Just wanted to wish all my fellow JayHawkers- – - a very Merry Christmas, hope you can enjoy with family and friends-- just the big thing have fun but be safe & we will see you on the other side - - -ROCK CHALK

@AsadZ Frank Mason - -tough as nails and a absolute dog

My Goodness. Lance and the staff really our just killing it sounds/looks like in 2026 recruiting-- - rumor has been spreading that 2026 was Lane’s year in recruiting especially local in State kids which has been lacking in past Coaching staffs. – Not in 2026 , KU at this point I checked had a top 20 ranking for their 2026 class.

In 2026 so far we have the # 1 or # 2 ranked player in the State has committed name is J J Dunnigan – the # 4 ranked player in the State & ranked as the # 32 player in the Nation has committed name is Hunter Higgins - - -The # 9 ranked player in the State has committed name is Jayden Mason. On top of this read/saw today we have received CB picks for Tgren Parker - -( Athlete ) – then we have a CB down for Nate Sims -WR ( announcing his decision on the 23rd, & we are the favorite for him WR - -Then the cream from today is A 4 * OL Kayden Synder - - with receiving these CB’s means we are in really good shape. These three picks that all came in today came from the K/State analyst predicting these three are landing at KU.

On top of that we are in a really good spot for the # 1 TE end in Kansas- name is Ian Premer, has been to visit KU multiple times and Jr day , Coach is cleaning up in State , no more of out of State Schools coming in and swiping quality players right here out of Kansas under our nose If we land Premer- — would give us Seven of the top kids from right here in Kansas. - - also in on Josh Galbreath a Rb right here in Lawrence- then the # 1 player WR out of the State of Nebraska Amarion Jackson- - been to visit KU multiple times and Jr day.- -Sitting up to be a massive year in 2026

@BShark I’d take Zeke for another year if possible

No matter how this turns out, you have to love how KU has responded- --Kj is pissed playing out of his mind, showing Sr leadership. – AJ Zeke going to have to step up for sure

Guys I think we witnessed a team with a lot of fortitude -guts and savy.- - They could of just wilted after Hunter got ejected but seems like they just said NOPE screew this were not letting this get taken - -HUGE win without our main man

Don’t care what anyone says - -KJ was a Man tonight. Eight points, big buckets in clutch time, after Hunter is ejected-- but Eight points , Three Blocks , Three Steals, and Three assists an incredible job on Flagg when he was defending him

Hard to believe but Clemence actually given a little spark

@approxinfinity Got to say have heard many many times that it’s not important who starts the game - -you need to look out see who is on the floor at crunch time when the game is on the line.

A lot of times you will have situational substitutions sub one player in when your on the offensive end , and then switch when your on defensive end- -I go with the it doesn’t matter who starts- -Hell you go have Pee- Wee & the gang on the floor to start the game doesn’t matter- -it’s who the Coach feels more confident/better that’s on the floor at the end of the game

@kjayhawks lol – I love being a smart ass- - oh by the way let’s go kick fricken Sanders ass today – ROCK CHALK

@BeddieKU23 Thanks for the input, greatly appreciated. I think it’s this coming year that it expands to 15 for the roster & like you said , going to be almost a brand new team. The only difference I see well not rally difference but anyways I agree with Storr gone-- -because he was looking for the NBA draft experimenting/researching it before this Season and with the way things have played out- BUT the other is like I said before is I don’t see Rylan coming back. I don’t think he really is happy, I think if you were to ask he would tell you he made a wrong decision by coming here.

I think to a lesser degree him and AJ just hasn’t fir – hasn’t fulfilled expectations and it’s in his head now. Now this last game he played great, but like we saw with AJ and his really good showing, now AJ came right back down and was his for the year AJ. – Rylan been pretty sporadic just really hasn’t turned out like we thought. Put that with the way the Portal has become a ?crutch for these players, they just think screw this and enter the Portal - -AGAIN

I agree it’s going to be a completely different team. In a way this portal has became a nuisance because like I heard it has really changed recruiting, ?Coach’s are almost have to recruit like JC- - they are basically recruiting for two years instead of four.- -Your going to see more and more High School kids get screwed because these College Coach’s are going to go after kids with experience and kids that are good players , solid players but not great players- -these are the types of players that may need a couple of years to progress/develop.

Well with this portal now- -a lot of those types aren’t being recruited as much. Coach’s don’t feel they have the time to develop kids , maybe those three/four year players/. Now with the portal I think it ha hurt team chemistry, these kids just get here and then they are gone.

The group doesn’t REALLY get the time to really bond- -no continuity makes it hard to make that cohesiveness.- -I don’t know I’m just babbling trying to make a point on this portal.- -It is good in some ways but bad in many others. Again thanks for the input. Bottom line like you said it’s going to be a whole different roster next year- -and one more thing with them expanding the roster to 15- -you going to see less and less walk on’s

So with the roster expanding to 15 next year are we looking at big numbers from portal again ? - -how many spots will we have ?- - will w use all 15 spots with Scholi’s ?

@BeddieKU23 I just don’t think we will see Rylan back, the way things have gone I’m not convinced one games makes a Season change, on his part I think he is not happy with minutes -this game sure, but he has had a lot of bench time - -being yanked and such.

Could be wrong but I just think he will hit the portal again

@BShark I’d take Zeke for another year if possible

We have a great chance of getting seven of the top eleven recruits from Kansas and ONE more if we could snap-- - -Ian Premer would be a huge get.# 1 player in the State of Kansas.

Lance and the guys have busted down the barrier that was with the Kansas High School Coach’s and KU Staff. A lot of bad blood between Kansas High School Coach’s and Previous KU staff. KU staff didn’t recruit their own Kansas kids, a lot of times not giving them even the time of daay , caused a lot of friction. Lance and his group have re connected and finally has gotten through, mde good friendships now and doing quite wll and K/State people hate it

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If Juan was the only player on the team to miss his free throws I’d be a little more critical BUT he wasn’t . He actually did fine ( for the most part ) did he miss huge free throws ? -Absolutely – yet so did others Rylan - - Zeke at critical times. I would say Juan’s eight points - -2/3 from the three- - twelve assists – & ONE turnover is a pretty good games worth should be good enough- -well for most it would be

@approxinfinity The guys here are right in this respect though I will say this. When KJ does come back, chances are he will be back in the starting line up 7 the only thing is Coach has to keep getting Flory more floor time. Period, he just can’t hinder Flory’s progress KJ ha to understand and actually as much as he loves KU- -I actually think if he were to get less because of Flory KJ would be ok with that if he realized it’s what’s best. KJ still gt his minutes but just not as many. -Be better for KJ - Be better for the team

Well guys & Gals I’m afraid it’s time we face reality. Face the truth , I’ve been told many times that the truth hurts sometimes, but it is what it is. Heard this from a podcast I listened to the other day well actually , have heard from a couple & I agree pretty much with them & that is :- - Is KU still the Creme - -the BIG DADDY of the Big 12 Conference ? - -Or have they as they say have they fallen back to the pack ?

Truthfully the answer is Yes they have fallen back. KU’s dominance ruling the Big 12 in Basketball days are over- - - gone. As hard as it is to say I have to agree 100 %. No longer are you going to see KU just breeze through the Conference and just knock the dog snot out of the other members. That is just not gonna happen anymore . Those days are gone.

We as fans have become very , very spoiled and for some can’t seem to face reality.- - Like they said in the podcast with the arrival of the combination of the NIL & the way the portal has become there is becoming a lot more parity.

With the way the portal has become it has made it harder because of other Schools dealing in the NIL. – The Portal has become a hindrance and teams are finding it harder to get any continuity that cohesiveness, players here today- - gone tomorrow, harder to bond with other players when here today , gone tomorrow.

The truth is the Truth- -The days of winning the Conference fourteen yrs straight any more are long gone – Those were the dominant years, You’ve never seen any other School do that in Conference and you won’t. That only came from the guy that doesn’t know how to run his program and favors players- -Ya we have fell back, with the expansion of the league some power teams such as Arizona/Houston it’s pretty well evening it out.

At the end of the day-- -were gonna be Ok , you find out that the next day the Sun still comes up , your still above ground/breathing The Earth is still in rotation – Have to realize - -it’s ok - -It’s a fricken Basketball game for GOD’S sake just Breathe - -find a hobby - -If your one that is so upset with the way Coach runs the program- - The way he favors players , been doing and more then likely will continue to do , if your so miserable because of these things then do yourself a favor- - Find ANOTHER team to root for, simple you will feel much better and it’s not that hard & you’ll be much happier.

The only other solution I can think of for you to do if your so mad at Self is --just go into and see if you can talk with Coach and voice your dis pleasure Stand up to him be the man and let him know how unhappy you are with the way he is running the program. I’m sure he be glad to listen That leaves you with only one thing to do after - - I refer to a great song to express it’s called " Pop a top again " = =Oh ya just kick back pop that top enjoy life realize it’s just a game and embrace that ice cold brew- -Ahhhh.

@BeddieKU23 said in Feeling the Fieldhouse magic?:

Here we go again with the fatigue excuses. He has Shak and barely played him yesterday for whatever reason.

THAT was my only problem with Coach yesterday,- WHY didn’t he play Shak more and relieve Juan -that was kind of a head scratcher

KU has now gotten commits from the # 1 or 2 player in the state depending which site you look at- 3 5 by 247 sports , - we have the # - 4 player in the state - -the # 6 player in the state - - # 9 player in the State – -& the # 11 player in the state

Plus we still have a really good shot at the # 3 player in the state-- - & pretty decent chance yet at the #-- 1 player in the state we get them that would be 8 out of the top eleven ranked kids in Kansas

Right now Ku is ranked 17th in the Nation recruiting for 2026 &- -# 1 in the Big Twelve