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?

@approxinfinity said in Jayhawks in London:

@Texas-Hawk-10 hire a JMU coach and have him bring all his guys with him. Go (ex)Dukes!

He doesn't win the title without Cuban opening the checkbook.

@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.