Conference chatter

Emptying the notebook: Colorado, Kansas basketball pre-game observations

With the Kansas men’s basketball team set to take on Colorado at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night in Boulder, Colo., I had some leftover items that didn’t make it into my [Colorado feature story on senior Cory Higgins and coach Tad Boyle][1]. Time to empty out the notebook. [1]: ...

Kansas-Texas hoops battle looms; what makes Longhorns different from last year?

In trying to gauge how much of a threat the University of Texas basketball team will pose to Kansas University's six straight Big 12 titles, it would be easy to look at UT's 3-0 conference start this season and think, 'same story, different year.' Remember last season? Texas started 17-0 and ...

The top 10 freshmen hoops players in the Big 12 at mid-season

For the past two years, the Conference Chatter blog has put together a list of the top 10 freshmen basketball players in the Big 12 at mid-season. Oklahoma's [Willie Warren took the top spot][1] in the first year in 2008-09, while Kansas University's [Xavier Henry captured the ...

Call it like you see it: K-State got jobbed in Pinstripe Bowl

It's no secret football referees at the college and pro level have made an effort to crack down on excessive celebrations in the end zone the past couple of years. No more [Terrell Owens sharpies, Chad Ochocinco playing golf or Joe Horn making a call on his cell phone][1] after ...

Will Josh Selby be freshman of the year by season’s end?

Before Saturday, the only time I saw Josh Selby play basketball was during Oct. 15's Late Night in the Phog. And, all due respect to the scrimmage, evaluating a player in that type of sloppy setting is dangerous. Doesn't paint a true picture. Saturday's nailbiter — a 70-68 KU triumph ...