***OFFICIAL Arizona v KU Thread***

[cmh6476]

so if the hawks win, they play at 3:30 tomorrow, and if they lose they play at 8:30?

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Oh yeah, him. I forgot about Giddens. I think I'm trying to subconciously remove him from memory.

Heh. I get to see ole' JR tommorow night when K-State plays New Mexico. I'm going to harass him the entire game.

Anyone have any ideas for some clever chants?

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Maybe they just don't think a consolation game between two unranked teams is worthy of jacking up their afternoon line-up.

Haha. Actually, they are showing a soccer game instead of the KU game.

I imagine it will be a hard adjustment for KU fans to get used to their basketball team not mattering. FWIW, I thought they did a good job of hanging with Arizona for most the game.

Despite the fact that they're very young and will struggle this year, the Jayhawks are still a powerhouse. They have a huge fanbase and the networks know that. Besides, they really didn't know who would be playing in the consolidation game. Upsets are not uncommon, especially in early season tournaments like this. And really, man, it's a freakin' soccer game. I mean, come on.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Heh. I get to see ole' JR tommorow night when K-State plays New Mexico. I'm going to harass him the entire game.

Anyone have any ideas for some clever chants?

1....2....3....4......
Stab somebody and then you score.......

[chiefqueen]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Heh. I get to see ole' JR tommorow night when K-State plays New Mexico. I'm going to harass him the entire game.

Anyone have any ideas for some clever chants?

First, are redshirts allowed to travel with the team? (I thought they weren't.)

If he is there a Randy Moss type salute might be appropriate, however, that would probably get you kicked out of Bramledge.

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

I can't believe Arizona is the 8th best team in the NCAA either.

Pre-season polls suck.

Lots of teams are mis-ranked including Arizona.

Lots of teams come out flat in the early going. At least Arizona won their game and actually doubled the "spread" of 5.5 points.

#2 Texas ALMOST lost West Virgina
#7 Kentucky lost to Iowa
#12 Michigan State lost to Hawaii
#19 Syracuse lost to Florida
#20 Maryland lost to Gonzaga

That was just last night.

Only point is that the pre-season polls are worthless in large part because good teams start off slow, bad teams have all off season to prepare for thier first opponent. Upsets mean little this time of year, just like the polls.

I fully expect that Arizona will improve significantly by the time conference play rolls around. And I think KU will similarly improve (if not more) in that same span. By the end of the year, I think KU and AZ will be at about the same level... and I hope we can meet again in the tourney.

This is my favorite non-conference rival and I'm disappointed we didn't continue our home-and-home series after Roy left. I hope we can restart it with Self.

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by jAZ

Pre-season polls suck.

Lots of teams are mis-ranked including Arizona.

Lots of teams come out flat in the early going. At least Arizona won their game and actually doubled the "spread" of 5.5 points.

#2 Texas ALMOST lost West Virgina
#7 Kentucky lost to Iowa
#12 Michigan State lost to Hawaii
#19 Syracuse lost to Florida
#20 Maryland lost to Gonzaga

That was just last night.

Only point is that the pre-season polls are worthless in large part because good teams start off slow, bad teams have all off season to prepare for thier first opponent. Upsets mean little this time of year, just like the polls.

I fully expect that Arizona will improve significantly by the time conference play rolls around. And I think KU will similarly improve (if not more) in that same span. By the end of the year, I think KU and AZ will be at about the same level... and I hope we can meet again in the tourney.

This is my favorite non-conference rival and I'm disappointed we didn't continue our home-and-home series after Roy left. I hope we can restart it with Self.

You make it sound like those are a bunch of major upsets. The only true upsets IMO are Mich St and Syracuse.

Maryland lost to a higher ranked Gonzaga.
And the IA vs Kentucky and West Virginia vs Texas were both battles between two top 20 teams on a neutral court. Not exactly what I consider upsets, at least not very big upsets.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by jAZ

Pre-season polls suck.

Lots of teams are mis-ranked including Arizona.

Lots of teams come out flat in the early going. At least Arizona won their game and actually doubled the "spread" of 5.5 points.

#2 Texas ALMOST lost West Virgina
#7 Kentucky lost to Iowa
#12 Michigan State lost to Hawaii
#19 Syracuse lost to Florida
#20 Maryland lost to Gonzaga

That was just last night.

Only point is that the pre-season polls are worthless in large part because good teams start off slow, bad teams have all off season to prepare for thier first opponent. Upsets mean little this time of year, just like the polls.

I fully expect that Arizona will improve significantly by the time conference play rolls around. And I think KU will similarly improve (if not more) in that same span. By the end of the year, I think KU and AZ will be at about the same level... and I hope we can meet again in the tourney.

This is my favorite non-conference rival and I'm disappointed we didn't continue our home-and-home series after Roy left. I hope we can restart it with Self.

I don't know about those other teams. The Hawaii over MSU was a big upset. But the Gonzaga was not. Gonzaga is a top 10 team.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Heh. I get to see ole' JR tommorow night when K-State plays New Mexico. I'm going to harass him the entire game.

Anyone have any ideas for some clever chants?

How about this sign:

Shoplifting at Wal*Mart but not losing your athletic scholarship— lucky
Pulling on your jersey and acting like a clown after every routine play— classless
Not making an all-conference team the season you were supposed to jump to the NBA — disappointing
Attacking a guy half your size with in a 10-1 situation — cowardly
Getting run out of town after said pint-size nearly cuts your leg off — priceless

or this one:
Criswell shoulda aimed for the carotid

[Mr. Laz]

Well that game just made me ill


we can't shoot, can't handle the ball


apparently self has done nothing but work on defense thus far.


he truly is gonna turn us into Illinois part 2 ... ugly street slop ball.

high/low offense just sucks


Self is a great recruiter, but i have yet to see him actually coach anything.

[sedated]

We lost our poise several times, but we'll be okay.

We've got some ballers, some shooters, and some serious athletes. We just need some leaders

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Laz

Self is a great recruiter, but i have yet to see him actually coach anything.

Welcome to the club. At least he's actually a good recruiter, not just a perceived good recruiter. And at least he develops his talent a little bit...

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

How about this sign:

Shoplifting at Wal*Mart but not losing your athletic scholarship— lucky
Pulling on your jersey and acting like a clown after every routine play— classless
Not making an all-conference team the season you were supposed to jump to the NBA — disappointing
Attacking a guy half your size with in a 10-1 situation — cowardly
Getting run out of town after said pint-size nearly cuts your leg off — priceless

or this one:
Criswell shoulda aimed for the carotid

Those are all very good.