Rush, Arthur declare for draft

Thanks Brandon and best of luck. Thanks Darrell and so smart of you to go in without the agent, while we all hope it works out for you the way you choose, one more year here would be great for you and KU (Repeat! Repeat! Repeat!).

Mario -- don't risk it, make yourself a top notch pick next year (Repeat! Repeat! Repeat!)

What a great program Coach Self runs ... nothing but class 365 days a year. So very proud to be a fan.

April 18, 2008 at 6:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

A whole lotta love

Rodrick's comments are so heartfelt, and the only thing that I hope this great band of brothers realizes is that they have always been this strong, and that the tragedies highlighted that. The great part of this team is they have also learned how strong they are by excelling together as well. May the lessons from both experiences guide them to help others as I'm certain these terrific young men will.

The championship is great, but these guys have proved they were champions regardless of the outcome of one game.

April 14, 2008 at 8:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Parade crowd estimated at 80,000

um, could someone at kusports.com update the polls with the final polls from the season please. My guess is we weren't ranked fourth after winning the championship, and actually, I don't need to guess as everyother news organization has it reported correctly.

April 13, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Pickens to pony up?

The only thing larger than Pickens wallet is his ego (once consulted for him and saw through his bravado). He has raided American corporations, Japanese corporations, and all of it, despite whatever his PR people pushed out, was just about him inflating his ego and making more money for himself. The one thing his ego always wanted but never got was to be the Governor of Texas because his polling always showed very high negatives (voters saw through him too). With the price of oil and gas, he can afford to throw money at people, but with that comes control and cow-towing to his whims. Bill Self saw Kansas as the premiere destination when he took the job, tonight he will put his indellible mark on this historic program and Lew Perkins will also open a wallet. The difference is KU's won't come with Picken's Texas sized ego. Prediciton: Kansas by six tonight, Self sees through Pickens tomorrow, if he doesn't already. Bottom line, kudos to Coach Self for handling the distraction so much better than our last coach poaching foray a few years back.

April 7, 2008 at 9:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

All the marbles

KU's TEAM prevails again over another star player or two and Kansas brings home the title from the Allen-Mo-Dome to hang the banner in Phog Allen, no place like home. Play loose, have fun, make this the career game of everyone's life. Thanks Coach Self for knowing Kansas "is a destination" and building your tradition from your very first recruits, and to Rodrick, Darnell, Sasha and Jeremy for great Kansas careers. The dynasty begins tonight!

April 7, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Extra! Extra! Write the championship headline

Jayhawks Tame Tigers, Tradition Rich Program Gets Richer

KU begins Dynasty, Rush, Chalmers and Arthur Vow to Repeat!

Orange Bowls and Peach Baskets, Kansas is Campion!

April 6, 2008 at 9:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU cools heels

The River Walk looked like Mass Ave. pre-grame and the arena turned into the Allen-Mo-Dome. The greatest game, in the greatest Final Four on the biggest stage with the greatest team, coach and tradition. We took care of Curry and Hansbrough, we can take care of Rose and Roberts. Most importantly, all the Roy hating fans can let go of the tension, just like the team did last night, and smile and have fun -- that era is over and we should embrace him for the good job he did while here and wish him well. The Self Era (aka dynasty in the making) is now firmly in place. Thanks team for a great run, go out Monday and get the job done!

April 6, 2008 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Extra! Extra! Write the headline

I know it's boring, but I really hope the headline is less about the past and more about the future, thus I submit ...

Jayhawk Dynasty Begins, Rush, Arthur Chalmers Vow to Repeat

April 3, 2008 at 9:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Final(ly) Four

To all the Self-doubters, this team's arrival in the Final Four, Self's first full recruiting class, makes his mark on our historic program and secures him and this program for years to come. There are 4-5 NBA players moving on from this program, and a few more right behind them. Consistent conference championships, television and an NBA-bound caliber program, on top of the fact Self is already one of the best recruiters in the country, makes Kansas the "destination" spot in college hoops right now.

I love the fact that both David Padgett and Jeremy Case will play against Roy's pale-blue boys in this tournament, and that "Coach Case" will be part of the team that closes that chapter forever by moving on to the National Championship game.

Davidson was great, scrappy, took us out of our game, but ultimately that game yesterday was nothing but a bruising defensive battle on both sides. The best defense won, and defense wins championships. ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK, WE LOVE COACH SELF AND THE 2008 FINAL FOUR JAYHAWKS!

March 31, 2008 at 7:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Detroit Rock City: KU headed North for Sweet 16 after 75-56 win over UNLV

Wow ... a 19 point win in which we trailed only a once, maybe twice, and all the comments above sound like Duke fans, who lost. Great win, hard fought, and proving once again that we have the coach and players that can figure out any 40 minutes, no matter what gets thrown at them. See you all in San Antonio! ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!

March 22, 2008 at 8:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )