Longhorns roll over embattled KU

"along with a much-hyped Texas defense that turned out to be as good as advertised, and at the end of the day, it was all too much for the Jayhawks to handle." Huh? I only watched the second half, but it appeared KU was able to move the ball as consistently against Texas as it did against any of the other defensive "giants" they've faced, like K-State and Nebraska. It was Texas's offense, aided by a bogus roughing the passer call in the third quarter, which appeared unstoppable.

A disappointing letdown all season by the seniors who were supposed to propel the program to the next level. At times, a serious lack of "want to."

November 22, 2009 at 9:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Mangino's contract outlines probe

"discreditable conduct that is inconsistent with the professional standards expected of a head coach of a collegiate sports team and that is seriously prejudicial to the best interest of the University or Athletics”

This is a nice. ambiguous statement that will lead to months, possibly years of litigation. If you're going to fire the guy, Lew, buy his contract out and be done with it. We all know he's not a nice guy and there is a contingent of players who hate him. So hire another mean sob who is more discreet. But in a win or die business, coaches will push players to the limit, players will have their feelings hurt and people lose their tempers. No one cares because the players get paid too in the form of tuition, free room and board and travel. KU, for those facing the prospect of paying tuition, is now a $60,000 item. So exactly which professional standards would Mangino's alleged behavior be inconsistent with?

November 21, 2009 at 6:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Not-so-gentle reign

What this comes down to is that Reesing had a bad season, the team starts losing, and like magic all these discontented players who all received full ride scholarships worth approximately $100,000 appear like magic to bad mouth their coach. And Mangino is charged with the unmentionable crime of poking some kid from Texas in the chest. Horse patuky. Perkins, if you want to fire Mangino because you don't like him or he is too fat or whatever, then have the boys to fire him. Don't destroy the program by putting on this charade of an "investigation."

November 19, 2009 at 6:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU women top ORU in season opener

Yeah, just think what might of been if Bonnie had bothered to get off her duff four years ago and recruited Janae Voelker from Newton, Kansas who had 29 points, 9 boards and three assists against KU.

November 15, 2009 at 6:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Spread offense falling out of favor in Big 12

Nonsense. The spread offense would be well complimented by an occasional "bone" look with Pick, Opurum, Sharp and Lewis in the backfield.

November 11, 2009 at 5:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Why Texas Tech's draw plays worked so well against KU

Excellent analysis. Lack of speed in the secondary and poor reads are killers. The other question is why would the defense sell out to the pass that close to the goal line? On a compacted field why would the secondary play man-to-man? If they are going to play man, why was Stuckey playing so far off the line if his responsibility was covering the back out of the backfield? Why would he read the tackle and not the back himself? Trying to interpret what the linemen are doing makes the defensive assignment more confusing. Why are KU's dlinemen playing so high against the bigger linemen of Tech? They are going to get pushed aside by guys weighing 350 pounds or so.

November 7, 2009 at 5:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Back on track?

The advantage of a the spread offense between the 20s is that the defense is stretched in both the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the field. The defense can't effectively guard all the space available and it therefore has to give up something. This advantage is largely eliminated in the red zone because the field has shrunk. A more effective red zone offense that utilizes an extra blocker(s) instead of the spread would help the running game. Also running the tight end with quick drags underneath the wides or using the TE on corner routes against the safety or linebacker in the red zone with play action would create matchup problems.

October 28, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Twin transformation

Asking Sherron Collins to comment on body definition is like asking John McCain about the best way to run a presidential campaign. Neither have any idea.

August 30, 2009 at 9:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Czyz’s decision pays off

FLA Hawk, there are two levels of Class A ball, low and high. I don't know what Greensboro was, but assuming he stayed healthy and made it to AA by age 25, a jump to the majors would not be out of the question. Of course, the odds were low. Unless you get a mega buck bonus, the odds are low for anyone. But the chance to play baseball for a living is an opportunity many of us would give up a lot for.

August 23, 2009 at 10:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Czyz’s decision pays off

Here's an economics lesson. If he had reached the majors and spent one season, he would have earned 4-8 times what most "decent paying" jobs in the nonbaseball world earn, making the wait well worth it. Finishing a degree was smart; not so sure about whether jumping out of baseball early.

August 23, 2009 at 7:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )