Kansas coach Roy Williams was on top of the world during Monday night’s 110-103 overtime victory at Texas.
“Very seldom in a college basketball game do you have a chance to say during the game, ‘This is fun,”‘ Williams said Thursday.
“Monday night I had a chance to say a couple of times, ‘Man this is a big-time game here.’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t mind going a long time as long as our guys don’t foul out,'” Williams added, noting he wasn’t against the thought of two or three OTs.
The big road victory was far from Williams’ mind early Tuesday, though, when he read a column in the Daily Kansan the school’s student newspaper accusing him of “yelling” at the ROTC color guard before a recent KU game and “not going to bat for the flag.”
The column berated Williams for allegedly telling KU officials to suspend the color guard for not following proper procedure in pregame festivities for four consecutive games.
“After a great, great win, I spent all my time Tuesday trying to figure out how something can happen, why something can happen like that,” Williams said. “You know me, I’m as corny as all get-out about some things. That hurt, I don’t mind telling you.”
The Kansan has since apologized for not letting Williams and KU officials explain why the color guard had been suspended.
KU officials, meanwhile, said the color guard was removed because it failed to following directions in a series of games. The color guard was reinstated Thursday after KU and ROTC officials agreed upon the proper format of presenting the colors the color guard walking from the midcourt scorer’s table instead of the north end zone at future contests.
“I don’t think you can ever be satisfied if somebody says something about you in print that is so far from the truth,” Williams said. “They (editors) say, ‘Oh, we’re sorry.’ It doesn’t change it. Somebody read the first one. They ain’t gonna see the ‘I’m sorry.’ We’re in a society if you see something in print you think there’s some truth to it.
“In today’s age it’s on everybody’s Web site, everybody’s Internet in the universe and it hurts. The ROTC administration, the way they responded is phenomenal.
“The fact that nobody can say Roy Williams yelled at them because that did not happen is satisfying. Still, somebody took a little chunk out of you, and that’s not pleasant.”
Williams can’t imagine how the column made it into print.
“I have a difficult time understanding how that can happen. You (editors) correct somebody after they make mistakes. That’s like me playing the games then practicing three months after the season is over,” he said. “I was disappointed, hurt, dumbfounded, but hope it’s over with. (Still) somebody says something that bothers you, that doesn’t go away.”
KU associate athletic director Richard Konzem met with ROTC officials on Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse, went over procedures for the way KU wants the colors displayed, and an agreement was made to have the color guard return for Monday night’s game against Iowa State.
On Saturday, a KC Washington High color guard will work the Baylor game. Tipoff for that game is 3:05 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We felt it was in everybody’s best interests to show we can work things out,” Konzem said.
Drew has the flu: KU junior forward Drew Gooden suffered from chills, then the sweats, on Thursday afternoon, thus was excused from practice by Williams.
“Drew is sick. He looks bad, feels bad, smells bad, the whole thing,” Williams said. “He said he’s been freezing. Then he was sitting in my office just now and started sweating. I told him to go to bed. I’m just glad it’s Thursday and not Saturday. I’m hopeful it’ll be a 24-hour thing.”
Freshman Wayne Simien would replace Gooden in the lineup if the flu lingers.
“I just heard a couple of minutes ago he was not feeling too well,” Simien said. “You never want something to happen to somebody. Just like Monday he got in foul trouble. If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll play whenever I’m called to go in the game.”
Rugged workout: KU’s players held a noncontact practice on Wednesday. The practice concluded with running lots of running.
“We ran ’em a little bit at practice. They stood up to it pretty well,” Williams said.
“We had a nice little conditioning test,” Simien said. “I wasn’t dying, but it was difficult. Maybe he was trying to humble us, test us. Nevertheless, it was a good test.”
Title coming soon?: At 11-0 in the Big 12, KU is three games ahead of Oklahoma (8-3) and four ahead of Missouri and Texas (7-4).
Wins over Baylor and Iowa State would assure KU at least a share of the title by Monday night. Two KU wins and a loss by Oklahoma on Saturday at home versus Kansas State or Tuesday at Baylor would give KU the outright crown with three games remaining.
“When it happens, if it happens, I’m going to be very, very excited,” Williams said. “Hopefully these kids, too. I got a little ho-hum myself we won it seven of eight years in one stretch (1991 to 1998). We’ve gone three years without winning one. It’s one of our goals every year. But if we start talking about that now, we’re going to get our tails beat.”
Still, if KU can take care of business at Allen Fieldhouse the next two games, at least a share of the title will belong to the Jayhawks.
“The most exciting one of all was the first one (1991). I remember being in Nebraska (night before a game). Iowa State and Oklahoma State score came across the TV screen. Every room in the hallway opened up. Guys were yelling in the hallway,” Williams said.
Kansas coach Roy Williams was on top of the world during Monday night’s 110-103 overtime victory at Texas.
“Very seldom in a college basketball game do you have a chance to say during the game, ‘This is fun,”‘ Williams said Thursday.
“Monday night I had a chance to say a couple of times, ‘Man this is a big-time game here.’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t mind going a long time as long as our guys don’t foul out,'” Williams added, noting he wasn’t against the thought of two or three OTs.
The big road victory was far from Williams’ mind early Tuesday, though, when he read a column in the Daily Kansan the school’s student newspaper accusing him of “yelling” at the ROTC color guard before a recent KU game and “not going to bat for the flag.”
The column berated Williams for allegedly telling KU officials to suspend the color guard for not following proper procedure in pregame festivities for four consecutive games.
“After a great, great win, I spent all my time Tuesday trying to figure out how something can happen, why something can happen like that,” Williams said. “You know me, I’m as corny as all get-out about some things. That hurt, I don’t mind telling you.”
The Kansan has since apologized for not letting Williams and KU officials explain why the color guard had been suspended.
KU officials, meanwhile, said the color guard was removed because it failed to following directions in a series of games. The color guard was reinstated Thursday after KU and ROTC officials agreed upon the proper format of presenting the colors the color guard walking from the midcourt scorer’s table instead of the north end zone at future contests.
“I don’t think you can ever be satisfied if somebody says something about you in print that is so far from the truth,” Williams said. “They (editors) say, ‘Oh, we’re sorry.’ It doesn’t change it. Somebody read the first one. They ain’t gonna see the ‘I’m sorry.’ We’re in a society if you see something in print you think there’s some truth to it.
“In today’s age it’s on everybody’s Web site, everybody’s Internet in the universe and it hurts. The ROTC administration, the way they responded is phenomenal.
“The fact that nobody can say Roy Williams yelled at them because that did not happen is satisfying. Still, somebody took a little chunk out of you, and that’s not pleasant.”
Williams can’t imagine how the column made it into print.
“I have a difficult time understanding how that can happen. You (editors) correct somebody after they make mistakes. That’s like me playing the games then practicing three months after the season is over,” he said. “I was disappointed, hurt, dumbfounded, but hope it’s over with. (Still) somebody says something that bothers you, that doesn’t go away.”
KU associate athletic director Richard Konzem met with ROTC officials on Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse, went over procedures for the way KU wants the colors displayed, and an agreement was made to have the color guard return for Monday night’s game against Iowa State.
On Saturday, a KC Washington High color guard will work the Baylor game. Tipoff for that game is 3:05 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We felt it was in everybody’s best interests to show we can work things out,” Konzem said.
Drew has the flu: KU junior forward Drew Gooden suffered from chills, then the sweats, on Thursday afternoon, thus was excused from practice by Williams.
“Drew is sick. He looks bad, feels bad, smells bad, the whole thing,” Williams said. “He said he’s been freezing. Then he was sitting in my office just now and started sweating. I told him to go to bed. I’m just glad it’s Thursday and not Saturday. I’m hopeful it’ll be a 24-hour thing.”
Freshman Wayne Simien would replace Gooden in the lineup if the flu lingers.
“I just heard a couple of minutes ago he was not feeling too well,” Simien said. “You never want something to happen to somebody. Just like Monday he got in foul trouble. If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll play whenever I’m called to go in the game.”
Rugged workout: KU’s players held a noncontact practice on Wednesday. The practice concluded with running lots of running.
“We ran ’em a little bit at practice. They stood up to it pretty well,” Williams said.
“We had a nice little conditioning test,” Simien said. “I wasn’t dying, but it was difficult. Maybe he was trying to humble us, test us. Nevertheless, it was a good test.”
Title coming soon?: At 11-0 in the Big 12, KU is three games ahead of Oklahoma (8-3) and four ahead of Missouri and Texas (7-4).
Wins over Baylor and Iowa State would assure KU at least a share of the title by Monday night. Two KU wins and a loss by Oklahoma on Saturday at home versus Kansas State or Tuesday at Baylor would give KU the outright crown with three games remaining.
“When it happens, if it happens, I’m going to be very, very excited,” Williams said. “Hopefully these kids, too. I got a little ho-hum myself we won it seven of eight years in one stretch (1991 to 1998). We’ve gone three years without winning one. It’s one of our goals every year. But if we start talking about that now, we’re going to get our tails beat.”
Still, if KU can take care of business at Allen Fieldhouse the next two games, at least a share of the title will belong to the Jayhawks.
“The most exciting one of all was the first one (1991). I remember being in Nebraska (night before a game). Iowa State and Oklahoma State score came across the TV screen. Every room in the hallway opened up. Guys were yelling in the hallway,” Williams said.
Kansas coach Roy Williams was on top of the world during Monday night’s 110-103 overtime victory at Texas.
“Very seldom in a college basketball game do you have a chance to say during the game, ‘This is fun,”‘ Williams said Thursday.
“Monday night I had a chance to say a couple of times, ‘Man this is a big-time game here.’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t mind going a long time as long as our guys don’t foul out,'” Williams added, noting he wasn’t against the thought of two or three OTs.
The big road victory was far from Williams’ mind early Tuesday, though, when he read a column in the Daily Kansan the school’s student newspaper accusing him of “yelling” at the ROTC color guard before a recent KU game and “not going to bat for the flag.”
The column berated Williams for allegedly telling KU officials to suspend the color guard for not following proper procedure in pregame festivities for four consecutive games.
“After a great, great win, I spent all my time Tuesday trying to figure out how something can happen, why something can happen like that,” Williams said. “You know me, I’m as corny as all get-out about some things. That hurt, I don’t mind telling you.”
The Kansan has since apologized for not letting Williams and KU officials explain why the color guard had been suspended.
KU officials, meanwhile, said the color guard was removed because it failed to following directions in a series of games. The color guard was reinstated Thursday after KU and ROTC officials agreed upon the proper format of presenting the colors the color guard walking from the midcourt scorer’s table instead of the north end zone at future contests.
“I don’t think you can ever be satisfied if somebody says something about you in print that is so far from the truth,” Williams said. “They (editors) say, ‘Oh, we’re sorry.’ It doesn’t change it. Somebody read the first one. They ain’t gonna see the ‘I’m sorry.’ We’re in a society if you see something in print you think there’s some truth to it.
“In today’s age it’s on everybody’s Web site, everybody’s Internet in the universe and it hurts. The ROTC administration, the way they responded is phenomenal.
“The fact that nobody can say Roy Williams yelled at them because that did not happen is satisfying. Still, somebody took a little chunk out of you, and that’s not pleasant.”
Williams can’t imagine how the column made it into print.
“I have a difficult time understanding how that can happen. You (editors) correct somebody after they make mistakes. That’s like me playing the games then practicing three months after the season is over,” he said. “I was disappointed, hurt, dumbfounded, but hope it’s over with. (Still) somebody says something that bothers you, that doesn’t go away.”
KU associate athletic director Richard Konzem met with ROTC officials on Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse, went over procedures for the way KU wants the colors displayed, and an agreement was made to have the color guard return for Monday night’s game against Iowa State.
On Saturday, a KC Washington High color guard will work the Baylor game. Tipoff for that game is 3:05 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We felt it was in everybody’s best interests to show we can work things out,” Konzem said.
Drew has the flu: KU junior forward Drew Gooden suffered from chills, then the sweats, on Thursday afternoon, thus was excused from practice by Williams.
“Drew is sick. He looks bad, feels bad, smells bad, the whole thing,” Williams said. “He said he’s been freezing. Then he was sitting in my office just now and started sweating. I told him to go to bed. I’m just glad it’s Thursday and not Saturday. I’m hopeful it’ll be a 24-hour thing.”
Freshman Wayne Simien would replace Gooden in the lineup if the flu lingers.
“I just heard a couple of minutes ago he was not feeling too well,” Simien said. “You never want something to happen to somebody. Just like Monday he got in foul trouble. If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll play whenever I’m called to go in the game.”
Rugged workout: KU’s players held a noncontact practice on Wednesday. The practice concluded with running lots of running.
“We ran ’em a little bit at practice. They stood up to it pretty well,” Williams said.
“We had a nice little conditioning test,” Simien said. “I wasn’t dying, but it was difficult. Maybe he was trying to humble us, test us. Nevertheless, it was a good test.”
Title coming soon?: At 11-0 in the Big 12, KU is three games ahead of Oklahoma (8-3) and four ahead of Missouri and Texas (7-4).
Wins over Baylor and Iowa State would assure KU at least a share of the title by Monday night. Two KU wins and a loss by Oklahoma on Saturday at home versus Kansas State or Tuesday at Baylor would give KU the outright crown with three games remaining.
“When it happens, if it happens, I’m going to be very, very excited,” Williams said. “Hopefully these kids, too. I got a little ho-hum myself we won it seven of eight years in one stretch (1991 to 1998). We’ve gone three years without winning one. It’s one of our goals every year. But if we start talking about that now, we’re going to get our tails beat.”
Still, if KU can take care of business at Allen Fieldhouse the next two games, at least a share of the title will belong to the Jayhawks.
“The most exciting one of all was the first one (1991). I remember being in Nebraska (night before a game). Iowa State and Oklahoma State score came across the TV screen. Every room in the hallway opened up. Guys were yelling in the hallway,” Williams said.
Kansas coach Roy Williams was on top of the world during Monday night’s 110-103 overtime victory at Texas.
“Very seldom in a college basketball game do you have a chance to say during the game, ‘This is fun,”‘ Williams said Thursday.
“Monday night I had a chance to say a couple of times, ‘Man this is a big-time game here.’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t mind going a long time as long as our guys don’t foul out,'” Williams added, noting he wasn’t against the thought of two or three OTs.
The big road victory was far from Williams’ mind early Tuesday, though, when he read a column in the Daily Kansan the school’s student newspaper accusing him of “yelling” at the ROTC color guard before a recent KU game and “not going to bat for the flag.”
The column berated Williams for allegedly telling KU officials to suspend the color guard for not following proper procedure in pregame festivities for four consecutive games.
“After a great, great win, I spent all my time Tuesday trying to figure out how something can happen, why something can happen like that,” Williams said. “You know me, I’m as corny as all get-out about some things. That hurt, I don’t mind telling you.”
The Kansan has since apologized for not letting Williams and KU officials explain why the color guard had been suspended.
KU officials, meanwhile, said the color guard was removed because it failed to following directions in a series of games. The color guard was reinstated Thursday after KU and ROTC officials agreed upon the proper format of presenting the colors the color guard walking from the midcourt scorer’s table instead of the north end zone at future contests.
“I don’t think you can ever be satisfied if somebody says something about you in print that is so far from the truth,” Williams said. “They (editors) say, ‘Oh, we’re sorry.’ It doesn’t change it. Somebody read the first one. They ain’t gonna see the ‘I’m sorry.’ We’re in a society if you see something in print you think there’s some truth to it.
“In today’s age it’s on everybody’s Web site, everybody’s Internet in the universe and it hurts. The ROTC administration, the way they responded is phenomenal.
“The fact that nobody can say Roy Williams yelled at them because that did not happen is satisfying. Still, somebody took a little chunk out of you, and that’s not pleasant.”
Williams can’t imagine how the column made it into print.
“I have a difficult time understanding how that can happen. You (editors) correct somebody after they make mistakes. That’s like me playing the games then practicing three months after the season is over,” he said. “I was disappointed, hurt, dumbfounded, but hope it’s over with. (Still) somebody says something that bothers you, that doesn’t go away.”
KU associate athletic director Richard Konzem met with ROTC officials on Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse, went over procedures for the way KU wants the colors displayed, and an agreement was made to have the color guard return for Monday night’s game against Iowa State.
On Saturday, a KC Washington High color guard will work the Baylor game. Tipoff for that game is 3:05 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
“We felt it was in everybody’s best interests to show we can work things out,” Konzem said.
Drew has the flu: KU junior forward Drew Gooden suffered from chills, then the sweats, on Thursday afternoon, thus was excused from practice by Williams.
“Drew is sick. He looks bad, feels bad, smells bad, the whole thing,” Williams said. “He said he’s been freezing. Then he was sitting in my office just now and started sweating. I told him to go to bed. I’m just glad it’s Thursday and not Saturday. I’m hopeful it’ll be a 24-hour thing.”
Freshman Wayne Simien would replace Gooden in the lineup if the flu lingers.
“I just heard a couple of minutes ago he was not feeling too well,” Simien said. “You never want something to happen to somebody. Just like Monday he got in foul trouble. If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll play whenever I’m called to go in the game.”
Rugged workout: KU’s players held a noncontact practice on Wednesday. The practice concluded with running lots of running.
“We ran ’em a little bit at practice. They stood up to it pretty well,” Williams said.
“We had a nice little conditioning test,” Simien said. “I wasn’t dying, but it was difficult. Maybe he was trying to humble us, test us. Nevertheless, it was a good test.”
Title coming soon?: At 11-0 in the Big 12, KU is three games ahead of Oklahoma (8-3) and four ahead of Missouri and Texas (7-4).
Wins over Baylor and Iowa State would assure KU at least a share of the title by Monday night. Two KU wins and a loss by Oklahoma on Saturday at home versus Kansas State or Tuesday at Baylor would give KU the outright crown with three games remaining.
“When it happens, if it happens, I’m going to be very, very excited,” Williams said. “Hopefully these kids, too. I got a little ho-hum myself we won it seven of eight years in one stretch (1991 to 1998). We’ve gone three years without winning one. It’s one of our goals every year. But if we start talking about that now, we’re going to get our tails beat.”
Still, if KU can take care of business at Allen Fieldhouse the next two games, at least a share of the title will belong to the Jayhawks.
“The most exciting one of all was the first one (1991). I remember being in Nebraska (night before a game). Iowa State and Oklahoma State score came across the TV screen. Every room in the hallway opened up. Guys were yelling in the hallway,” Williams said.