Are you kidding me, Joao Pedro! What an introduction. #CHE

New Portal Realities, New Portal Approach As NIL continues to change the way that the portal and roster building works, we check in on what you should expect during transfer season and what we are seeing from the Jayhawks.

New BWR newsletter is out. @kyledavis21.bsky.social broke down the profile that Self and staff are targeting and why patience is paying off & @andymitts12.bsky.social offers thoughts on transfer expectations. #kubball

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Me to my wife basically every day.

Tired: “he was playing against mechanics and plumbers”
Inspired: “he was playing against Soft Drinks and prospectors”

The latest episode is out! @andymitts12.bsky.social and @kyledavis21.bsky.social look at the end of the Big 12 Tournament, how messed up the NCAA Brackets are, and the prospects of #kubball making it out of the first weekend.

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If you’re still traumatized from Texas Tech shooting 43 threes against KU last week, that’s not likely. Arizona hasn’t attempted more than 29 threes in a game this season and shoots just 31.6%.

The bigger issues are stopping the offensive boards and free-throw attempts. #kubball

What I'm most interested to watch: Will #kubball continue its better three-point shooting at home? In Big 12 play, KU is shooting:

Home: 40.8% from three (65-159)

Away: 29.4% from three (55-187)

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No Jayhawk played more than 27 minutes against OSU, so legs should be as fresh as they can be on two days of rest. But this will come down to mindset. Will Kansas bring the same level of intensity on the defensive end that it had on Saturday?

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Can confirm.

Kansas at BYU Preview Can the Jayhawks bounce back to go 1-1 in Utah?

If #kubball is going to leave Utah with a 1-1 record, the offense is going to have to come alive against a struggling BYU defense. Because the Cougars' offense can take advantage of KU's recent failures.

@kyledavis21.bsky.social with the preview of KU-BYU: athlonsports.com/college/kans...

If this isn’t a bowl game next season we’ve failed

Kansas at Kansas State Preview The Jayhawks are facing a streaking Wildcats team in Manhattan.

K-State is on a four-game winning streak and will undoubtedly look at this game against their rival as the biggest remaining of the season.

@kyledavis21.bsky.social with what #kubball has to do to maintain the momentum from Monday and leave Manhattan with a win: athlonsports.com/college/kans...

Hawking Points: Kansas Dominates Iowa State The Jayhawks got their mojo back inside Allen Fieldhouse with a convincing win.

This was exactly the type of end-to-end dominant victory that the #kubball team and fan base needed to regain confidence and momentum at a critical point in the season.

Hawking Points: athlonsports.com/college/kans...

The 30 Rock meme where Liz Lemon is saying "what a week, huh?" except this time it's "what a year" and Jack responds "Lemon, it's January."

Flory could have a monster game. There's a clear way for Storr to get back into good graces.

And if Keyshawn Hall was on another team, he'd be getting a lot of buzz right now. He does it all. #kubball

If Kansas can dominate the offensive boards and turn turnovers into transition points, the offense is going to look a lot better. #kubball

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Kansas at Iowa State Preview The Jayhawks head to Ames for a top-10 matchup with the Cyclones.

Kansas faces arguably its toughest test of the season tonight when it takes on No. 2 Iowa State in Ames.

What #kubball must do to win and where the Cyclones have drastically improved in our KU-ISU preview from @kyledavis21.bsky.social: athlonsports.com/college/kans...

KU's four-game defensive efficiency (pts allowed per 100 possessions) run is remarkable (and not sustainable). Conference-only DE in KenPom from the best DE teams overall this year:

KU – 77.2
Houston – 80.4
SDSU – 85.2
St. John's – 91.5
Duke – 95.7
Tennessee – 99.9

#kubball

Arizona State vs Kansas Preview The Jayhawks return home to face a three-point loving Sun Devils squad.

It's going to be a high-variance game due to Arizona State's style, which is evident in its record:

ASU's 3 losses: 22 for 83 from 3 (26.5%)

5 top-100 wins: 53 for 126 from 3 (42%)

It's also a good matchup for one #kubball group.

ASU vs KU preview: athlonsports.com/college/kans...

Kansas at UCF Preview: What Type of KU Team is This? The Jayhawks have a lot to prove heading to a place it struggled in a year ago.

We're going to find out what kind of team #kubball is mentally on Sunday against a UCF team more dangerous than the casual fan may realize. @kyledavis21.bsky.social has the preview of KU-UCF: athlonsports.com/college/kans...

Craft advent calendars stuffed it. Half of them are some sort of ornament or decoration that fills it up with their handiwork. Chaotic but in the way you’d want.

Best thing that happens on X all year and will be great here, too. My back still hurts from putting together a foosball table for our boys last night but can’t wait for them to see it.

Brown at Kansas Preview The Jayhawks host the Ivy League's Bears in the final non-conference matchup of the season.

KU's final final non-conference matchup of the season comes against the Ivy League's Brown Bears, who are on a six-game winning streak and have a similar profile to another opponent #kubball has faced already this year.

@kyledavis21.bsky.social with the preview: athlonsports.com/college/kans...

Big wins for Kansas men's and women's hoops!

Andy Mitts and @kyledavis21.bsky.social recap both and more on the Rock Chalk Podcast.

#Big12 #RCJH #cfb #mbb

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NC State at Kansas Preview The Jayhawks are back at home and looking to back on track against the Wolfpack.

Is #kubball ready to get back on track? Saturday's game will largely be played in the paint but might be decided by the three-point line. And the Jayhawks will have to quickly right some wrongs against Missouri.

Our preview of KU vs NC State: athlonsports.com/college/kans...

"We're on to Wake Forest" is going to be an amazing sound bite when it happens.

If the world is getting you down today, just remember that Collings, makers of perhaps the most prestigious factory-built guitars on the planet, invented a naming scheme under which their Orchestra Model 1 in its Adirondack/short-scale variant simply has no choice but to be called the OM1ASS