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Will the Big 12 Race be Decided by Either the Kansas Jayhawks or the Missouri Tigers?

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Baylor certainly looked like a favorite to contend for the Big 12 men's basketball championship after cruising to 17 victories in a row out of the gate. However, the Bears lost their second straight game over the weekend, falling at home to Missouri. They've now lost to Kansas and Mizzou, ...

Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks Win Thanks to Spurts

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Bill Self doesn't mince words about his team's offensive production. He readily admits that the Kansas Jayhawks aren't going to look unbelievable offensively, and this is coming from a guy who watched his team put up 92 points on previously unbeaten Baylor this past week. What Self does see is a ...

Charlie Weis Has a Five-Year Plan for the Kansas Jayhawks

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Charlie Weis seems to have his whole tenure at Kansas mapped out already. The program hired the former Notre Dame head coach, who has bounced around the past few years between the college and professional ranks, to take over the Jayhawks' fledgling football program, a move that shocked the college ...

Bill Self: Kansas Basketball and the Big 12 Will Be Just Fine With or Without Missouri

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Since the beginning of this entire wild and crazy mess, all of the chatter surrounding the Big 12 Conference and possible realignment scenarios has been delineated by a strong sense of doom and gloom. Texas A&M was rumored to be heading to the SEC, which in turn might mean that ...

Bill Self on Big 12 Realignment: “Something positive could come out of it, but it’s nervous times.”

Friday, September 9th, 2011

There has been plenty of chatter over the past few weeks -- and years, really -- about possible realignment in college athletics and, specifically, the Big 12. With Texas A&M attempting to bolt for the Southeastern Conference, everyone is wondering what will happen next. But all that talk has surrounded ...

Former Kansas Guard Josh Selby Doesn’t Seem Surprised That He Fell All the Way to No. 49 In the NBA Draft

Monday, June 27th, 2011

I don't like to cast aspersions on people, but Josh Selby certainly doesn't appear very smart. He doesn't look bright when he's asked in the following interview if he thought about returning to Kansas and he answers that he will probably return to Lawrence at some point in his life. ...

Sweet 16 Matchups: Chris Mooney Leads the Cinderalla Richmond Spiders Down to the River Walk to Face the Mighty Kansas Jayhawks

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Pound for pound, the spider -- or certain species at least -- is one of the deadliest creatures on earth. Through the first 'three' rounds of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the Richmond Spiders are certainly packing that type of  unexpected yet undeniably impressive punch. Richmond, the No. 11 seed in ...

Does Bill Self Believe Kansas Can Win it All? “I’d like to say yes, but I’m not overly impressed with our consistency.”

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

It's always special when March arrives thanks to the madness that comes with it, and I have to believe that this is going to be one of the more special years simply because the race for the national title seems so wide open. You could give me ...

Stop, Collaborate and Listen, Bill Self is Back With A Brand New Kansas Team

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Sherron Collins graduated as the winningest player in Kansas basketball history, Cole Aldrich bolted for the NBA, and Xavier Henry spent one year at Kansas before leaving for the NBA as well. Despite losing their three best players from a team that won 33 games last year and reigned supreme ...

Xavier Henry Knows He Could Have “Put Up Way Bigger Numbers” Elsewhere

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

He may be the clear top choice among current draft prospects, but John Wall was not the unanimous top prospect coming out of high school last season. He wasn't even the consensus top player. Among those ranked #1 by major scouting services as the All-American games came about were Wall, ...