@nuleafjhawk said in KU TCU:

We're up 35-0 with Marshall.

No we're not.

@Kcmatt7 said in Yormark Out:

Honestly he did some good and some bad. College sports is just such a shit show right now I don’t even know how to evaluate him.

Without him, the Big 12 wouldn't exist as a P4 conference. He jumped the Pac 12 in getting a new media rights deal which is why the Big 12 still exists today as the 3rd conference. He has the league in position add from the ACC in the near future as their next deal is approaching.

He is/was a risk taker and obviously some of his ideas have flopped like the LED court and the Monster Energy deal. He was never passive when it came to acting on his ideas and that's something that was an overall positive for the league and I hope whoever follows him has a similar mindset and approach.

Getting the win last week looks like it got a huge monkey off their backs. The defense keeping TCU out of the endzone at the end of the half is huge as well. If KU can go down and keep it a 3 score game coming out of halftime, I'd feel pretty good about KU's chances to win the game today.

Overall, he did a lot of good for the conference and kept us from ending up like the PAC12 and I'm sad to see him go.

This team has the pieces, the team looked better without Tre and Melvin on the floor because those two haven't played with the rest of the team as much yet. That will improve as they play more games. Same thing with TKR. I fully expect some rough games early on as the team works on their chemistry, but I'm excited about the ceiling of this team and as long as the courts and injuries don't strike this group down, KU will look like a legit national title contender by February.

Losing to TCU last week and getting boo'd out of the stadium was the final nail for Aranda according to their fanbase. Yesterday was just the excuse to get a head start on the search.

This team's ceiling is a national championship. Lots of factors obviously will determine whether that ends up being realistic or not, but the pieces are there for a title run this season.

@wissox83 said in KU Baylor:

I quit watching but put my headphones on and listened while out disc golfing and well, I was pleased. I really don't like playing with points after TD's too early. Going for 2 after the TD to pull within 3 meant we kind of had to when we got the winning TD. Kick and EP both times and the best Baylor does is tie at the end. Worked out of course.

KU made the smart decision going for two. In that situation, a conversion means you only need a FG to tie the game up and as bad as the offenses were, not a bad option, and if you get another TD to take the lead, a PAT makes it a 4 point lead and Baylor would need a TD to win. It was a good risk to take in that situation.

Good win today and hopefully the spark they needed to finish the season strong.

Self inflicted mistakes. Whatever NIL budget KU has for football in 2027, focus it on the OLine.

Marshall didn't see the underneath defender on that one unfortunately. Wish he would've just grown it through the endzone.

said in We Shall Overcome:

End of 1st half KU is here right on schedule.

Well, that wasn't as bad as it could've been so I guess that's progress.

End of 1st half KU is here right on schedule.

@MR11 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@stoptheflop think you forgot to specify KU is picked 3rd in the Monster Energy Big 12 (still can't believe how little that deal was for having to see that everywhere).

The human polls have a bit of bias around KU since we have been underperforming for going on 3 years and are overcorrecting IMO. Top 7/8 respectively in Barttorvik/Kenpm, which feels about right.

KU is 4th in the Big 12 in the preseason Kenpom ranking. Houston is 3, Arizona is 5, Iowa St. 6, and KU 8.

Need to invest in the OLine in the offseason. KU has struggled running the ball against the 2 best teams they've played this year with under 3 ypc against both Missouri and last night against Utah.

Trey Kaufman Renn won his injunction case and is currently eligible to play the 2026-27 season. What are the odds he actually ends up in Lawrence and if so, who's KU moving off the active roster? Ot does Self pass on TKR even though he'd be a great addition from a production standpoint.

@DCHawker said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@crimsonblu22 Just a few highlights. I really hope he can step it up. But for 4 years in college with 4 different schools and conferences, he's been basically the same player. His numbers last year were nearly the same as his sophomore year (better 3pt%).

I like him and I like Council. But the fact is that with both of them and the #2 in the draft, we just weren't very good.

So, we replay White and Council. Swap Stokes for Peterson. Is Dawes/Mbiya/Reeves better than Flory? Blyden is probably a step up. But is that enough to turn a 20 win team into a 30 win one? Maybe with a much, much better and deeper bench - but again, only if we take advantage of that depth...

Peterson was the best player on the team, but he was the one who wasn't a great fit. Peterson is much more of an iso player which is also partly why he chose Kansas so he could expand his game. The cramps and being in and out of the line up in the early season killed his chemistry with everyone else. KU was actually pretty good when Peterson was out because they had chemistry.

I will agree that White and Council shouldn't be KU's leading scorers this season, but White should be either the 2nd or 3rd leading scorer behind Stokes and potentially Dawes. Council at best should the 4th leading scorer.

I'm expecting Self to play a lot of small ball this year with Council, Blyden/Kinney, Stokes, White, and Dawes playing together a lot. Mbiya will provide size, but I don't see him being ready to contribute on offense much yet. Fortunately, we should be done with the 2 big line up so ce KU only has two true post players in Mbiya and Reeves and neither should be on the court together ever.

Marshall appears done for the day with KU up 34-0 late in the 4th quarter as KU has brought Rice transfer Chase Jenkins in at QB.

Would KU have to cut 1 or 2 players to make room for both Council and Kaufman-Renn?

If both come in and play, does anyone else think Self is building a team to win rock fights this year and will be playing a lot of "bad ball" this season?

What's the starting line up look like now for KU? I'm assuming Kinney, Stokes, White, and Dawes, but who's getting bumped to the bench? Does Self go small with White and Dawes in the front court and Blyden starting or is Blyden getting bumped and Reeves is starting at the 5?