**** OFFICIAL 2012 Kansas Football Repository Thread ****

[ArrowheadHawk]

New Coach, New year, new thread.

Sat, Sept. 1 SDSU at Kansas Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS at 6:00p.m. CT Jayhawk IMG TV Network

Sat, Sept. 8 Rice at Kansas Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS FSN at 2:30p.m. CT Fox Sports Net

Sat, Sept. 15 TCU at Kansas Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS at 11:00a.m. CT FX

Sat, Sept. 22 Kansas at No. Illinois
DeKalb, Illinois

Sat, Oct. 6 Kansas at Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Manhattan, KS

Sat, Oct. 13 Okla. St. at Kansas Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS

Sat, Oct. 20 Kansas at Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Norman, OK

Sat, Oct. 27 Texas at Kansas Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS

Sat, Nov. 3 Kansas at Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium
Waco, TX

Sat, Nov. 10 Kansas at TT Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX

Sat, Nov. 17 Iowa State at Kansas Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS

Sat, Dec. 1 Kansas at West Virginia
Morgantown, W.V.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Say hello to the Chiefs of 2003 (if you can get the talent).....all offense and absolutely no defense.

I think majority would be okay with that.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

I think majority would be okay with that.

Yeah.....it's perfectly acceptable....until you get to a BCS game and get completely raped by the better team.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Yeah.....it's perfectly acceptable....until you get to a BCS game and get completely raped by the better team.

Sure.

First and foremost...theyll have to actually get to a BCS game.

Baby steps.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Yeah.....it's perfectly acceptable....until you get to a BCS game and get completely raped by the better team.

I thoroughly loved the 2003 Chiefs to be honest. Yeah, defense pissed me off. But man was that offense fun to watch.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

I thoroughly loved the 2003 Chiefs to be honest. Yeah, defense pissed me off. But man was that offense fun to watch.

Is that guy saying HCCW is gonna turn us into the 2003 Chiefs?

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

Sure.

First and foremost...theyll have to actually get to a BCS game.

Baby steps.

Once you've seen what is possible it shall become the goal.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

I thoroughly loved the 2003 Chiefs to be honest. Yeah, defense pissed me off. But man was that offense fun to watch.

I am with you on that, but good old Herm had to get rid of that Circus Offense and put one together that would help the defense by not scoring so fast.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

I am with you on that, but good old Herm had to get rid of that Circus Offense and put one together that would help the defense by not scoring so fast.

I know. I spent all of 2003 going "Dear Lord, please give us a top 25 defense and we'll be set." lol

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Think we'd be a solid 7/8 win team right now each & every year?

More like 6, with an occasional good year.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

More like 6, with an occasional good year.

why do you hate KU?

[Mr. Laz]

KU offensive line coach Tim Grunhard

hmm ... must of miss this.


i didn't know Grunhard was KU's Oline coach.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Is that guy saying HCCW is gonna turn us into the 2003 Chiefs?

I'm saying that you're going to be all offense and no defense.

[HolyHandgernade]

Another day, another practice for the KU football team.

While their physical appearance continues to be something many media members marvel at, we’re starting to get used to the bigger bodies and more fit look.

With that in mind, here’s what stood out to me on Day 2.

• A lot has been made about the increased bulk of returning defensive linemen Keba Agostinho and John Williams. I got my first good look at both of them today and they are definitely noticeably bigger. Keba has added overall bulk and looks like he belongs in the middle of the D-Line and Williams looks a lot trimmer overall but also bulkier up top.

• Speaking of defensive linemen.... Kevin Young once again looks like the athlete he was recruited to be. During his first couple of seasons in town, Young was sent some mixed messages about what he would be and how he would be used. That forced his weight to fluctuate and caused some confusion. He looks athletic again now and the former Nebraska commitment could provide great depth for KU’s D-Line.

• I spent some extended time over by the defensive backs today and a couple of things jumped out over there. First, transformed wide receiver Brian Maura’s size (6-3.5, 205) puts him a head above all others in the defensive backfield. Judging by the depth chart — he’s not on it — I’m sure he’s still got some work to do to, but if he ever gets it, that size could be very helpful.

• One general comment about the D-backs.... Even without looking at the numbers, I think you’d be able to tell who the freshmen are and who the veterans are. The main reason? Footwork. The vets have much quicker feet in most of the drills. That’s not a knock on the new guys, just a look at what experience can do for you. It also should be pointed out that just because the footwork is different in drills does not mean that would carry over to the field. Some guys are just gamers. We’ll see if any of these new D-backs are. Greg Allen looks very put together, while Nas Moore and Tyree Williams look crazy athletic and capable of playing right away.

• One more note for one of the newcomers, Williams apparently has just one gear — all out. Williams continually ran so hard through the finish of each drill that he slammed into the fence just off the field.

• As for the D-Line, it’s looking better and better all the time. I talked yesterday about some of the newcomers helping there, but today I saw some more from a couple of returners. Toben Opurum and Josh Williams led off most of the drills — no surprise, considering last week, in Dallas, Opurum said Williams had been a great leader all summer — and both looked as if they were trying to set the tone for the rest of the group. Ben Goodman and Michael Reynolds also looked good, especially in the quickness department. Quick feet, explosive movements. Should be fun to see what both guys bring this year.

• Finally, I don’t think this would be complete without mentioning how hard the coaches are working. It’s not yelling, it’s not screaming, it’s instructing. They’re flat-out working their butts off to teach these guys, which, I’m sure, makes it that much easier for these guys to want to learn.

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by Laz

why do you hate KU?

I don't. Did you not see the fat mans final year?

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade

Another day, another practice for the KU football team.

While their physical appearance continues to be something many media members marvel at, we’re starting to get used to the bigger bodies and more fit look.

With that in mind, here’s what stood out to me on Day 2.

• A lot has been made about the increased bulk of returning defensive linemen Keba Agostinho and John Williams. I got my first good look at both of them today and they are definitely noticeably bigger. Keba has added overall bulk and looks like he belongs in the middle of the D-Line and Williams looks a lot trimmer overall but also bulkier up top.

• Speaking of defensive linemen.... Kevin Young once again looks like the athlete he was recruited to be. During his first couple of seasons in town, Young was sent some mixed messages about what he would be and how he would be used. That forced his weight to fluctuate and caused some confusion. He looks athletic again now and the former Nebraska commitment could provide great depth for KU’s D-Line.

• I spent some extended time over by the defensive backs today and a couple of things jumped out over there. First, transformed wide receiver Brian Maura’s size (6-3.5, 205) puts him a head above all others in the defensive backfield. Judging by the depth chart — he’s not on it — I’m sure he’s still got some work to do to, but if he ever gets it, that size could be very helpful.

• One general comment about the D-backs.... Even without looking at the numbers, I think you’d be able to tell who the freshmen are and who the veterans are. The main reason? Footwork. The vets have much quicker feet in most of the drills. That’s not a knock on the new guys, just a look at what experience can do for you. It also should be pointed out that just because the footwork is different in drills does not mean that would carry over to the field. Some guys are just gamers. We’ll see if any of these new D-backs are. Greg Allen looks very put together, while Nas Moore and Tyree Williams look crazy athletic and capable of playing right away.

• One more note for one of the newcomers, Williams apparently has just one gear — all out. Williams continually ran so hard through the finish of each drill that he slammed into the fence just off the field.

• As for the D-Line, it’s looking better and better all the time. I talked yesterday about some of the newcomers helping there, but today I saw some more from a couple of returners. Toben Opurum and Josh Williams led off most of the drills — no surprise, considering last week, in Dallas, Opurum said Williams had been a great leader all summer — and both looked as if they were trying to set the tone for the rest of the group. Ben Goodman and Michael Reynolds also looked good, especially in the quickness department. Quick feet, explosive movements. Should be fun to see what both guys bring this year.

• Finally, I don’t think this would be complete without mentioning how hard the coaches are working. It’s not yelling, it’s not screaming, it’s instructing. They’re flat-out working their butts off to teach these guys, which, I’m sure, makes it that much easier for these guys to want to learn.

Wait a minute....Athletes are supposed to be in shape. What the **** was Lew thinking when he hired Gill?