The UFL had its draft in January; I didn't hear anything about it. Our man, Jason Bean was selected by the new team, Louisville Kings. The Kings play Birmingham on Friday, March 27 at 8 E on FOX. Jason is such a competitor, I think he will do well in the UFL.

For the 3 people on this website who care, Jason Bean and the Kings play at 7C on ESPN Saturday. They play Orlando. Unfortunately, my wife and I are hosting Easter dinner Saturday evening. But, I'm not the cook; just the guy who makes helpful suggestions, so I'm confident I can slip away and watch a bit of the game.

No showboating or crowd reaction by DP after his final 2 3 pointers won the game for KU. Darryn impressed me with his maturity, esp after the first half chant.

Tommy Loyd's comments after the game were interesting; he didn't whine about officiating or anything else. Of course when your team is 23-1, ranked number 1 and had to play an away game in an arena where the home team is 38-0 on Monday Nights, most AZ reporters and fans weren't too upset. I found the comments in my google news feed. Nice win. On to #5 ISt. Man, what a conference.

Shoot, I forgot to watch the game. QB Bean didn't have a great game and the Kings lost to Birmingham 15-13. Bean was 14/27 for 226 yds, 1 TD, 2 INTs, Ouch. He was also the leading rusher 5 attempts for 27 yds. The Kings only had 46 yds rushing so they aren't a very good team right now. But, I will watch UFL football instead of MLB. Stay tuned, Jason Bean fans.

My stomach thinks this is a tournament game

Goodness, what a night for top seed upsets: IowaSt #5, Nebr #7, Illinois #8 and North Car #11 all lost.

If Flory, Bryson and Tre play defense like they did in the 2nd half of the AZ win, there may be an oddsmaker buried in the desert by 3pm. RC baby, make them eat sand.

OK, this will date me but come on now, here are the first names of the Bearcats top scorers: Baba, Jizzle, Day Day, Shon and Mustapha. This is a must win for KU and I hope our dudes don't think they can just phone in a win.

Cheering for TCU like I'm wearing a Stetson and saying Ya'all a lot

Bean's season with Louisville has been disappointing, but Mason Fairchild is doing great with DC Defenders. He's a huge part of the DC offense.

@HoraceZontal But, he was just 18 during bootcamp and then turned 19 in January. I certainly can see several 18 yr old college students sitting around McCarthy complaining about tiredness after a day of boot camp and then being young Einsteins coming up with the creatine solution. But, I still don't see any medical literature online that mentions full body muscle paralysis from high doses of creatine. I sure wish a journalist would ask Coach Self to comment on the claim that one of his players was taken by ambulance to the hospital during the 2025 boot camp. No names need to be mentioned, just whether that happened and more importantly what the staff is doing to promote player safety, including revisions to the boot camp routine.

My concern is whether someone on the KU staff knew or should have known about Darryn's creatine use. I wonder what amount Darryn is referring to when he says he took high doses of creatine during boot camp. The internet advises that some athletes go into a loading phase where they take 20-25 grams per day, usually broken up into 4-5 smaller doses to replenish fatigued muscles and that cramping is a known complication. Creatine is available over-the-counter at all parmacies, so anyone can take it in any amounts. But, I don't see anything like the whole body paralysis that Darryn described to Sports Illustrated and ESPN as a possible condition. According to an ESPN reporter, Darryn claims he suffered whole body cramping during boot camp that was so severe he was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by ambulance. I understand and appreciate patient privacy, but how in the hell didn't a KU player leaving boot camp by ambulance for the hospital leak out to fans? Coach Self, what the hell is going on at your boot camps that a player suffers a condition that requires emergency treatment and is taken straight to the hospital? Oh yeah, and why is this just now coming up? Surely the KU basketball program has internal safeguards and reviews focused on player safety. Lastly, could Darryn's claim of full body paralysis/emergency hospital treatment just be made now to help his NBA draft position? Good grief, I thought I was done with Mr. Peterson until the SI article came out this week. Now I have concerns about the safety of players in KU's program.

I wonder if the coaching staff, family, etc. were aware of the high doses of creatine taken by Darryn? Surely things like this are monitored by KU's program. Creatine has been used by athletes for 30 years, so there must be a body of medical knowledge about healthy and unhealthy use of it. But, no one knew what I was doing when I was a freshman at KU. So, there's that. I too wish we had known about the serious medical condition earlier in the year; it really helps me understand what happened better. Coach should take Darryn's situation into account when structuring next year's boot camp.

Can KU beat Mizzou in Lawrence on Sept 12? Is anyone going to London for the ASU Sept 19 game that's being called the Union Jack Classic? It seems we are back to the days when David Beaty was so uncertain at the QB position that he refused to announce the starting QB until game time. I remember watching the scoreboard in Memorial Stadium before the first game to see who was starting.

@FarmerJayhawk said in 2025-26 Portal Thread:

@crimsonblu22 yep. I went for a bit, it was pretty low key.

But is low key what KU's program needs to improve fan support and our image to future players. I can't imagine a great athlete seeking out a low key program. I'm afraid KU is satisfied with a mediocre, low key football program. I don't see any excitement about KU football.

Quick question: did KU have a spring practice or a spring game? I never saw one thing about spring ball.

OK, It's KU

So, Stokes will make his announcement today at 5:30CT on ESPN. I'm sure glad I'll watch from the first floor of my home just in case it goes Mark Pope's way. RC

Much like KU hiring Ed Manning as an assistant coach, Kentucky is supposedly offering Stokes' mentor/high school assistant coach, Jamal Crawford an assistant job.