crooner (anonymous) says...

awesome! Go Hawks!

October 22, 2007 at 10:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

toyss29 (anonymous) says...

Should he honor his commitment, this is a huge steal for KU.

October 22, 2007 at 10:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

sevenyearhawk (anonymous) says...

and so the tide begins to turn ...

If Kansas can keep all of it's top recruits, and continue to steal one or two from various other states - look out!

October 22, 2007 at 11:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

CaramelMacchMan (anonymous) says...

Yes!! Manhattan under Memorial Stadium(Global) warming alert.............Bill Snyder Family Stadium soon to become Memorial Stadium west in near future.

October 22, 2007 at 11:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Jimmy_Dean (Alan Halvorsen) says...

Wow that is the greatest news I've heard since sliced bread!
My brother and I spotted him out in Lawrence for the Baylor game. He walked by us, and we shouted "Hey Kale, come to Kansas" and things like that. He seemed to get a kick out of that.
I'd like to think we had a hand in this. You are welcome Mangino.

October 22, 2007 at 11:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

notabandwagonfan (anonymous) says...

maybe the fact that Houston Nutt is going to be replaced had a hand in this. Sorry there Jimmy Dean.

October 22, 2007 at 11:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

JBurtin (anonymous) says...

Yep, Good Job Sausage Man! It's exactly that kind of attention that gets basketball recruits to sign here and it's good to see it work in football as well. Often times the fans of schools don't even know which big time recruits are visiting. Showing that you care about the program enough to know who he is tells them a lot about the program.

This gives us a perfect replacement for Todd Reesing. Watch his prospect videos on rivals and you'll know what I mean. He's mobile and shifty, with a very quick release, keeps his eyes downfield, and looks very comfortable throwing on the run. The kind of quarterback that can make your offense unstoppable!

Most likely he'll take a redshirt next year while Reesing and Meier are Juniors. Meier will likely remain as the main backup. Then, when Meier and Reesing are seniors you'll have Tyler Lawrence, A.J. Steward, and RS Freshman Kale Pick to fight for the backup spot. This should open it up so that Meier won't have to concentrate on the QB position so much, he can be a full time receiver with the ability to punt or throw whenever we need it. That will open up things a ton for this offense, yet it won't be as much of a risk as we are taking now.

Welcome to the program Mr. Pick, I have a feeling you're going to have a very big career here.

October 22, 2007 at 11:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

fabio (anonymous) says...

I was with The Sausage Man when that happened. If I remember right we were on defense when we saw him and we were wearing the KU hardhats that sevenyearhawk gave us. I think we sent him a message in that moment that KU fans are serious about their football program.
Id sure like to think we influenced him, but who knows?

October 22, 2007 at 11:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

dagger108 (anonymous) says...

Does anyone know about his injury?

That is a nice turn in the tide. While the Razorbacks problems may have contributed, it can't hurt that the nation is noticing a change in the program, the record, but the recruits will also be seeing the new facilities. It also helps to have the stadium looking up at one of the coolest settings in college football.

October 23, 2007 at 12:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

100 (anonymous) says...

Great for the future -- if we stay focused week by week this year, this will only be the beginning. We gotta shoot for the stars this year. We gotta bring our best every week and look to run it up if we get a chance. KU fans, coaches and players need to be thinking about one thing this week: Texas A&M. Fans need to travel down to College Station. Coach Mangino -- play the practice speakers twice as loud as you did for the CU and KSU practices -- their fans will be twice as many and twice as loud! Make the KU offense LOVE hearing lotsa noise and scoring anyway!!! Respect A&M and their crowd! Go Jayhawks!

October 23, 2007 at 12:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

sevenyearhawk (anonymous) says...

behold the power of the hardhat!!!

hardhats, hardhats ...

so did anyone pick up on those threads I left earlier and buy some?

I've been seriously thinking about making a few more on the road to College Station, I think I can undercut the genuine articles with my knock-offs by about $10 ...

how does he do it you ask?

cheap immigrant labor! ;)

/have I mentioned that I was born in Mexico and adopted by Gringos and raised in rural Eastern Kansas?

My nickname in high school was the Spic Hick! :D

October 23, 2007 at 1:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

sevenyearhawk (anonymous) says...

I bet Kale had never Saw-suge a thing, Jimmy_Dean! :D

October 23, 2007 at 1:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Jimmy_Dean (Alan Halvorsen) says...

haha nice play with words there sevenyear.

October 23, 2007 at 10:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

OklahomaJayhawk5 (anonymous) says...

I am originally from western kansas and now living in OKC. My little bro played against him and I went and watched. WOW he can throw. He reminds me a little of Jay Cutler, obviously with a little less arm strength. But if he can stay healthy he's got a good chance to be special.

October 23, 2007 at 12:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sogrady (anonymous) says...

Rivals.com aside... is anyone uneasy about the idea of your starting QB having the last name Pick?

October 23, 2007 at 6:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

OklahomaJayhawk5 (anonymous) says...

Haha im sure hes never heard that one before

October 23, 2007 at 8:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

jayhawka15fan (anonymous) says...

Kale is a good kid and a good athlete. This is a great catch for KU. His mom was my daughter's 3rd grade teacher about seven years ago. Kale has a sister that plays/played college basketball somewhere (I forget where).

Good luck Kale!!!

October 24, 2007 at 1:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )