From Bowl Predictions? I think so, since some are now projecting KU to not even make a bowl. Pretty sure if we started 5-0 and we did, and then throw a shit burger up and finish 5-7, it'll be a pretty wild off-season and selling those Gridiron packages will get difficult.
Not a lot to say from the weekend, except someone and not deservedly KU has a legitimate shot of winning the north. Although, I wish they would focus on the task at hand, winning each week instead of looking at the North standings and trying to rationalize losses, that's a pussy move.
The D has gotten better, I don't think they are that good, but they have gotten better.
The O is brutal and the play calling gets a failing grade as well. And don't even get me started on Mangino saying that he wouldn't play Sharp until he was 100%, well Mangino, you just said he isn't 100% but you're playing him anyway, good move.
Tough games from here on out.
Rock Chalk
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Updated stats with some national perspective
TR5- Now has 9,561 yards passing, and since we had negative rushing yards against cu, look for Todd to pass even more and he now has 83 passing TD's as well. That's 15 passing TD's on the year for those of you scoring at home, half way to 30, with over half of his games left, just saying.
He is 4th in the nation in total passing yards and averaging an even 330 yards per game.
Briscoe - With 8 catches (only 1 in the first half) he now has 173 catches and is still behind Kerry Meier. He also added 1 TD catch to his total to his all time record and added 154 yards to his total. He was averaging 126 yards a game this year so he improved that total as well and is now averaging 134.2 yards per game, which is good for #1 in the nation.
KM - had 11 catches and now is standing at 178 in his career and he put a little distance between himself and Dez. He was awesome on the drive at the end of the 1st half and capped it with a TD.
Is tied for second in the nation in total catches this year with 54 and 2 by himself with 9 receptions per game.
He is 4th in the nation in total passing yards and averaging an even 330 yards per game.
Briscoe - With 8 catches (only 1 in the first half) he now has 173 catches and is still behind Kerry Meier. He also added 1 TD catch to his total to his all time record and added 154 yards to his total. He was averaging 126 yards a game this year so he improved that total as well and is now averaging 134.2 yards per game, which is good for #1 in the nation.
KM - had 11 catches and now is standing at 178 in his career and he put a little distance between himself and Dez. He was awesome on the drive at the end of the 1st half and capped it with a TD.
Is tied for second in the nation in total catches this year with 54 and 2 by himself with 9 receptions per game.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
It'll get you going
Yesterday I spent one of the few days I take off from work every year to enjoy something unlike anything else, basketball practice. (we'll have pics and video up within the week)
It was really crazy in Allen last night and I thought for sure that people had left doors open because it was awful windy in there but then I realized it that it was just the walls and the halls breathing tradition and boy were they breathing.
I had the opportunity to tour the donor atrium, the new practice facility, the renovated hall of athletics and the rest of the renovated lower concourse of Allen and it was special.
Only on Naismith drive can you take a place with some much tradition add all the bells and whistles you could possibly want and still keep it the same imposing barn.
The court is the exact same as last year, save the posting of the 5th Big 12 Title in a row in the rafters but outside of that is different but in a way that it still feels like it always has, like home.
If last night was any indication this is going to be a wild winter and spring in the Phog. We arrived at about 10:30AM, 7 hours before doors open to camp out and check out all the amenities. Well, some wise asses beat us there, there was a guy who got there at 3:45AM, that over 14 hours before doors open and that's what makes KU the best place to play, coach and watch basketball at as Larry Brown once said.
Onto the scrimmage and some player notes. First let me share an interesting story from my travel buddy, Piotr.
While at the new Johnny's on 6th street, he saw Self, Ballard, Manning, Hinson, Cole, Sherron, Tyshawn and recruits Royce Wooldrige (already committed) and the crown jewel of the 2010 class, Harrison Barnes.
Barnes mother and sister were there as well, both of whom he is very close to and Self was working them like it was his job, Self walked out of the place with his arm around Barnes sister and was telling Shirley Barnes (mom) how much they were alike and to top it off they got a standing ovation upon their exit. You can't make that up.
According to the Polak, all the players were really friendly and were really hamming it up with Harrison.
The scrimmage was great, there is so much talent out there its disturbing, it really is.
Sherron looks the best he's ever looked. The whole team just looks bigger stronger and faster. Maybe I missed something but Tyshawn was really quick last night a lot quicker than last year and that's frighting. Tyshawn played without any type of wrap or brace from his beating of Anthony Davis, which I guess would make Tyshawn just leave every wide receiver from Northern Colorado since they all beat Davis as well.
Jeff Withey is a space filler on the interior and while he didn't show many offensive moves, his D will be an asset to this club at semester. He can simply alter shots, and if the twins foul like they did last year will need Withey to put some minutes up, unless -
Thomas Robinson plays like he did last night, he is a stud, point plankin or point blank if you prefer. T-rob is athletic and he does go and go and go. He showed a nice jumper last night and some good moves on the block while also being able to get to the tin from the perimeter a bit. One of the nicest plays of last night was him hustling back on D to swat a shot from Withey, a hustle play in a game where D was scarce.
Releford was high scorer for the losing Red team, but I didn't put a lot of stock into his performance just because I saw him play last year. Now if he comes out in the exhibition game and does what he did at Late Night, namely, hit open shots and get to the cup, he'll probably factor into the rotation a bit more. For now, with me, he's on a wait and see basis.
CJ Henry-
During the whole recruiting saga I really was worried that he was going to be a bad apple, but after last night I couldn't be anymore wrong. After the seniors finished their skit and all the players had retreated to the locker room, CJ was the only one waiting in the tunnel to dole out some high 5's to Sherron and Mario Little.
During introductions, CJ was first and he pretended to hit a baseball before running out which was a nice touch.
CJ's game was okay, he is athletic and I think in spurts he wouldn't hurt the team and might even make a play or two but he is by no means a star.
Markieef showed a little stroke from beyond the arch last night and was active. He didn't stand out to me on anything else minus his shooting, but the type of game that was played last night was a guards game and the centers and 4's rarely stand out in any way.
His brother, Marcus, however did stand out, with some nice mid-range game and deep shooting. Marcus was in much better shape than last year and he looks like he is ready to take the next step and be a major player for this team. In the summer he was all the rage and some of that has certainly carried over to the season.
I still think that he will be used in a Julian Wright type role, where Self will say he's better suited for the 3 but he'll play the 4 out of necessity, but I think Marcus can score from the 3 spot but can he guard will be the bigger question. Last year he shut down Brackins from iowa st in one game but was lame on D beside that time, so we'll see.
X-
He looked nervous and tense but once he got a sweat going he looked better. He has a smooth shot and can get to the rack whenever and however he wants. He effectively used his right and left hand to get penetration and broke down people in the half court and drew a foul in the open court.
He'll be great in pick and roll and in iso plays. I have to remind myself that he is still just a freshmen but he is built like a man, much the same with T-rob, so its hard to keep that in perspective at times. As with all of Self's guys it'll depend on how they guard but X is such a prolific scorer that he'll see minutes regardless and with his athletic ability he should be able to guard based on talent alone.
I'm really looking forward to the season, its going to be a banner year in the Phog. Now lets go take care of business tonight on the gridiron.
Rock Chalk
It was really crazy in Allen last night and I thought for sure that people had left doors open because it was awful windy in there but then I realized it that it was just the walls and the halls breathing tradition and boy were they breathing.
I had the opportunity to tour the donor atrium, the new practice facility, the renovated hall of athletics and the rest of the renovated lower concourse of Allen and it was special.
Only on Naismith drive can you take a place with some much tradition add all the bells and whistles you could possibly want and still keep it the same imposing barn.
The court is the exact same as last year, save the posting of the 5th Big 12 Title in a row in the rafters but outside of that is different but in a way that it still feels like it always has, like home.
If last night was any indication this is going to be a wild winter and spring in the Phog. We arrived at about 10:30AM, 7 hours before doors open to camp out and check out all the amenities. Well, some wise asses beat us there, there was a guy who got there at 3:45AM, that over 14 hours before doors open and that's what makes KU the best place to play, coach and watch basketball at as Larry Brown once said.
Onto the scrimmage and some player notes. First let me share an interesting story from my travel buddy, Piotr.
While at the new Johnny's on 6th street, he saw Self, Ballard, Manning, Hinson, Cole, Sherron, Tyshawn and recruits Royce Wooldrige (already committed) and the crown jewel of the 2010 class, Harrison Barnes.
Barnes mother and sister were there as well, both of whom he is very close to and Self was working them like it was his job, Self walked out of the place with his arm around Barnes sister and was telling Shirley Barnes (mom) how much they were alike and to top it off they got a standing ovation upon their exit. You can't make that up.
According to the Polak, all the players were really friendly and were really hamming it up with Harrison.
The scrimmage was great, there is so much talent out there its disturbing, it really is.
Sherron looks the best he's ever looked. The whole team just looks bigger stronger and faster. Maybe I missed something but Tyshawn was really quick last night a lot quicker than last year and that's frighting. Tyshawn played without any type of wrap or brace from his beating of Anthony Davis, which I guess would make Tyshawn just leave every wide receiver from Northern Colorado since they all beat Davis as well.
Jeff Withey is a space filler on the interior and while he didn't show many offensive moves, his D will be an asset to this club at semester. He can simply alter shots, and if the twins foul like they did last year will need Withey to put some minutes up, unless -
Thomas Robinson plays like he did last night, he is a stud, point plankin or point blank if you prefer. T-rob is athletic and he does go and go and go. He showed a nice jumper last night and some good moves on the block while also being able to get to the tin from the perimeter a bit. One of the nicest plays of last night was him hustling back on D to swat a shot from Withey, a hustle play in a game where D was scarce.
Releford was high scorer for the losing Red team, but I didn't put a lot of stock into his performance just because I saw him play last year. Now if he comes out in the exhibition game and does what he did at Late Night, namely, hit open shots and get to the cup, he'll probably factor into the rotation a bit more. For now, with me, he's on a wait and see basis.
CJ Henry-
During the whole recruiting saga I really was worried that he was going to be a bad apple, but after last night I couldn't be anymore wrong. After the seniors finished their skit and all the players had retreated to the locker room, CJ was the only one waiting in the tunnel to dole out some high 5's to Sherron and Mario Little.
During introductions, CJ was first and he pretended to hit a baseball before running out which was a nice touch.
CJ's game was okay, he is athletic and I think in spurts he wouldn't hurt the team and might even make a play or two but he is by no means a star.
Markieef showed a little stroke from beyond the arch last night and was active. He didn't stand out to me on anything else minus his shooting, but the type of game that was played last night was a guards game and the centers and 4's rarely stand out in any way.
His brother, Marcus, however did stand out, with some nice mid-range game and deep shooting. Marcus was in much better shape than last year and he looks like he is ready to take the next step and be a major player for this team. In the summer he was all the rage and some of that has certainly carried over to the season.
I still think that he will be used in a Julian Wright type role, where Self will say he's better suited for the 3 but he'll play the 4 out of necessity, but I think Marcus can score from the 3 spot but can he guard will be the bigger question. Last year he shut down Brackins from iowa st in one game but was lame on D beside that time, so we'll see.
X-
He looked nervous and tense but once he got a sweat going he looked better. He has a smooth shot and can get to the rack whenever and however he wants. He effectively used his right and left hand to get penetration and broke down people in the half court and drew a foul in the open court.
He'll be great in pick and roll and in iso plays. I have to remind myself that he is still just a freshmen but he is built like a man, much the same with T-rob, so its hard to keep that in perspective at times. As with all of Self's guys it'll depend on how they guard but X is such a prolific scorer that he'll see minutes regardless and with his athletic ability he should be able to guard based on talent alone.
I'm really looking forward to the season, its going to be a banner year in the Phog. Now lets go take care of business tonight on the gridiron.
Rock Chalk
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Some thoughts
Re-watching the game and here's some things I noticed-
Our O-line- they cleared some people in the running game, it was great to watch.
There was a play early in the game where Toben ran off tackle to the left. They had put Spikes and Hawkinson both on the left side and there was a nice little hole for him to run through.
Toben reminds me of Clark Green. A lot
I have no idea what the deal is with our kick off return team, but switching back and forth between McDougald and Briscoe is stupid. Pick a guy and go with it. I prefer McDougald, he's too big of a playmaker to not have the ball in his hands more often and since the blocking generally sucks it seems better to have a freshmen get killed than a Junior All American.
TR5 missed a couple throws that he normally doesn't, but he was and is pretty stealth, the TD passes to Briscoe were nothing short of legendary.
I talked with Tim Biere right before the season started and he said that they were going to involve him in the passing game more, since he missed 2 games with a concussion we haven't seen that yet.
But yesterday we flexed him out wide early and he leaked out for 2 other catches. And no one wants to tackle him. Its nice to see the offense getting more complex every week and having a TE is a new dimension we haven't had since 07.
Kerry Meier.
He is just on a whole different level. 16 catches and with any luck he'd have had 17 or 18. Two weeks ago he sets a career in yards with 141 then yesterday he sets a new high mark with 142.
He is everything that is right about KU football. If you don't love KM then you suck at life.
Rock Chalk
And no I didn't watch any of the game when we we're on D, didn't need to see Thorton miss tackles, Stuckey let guys get extra yards, Patterson not know where the ball is, our LB's have no freaking clue what they are doing, Wheeler miss tackles like its going out of style, etc etc.
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Our O-line- they cleared some people in the running game, it was great to watch.
There was a play early in the game where Toben ran off tackle to the left. They had put Spikes and Hawkinson both on the left side and there was a nice little hole for him to run through.
Toben reminds me of Clark Green. A lot
I have no idea what the deal is with our kick off return team, but switching back and forth between McDougald and Briscoe is stupid. Pick a guy and go with it. I prefer McDougald, he's too big of a playmaker to not have the ball in his hands more often and since the blocking generally sucks it seems better to have a freshmen get killed than a Junior All American.
TR5 missed a couple throws that he normally doesn't, but he was and is pretty stealth, the TD passes to Briscoe were nothing short of legendary.
I talked with Tim Biere right before the season started and he said that they were going to involve him in the passing game more, since he missed 2 games with a concussion we haven't seen that yet.
But yesterday we flexed him out wide early and he leaked out for 2 other catches. And no one wants to tackle him. Its nice to see the offense getting more complex every week and having a TE is a new dimension we haven't had since 07.
Kerry Meier.
He is just on a whole different level. 16 catches and with any luck he'd have had 17 or 18. Two weeks ago he sets a career in yards with 141 then yesterday he sets a new high mark with 142.
He is everything that is right about KU football. If you don't love KM then you suck at life.
Rock Chalk
And no I didn't watch any of the game when we we're on D, didn't need to see Thorton miss tackles, Stuckey let guys get extra yards, Patterson not know where the ball is, our LB's have no freaking clue what they are doing, Wheeler miss tackles like its going out of style, etc etc.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
a whole mess of stat facts
Most importantly, we are 5-0, maybe we shouldn't be but we are. With missery, wisconsin, auburn and one of LSU and Florida losing there will be less than 10 undefeated teams going into week 7, and KU is one of them.
Let's look at the culprits-
TR5-
Moved past Brad Smith for 6th in the Big 12 in passing yards and also passed Joel Klatt and Josh Freeman for 7th in the Big 12 in passing attempts.
Todd went over the 9,000 yard marker today by throwing for a career high of 442 yards and now has 9,157 for his career.
Todd's 4 TD passes give him 13 TD passes on the year and 81 for his career with a couple more solid performances like that he should he able to break 100. With 81 for his career he is currently tied with Eli Manning, Drew Brees and Heisman winner Jason White.
Briscoe-
with 12 receptions he now has 165 in his career, good enough to pass Mark Simmons for #1 all time in receptions. (for now)
Briscoe who already is the all time leader in TD receptions added 2 to his total.
Dez needed 33 yards to pass Willie Vaughn for most receiving yards all time at KU, he racked up 186 and now has 2,420 and no one is really even that close to him.
KM-
Set a KU record with 16 receptions against Iowa State,breaking the record he shared with Dez Briscoe.
The 16 catches also vaulted KM to first place in all time receptions with 167, 2 ahead of Briscoe. As I have stated previously, I would love for Kerry to win this battle.
KM now has 15 TD's in his converted career and with 2 more he'll be tied for second place and with 3 more he'll hold that spot all by his lonesome. He isn't catching Briscoe but that's okay.
In a stat that I have neglected and totally missed, KM is shooting up another record list at KU, total yards. KM through the Iowa State game has 3,820 total yards via passing, rushing and receiving this puts him 12 yards behind Bobby Douglas for 10th all time and 21 yards behind June Henley for 9th place.
With about another 200 yards he will pass Dylen Smith for 8th place all time and after that he's got a ways to go, but just another fantastic stat for KM.
D needs to get a lot better.
Rock Chalk
Let's look at the culprits-
TR5-
Moved past Brad Smith for 6th in the Big 12 in passing yards and also passed Joel Klatt and Josh Freeman for 7th in the Big 12 in passing attempts.
Todd went over the 9,000 yard marker today by throwing for a career high of 442 yards and now has 9,157 for his career.
Todd's 4 TD passes give him 13 TD passes on the year and 81 for his career with a couple more solid performances like that he should he able to break 100. With 81 for his career he is currently tied with Eli Manning, Drew Brees and Heisman winner Jason White.
Briscoe-
with 12 receptions he now has 165 in his career, good enough to pass Mark Simmons for #1 all time in receptions. (for now)
Briscoe who already is the all time leader in TD receptions added 2 to his total.
Dez needed 33 yards to pass Willie Vaughn for most receiving yards all time at KU, he racked up 186 and now has 2,420 and no one is really even that close to him.
KM-
Set a KU record with 16 receptions against Iowa State,breaking the record he shared with Dez Briscoe.
The 16 catches also vaulted KM to first place in all time receptions with 167, 2 ahead of Briscoe. As I have stated previously, I would love for Kerry to win this battle.
KM now has 15 TD's in his converted career and with 2 more he'll be tied for second place and with 3 more he'll hold that spot all by his lonesome. He isn't catching Briscoe but that's okay.
In a stat that I have neglected and totally missed, KM is shooting up another record list at KU, total yards. KM through the Iowa State game has 3,820 total yards via passing, rushing and receiving this puts him 12 yards behind Bobby Douglas for 10th all time and 21 yards behind June Henley for 9th place.
With about another 200 yards he will pass Dylen Smith for 8th place all time and after that he's got a ways to go, but just another fantastic stat for KM.
D needs to get a lot better.
Rock Chalk
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Big 12 about to change in the next 10 days
Conference plays kicks off in full force tomorrow with the corn v. the slavers.
Let's bang through everything-
KU will feel good on the 18th of October if all of the following things happen -
KU beats the clones and buffs- This is the most important thing that can happen
the corn lose to missery
missery loses to ok state
corn lose to T tech
Sharpie gets healthy (he won't play this weekend against iowa st)
bonus event -
ou beats texass
Some other things that have changed the landscape of the conference-
Dez Bryant being ruled ineligible is a big blow to Ok st, hopefully they can beat Mizz on the 17th, other than that I think this news is going to allow them to drop a game they aren't supposed to.
Ok St is in front of KU in most bowl projections so this would help KU in getting to a better bowl game.
Misc-
Bryant being ruled ineligible should really strengthen the campaigns of Briscoe and Kerry Meier to be first team all conference receivers. Ryan Broyles for OU being out doesn't hurt either.
Oh hell let's look at who will factor in that mix-
Jordan Shipley - UT
He'll put up some stupid numbers as Colt McCoy's boy toy
Baylor, Iowa St, NU and CU - have nobody that will factor into the first team chat for all conference WR
OU doesn't really have anybody either with Broyles being out and a line that is struggling
Brandon Banks is a long shot from K-sucks, he's got 3rd team written all over him
Leong from Tech has a chance if he blows up but I don't think he's got it in him
Danario Alexander from Missery could be in the discussion as a deep threat and a lighter schedule from the south
A&M doesn't really have the QB to get the ball to a guy to make him an elite WR
Unless Dex Bryant only misses 1 game, he's going to be out of the discussion as well
So it really does appear to be a 3 horse race for the 2 spots between Shipley, Briscoe and Meier. Briscoe and Meier could split some votes so look for Shipley to take one spot and Briscoe will have the yards and TD's to take the other spot, Kerry will be a 2nd team all conference pick but have 1st team talent.
that was fun to write.
Looking forward to KU coming out strong this weekend.
Rock Chalk
Let's bang through everything-
KU will feel good on the 18th of October if all of the following things happen -
KU beats the clones and buffs- This is the most important thing that can happen
the corn lose to missery
missery loses to ok state
corn lose to T tech
Sharpie gets healthy (he won't play this weekend against iowa st)
bonus event -
ou beats texass
Some other things that have changed the landscape of the conference-
Dez Bryant being ruled ineligible is a big blow to Ok st, hopefully they can beat Mizz on the 17th, other than that I think this news is going to allow them to drop a game they aren't supposed to.
Ok St is in front of KU in most bowl projections so this would help KU in getting to a better bowl game.
Misc-
Bryant being ruled ineligible should really strengthen the campaigns of Briscoe and Kerry Meier to be first team all conference receivers. Ryan Broyles for OU being out doesn't hurt either.
Oh hell let's look at who will factor in that mix-
Jordan Shipley - UT
He'll put up some stupid numbers as Colt McCoy's boy toy
Baylor, Iowa St, NU and CU - have nobody that will factor into the first team chat for all conference WR
OU doesn't really have anybody either with Broyles being out and a line that is struggling
Brandon Banks is a long shot from K-sucks, he's got 3rd team written all over him
Leong from Tech has a chance if he blows up but I don't think he's got it in him
Danario Alexander from Missery could be in the discussion as a deep threat and a lighter schedule from the south
A&M doesn't really have the QB to get the ball to a guy to make him an elite WR
Unless Dex Bryant only misses 1 game, he's going to be out of the discussion as well
So it really does appear to be a 3 horse race for the 2 spots between Shipley, Briscoe and Meier. Briscoe and Meier could split some votes so look for Shipley to take one spot and Briscoe will have the yards and TD's to take the other spot, Kerry will be a 2nd team all conference pick but have 1st team talent.
that was fun to write.
Looking forward to KU coming out strong this weekend.
Rock Chalk
Monday, October 5, 2009
Additional stat facts
QB Todd Reesing (8,715) needs 85 passing yards to move ahead of Brad Smith of Missouri for sixth on the Big 12 career passing yardage list.
Reesing (1,108) needs 18 pass attempts to pass Joel Klatt of Colorado (1,125) for eighth and 44 to pass Josh Freeman of Kansas State for seventh on the Big 12 career pass attempts list.
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Rock Chalk
Reesing (1,108) needs 18 pass attempts to pass Joel Klatt of Colorado (1,125) for eighth and 44 to pass Josh Freeman of Kansas State for seventh on the Big 12 career pass attempts list.
Scroll down for more.
Rock Chalk
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Bowl prediction fun
Another week and more random projections
CBS sportsline-
KU v Mich St - Alamo Bowl - San Antonio
ESPN-
KU v Boise State - Fiesta Bowl - Beautiful Tempe, AZ
KU v. Oregon - Sun Bowl - Piece of shit El Paso, TX
Sports Illustrated - Stuart Mandel***
KU v. Boise State - Fiesta Bowl - The home of the LIbrary
College Football News -
KU v. Michigan State - Insight Bowl - Tempe
Rock Chalk
*** Mandel said that the Fiesta will want to try and take a Big 12 team and since Texas will likely be playing in the BCS Championship game, they would look at KU since he projects us to be a 10 win team and they won't want a rematch of Oregon - Boise St.
Fine by me, don't care how it happens, just hope it does
CBS sportsline-
KU v Mich St - Alamo Bowl - San Antonio
ESPN-
KU v Boise State - Fiesta Bowl - Beautiful Tempe, AZ
KU v. Oregon - Sun Bowl - Piece of shit El Paso, TX
Sports Illustrated - Stuart Mandel***
KU v. Boise State - Fiesta Bowl - The home of the LIbrary
College Football News -
KU v. Michigan State - Insight Bowl - Tempe
Rock Chalk
*** Mandel said that the Fiesta will want to try and take a Big 12 team and since Texas will likely be playing in the BCS Championship game, they would look at KU since he projects us to be a 10 win team and they won't want a rematch of Oregon - Boise St.
Fine by me, don't care how it happens, just hope it does
Friday, October 2, 2009
Boring ass weekend
Below are the standings so far or lack there of and my thoughts on what would help KU this weekend
Big 12 Standings
Team Conference Overall
North Division
Kansas - 0-0 4-0
Get Sharp healthy and reevaluate the 3rd down rush package. I like Steven Foster a lot but he isn't cutting it anymore in the 3rd down package, I'm hoping that Woods figures it out and gets in on the fun, or they could go with Laptad, Oneygbule, Wheeler and Richard Johnson jr, that'd be a good package.
We did everything we wanted to do in the non-con, went 4-0 and found our weaknesses, Mangino will get it solved, but we need Sharp back, by CU hopefully but for OU for sure, Opurum can't do it all and I don't think they like Lewis (he might not be back from knee surgery yet)
Missouri - see nebraska
0-0 4-0
Iowa St. - play k-suck, they should win and let's hope they do, because that will put K-sucks dim bowl hope on life support
0-0 3-1
Nebraska - gayest team ever
0-0 3-1
Kansas St. - they need to lose, this will be the same for every week unless they want to beat mizz or NU
0-0 2-2
Colorado - its not even the weekend and they have already lost
0-0 1-3
South Division
Texas - they are going to play for all the marbles, let's just be honest
1-0 4-0
Texas A&M - play arkansas, they need to get kicked in the teeth, them getting bowl eligible isn't going to help us at all
0-0 3-0
Oklahoma St. 0-0 3-1 - I think they'll be our biggest challenger for the Cotton Bowl so I'd like to see them struggle against the south and beat up on the north
Baylor 0-0 2-1 - no robert griffin, means no shot at anything fun coming from waco
Oklahoma 0-0 2-1 - there's 2 schools of thought on OU, if they beat Miami, that will make the Big 12 look good and it will give OU a better shot of making the BCS, if OU makes the BCS, then KU is looking at the Cotton, Holiday or Alamo bowl, all 3 would be good for us. If OU doesn't make a BCS and the conference only gets one team in the BCS, then we're looking at some shitburger of a game like the Sun Bowl or the Insight Bowl again, lame.
Texas Tech 0-1 2-2 - I can see them losing to OU, Texas and Ok St, if KU can go to Lubbock and jam on them, they'll be 6-6 at the best and it'd be nice to see them not make a bowl this year, but the best thing they could do for KU is to get beat by KU and beat NU, that'd be a big help
Big 12 Standings
Team Conference Overall
North Division
Kansas - 0-0 4-0
Get Sharp healthy and reevaluate the 3rd down rush package. I like Steven Foster a lot but he isn't cutting it anymore in the 3rd down package, I'm hoping that Woods figures it out and gets in on the fun, or they could go with Laptad, Oneygbule, Wheeler and Richard Johnson jr, that'd be a good package.
We did everything we wanted to do in the non-con, went 4-0 and found our weaknesses, Mangino will get it solved, but we need Sharp back, by CU hopefully but for OU for sure, Opurum can't do it all and I don't think they like Lewis (he might not be back from knee surgery yet)
Missouri - see nebraska
0-0 4-0
Iowa St. - play k-suck, they should win and let's hope they do, because that will put K-sucks dim bowl hope on life support
0-0 3-1
Nebraska - gayest team ever
0-0 3-1
Kansas St. - they need to lose, this will be the same for every week unless they want to beat mizz or NU
0-0 2-2
Colorado - its not even the weekend and they have already lost
0-0 1-3
South Division
Texas - they are going to play for all the marbles, let's just be honest
1-0 4-0
Texas A&M - play arkansas, they need to get kicked in the teeth, them getting bowl eligible isn't going to help us at all
0-0 3-0
Oklahoma St. 0-0 3-1 - I think they'll be our biggest challenger for the Cotton Bowl so I'd like to see them struggle against the south and beat up on the north
Baylor 0-0 2-1 - no robert griffin, means no shot at anything fun coming from waco
Oklahoma 0-0 2-1 - there's 2 schools of thought on OU, if they beat Miami, that will make the Big 12 look good and it will give OU a better shot of making the BCS, if OU makes the BCS, then KU is looking at the Cotton, Holiday or Alamo bowl, all 3 would be good for us. If OU doesn't make a BCS and the conference only gets one team in the BCS, then we're looking at some shitburger of a game like the Sun Bowl or the Insight Bowl again, lame.
Texas Tech 0-1 2-2 - I can see them losing to OU, Texas and Ok St, if KU can go to Lubbock and jam on them, they'll be 6-6 at the best and it'd be nice to see them not make a bowl this year, but the best thing they could do for KU is to get beat by KU and beat NU, that'd be a big help
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