Tuesday, September 29, 2009

TR5 poll

For the 4 of you that voted that TR5 would have less than 30 TD's this year, first I hope you are wrong and secondly here is why I think you will be wrong.

KU has a guaranteed 8 more games, most likely 9 with a bowl game and a shot at 10 more games with an appearance in the Big 12 Championship game.

TR5 has 9 TD's.

So you think in the remaining games he will have 20 TD's or fewer.

That seems a little silly, since he still has games against the weak D of Iowa St, K-St, Mizz and CU plus NU's pass defense isn't anything to get all happy about.

Plus add the fact that in games against the teams from the south, OU, texass and tech, he'll be gunning a bit, so he should average more than 2 TD's per game.

I hope you are wrong and he blows up, but I get where you were voting from since he hasn't looked like the normal TR5 lately.

Getting Sharpie back should help and the bye week can't hurt. Look for him to go on a nice little run here.

Rock Chalk

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Stat facts

Well Non-con is over and we're 4-0.

Here's where some of our friends stand as they prepare for conference play in 2 weeks-

TR5-
Now has 8,716 passing yards and 77 passing TD's. He should easily get to 10K in yards but he needs to be really strong in the next 2 games to get to 100 TD's. The best thing that could happen for him is for KU to WTN and get that extra game.

KM -
now has 151 receptions for his career, he is 4 behind Mark Simmons for 1st place all time (Briscoe has 153 currently as well)
Kerry has caught 3 TD's on the young season which gives the QB turned WR 13 TD catches for his career and that has lifted him to a tie with Marcus "Mute" Henry at 7th all time. If he can get to 17 TD's this year he'll be tied for 2nd all time with Willie Vaughn and Bruce Adams.

Kerry also has a new career high for yards receiving in a game with his ballerific 141 yard effort against Southern Miss

Dez Briscoe-
As was mentioned he has 153 receptions during his time on Mt Oread, 3 receptions against Iowa State and he'll hold most receptions all time and most TD catches all time (23 and counting)

Briscoe is close to the all time receiving yards record as well, he currently has corralled 2,234 yards and needs 33 yards to be the all time leader and pass Willie Vaughn.

Hopefully Briscoe and KM continue to be studly and push each other for the all time receptions record, I'd prefer that Meier gets it and hopefully its after they have both accumulated over 100 catches a piece this year.

Jake Laptad-
has 4.5 sacks in 2009 and had the only sack against Southern Miss. Laptad stands at 14.5 sacks for his career and passed Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Nick Reid for 9th all time. He is half a sack behind David McMillian and one sack behind Kyle Moore for 7th all time.

I'd really like to see Jake get maybe 8 more sacks which would put him in 2nd place all time and 1.5 sacks behind Algie Atkinson for the all time mark.

Bye week-
Let's hope Sharpie gets well, Mangino said in the post game that he would play against Iowa State, and that Reesing finds the magic that has eluded him this year.

The D needs to figure out how to get pressure against good competition and Steven Foster at DE on the 3rd down rush package is not working out. The best thing that could happen for this squad is that super freak Quinton Woods turns it on in practice and become that guy, because I like Laptad and Oneygbule in those sets and Wheeler is getting good pressure too.

This time 3 weeks from now we'll have a lot better idea of this team and its ceiling.

Rock Chalk

Friday, September 25, 2009

family turmoil

I've gotten a lot of questions about the hullabalou on the hill and I have really had no desire to talk about it, but here's what happened and what I think about it.

Tyshawn was fucking some chick, who has been described to be a pretty cute but not turn your dick into a baseball bat, hot, then said chick started fucking Anthony Davis, yes the pass interference king.

So some chick with some serious judgement of talent issues made one of our stud basketball players beat up some shitty cornerback.

This shit happens all the time at a lot places, but this is easily the most public instance, I blame the journal world and that fat turd Keegan.

How will it affect recruiting? Will it affect recruiting?
Who knows, if we don't get someone because of this, then we don't need them, adversity is part of life.
Sure Self and Mangino might have to work a little bit harder, but the reality of it is, that kids want to play basketball at KU and kids see the opportunities that Mangino has afforded kids in the past to play early.

We're close to playing in our third straight bowl game, we have an annual game in a NFL stadium, we've got a top 20 program that we are playing in the non con the next two years and some of the best facilities in all of college football, so I think Mangino will be fine bringing kids in.

Self is a stud recruiter, we are the core of college basketball and while you can't take things for granted, Self and his assistants work harder than anybody, so they won't slow down.

Tyshawn will probably get suspended for some meaningless games early on and it help Elijah and CJ get their feet wet, its a blessing in disguise.

Football game tomorrow-

SO Miss is the best team we have played yet, they have an explosive offense.

So what?

We have an explosive offense, we have a D that is getting better all the time. If the front 4 keeps getting better we'll be fine.
I think Reesing, Meier and Stuckey are going to be on a warpath to prove that the scuffle is behind them and they are ready to move forward and get ready to Win the North.

Anyone who thinks that this little skirmish of a few morons is going to impede the goals of many, is a flat moron.

I'm sure if Kerry Meier thought that one little fuck up could stop them from being successful he wouldn't have done extra running on his own, he wouldn't have given into some of the normal temptations of college, like late night eating, I've got sources, so I can assure at a little after 11, The Fighting Mangino's are going to come out like some hungry wolves.

Look for a big game from TR5, KM and the rest of the gang.

Rock Chalk

Tomorrow prediction

TR5 = 4TD's, just feel really good about this happening

Rock Chalk

Monday, September 21, 2009

No new stat facts this week

Hopefully on Saturday night we'll be reporting that Briscoe has become the all time leading receiver in both yards and receptions.
Needs 6 receptions I believe and 97 yards.

For those of you voting in the TR TD sweepstakes -
He has 6 on the year with at least 9 games left and as many as 11.
If he averages 2 a game he'll be under 30. My guess is he starts to pick it up a bit in the next 3 weeks and gets 32 even for an even 100 on the career. Passing yards are okay for now.

Rock Chalk

Sunday, September 20, 2009

More bowl prediction fun

Cotton Bowl- Mark Shalback ESPN
Kansas vs. LSU

Sun Bowl- Bruce Feldman ESPN
Kansas vs. UCLA

Holiday Bowl - CBS Sports
Kansas vs. USC

Alamo Bowl- don't remember
Kansas vs. Purdue

Insight Bowl - Fox Sports

Kansas vs. Michigan St

Rock Chalk

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Please vote

http://www.voteobrien.org/login.asp?verify=QuIGTvewOlkNdPTk

Davey O'Brien award voting. The fan vote makes up a percentage of the actual vote, Todd should be way higher, you have to register but then you can vote everyday.
Do it, help Todd win and get KU football more exposure.

More exposure = More wins

Rock Chalk

Monday, September 14, 2009

Way too early bowl predictions

Brut Sun(Pac-10 vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame) - (espn)
Oregon State vs. Kansas


Pacific Life Holiday(Pac-10 vs. Big 12) (espn)
Oregon State vs. Kansas


Holiday Dec. 30 San Diego, Calif. ESPN 8 p.m. (cbs)
Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3
California vs. Kansas

Insight Bowl December 31, Tempe AZ, 5:30 pm, NFL Network (college football news)
Iowa v. Kansas

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Stat facts - week 2

Jake Sharp had back to back 100 yard games and now has 8 for his career, which puts him in 7th place all time at KU for 100 yard games, if he keeps it rolling against Puke next weekend he'll tie Clark Green for 6th place with 9 career 100 yard games.

Sharp is clearly a stud.

With 227 yards rushing through 2 games, Sharp now has 2,037 yards in his career good for 10th all time on the KU rushing list, next up John Cornish with 2,245 and LT Levine with 2,248 yards.

Sharp has 3 rushing TD's this year so far and that has put him in a tie with David Winbush for 5th all time with 22. With 2 more rushing TD's Sharp can move past Chip Hilleary and Brandon McAnderson for 3rd place all by his lonesome.

Kerry Meier had a pretty ho hum game last night but his 4 receptions gave him 9 on the year and also tied him with Willie Vaughn for 3rd on the all time receptions list.

Dezmon Briscoe with 8 grabs now has 143 in his career and is only 12 shy of tying Mark Simmons atop the KU record books.

Dez's 154 yards receiving gave him 2,057 yards in his career, good enough for 3rd all time as he passed Richard Estell from the early 80's. He is 104 yards away from tying Mark Simmons for 2nd all time.

Briscoe also is now tied with Willie Vaughn for most 100 yard receiving games with 8.

Briscoe's 100 yard effort last night also marked the 5th straight time his went over the century mark, besting the record he already owned of 4. Here's to hoping this winds up at 17.

Jacob Branstetter, even though he was a huge douche last night by missing those FG's, he did make his 60th straight PAT, which ties his with Dan Eichloff for the all time KU record.

Justin Thorton snagged his first INT of the year and the 8th in his career, at 8 he is tied for 10th all time at KU and with one more he'll be tied with Charles Gordon for 9th all time.

Hopefully Reesing can get it together because right now throwing for 100TD's is looking really grim.

Rock Chalk

Friday, September 11, 2009

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its been over 9 months since KU played a football game so I stoked for the season to start tomorrow. No more wondering how the young guys will look or how many records KM and Briscoe will break now we finally get to see.
This shit is better than christmas, finally football starts tomorrow.

Welcome to the season.

Rock Chalk

Monday, September 7, 2009

Stat facts

Kerry Meier had the 6th 100 yard game of his short career at WR and moved into a tie for third most 100 yard games in KU history.

Kerry's 5 receptions moved him into a tie with Dexton Fields for number 5 all time receptions.

Jake Laptad had the first multi sack game of his career. He now has 12 sacks during his tenure at KU which puts him into at tie with Charlton Keith for 10th all time.

Jake Sharp's 100 plus yard performance on the ground was the 7th of his career. That puts him into a tie with John Riggins for 7th most career 100 yard games.
The record is 17 games by Tony Sands and if Jake can get that then we should be very happy in January.

Todd's 2 rushing TD's was a first for him in a game. His 79 yards rushing were more than any game last year.

Rock Chalk
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Sunday, September 6, 2009

exhibition game thoughts

This was an exhibition game, make no mistake about it, the real games start next week.

Guys who need their heads examined-
Anthony Davis - 3 or 4 PI calls, really and let some guys catch some balls in front of him. Yes he's fast but he played with the mental toughness of a drunk guy on viagra trying to break a dry spell at 2AM

Justin Thorton- Him biffing that punt coverage at the 1 yard line, he should have been shot dead right there, what a waste. Instead of having a chance for a safety we gave UNC some breathing room and then they scored. This is the same doofus that got suspended for the Insight Bowl which meant that I had to watch Kendrick Harper get burnt like me in the sun, idiot.

Jonathon Wilson- Catch the ball with you hands not your body, you learn that in pop warner, moron. You were miserable and if you don't figure it out you are going to be the next Brian Murph, one good game and a good spring game, and a disappointment the rest of the time. Wicked horrid game from the guy

Big ups-
KM- 115 yards, ho hum blocked a guy in the dick and sent him to the sidelines which sprung TR5 for a first down. Guy is a stud

Chris Harris - was a man. made tackles, was big in the run game, didn't make any mistakes, forced a fumble. Guy looked real good.

The halftime interview with the HOT sideline reporter and Bill Self - I felt like I was watching porn on cable - WOW, I thought my TV might melt with all that heat. I'm sure she's gonna be sore in the morning after Self ruled her world.

Jake Sharp- Didn't try to do too much, ran strong and had a nice little stat line, he's going to have a good year. 1,200 yards- mark it down

Kale Pick and Toben Opurum- Both looked great at the end, KP is very fast and will add a wrinkle to the O in due time. Toben is the thunder to Sharp's lighting, he'll be getting more reps and getting them sooner, hits holes quick and is a load to bring down and has a lot of wiggle for a big guy

TR5-
WOW. What the hell do you say about him, he's making magic on the field, he get's the most exciting 6 yards in football with his feet, didn't try to do too much. Its going to be a very sad day when he takes that blue uniform off for the last time.

Rock Chalk