@kjayhawks2.0 said in Jayhawks in London:

@Jayhawk_69 this is true and I’m personally fine if we give him next year but if we want a good hire, we would need to up our NIL budget. It appears most of that 300 million dollar donation went to the stadium and not to the players. By the time the stadium is done we will have some of the nicest facilities in the B12. Cignetti turned Indiana around instantly. If you get the right guy here, it’s doable.

Cignetti doesn't win the title last year without Mark Cuban's money. Yes, he is a great coach, but without Cuban's NIL money, he doesn't get Indiana over the 8-9 plateau because he wouldn't have the money to retain his good players and bring in top transfers.

@JoJoAndMe said in Jayhawks in London:

@Texas-Hawk-10 His foot is in a boot!!

He also played the beginning of the game and lost a fumble in the 2nd quarter. He had 8 carries today, he played today, KU wasn't without him for the entire game today.

@JoJoAndMe said in Jayhawks in London:

We won the stats game, but 3 turnovers and 0 for 3 on 4th down. The biggest swing factors in any game.
Mistakes that need to be cleaned up. Poor play at times.
Lance's decision making has improved over his years here, BUT the team's execution has gotten worse. Which, you can argue, is on Lance, as well.

It's literally the last couple of minutes going into halftime and the first few minutes coming out of halftime that have cost KU the last 3 years. You can guarantee KU is giving up a TD going into halftime and giving up a TD coming out of halftime.

@Kcmatt7 said in Jayhawks in London:

Went to the game. Wasn’t expecting a win.

But LL should not finish the season unless something major changes next couple of weeks.

I appreciate what he did but he isn’t a P5 coach. Playcalling was a mess. Decision making was even worse.

Disappointed but not mad.

No, KU cannot fire Leipold without a plan and this is probably a really bad year for KU to get a quality coach. We are near the bottom of NIL spending in the Big 12 on this roster so KU wouldn't be attracting a top up and coming coach. There's also potentially 3 other Big 12 schools (Baylor, Cincinnatti, and Colorado) that could be looking for new coaches after this season as well that would all be pulling from the same pool KU would potentially be pulling from. This is probably not the best offseason cycle to be looking for a coach at this level.

We could be down 7 if KU kicked a FG last drive.

@JoJoAndMe said in Jayhawks in London:

Marshall throwing better. And throwing away when he should.
Receivers better than expected. #5 is really talented. Notice neither #7 playing today. Starting tight end out. Our beast RB #6 is out, too.

Willis played today and lost a fumble early in the 2nd quarter.

McMillan is a stud

Should've been a late hit flag

Like clockwork, smh

Giving up a TD right before halftime, shocking.

@kjayhawks2.0 said in Border War:

Thinking positively at least we aren’t Texas. This is what year 21 of them supposedly being back. Down 20-3 with one of, if not the most expensive roster in CFB. I’m sure Steve is about done there.

This didn't age too well.

@Jayhawk_69 said in Border War:

That game went about as expected. The good news is our season is far from over. If Marshall can start playing like a serviceable starter I think we have a shot at a bowl game.

The OLine isn't good enough that a serviceable QB wins a lot of games. Marshall appears better suited as a RB at this point, but the OLine is bad enough that the offense needs Marshall's running ability to be able to create enough time to get a pass off.

At what point do you give Ballard a series? Marshall's arm is a big problem.

Some things never change. Kansas giving up a TD right before halftime, a tradition since 2024.

@kjayhawks2.0 said in Previewing the 2026 season:

Okie lite not sure why everyone was so high on a team that won one game last season.

Most of OSU's roster this year is a North Texas team that finished 12-2 last year, made the AAC championship game, and finished ranked.

Harris is going to be a problem for a lot of opposing offenses.

@stoptheflop KU is better than that. I think KU has upgraded at most positions. I'm nowhere near as down on Ballard as others. The two games he played as a freshman weren't terrible and he gave KU a chance to win each of those games. I know Marshall was named starter so we'll see how he and Edwards work running the RPO.

The big thing for me this season is can the defense stop giving up TD's at the end of the first half. Looking at the schedule, I think KU has 7 winnable games so hopefully KU can get 6 of them.

@wissox83 1952 NCAA championship, 1952 Olympic gold medal, and 3× NBA champion ('54, '63, '64). First player to ever win an NCAA title, NBA title, and Olympic gold medal.

I found an interesting factoid. The NBA player who played with the most hall of fame teammates is Clyde Lovellette who played with 19 hall of famers over the course of his career. Started his career as a teammate of George Mikan and ended it as a teammate of Bill Russell.

I see KU is in the mix for former Michigan St. big man Jaxon Kohler. Averaged 12.5 ppg and 8.9 rpg last season so what are the chances of him actually ending up in Lawrence?