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Many of ku’s players don’t have other options

Posted on: February 25, 2025 at 09:47:17 CT
FIJItiger MU
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They are there because they couldn’t academically qualify elsewhere, have legal issues that become irrelevant as a ku player, their family is dependent on improper benefits, etc. They don’t come to Lawrence as a top choice, many of them it’s a last and only resort.
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Houston is 31-4 in league games since joining the Big 12 - Eggs MU - 2/25 09:26:59
     Makes you wonder if the big 12 was in it's current form or - playhard KC - 2/25 15:58:41
          About the same - they mastered the art of skirting the rules - alstl MU - 2/25 17:40:09
          I think ku got so into most of the league's head - Eggs MU - 2/25 16:20:08
               KU also isn’t loaded with NBA players - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 16:24:37
                    They were often loaded with NBA guys but NBA role - playhard KC - 2/25 16:50:19
          The big 12 is and has been way better than the WCC (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 16:04:45
               It's deeper and i said it was better but i don't think the - playhard KC - 2/25 16:09:44
     RE: Houston is 31-4 in league games since joining the Big 12 - Tiger 69 MU - 2/25 11:45:55
          ^^Mike Alden(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 2/25 13:32:24
          Well it is all legal now and he is succeeding still (nm) - TheWildcat MU - 2/25 12:02:13
               actually what he did still is illegal - MizzouAstro MU - 2/25 16:04:30
               Yep - he's just a great coach.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 13:14:02
                    I don't understand the philosophy of "he cheated - semotiger83 MU - 2/25 13:36:13
                         If Self did at Mizzou what he did at kU - doughboy MU - 2/25 15:20:49
                              No, because we would be a blueblood - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/25 15:23:26
                                   Self would have left for OSU first chance if he took Mizzou - Uncle John MU - 2/25 15:57:26
                                        Agree, given what he did at Illinois. - semotiger83 MU - 2/25 17:49:20
                         Correct.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 14:24:55
                         Yep (nm) - Cosmo MU - 2/25 14:19:59
                         This (nm) - TheWildcat MU - 2/25 13:41:44
     Shocked he is still in his 60s at 69 - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 2/25 11:28:24
          Me too..he doesn't look younger than my 76 but it's what is(nm) - oldtgr MU - 2/25 13:55:43
     Their hire of Sampson is arguably best hire of last 20 yrs - FIJItiger MU - 2/25 09:44:11
          He did well at Oklahoma too until.....(nm) - oldtgr MU - 2/25 09:53:21
               RE: He did well at Oklahoma too until.....(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 2/25 09:57:44
                    Thanks for the historical update..hard to forget thosetimes(nm) - oldtgr MU - 2/25 10:31:21
          How many times did we pass up the opportunity to interview - HissingPrigs77 MU - 2/25 09:52:12
               Alden hit the jackpot with Pinkel, but otherwise was not a - Eggs MU - 2/25 10:22:15
                    Quin was a homerun. It just didn't work out. Anderson - TheWildcat MU - 2/25 10:59:38
                         Anderson was his homerun because it saved his ass - XRob MU - 2/25 12:14:08
                         Quin was Matthew MCconaughey in a Wolf On Wall Street - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:32:34
                         Quin was no homerun. He looked like - SabertoothTiger MU - 2/25 11:09:07
                              Alden also was powerless to not hire Quin. They big money - TheWildcat MU - 2/25 11:18:40
                                   Yep - and we could have had Self instead. As much as I - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:34:08
                                        Self would have been great… until he realized what a sh*t - Cosmo MU - 2/25 11:52:22
                                   thats probably true but its - SabertoothTiger MU - 2/25 11:21:14
                                        This is correct unless it was some crazy situation like - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:36:07
                                        Also Mike Alden is a spineless cuck. He should have - SabertoothTiger MU - 2/25 11:23:42
                         Quin was a homerun but Alden mismanaged it. MA was - alwaysright MU - 2/25 11:04:17
                              What was the “mutiny” for exactly? - Genco98 MU - 2/25 16:56:43
                              MA was better than average but Alden mismanaged that. - SabertoothTiger MU - 2/25 11:14:23
                                   Anderson wad a one trick pony that had lost a - alwaysright MU - 2/25 11:47:47
                                        Otto Porter comes to Mizzou had he not left - semotiger83 MU - 2/25 13:40:40
                                             He was going to lose English and maybe Denmon and - alwaysright MU - 2/25 15:37:13
                    He was part of getting Mizzou to the SEC - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 10:27:06
                         nimrod when it comes to basketball. Football - SabertoothTiger MU - 2/25 10:33:03
                              The 2 best things Alden did - Eggs MU - 2/25 10:35:13
               Too many. I’ve multiple times argued - FIJItiger MU - 2/25 09:56:45
                    He is but his cry baby shyt to refs was so annoying. I - SabertoothTiger MU - 2/25 10:01:41
                         If he wanted to cry here and go 32-4 every year - HissingPrigs77 MU - 2/25 10:12:31
                         RE: He is but his cry baby shyt to refs was so annoying. I - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 10:02:09
                              I wouldn't have complained about him thats for sure. I - SabertoothTiger MU - 2/25 10:06:23
                                   I'm happy with Gates too, and I agree I am happy with - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 10:08:19
                                        Gates might be about the perfect coach for this era - Eggs MU - 2/25 10:34:12
                                             Gates strategy has a good balance of - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 10:51:39
                                                  Yeah - that is a good mix, and I like where Gates has Mizzou - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:08:01
     Self needs to go back to his player development - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 09:30:15
          Self's problem is that payments to players no longer - JG A - 2/25 14:42:34
          I bet Self either takes a shot at the Pro level or he does - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:14:39
          I wonder if he'll take a shot at the NBA now - Eggs MU - 2/25 10:29:43
               Spurs is a real option I think. Pop is out for the rest of - kmawv8 MU - 2/25 13:08:56
               Similar to Nebraska in football and Prop 48s ban in - Genco98 MU - 2/25 10:57:48
          Why? They will just leave for more money unless - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 09:34:41
               Many of ku’s players don’t have other options - FIJItiger MU - 2/25 09:47:17
               Will they? - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 09:39:06
                    But everything has changed since then. kU will have - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 09:47:40
                         KU has massive NIL - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 09:49:20
                              I realize this, but that is not sustainable for a college - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 09:55:56
                                   Totally disagree - Cosmo MU - 2/25 11:02:05
                                        Desire and capability are two different things. The desire - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:13:11
                                             In what way? - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 13:13:22
                                             You're naive (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 2/25 13:04:45
                                             I mean I guess we’ll see, but these numbers that people are - Cosmo MU - 2/25 11:19:08
                                                  I agree that no one really knows what these deals are... - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:23:47
                                   They have a bigger NIL pool than Mizzou - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 10:00:31
                                        Show me where you have proof that they have a bigger - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 10:04:39
                                             It’s possible they had the 3rd ranked transfer class - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 10:17:59
                                                  I agree that they don't fit together well, but you keep - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:10:32
                                                       I have never said KU has the biggest - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 11:47:30
                                                            Ok - you said 1 of the biggest. However, you have no - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 11:49:54
                                                                 You're missing the point. If they don't have one of the - kmawv8 MU - 2/25 13:07:48
                                                                 You could look at the guys they are getting - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 12:16:48
                                                                      No they don't. They act like they do, but they don't. The - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 14:27:53
                                                                           You can’t prove they don’t know. - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 15:00:41
                                                                                I said he whiffed on season 2, and I still think he did... - Carlos Rossi KC - 2/25 15:06:50
                                                                                     There are some that do know. - wu-tangtiger MU - 2/25 15:11:48




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