Kansas must start 6-0

kvskubball,

"Nice double negative start to the article. Using not and isn't in the first sentence? Would it be so difficult to say "The first half of the KU schedule is dotted with land mines...." I'm not usually a member of the grammar police, but I had to re-read that to make sure I understood what he was saying, then I realized why I had to re-read it! Where is the editor at?"

Wrong. Your alternate syntax proves nothing. Remove the two negatives and you'll find that the sentence does not have a clear meaning--not the case with a true double negative. Case closed. They used to teach that in school. I bet Keegan was there that day.

I particularly enjoyed the part where you blamed the writer for your lack of reading comprehension.

By the way, your editor should have removed that trailing "at". ;)

August 26, 2009 at 1:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU basketball makes offer to Portland native

http://jayhawkchick134.xanga.com/

August 14, 2009 at 8:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Football recruits, look up

Last year UCLA's football program bought a full page ad in the LA Times calling out USC and the beauty of that marketing was the second hand coverage that came out of it. Sure, some laughed, but that marketing turned into a national story.

I'm not saying that a billboard in Texas' backyard is going to catch the national media, but that kind of thing may catch some local media, and for sure the local rumor mill. And you're wrong if you don't think there is some validity to the message. We HAVE taken some overlooked athletes out of Texas and given them the opportunity to be stars. That message will have traction with some very good football players. I don't think you have to move the needle that far to sway some of these kids.

July 13, 2009 at 9:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Henry wants to go to KU, father says

TexasHawk44,

Check you facts, Rush was at KU for 3 years.

April 3, 2009 at 9:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Pesky, scrappy Huskers await Kansas today

So what is it? Are we big or are we small? I get the feeling we're whatever LJW feels makes an interesting story on game day. Against the Cyclones, we were too small to guard their bigs, now we're to big to guard the Corn's smalls. The truth, NU is outmanned big and small. This is a non-story.

January 28, 2009 at 12:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

FINAL: Briscoe's 201 receiving yards lead KU to 42-21 Insight Bowl win

Generally you can hear all KU games on KLZR's website.

December 31, 2008 at 3:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Civil lawsuit against KU basketball's Sherron Collins dropped

"best interests of the Lawrence community"I'd love to hear 5DecadeHawk explain our best interests. I'm especially eager to hear from such "knowledgable and respectful" member of our community. You need help. Time to get over yourself."Keegan makes no real attempt to differentiate whether the accuser deserves respect if she is the one not telling the truth."You must be kidding. Seriously, I can't believe you actually wrote that. I would think that such a "knowledgable and respectful" member of our community could figure this one out on his or her own.You need help. Time for you to move on.

November 14, 2008 at 12:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU to place trees along new practice fields

That, my friends, is a strawman tactic at its best, or worst really. Exaggerate your opponent's position to a point where it is ridiculous or unreasonable. Totally solves the problem of having to defend your own position or actually make an honest argument. tsk, tsk. On the other hand, he really issued one heck of a spelling beat down.

August 25, 2008 at 9:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Woodling: Mario's shot still goes in

Agreed, this is not a double negative. Nice try by the English Major. "Doesn't" and "shouldn't" don't modify the same verb in the sentence, so there is no automatic cancellation. The fact that he's an English Major doesn't mean he doesn't know 2 and 2 is 4. See there, I left open the possibility that he doesn't know for some other reason--or even the possibility that he does. And I left open the possibility, that being an English Major has nothing to do with one's ability to do basic math, and really just means one has an inferiority complex when it comes to journalism majors. So many possibilities.

August 7, 2008 at 9:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Case joins Self's KU basketball staff

IMHO, blaming, ingratiating, diverting, taking responsibility, assigning responsibility, and all these other "insights" into the coaching profession are meaningless.The limelight is only wide enough for winners, period. You win games, you keep your job, period. You lose games, you lose your job, period. The media loves winners, the fans love winners, the ADs love winners. All others are coaching on borrowed time.Jeremy Case, find a way to win and good things will happen. That's what you learn from Bill Self.

August 6, 2008 at 8:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )