Author Topic: KU football is NOT going through a rough patch. Cheer on our hawk brothers here! (Read 3219860 times)

EMAWzifried · « **Reply #26100 on:** December 03, 2023, 05:15:20 PM »

Quote from: BIG APPLE CAT on December 03, 2023, 04:23:29 PM

I mean this is essentially a college homecoming game for the majority of ku fans so kinda feels a little unfair

They're bowling in Chicago?

Spracne · « **Reply #26101 on:** December 03, 2023, 05:32:54 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on December 03, 2023, 05:03:10 PM

Gives me PTSD thinking about playing in the pinstripe bowl

My first thought. The infamous throat slash penalty.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #26102 on:** December 03, 2023, 07:51:06 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on December 03, 2023, 05:32:54 PM

Quote from: wetwillie on December 03, 2023, 05:03:10 PM
Gives me PTSD thinking about playing in the pinstripe bowl

My first thought. The infamous throat slash penalty.

It was a salute. And it was bullshit.

catastrophe · « **Reply #26103 on:** December 04, 2023, 08:19:50 AM »

The salute penalty was awful for a lot of reasons, most of all because it spawned a whole FB group.

DQ12 · « **Reply #26104 on:** December 04, 2023, 10:19:46 AM »

Subprime in the Southwest

star seed 7 · « **Reply #26105 on:** December 04, 2023, 12:55:22 PM »

Quote

Kansas has the opportunity to
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Win 9 games in a season for just the 4th time since 1909.

Is this true?

pissclams · « **Reply #26106 on:** December 21, 2023, 09:05:12 PM »

stadium renovation porn. i’m excited them

https://twitter.com/tgoff11/status/1737872570270065103?s=61&t=kHH-k8anwIfPUMhwWRaDiA

DaBigTrain · « **Reply #26107 on:** December 21, 2023, 09:41:06 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on December 21, 2023, 09:05:12 PM

stadium renovation porn. i’m excited them

https://twitter.com/tgoff11/status/1737872570270065103?s=61&t=kHH-k8anwIfPUMhwWRaDiA

I was just there a month ago and it honestly looks the exact same.

wetwillie · « **Reply #26108 on:** December 21, 2023, 10:13:24 PM »

RIP #thebooth

star seed 7 · « **Reply #26109 on:** December 21, 2023, 11:35:21 PM »

Why do they hate ww1 vets?

catastrophe · « **Reply #26110 on:** December 22, 2023, 08:49:17 AM »

Quote from: DaBigTrain on December 21, 2023, 09:41:06 PM

Quote from: pissclams on December 21, 2023, 09:05:12 PM
stadium renovation porn. i’m excited them

https://twitter.com/tgoff11/status/1737872570270065103?s=61&t=kHH-k8anwIfPUMhwWRaDiA

I was just there a month ago and it honestly looks the exact same.

Yeah can any stadium nerds explain what this picture is showing? I’m trying to figure out what’s changed about the stadium other than I guess they covered up the field?

Spracne · « **Reply #26111 on:** December 22, 2023, 09:15:50 AM »

https://kugatewaydistrict.com/live-cameras/

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #26112 on:** December 22, 2023, 09:51:37 AM »

So long most architecturally significant portion of KU Memorial Stadium.

Soon to be replaced by a down market MLS'ified/suburban office park look.

passranch · « **Reply #26113 on:** December 22, 2023, 10:47:43 AM »

Quote from: star seed 7 on December 21, 2023, 11:35:21 PM

Why do they hate ww1 vets?

Yeah I guess they no longer #supportTheTroops there.

Sad.

EMAWzifried · « **Reply #26114 on:** December 22, 2023, 10:54:05 AM »

Somewhere on the KU campus, maybe the union, I've seen aerial photos of the growth of Memorial Stadium from bleachers to that shithole that about half that went under the wrecking ball. Like, they were real proud of the stadium's evolution. Now they tore much of it the eff down.

My question is how do they address the real problem of so much seating being beyond the goal line because of the spacious horseshoe on the closed-in side of the stadium to accomidate the historic running track? I assume they plan to place the MLS section closer to the field, which will ruin the view on that side of the closest seats in the horseshoe.

I'm sorry my tax dollars are paying for this ill-conceived patch.

Spracne · « **Reply #26115 on:** December 22, 2023, 11:31:37 AM »

Quote from: EMAWzifried on December 22, 2023, 10:54:05 AM

Somewhere on the KU campus, maybe the union, I've seen aerial photos of the growth of Memorial Stadium from bleachers to that shithole that about half that went under the wrecking ball. Like, they were real proud of the stadium's evolution. Now they tore much of it the eff down.

My question is how do they address the real problem of so much seating being beyond the goal line because of the spacious horseshoe on the closed-in side of the stadium to accomidate the historic running track? I assume they plan to place the MLS section closer to the field, which will ruin the view on that side of the closest seats in the horseshoe.

I'm sorry my tax dollars are paying for this ill-conceived patch.

Huh?

KST8FAN · « **Reply #26116 on:** December 22, 2023, 01:22:24 PM »

An (engineer) friend claimed last night they had info about KUFB having to play at GEHA next fall because this won't be done? Maybe he was BS me...

Tom

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star seed 7 · « **Reply #26117 on:** December 22, 2023, 02:29:40 PM »

Zero chance the chiefs let them tear up the field in front of a half filled Arrowhead

wetwillie · « **Reply #26118 on:** December 22, 2023, 04:15:26 PM »

They will play at Free State before they play at Arrowhead

Pete · « **Reply #26119 on:** December 22, 2023, 05:27:06 PM »

Sporting KC maybe?

pissclams · « **Reply #26120 on:** December 22, 2023, 05:29:21 PM »

i don’t think they have a home yet for next year but shawnee mission south stadium would be a good option, it’s huge. pete lives right by there.

it seems like it would be a lot of work to retrofit children’s mercy park to a football stadium. goal posts secured in a cement filled bucket? arrowhead? would be weird to see the kansas jayhawks play their home games in missouri.

are haskell’s facilities an option?

Skipper44 · « **Reply #26121 on:** December 22, 2023, 05:36:41 PM »

do we show the ultimate TSC and let them be the Chargers to our Rams? they did play a lot of Friday night games this season so it could work.

Spracne · « **Reply #26122 on:** December 22, 2023, 05:43:07 PM »

Quote from: KST8FAN on December 22, 2023, 01:22:24 PM

An (engineer) friend claimed last night they had info about KUFB having to play at GEHA next fall because this won't be done? Maybe he was BS me...

Tom

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KU has already announced that Phase 1 (the west and north sides that are currently being demolished) won't be complete until the start of the 2025 season. The east side stands will remain for the 2024 season. So, we're looking at playing our home games in some combination of Memorial (reduced capacity at ~20K) and GEHA. Rumors that one of our BMDs who has an ownership interest in Sporting KC was trying to push that angle, but I doubt it would happen.

Katpappy · « **Reply #26123 on:** December 22, 2023, 06:22:49 PM »

I think it was in '13 that we played our spring game at Sporting KC. I went to it and it was not very crowded.

MakeItRain · « **Reply #26124 on:** December 22, 2023, 06:53:01 PM »

Quote from: Pete on December 22, 2023, 05:27:06 PM

Sporting KC maybe?

That's going to be really difficult. For starters, the field is entirely too small for a D1 game. The goalposts literally are right against the wall on both ends. Secondly, it world absolutely destroy that field. The only time they have hosted football was our spring game when the WSC was being played and the D2 National Championship, which takes place after the MLS season is done.

Most of the college football season is during the MLS playoffs and SKC won't be able to guarantee KU Saturday home dates. It's possible that they may do one or two September games there but I can't see anything beyond that.