I watched a good chunk of the Rice-KU game, while it certainly wasn't great for KU, I didn't think there was any part of it that was embarrassing. KU's defense played pretty well.
My last Observo is, and I've said it before, but Chaz Weis just looks like a guy going through the motions collecting a pay check, and maybe it was just me, but the players on KU's sidelines looked to be doing a lot of chit-chatting and laughing. I don't know if this means anything but I just get the feeling that the Chaz Weis culture is not a fit for the college game.