KU hair better than 7-5

Sevenyear - The years KU does not play OU, Tex, or Tech, Iowa State does. Pretty amazing they did not win a conference game this year with none of the big three from the South on their schedule.

JHawkshocker - Totally agree on the Nebraska game for next year. The season ticket base needs to increase again, and we cannot have people giving or selling their tickets to Husker fans, no matter the profit potential. Might be the biggest game on the schedule in '09. Would be nice to steal one from the big three in the South.

Yes it would have been nice to have won the USF & NU games. We'd not only be playing this weekend, but we would be in a real good bowl as well. The team needs to take care of business in the non-con & others we are supposed to beat next year. Hopefully they will have learned from that this year.

December 1, 2008 at 1:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Final: Reesing's fourth-quarter drive leads KU to 40-37 win over MU

This is for all you whiners who said - we can't win at Arrowhead, we never win there, they will have more people than us, so we should quit playing there, it's too cold, there are snowflakes flying, etc, etc, etc.

Once again everyone needs to get with the program. Yes we dropped a couple games this year that hurt, and we could have won them. But once again our team has risen up, done what many thought they could not. They played their hearts out and battled thru many injuries and tough breaks.

Those of us who stayed the whole way were rewarded along with the team. To see all those guys run around the field after the game and see Todd do the Lambeau Leap was a joy to watch.

Those of you who wimped out from the weather, left early, or sold your tickets to MU fans - again get with the program, stay with the team, and give support no matter what.

The days for whining about reasons not to go, reasons not to play or go to Arrowhead, are over. It is a new era of Big Blue Football. We are going to a bowl for not only the second straight year, but also the second straight time we had all the tough South schools on the schedule ('05 Fort Worth Bowl). The future for our football program will be bright for many years to come. We need all of Jayhawk Nation to get on board.

November 29, 2008 at 9:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU, MU reach agreement to continue Border War at Arrowhead through 2012

Some of you people really amaze me. Many of these excuses, errrr reasons, you give are just flat out lame.

For the last time, you people need to get over last year. Nobody, and I mean absolutely nobody, could have predicted KU would be 11-0, and for that matter MU being 10-1, coming into that game. Total coincidence that it happened the first year the game was in KC.

There were some comments earlier in the week regarding the OU-Texas game, the Florida-Georgia game. Seems to work out pretty well for them on neutral fields. Yeah I know they have been doing it longer, but come on you have to start somewhere. We can make this game as good as those in time, and we will get more exposure in the process, something we all want. We could also make this a real sports weekend in KC, and schedule a doubleheader at Sprint Center Friday night before the game, and have KU & MU each play a high profile team.

For those of you saying that MU will have home field advantage all years, it will be that way only if KU fans allow it to happen. How you ask? One, not buying enough of our allotment, even past season ticket holder purchases. Two, KU people who buy tickets but then sell out to someone. You are putting our tickets at risk to an MU fan by selling out like that in hopes you make a quick buck. Those people are not real KU fans - hope your extra $40 is worth having an MU fan in our section.

People we can make this game to our advantage. We have the bigger alumni base in KC. We should be the ones buying up their tickets, not the other way around, regardless of who the better team is. It is a new era of KU football. Jayhawk Nation needs to suck it up and take over this town. Those of you that want to bitch and moan about where the game is either need to get with the program and be supportive of our football program regardless of having to drive an extra 30 miles, or just go sit on the couch and yearn for the old days when we got beat merceilessly every other week.

One more thing, I said earlier in the week that as long as this game is in KC, it should be made part of the season ticket package every year. I was told this was actually considered for this year's game. We will have a lot of people there any way, so why not include it. Will guarantee more KU people in the seats (assuming they don't sell out, see above). If you are a season ticket holder, what's one more game every other year when most should be there any way.

Everyone be supportive and let's make this a KU benefit. Rock Chalk!

November 28, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Extension of Arrowhead deal 'close'

Responses mostly to kuhwks, but some others also -

One, this is incorrect about us making more at a game in Lawrence. You have to keep in mind we make about a million when the game is in Lawrence, and obviously very little for a road game. With the Arrowhead games we are making a million in both years, not every other year at Memorial.

Two, parking costs are a wash pretty much. Donor lots at KU are now over $20 per game. Arrowhead cost is $25 this year. Don't like this, go park in someone's yard, and try to get out quick after a game.

Three, pro teams wouldn't do these other games if something isn't in it for them. Go back to my number one above for further reference that we are making more.

Four and five - agree with you on these.

Six, I agree but I want to take this further. The game should also be made part of the season ticket package in years the game isn't our home game. Our season ticket base continues to climb, nearly 35K this year. On this basis, as the game hopefully increases in popularity and hopefully importance, it will become tougher to get tickets and we will need as many blue clad people there as possible.

People we need to get over this issue. As our fan base continues to grow, we have to be willing to go and support our team wherever they are. If this includes playing once a year at Arrowhead, then so be it. I live in KC, but this really doesn't matter to me. I would be at this game wherever it is, and I have made many trips to Columbia as well. If we suck it up and take care of the tickets that are rightfully ours, then be loud at Arrowhead as the Tiggger fans were last year, we can make this better, and we will make this an advantage for us. Be there Saturday and be loud for the Hawks.

November 26, 2008 at 2:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Hang ’em high

Yes the corporate decals on the floor are annoying, but this isn't the first time this has happened. Can think of years when we played the Pre-Season NIT and had early round games here that had sponsor logos on the court (Dodge comes to mind). These companies fork out big bucks to be sponsors of these things, and if they didn't get their name on the court somewhere, they probably wouldn't do it.

Not sure what we are going to see next Monday versus Washington. Sounds like they have some players and are a pretty fast team. But they also lost to Portland, and this is not the Trailblazers. We need to play hard and smart, and we should come away with a W. Jayhawk Nation needs to show up in force at the Sprint Center.

November 19, 2008 at 4:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU-MU football game time set

Agree that the 11:30 starts are tough. Heck it makes for getting out of bed early on Saturday for tailgating. However I would rather be on at 11:30 than not at all.

Another point, the 2:30 starts aren't all that. Yes you are on ABC, but a majority of those games are regional telecasts (with some exceptions) that are mostly in your conference markets. The FSN and ESPN games are almost better these days because they go to the entire country. Saturday night ABC games are a close second as some of those are national, but again not all. That Sat night game in Stillwater last year was a regional.

If you see your team's start time is between 12:30 and 2pm, you aren't on TV that week, unless it is pay per view. Times have changed, you want your team to be on TV as much as possible for max exposure.

November 3, 2008 at 4:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Ex-Jayhawk Hawkins worked out with walk-on

Playing a neutral site one time game is no problem for me (agree with JNHawks on that one).

Neither school is going to agree to play a one time game on the other's home floor. I do agree a doubleheader might be a better plan if the games are in St Louis. maybe move the Missouri-Illinois game there also, or have Missouri play Louisville or Kentucky. Those people travel well also.

Why not play in St Louis at the Dome? Yeah, it's about four hours from KC, but good grief people we have traveled similar and further distances than that to see the Hawks play, even for one day.

Besides, we beat Tigers in Columbia, KC, and San Antonio, why not St Louis as well. I say, let's go for it.

October 30, 2008 at 11:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Chalmers, Arthur, Rush could see significant NBA minutes

Good luck to all the former Jayhawks this year, although we all know they will always be Jayhawks.

Surprisingly I have not seen anything on this site regarding Mario's game in San Antonio the end of last week. There was a blurb in the KC Star Saturday which said - Mario must really like San Antonio. We all know what happened in April, but apparently last Friday, Mario hit a game winning three pointer at the buzzer to beat the Spurs in San Antonio.

Granted this was just an exhibition game, but what are the odds of him doing that in the same city in two different buildings roughly six months apart? Pretty good apparently. I see a great future for him in the NBA.

October 29, 2008 at 3:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Early bowl projections

My understanding is that the Big 12 gets either the Gator Bowl or Sun Bowl, but not both. Didn't the Big 12 have a team in the Gator last year? I agree though that the Gator Bowl would certainly be a more fun place to go than El Paso.

One week at a time, but we need to take care of business each of the next few weeks before UT comes to town. If we can find a way to get at least eight wins, then I can see us in the Holiday or Alamo. Find a way to win the North and I can see us at a minimum of playing in Dallas on New Years Day.

We need everyone to be loud this weekend, and not just on the kickoffs. This is a big one.

October 24, 2008 at 9:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Mangino at center of drive to silence obscene chant at KU football games

While I am all for everyone having fun and throwing out a few nasty cheers now and then, I do think this particular one needs to go away. Frankly this one is worse than the M*ck Fizzou shirts, mainly because it is verbally expressed.

I was at KU in the era where at KSU games we all yelled eat s**t, eat s**t, KSU after a certain part of their band's songs were played, followed by the KSU fans eat em up chant. I think most of you who went to KU in the 70's & 80's know what I am talking about. Not real classy, but much better than the current kickoff chant.

But let's remember, very few of ours or anyone else's games were on TV back then. Now we are on a lot. As a result more people around the country are hearing that, and I totally agree with rivethead. There are lots of high school coaches around the country who have a big impact on recommendations for their players, not to mention parents.

Here's an idea, although it may be too goody goody for some of you. Before every basketball game, the students all yell and jump up and down until tip off. Why not do the same thing before every kickoff, and follow that up with a loud ROCK CHALK!

Let's have fun, but not be vile about this. It does concern me that parents have to feel the need to cover their child's ears. These are younger people we need to be ticket holders for many years. We don't want to give them a non-on the field issue reason for not coming in the future. And students, and anyone else whom this applies to - stay longer than a half or even three quarters. The product is much better, as are other programs who come in. There will be plenty of time to have a few after the game is over. ROCK CHALK!

October 9, 2008 at 9:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )