences along with the PAC 12. Academics are also why schools like Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, and Georgia Tech have been mentioned as potential Big 10 targets over the years.

@nuleafjhawk yeah we haven’t been to a bowl in like 6 months smh

The drama was mildly entertaining. At the very least it brought some life into Rory’s otherwise lack of give a shit.

@Gorilla72 That’s going to play out again. Juan, Kev, Hunter, KJ are going to play the most. Elmarko, Nick, Braun, Furphy the next 4. Mari sprinkled in as needed. The next 4 has zero collective minutes played at KU. There will be growing pains and a likely drop off to the bench.