snoodmonger

The recruiting expert at KU's Scout site thinks Mizzou will be decent this year, a tourney team.

I don't think X has considered Texas for a long time now. The Henry camp has said it's Memphis or KU. Doesn't matter. Texas got another nice class.

Well Howry. Who knows what will happen. KU and Memphis have ben waiitng on Xavier Henry forever, now. And now he's decided to wait until the spring. I can only assume Snaer has been waiting to see what Henry would do. With the delay, he may be saying, "Eff it, I'm going to FSU. I can't wait on Henry any longer." Or KU might have just decided to go after the sure thing, and if Henry is still interested in the spring, work it out later. henry hurt himself in a car wreck last week, too that's part of why he delayed announcing, it's theorized.

Well Howry. Who knows what will happen. KU and Memphis have ben waiitng on Xavier Henry forever, now. And now he's decided to wait until the spring. I can only assume Snaer has been waiting to see what Henry would do. With the delay, he may be saying, "Eff it, I'm going to FSU. I can't wait on Henry any longer." Or KU might have just decided to go after the sure thing, and if Henry is still interested in the spring, work it out later.

What a disappointing season.

it's spelled struqjcnlsken /snood I don't get it. /me /being serious

was he forced out? if so, lame. Why? He's Willinghamming that program. i'm pretty sure bill snyder willinghammed it before he retired. they went 9-13 in snyder's last two years, and 5 of those wins were over bad non-conference teams. being as the program was already sliding backward when snyder retired, is it reasonable to expect prince to have had them turned around in less than three years? No question Snyder phoned it in toward the end, and he'd also lost his top assistants. But he left the program in good health, despite his record the last two seasons, and the team still had decent talent and an okay foundation. They also had a good rapport with the Kansas High Schools. Prince has pretty much ruined that. His record has gotten progressively worse, and they even had to buy out of a home game against Fresno State this year because they knew they couldn't win it. And they needed a bowl bad. As far as recruiting goes, Prince has been a disaster there. I'd need tadow to confirm this, but I believe he's pulled schollies from local kids more than once at the last second, instead offering them grayshirts after they'd essentially committed. He also over recruited JUCOs, bringing in 19 last year. Many didn't even make it to campus. The program is now thin on legit talent and is facing inevitable massive JUCO turnover. He's also allegedly impossible to work with. His assistants have jumped ship left and right. I believe there were even rumors he made his coaches run stairs after the team performed poorly. Finally, he's lost to KU all three times, and that doesn't fly in Manhattan. KSU is a school that absolutely NEEDS a competitive football team to have a viable AD. They don't have the donor base of a lot of BCS schools, and they can't rely on a national power basketball program like KU. If they let KU become the premier football school in the state--which is basically the case at this point--they'll be facing hard times.

was he forced out? if so, lame. Why? He's Willinghamming that program. Yeah, I'd like to hear Truffle's rationale for keeping him. Oh, and tadow, would you really be behind re-hiring Snyder? He kind of phoned it in at the end of his tenure, and he's what, 10000 years old?

There's talk with the disarray that K State's AD is in, they won't be prepared to make a move on Prince this season. They can't leave him at the controls for much longer, though. He's decimating the KSU relationship with the Kansas High School football scene (which, while hardly the most fertile grounds, is an important part of KUs and KSUs health), and another recruiting class made up by tons of JUCOs could really put that program behind the 8-ball. Part of me thinks it's funny because it's KSU, but man, it's scary to see how far they dropped. It's partly Snyder's fault. He kind of gave up towards the end. But Prince has really run that program into the ground.

nasty hit. we're they penalized for celebrating on his corpse like that?

Lawson might have better stats, but I think a healthy Collison is the better player.

USC Texas Oklahoma Ohio St. Michigan Penn St. Florida St. Florida LSU Alabama You could make the argument that it's as good or better than the FSU and Penn State jobs. Alabama has more tradition, but I believe UT has better facilities, stadium and recruiting budget. It'd be close between those two. At absolute worst, it's top 15. It's a silly subjective argument, but I could argue them out of the top 15 with Notre Dame, Miami, Oklahoma St.(CASH), VA Tech, and Nebraska Okie St. is having a cash flow prob right now. They made some poor decisions (at T Boone's behest) with the money he gave them. I'd put Tennessee above Va Tech and Okie State, but behind the original list of 10, ND, and Miami. I'd say they're comparable to Neb, maybe a touch higher due to much richer local recruiting.

UI has a big backcourt, but that front court is pretty undersized. Are they athletic?

Ty WIllingham to Tennessee. Book it.

Whats the spread? I am thinking you win by 30 this year, this is the worst A&M team in a while. any other year and I would do what cubinok said, but this aggie team is just [expletive] bad. Didn't they give Tech a game?

Meh. The game is already guaranteed to be an early game on FSN, and while the prospect of a North Championship game is neat, it's not enough for me to root against peace of mind going into Arrowhead, plus the schadenfreude of KU going .500. You're right about next year though, KU will be the favorite for the North. Unless Mizzou can have a smooth transition at QB there's no reason they wouldn't win it either. I don't know enough about the state of KU's program to know why they'd be favorites next year. Is it more of what Mizzou is losing, or is KU getting that much stronger? Both. KU returns all its playmakers on offense (Reesing, Meier, Sharp, Brisco, and the rest of the receiving corps. The o-line will probably be better. Our interior will graduate, but we have seasoned guys ready to step in, and our tackles--who are freshmen this year--should be much improved. As far as our D goes, our front four should be much better. We're getting a true pass rusher who allegedly can make an impact immediately, and our true fresh D-tackle should be much more ready to play. We'll be thin in experience at the LB position, but I think the guys we have stepping in are much better suited to defend the spread than our current batch. But really, it's all about the O. We'll still have trouble stopping teams, but I think our O will be able to overcome that except against the OUs and UTs.

K State is atrocious, made even worse by a dinged up O Line. You guys will feast. This is such a huge game for the KU program. It'll guarantee a 7-win season and put us in position to play for the North title. And 7-5 looks so much better than 6-6. Honestly, as a Mizzou fan, you should root for KU to win this week. While the showdown will hardly be as heralded as last year's, if the North title is up for grabs, our game is bound to get more attention. (Which is good for both programs.) And Our pass defense is so bad, there's little to no chance we'll be able to stop you guys and win the game, so you'll get the best of both worlds--some pregrame hype, followed by a likely win. Look for us to be North champs next year, though.

Make that 20! Gooden himself just said basically what you said about him. He felt like he didnt compete last night like he can, and it left a bad taste in his mouth. I hope he finds something to leave a bad taste in his mouth every game wow. And it hasnt been said enought yet....DERREK ROSE! Gooden has the tools to be a monster on the boards, but he's never shown the ability to do it consistently. I see no reason to believe that will change now, in his 6th or 7th season. You'll get a few games like this every year, and others where he'll disappear. And I suspect he'll finish the year right around 11pts, 8.5 boards/game, just like every year. It's a shame, because he could be such a better player than that.

You go ahead and think that. I hope you are being sarcastic, I really do. Which school can offer Saban the money, the power (he's got full control of the football program, Moore the AD is essentially a figurehead) the tradition that Alabama has. Schools that fit this description (USC/OU/FSU/PSU/Texas) either already have their coaches or they will have their next coach in line to succeed their current coach. And outside of those kind of schools, Nick Saban isn't going to take a step down in the coaching hierarchy, ie leaving Alabama for a school like Clemson. That would be like Mack Brown leaving Texas for Baylor. Do you see that happening? Cause if you honestly do see that happening, please pass me what your smoking cause that must be some good............ Contrary to the pubic persona that Nick has shown, Nick and his family absolutely do love it in Alabama. There are two fears that Nick has admitted to: 1: He will never return to Morgantown, WV. Why? Because even at 57 he still has fear of following his father into the coal mines. Irrational? Yes. But it what motivates the man. 2: Saban has grown tired of being label a merc (I understand why people would call him that and I understand why Saban has grown tired of it). He's not leaving Alabama anytime. Now I understand you may be pushing my bottoms on this subject, and if that's the case, kudos to you kind sir. I just don't see Saban leaving Alabama. Saban has already done the NFL thing THREE TIMES (Browns/Dolphins/Oilers) and a coach of his statute does not take a step down in the college ranks. Put it this way, Pete Carroll is more likely to leave USC then Saban is to leave Alabama. pubic persona?

K State is bad.

Jake Sharp with 7 carries, 109 yards, and 3 TDs...with three minutes left in the 1st quarter.

Jake Sharp is just gashing them.

KU with the courtesy/reputation ranking.

yikes, current team leader for assists has...2? In the 4th quarter?

One of those beasts actually make the elite 8 this year? Why is it ok to use sample size and crapshoot in relation to MLB playoffs but not the NCAA tournament? No worries though, you guys need someone to throw things at now that Eric Gordon isn't in college anymore. I realize it is sample sizes, just think it is odd that you guys haven't done better as a conference in the tourny lately as you have been by far the best conference. I guess that is cause UConn and the Cuse, two very good programs have been down a bit for them lately. Anything can happen in the Tourney thats the thing....Plus what they haven't won in 3 years? The conference is still very good as a whole KU Florida Florida UNC so four. But, your point remains. That's all I'm saying...Was Kansas necessarily the most talented team in the nation....They were one of the best, but maybe not the best...The Tournament does crazy things. Show me a more talented team. KU had 5 guys go in the draft. The only teams that could make a claim to equal talent were UCLA and Memphis, and that's only because their top-level talent was slightly better than KU's. KU had them on depth, though. Still, your point remains. It is a crapshoot. Gotta have talent. Also have to have luck. KU was a wayward three away from not even making the FF.