I wasn’t expecting to well up in tears for someone I hadn’t personally met, but I did. I’ve been to four funerals of friends and family this year and was able to stay composed, but this hit me harder than expected. @RockChalkinTexas apparently holds a special place in my heart. I enjoy my bucketteers; don’t any of you dare leave!

Everyone stay safe and healthy as possible this holiday season!!!

@wissox said in My crisis of faith in Bill:

Bill Self had a phase where he recruited some questionable character guys. It really impacted this program, saddling us with the black eye of the half decade long investigation. The dude with the car accident (I’ve repressed the memory of his name and couldn’t care less to learn his name), the dude with the shoebox money (ditto my other parenthesis), Josh Jackson the most talented of all the lowlifes we brought in. The dude who raped the woman. Vick, had some issues, forgetting exactly, Jalen Wilson DUI, and the aforementioned Cliff Alexander, a victim of his own ma if I recall correctly. I might be wrong but Selfs first decade with us was his strongest and we avoided these headlines.

The original post, excellent btw @approxinfinity, and @MoonwalkMafia, was what’s happened to recruiting. Bill Self is still struggling to recover from the black eyes of the last decade.

But part of this is waiting for NCAA to work out the negativity of the NIL and portal eras. We brought in some highly ranked 5 star for next year. Normally I’d be stoked but now I’m just thinking he’s another Grady or Furphy (who had like 1 good game while he was here using us to get to the league). So while maybe the character issue has been resolved, finding loyal guys to the program who see all of the ‘trappings’ that come with being a KU player has been difficult. I laugh at guys like Grady Dick who took the money and play for a gosh awful Toronto team. Must be really fun playing in a boring league in front bored fans. He was getting paid here and would be a huge part of KU lore had he stuck around. Instead he’s an NBA afterthought. Would’ve gotten paid after this year or even his senior year a bunch.

88, 08, and 22 have forever etched themselves into my mind and make enduring these down periods a little less difficult. But I fear the aura of KU ball wearing off a little bit and always look at IU basketball, or Nebraska football as examples of programs that ruled their sport that haven’t been able to get it together since. Anyone see IU fans abandon the Assembly Hall the other day against Illinois before the first half was even done? My worst nightmare for KU right there.

Having met Jalen Wilson and seeing as he has had no other issues I take offense to his inclusion on the bad actors list. He made a childish mistake, atoned for it, and didn’t have another single issue - if I’m not mistaken. His attitude and demeanor improved drastically after that and he became a model student athlete on and off the court.

Worst case scenario- KU in line for the number one overall seed, plays no games due to a pandemic. Leaving nothing but what if’s for all.

@BeddieKU23 Yes, Kelly should’ve stayed another year, but I’m still upset that Paul Pierce left early.

I love that Bill Self is being blamed for tuning out a roster devoid of post talent and yet his team is playing the best basketball in the nation, undefeated, and ranked #2.

The warts will show, but Bill is doing a masterful job once again.

Wow. Hope he figures life out quickly. He’s blowing a couple once in a lifetime opportunities.

As a Chiefs fan, Mahomes is payback for watching other teams do that to our D for years.

Just realized Buckets turned 10 years old last October!!! Thanks to all who have helped make this site entertaining!

Win at all costs and the fans cry about not looking to the future. Sit Cliff and lose tonight with an eye on the future and fans cry. It’a a good thing KU basketball coach isn’t an elected position. The man has done nothing but win games at a historic rate. KU is 14-3 with a freshman and sophomore dominated line-up in what has been the hardest schedule in the nation. I’m estatic with the win loss record, but think there is much room for improvement in play. That’s what has me excited, KU will be better in March and even better next year.

If Bill manages to win the conference title this year it will be quite the feat with 8 teams in a 10 team conference having been ranked in the top 25. That means 8 teams have been rated in the top 7% of all college basketball. KU will have to earn this championship!

Society has changed a lot less than the media brain washed people to believe. Go outside people.

I’m going to take a break from this toxic environment. Best of luck this season Jayhawk fans!

@approxinfinity said in UNC Matchup Friday Night:

@dylans

Everything can be what we want it to be. Sports, society, everything. That requires accepting it for what it is and fulfilling the small part we can play to get us there.

That is the biggest pile of horse shit I’ve ever heard in my life. You should run for office.

@drgnslayr said in UNC Matchup Friday Night:

None of us can predict the future. We’ve certainly taken hits for several things in the past decade. Maybe the biggest was conference changes.

In the end… it’s business. And what makes good business? Fans of schools being able to watch their teams and also with more attention to rival games. Slowly… things are settling down and old rivals (misery) are being scheduled again.

Where we really get screwed now is on tv packages.

What are they (ncaa) doing for the fans? This is a farce. I just wish the mob would get behind KU so they could start covering more spreads. @jaybate was right, the entire system is broken.

@rockchalkjayhawk said in 2025 Chiefs:

I was getting fired up to check the boxscore to blame penalties for the loss…but then i saw the Broncos penalties and that excuse fell out the window!

Chiefs: 10 penalties for 69 yards

Broncos: 10 penalties for 147 yards

Yes, the refs really stayed involved the entire game. Rarely did the miss an opportunity to shine. It was their moment!

Ugg just a brutal game to watch. Denver’s defense is legit.

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/kansas-city-chiefs

42.7 mil over the the ‘26 cap with only 36 players signed so every dollar added goes against the cap. Next year will swing heavily depending on the draft. Veach needs another 2022 esq draft or 2026 will be brutal with all the cuts, restructures needed to clear space to retain their own free agents (McDuffie, Watson, Kelce etc), and a lack of impact free agents being affordable. Veach better hit a homerun.

Next year will be worse. The cap situation is disastrous.

One less…

@approxinfinity I have nothing to do with KU sucking at sports currently. The NCAA does have a lot to do with that. Why would I embrace losing culture?

@wissox where do they play on the KU campus?

@approxinfinity said in UNC Matchup Friday Night:

@dylans im sure the next century will look a little different than the last one.

Currently circling the toilet.