Author Topic: The KU Rayhawks are NOT going through a rough patch. They make Raytown, Missouri proud! (Read 3979021 times)

Spracne · « **Reply #22925 on:** August 25, 2021, 03:36:55 PM »

Quote from: deputy dawg on August 25, 2021, 03:20:00 PM

Well, KU is hovering right where they've been for years, at the bottom. Not sure why they are confident that they're the pick of the litter of the 8 remaining schools in the Big 12 - are other conference itching to add the worst football program in P5, or the worst stadium in the P5.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/power-five-college-football-michigan-state-kansas-arizona-among-10-worst-teams/ar-AANJWIz?ocid=msedgntp

I don't think 100-year decisions are made in this kind of way, but I could be wrong (I'm not).

deputy dawg · « **Reply #22926 on:** August 25, 2021, 03:43:26 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on August 25, 2021, 03:36:55 PM

Quote from: deputy dawg on August 25, 2021, 03:20:00 PM
Well, KU is hovering right where they've been for years, at the bottom. Not sure why they are confident that they're the pick of the litter of the 8 remaining schools in the Big 12 - are other conference itching to add the worst football program in P5, or the worst stadium in the P5.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/power-five-college-football-michigan-state-kansas-arizona-among-10-worst-teams/ar-AANJWIz?ocid=msedgntp

I don't think 100-year decisions are made in this kind of way, but I could be wrong (I'm not).

Hmmm....wasn't KU at or near the bottom of P5 programs during the last round of realignment 10 years ago? Don't think we're talking about 1921.

Spracne · « **Reply #22927 on:** August 25, 2021, 03:51:32 PM »

Quote from: deputy dawg on August 25, 2021, 03:43:26 PM

Quote from: Spracne on August 25, 2021, 03:36:55 PM
Quote from: deputy dawg on August 25, 2021, 03:20:00 PM
Well, KU is hovering right where they've been for years, at the bottom. Not sure why they are confident that they're the pick of the litter of the 8 remaining schools in the Big 12 - are other conference itching to add the worst football program in P5, or the worst stadium in the P5.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/power-five-college-football-michigan-state-kansas-arizona-among-10-worst-teams/ar-AANJWIz?ocid=msedgntp

I don't think 100-year decisions are made in this kind of way, but I could be wrong (I'm not).

Hmmm....wasn't KU at or near the bottom of P5 programs during the last round of realignment 10 years ago? Don't think we're talking about 1921.

I'm talking about your supposition that recent wins and losses is somehow the touchstone in these decisions. That's not the case. Also, we won an Orange Bowl 13 years ago!

deputy dawg · « **Reply #22928 on:** August 25, 2021, 05:47:03 PM »

Thanks for bringing up the Orange Bowl from when I was younger, I bet my buddy a beer that a KU poster would bring that up as one of KU's qualifications for an invite to a P5 conference. He's a KU fan, and thought it wouldn't be necessary to mention that, and it may not be relevant. But, again, thanks for mentioning that, it earned me a free beer.

Spracne · « **Reply #22929 on:** August 25, 2021, 07:04:28 PM »

Quote from: deputy dawg on August 25, 2021, 05:47:03 PM

Thanks for bringing up the Orange Bowl from when I was younger, I bet my buddy a beer that a KU poster would bring that up as one of KU's qualifications for an invite to a P5 conference. He's a KU fan, and thought it wouldn't be necessary to mention that, and it may not be relevant. But, again, thanks for mentioning that, it earned me a free beer.

Well, this isn't even fun anymore...

Let me try again. I find it suspicious that you just happened to go back 10 years. Why arbitrarily choose 10 years instead of a nice round number like 13, huh?

john "teach me how to" dougie · « **Reply #22930 on:** August 25, 2021, 07:38:05 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on August 25, 2021, 07:04:28 PM

Quote from: deputy dawg on August 25, 2021, 05:47:03 PM
Thanks for bringing up the Orange Bowl from when I was younger, I bet my buddy a beer that a KU poster would bring that up as one of KU's qualifications for an invite to a P5 conference. He's a KU fan, and thought it wouldn't be necessary to mention that, and it may not be relevant. But, again, thanks for mentioning that, it earned me a free beer.

Well, this isn't even fun anymore...

Let me try again. I find it suspicious that you just happened to go back 10 years. Why arbitrarily choose 10 years instead of a nice round number like 13, huh?

Everyone outside of KU calls it the "Perfect Storm" season.

Spracne · « **Reply #22931 on:** August 25, 2021, 07:51:06 PM »

Quote from: john "teach me how to" dougie on August 25, 2021, 07:38:05 PM

Quote from: Spracne on August 25, 2021, 07:04:28 PM
Quote from: deputy dawg on August 25, 2021, 05:47:03 PM
Thanks for bringing up the Orange Bowl from when I was younger, I bet my buddy a beer that a KU poster would bring that up as one of KU's qualifications for an invite to a P5 conference. He's a KU fan, and thought it wouldn't be necessary to mention that, and it may not be relevant. But, again, thanks for mentioning that, it earned me a free beer.

Well, this isn't even fun anymore...

Let me try again. I find it suspicious that you just happened to go back 10 years. Why arbitrarily choose 10 years instead of a nice round number like 13, huh?

Everyone outside of KU calls it the "Perfect Storm" season.

Uh, no they don't. No one even knows who won the 2008 Orange Bowl, except for KU fans, MU fans, and KSU fans.

wetwillie · « **Reply #22932 on:** August 25, 2021, 08:28:45 PM »

The orange bowl 2008 season fascinates me. Really good KU football team, triggers many KSU fans to this day.

MakeItRain · « **Reply #22933 on:** August 26, 2021, 12:02:43 AM »

Quote from: wetwillie on August 25, 2021, 08:28:45 PM

The orange bowl 2008 season fascinates me. Really good KU football team, triggers many KSU fans to this day.

There's nothing wrong with observing that team was overrated and incredibly lucky. I don't even know how you can look at the years around that year and come to any other conclusion. They lost 11 games the two years before and 12 the two years after. That 2007 Kansas Football team has to be one of the biggest outliers in the history of the sport.

catastrophe · « **Reply #22934 on:** August 26, 2021, 12:31:05 AM »

Solid QB play can make a pretty major difference on any team, and obviously when you’re doing divisions and avoid the best teams in the conference that’s going to help a ton with your overall record.

Having a great year in the midst of a bunch of bad years is really not surprising. Being as bad as KU has been for as long as they have is the real outlier.

deputy dawg · « **Reply #22935 on:** August 26, 2021, 07:04:36 AM »

10 year time frame wasn't arbitrary, it was the period of the last realignment. I'm not sure many KU fans understand their university's role in dissolution of the conference - the lack of investment in football and facilities dragged down the image of the entire conference. Kind of like K-State did back in the 80's, but with more serious consequences to fellow conference members.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #22936 on:** August 26, 2021, 07:20:36 AM »

Quote from: deputy dawg on August 26, 2021, 07:04:36 AM

10 year time frame wasn't arbitrary, it was the period of the last realignment. I'm not sure many KU fans understand their university's role in dissolution of the conference - the lack of investment in football and facilities dragged down the image of the entire conference. Kind of like K-State did back in the 80's, but with more serious consequences to fellow conference members.

The financial paradigm of major college athletics is unrecognizable relative to the Toilet Bowl era (the Toilet Bowl itself required two teams, one of which was KU).

For a full decade, KU provided a football team that if you lost to them, as a coach, your job was immediately on the line.

Nobody wants that lingering in their conference for a full decade. Year after year the angst of knowing if your guys crap the bed that you might lose to a team that the next week would go out and lose by 5 TD’s (again).

PurpleOil · « **Reply #22937 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:19:51 AM »

Wow... just going to leave this here

Stupid Fitz · « **Reply #22938 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:26:48 AM »

Quote from: PurpleOil on August 31, 2021, 10:19:51 AM

Wow... just going to leave this here

I like them

KanSt43 · « **Reply #22939 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:37:05 AM »

I don't hate them....

WildcatNkilt · « **Reply #22940 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:49:13 AM »

Helmet is very tribal looking. I don't understand.

Brock Landers · « **Reply #22941 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:55:52 AM »

Quote from: WildcatNkilt on August 31, 2021, 10:49:13 AM

Helmet is very tribal looking. I don't understand.

Apparently it is an old timey logo they used from like 100 years ago or something. If so then I don't understand why they'd want to mix that logo with the angry Jayhawk on the sleeve. Kind of a cool concept just not sure about the colors, just my IMO.

Trim · « **Reply #22942 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:57:42 AM »

I thought maybe they were doing a chop wood thing instead of a pound stone thing and the K design was an axe blade.

meow meow · « **Reply #22943 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:57:54 AM »

i like them. interesting they would choose now to use the logo that looks like the big 12 logo when they are big 10 bound

meow meow · « **Reply #22944 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:59:04 AM »

they are trying to be the royals to lure in more kc based t-shirt fans?

KITNfury · « **Reply #22945 on:** August 31, 2021, 10:59:49 AM »

Copying our basketball 2 tones!

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #22946 on:** August 31, 2021, 11:01:03 AM »

Jealous they are trying out new unis

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catastrophe · « **Reply #22947 on:** August 31, 2021, 11:28:30 AM »

Honestly not sure what it is about it, but those look like KU is auditioning for the MAC.

Shooter Jones · « **Reply #22948 on:** August 31, 2021, 11:40:32 AM »

If you put different sleeves on the jersey they're really damn good... but with those sleeve logos, they're pretty damn bad

star seed 7 · « **Reply #22949 on:** August 31, 2021, 11:45:03 AM »

The bow tie logo is not to my taste but the rest looks "clean" as the youngsters say. Way better than anything else they had recently.