Mangino: Loss of Talib is No. 1 problem

Hawkish, to be big you gotta think big...i.e. set lofty goals. I don't like your thought process. The goal for KU football should be to consistently be a top 10 team. To buy off on anything less is a prescription for mediocrity. I don't want and will not be satisfied with Bs from KU football. I want an A program, and if that can be accomplished in Manhatten, as occurred under Snyder, we can sure as hell do it in Lawrence.

November 20, 2008 at 4:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Not so ancient history

I tell you what guys....it's revenge time. The refs flat out stole that game from us 4 years ago. It's not TUs fault but typical of B-12 officiating that always seems to give the benefit of the doubt to OU/TU/NU. That call was outrageous. I remember at the time I was infuriated. I think Mangino was right on.

It was a very late flag, not even thrown at the point of contact, and thrown by a ref from Texas.

Can we win this year......YES WE CAN.

November 14, 2008 at 11:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Jesse Newell's Sideline Report

JT is a great kid and he has been doing a great job at corner. He's big and fast and is not afraid of contact. Overall, a good guy.

November 14, 2008 at 8:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kansas unusually porous vs. run

Early on, we could not stop Sam Houston State, South Florida, or Iowa State. Thus, the red flags were waving very early. Unless we can turn up the heat on McCoy and Daniels and get better control of the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, we are in for another shellacking over the next three weeks. It is defense that creates victories and fuels upsets. Hopefully, we will have the right defensive schemes and execution to pull upsets over the next three weeks. If not, our bowl chances do not seem good even though we do have 6 wins. None of the wins are noteworthy.

November 10, 2008 at 11:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Huskers: Win 'awesome'

I tell you what NU fans....you flat out out-played and deserved to win the game. But, I still hate your friggin guts. I'd rather beat NU than any other team....why? Because you have dominated us over the years....constantly running up scores and your fans parading through our stadium like you owned it. Yes....you were a dominant program and we were doormats but you still were obnoxious in our stadium and loved to rub it in. You better savor this one because next year you have to play in Lawrence and we are going to kick your butts back to Lincoln.

November 9, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

FINAL: Ganz's 324 passing yards lead Nebraska to 45-35 victory

Just returned from Lincoln:

Defense--F--Ganz could have drank a cup of coffee. Had time to complete slow developing routes. Defense against the run also poor. Overall, a pathetic performance but not surprising as there have been very few good moments for this defense this year. Unbelievable considering 9 of 11 starters.

Special teams--F--Rojas just does not have it. His only good punt was returned 50 yards. Kick off return and punt return teams suck, big time.

Offense--B--saw some negative comments about Reesing. Without him this offense would be non-productive. He made some unbelievable plays today...especially on the first touchdown pass.

Coaching--F--Terrible reverse call on second and one that possibly swung the momentum of the game. Poor half time adjustment.

Suggestions--replace Bowen before it is too late. Another disappointing year like this one, and Mangino will have to look over his shoulder. The TT game hurt because it was at home, on national TV, and embarrassing as hell. But, this one.....to lose to those SOBs.....ugh. I dispise the big red.

November 8, 2008 at 8:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Dugan Arnett's KU football notebook

My Arrowhead experience last year was horrible. However, having it at Arrowhead really gives us another "home" game when the game is scheduled to be in Columbia, and believe me, I'd rather go to Arrowhead to see the game than endure Columbia.

November 5, 2008 at 9:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Keegan: Lopsided loss came as a surprise to many

Boys, yes our crowd could have been louder, but our defense took the crowd out of the game.

Still, we are filling the stadium, which is a huge improvement over a few years ago.

October 26, 2008 at 5:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU secondary shaken up

A tragedy that could very well happen. The defense hass been suspect all year. Mangino better take control or we are going to lose the remainder of the games.

October 26, 2008 at 5:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

FINAL: Texas Tech racks up 559 yards of offense in 63-21 victory

The fact is the KU defense has been suspect all year. Look at the ISU game. I'm sorry. I am the eternal optimist but this year's defense just ain't the same and we are going to have a tough time getting a win in the next four games. I keep thinking we are going to get better with each game. But, I just don't see any improvement. If we can't get some 3 and outs, it just puts too much pressure on the offense. I am completely flabbergasted. Before the season, I thought the defense was going to be the strength of this team.

October 25, 2008 at 10:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )