Self not surprised with preseason poll

Aldrich played significant minutes last year? Didn't he play about 10-12 minutes a game more than Morningstar last year? Regardless, it's time to reload. Texas here at the end of the season could have implications on determining the conference champion.

October 7, 2008 at 11:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Jayhawks-to-be get a little good press

Easy on the Roy comments. As much crap (much deserved, by the way) as he gets for his comments about not being able to recruit east coast kids to Kansas, I think Roy did a pretty dang good job of bringing good players to Lawrence. High school studs are a dime-a-dozen...it's what they do when they get here that really matters. How heralded was Gooden when he got here? He was the third best player...in his class at KU (when he got here)!!

May 12, 2008 at 8 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Honors rolling in

I heard an interview with a guy this morning from Sporting News that played a big role in picking Hansborough. He said over and over how close they are, and that it's like splitting hairs between Hansborough and Beasley. He said in the end he couldn't get the Beasley's performance in the Xavier game out of his head, and that ultimately that was something that gave Hansborough an edge. Interestingly, he said it had nothing to do with his stats in that game, rather more with his effort and leadership. Beasley will be a better pro, I believe. I don't think that should have anything to do with a college player of the year selection, though. Hansborough is pretty dang good, so it's hard to say he doesn't deserve it. It's a good debate.

March 12, 2008 at 10:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Self bristles over 'tough' talk

Well-played.

February 15, 2008 at 8:10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Woodling: Reasons for bid scarce

Oh, and lay off the criticism of Chuck Woodling.

December 4, 2007 at 7:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Woodling: Reasons for bid scarce

KU is deserving of a BCS game, so is MU. The limit of one at-large per conference is the core of the issue, not the fact that the Orange Bowl picked KU. If the OB wanted KU over MU, so be it. It's their game, they issue the invitation. MU should be mad at the Rose Bowl for taking Illinois, ranked 13 in the BCS. That's the team that doesn't belong in the BCS picture. What if the top 10 BCS ranked teams, regardless of conference, were placed in the 5 big bowls? It's a mute point. I'm tired of hearing about why MU deserves it over KU. MU also deserves it over USC, West Virginia and Hawaii according to the rankings. Bottom line: the BCS needs tweaking. In the meantime, I love to hear MU whine about it. Fantastic!! Happy Holidays.

December 4, 2007 at 7:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Knight saw scandal brewing 8 years ago

yeah, but honestly...can you blame the refs for fixing an MU loss?

October 21, 2007 at 11:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU on prep Morgan's list

Tyson Chandler? Brutal.

August 21, 2007 at 7:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Knight lauds fans

So if Bobby Knight beats KU every other time he playes them, where does that put Jerry Wainright on the legends of coaching chart?

January 21, 2007 at 11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Rush hushes Hilton

Absolutely. Take the road win any which way you can...pretty or ugly.

The comment by the ISU fan is heat of the moment, and unfortunate. Most people say stupid stuff in that situation, then an hour later think "man, that was stupid." Don't think for a second the same thing wouldn't/doesn't happen in Lawrence. It's not a big deal, just a common mistake/lack-of-judgement from a passionate fan. Same can be said about players (Rush's hand to the ear, and the Witherspoon kid jumping around popping his jersey vs. Florida).

Bring on Mizzou! KU better come to play, I'm pretty sure MU will.

January 14, 2007 at 10:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )