Kansas Football is going to go 10-2

[BWillie]

Yeah, you heard me right. Look at this schedule, it is ridiculously easy. How glorious, KU should be able to sleep walk to 8-4. If they get lucky and play well 10 and 2 is not out of the realm of possibilities. Last year, KU was better than their record. They went 6-6 and lost just about every game by about 2-3 points.

Central Michigan
-WIN 27-17
SE Lousiana
-WIN 49-10
Toledo
-WIN 34-24
Florida International
-WIN 34-17
at Kansas State
-WIN 17-14
Baylor
-WIN 24-13
at Colorado
-WIN 17-14
at Texas A&M
-10-93 LOSS
Nebraska
-0-63 LOSS
at Oklahoma State
-WIN 31-28
Iowa State
-WIN 21-10
Missouri
-WIN 24-21 OT

KU could potentially be 7-0 going into the Texas A&M game before they get whacked, haha. Glorious.

[Sam Hall]

I've heard it said several times that KU has the easiest schedule in the country.

[DaKCMan AP]

Taking pride in playing a pussified schedule?

[gblowfish]

Central Michigan will kick KU's ass. They're a good program.
They're counting the days, hours and minutes until they get to play KU:
http://tinyurl.com/27l2z8

From the Chippewa's website:
Central Michigan University has placed a league-high seven players on the MAC Report Online’s 2007 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference team.

Quarterback Dan LeFevour, receiver Bryan Anderson, offensive lineman Andrew Hartline and defensive lineman Casey Droscha were all first team selections. Offensive lineman Eric Tunney, linebacker Red Keith and punter Tony Mikulec were named to the second team.

LeFevour was also tabbed as the preseason offensive player of the year.

The 2006 MAC Freshman of the Year and MVP of the Motor City Bowl, LeFevour set CMU single-season records for passing yards (3,031), touchdown passes (26) and total offense (3,552) last year. He was a first team All-MAC selection and honorable mention Freshman All-America honoree by Sporting News.

After you lose to them, Toledo also has a good shot to beat KU, just like last year. Remeber, you lost to them last year?

Also you lose to Kansas State, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M, Colorado and Mizzou at Arrowhead.

KU loses anywhere from five to seven games.

You are insane.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Central Michigan will kick KU's ass. They're a good program.
They're counting the days, hours and minutes until they get to play KU:
http://tinyurl.com/27l2z8

From the Chippewa's website:
Central Michigan University has placed a league-high seven players on the MAC Report Online’s 2007 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference team.

Quarterback Dan LeFevour, receiver Bryan Anderson, offensive lineman Andrew Hartline and defensive lineman Casey Droscha were all first team selections. Offensive lineman Eric Tunney, linebacker Red Keith and punter Tony Mikulec were named to the second team.

LeFevour was also tabbed as the preseason offensive player of the year.

The 2006 MAC Freshman of the Year and MVP of the Motor City Bowl, LeFevour set CMU single-season records for passing yards (3,031), touchdown passes (26) and total offense (3,552) last year. He was a first team All-MAC selection and honorable mention Freshman All-America honoree by Sporting News.

After you lose to them, Toledo also has a good shot to beat KU, just like last year. Remeber, you lost to them last year?

Also you lose to Kansas State, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M, Colorado and Mizzou at Arrowhead.

KU loses anywhere from five to seven games.

You are insane.

52-7 Hmm?

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Todd Reesing threw four touchdown passes in his debut as Kansas quarterback Saturday night and six different Jayhawks scored touchdowns in a 52-7 rout of defending Mid-American champion Central Michigan.

Reesing, a sophomore who beat out incumbent Kerry Meier after appearing in only three games last year, was 20 of 29 for 261 yards and no interceptions as the Jayhawks rolled up 538 total yards.

Brandon McAnderson, a senior who'd never carried for more than 41 yards in a game, had 110 yards on 16 carries and Jake Sharp rushed for 106 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown.

Raimond Pendleton scored two TDs, the first on a 77-yard punt return that put Kansas on top 28-0.

Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour, who threw for 3,031 yards and 26 touchdowns last year, never got untracked against a Kansas team which looked vastly improved from the unit that ranked 119th in pass defense last year. By the time two-way star Aqib Talib beat double coverage and hauled in Reesing's 49-yard touchdown pass to make it 35-0 with 3:07 left in the first half, the Jayhawks had outgained the Chippewas 333 yards to 139.

LeFevour finished 19 of 37 for 172 yards and one TD.

It was a tough debut for Central Michigan head coach Butch Jones, who replaced Brian Kelly and took over a team that returns 15 starters after going 10-4 and winning the Motor City Bowl.

The Jayhawks were leading 45-0 by the time LeFevour connected with Bryan Anderson with a 16-yard touchdown pass a couple of minutes into the fourth quarter.

Reesing found Derek Fine with a 3-yard pass on Kansas' second possession, then a few minutes later, freshman Dezmon Briscoe caught a 16-yard scoring pass for his first reception. Marcus Henry beat Kirkston Edwards on a 46-yard scoring pass play to make it 21-0 with 6:38 left in the first half, then 30 seconds later Pendleton crossed the goalline untouched with his punt return. Pendleton made it 52-7 when he caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Meier with 10:10 left in the game.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Central Michigan will kick KU's ass. They're a good program.
They're counting the days, hours and minutes until they get to play KU:

Ha ha ha ha ha.....

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Taking pride in playing a pussified schedule?

As a KU football fan, we gotta take whatever we can get man. At least we'd beable to admit that one of the only reasons we had a winning record was because of the pussy schedule, eh?

[Coach]

*snickering*

This is funny. Whatever it was you were smoking, pass it over here, will ya?

Along with replacing Big XII rushing leader Jon Cornish, KU will have to shore up a pass defense that ranked dead last in the country in 2006. Don't be surprised if a medicore defensive line struggles once again to put pressure on opposing signal-callers.

KU is 2-18 in Big XII road games under Mangino, and never fared better than 3-5 in conference play. Some of KU's manageable conference games: Texas A&M, OSU, and Colorado are on the road.

Central Michigan - W
SE Louisiana - W
Toledo - W
Florida International - W
@ Kansas State - L
Baylor - W
@ Colorado - L
@ Texas A&M - L
Nebraska - L
@ Oklahoma State - L
Iowa State - W
Missouri - L

At best, I got KU going 6-6 again.

[BWillie]

Why does everybody think KU is so bad? I don't get it, last year they lost TWO GAMES in OT on the ROAD, a game by ONE, blew a big lead to OSU in the 4th quarter, by 3 to A&M. The only game they got schellacked was to Missouri. If the ball bounces right for KU last year, they go 10-2. You are going to say, but no they didn't. Well, sports you need alot of luck as well, and KU just didn't have that last year. Central Michigan is a decent team, but they lost by 20 to Northern Illinois last year. It will be a good game, to say they will "KICK KU'S ASS". Come on now

[Sam Hall]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

Why does everybody think KU is so bad? I don't get it, last year they lost TWO GAMES in OT on the ROAD, a game by ONE, blew a big lead to OSU in the 4th quarter, by 3 to A&M. The only game they got schellacked was to Missouri. If the ball bounces right for KU last year, they go 10-2. You are going to say, but no they didn't. Well, sports you need alot of luck as well, and KU just didn't have that last year. Central Michigan is a decent team, but they lost by 20 to Northern Illinois last year. It will be a good game, to say they will "KICK KU'S ASS". Come on now

Good teams win those games.

[PinkFloyd]

Mizzou SHOULD win the North this year... If not --- then their days and years are toast... This will be their last chance for awhile...

[Coach]

Originally Posted by PinkFloyd

Mizzou SHOULD win the North this year... If not --- then their days and years are toast... This will be their last chance for awhile...

They should. This is my pre-season Big XII North rankings

1. Missouri
2. Nebraska
3. Kansas State
4. Kansas
5. Colorado
6. Iowa State

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Coach

They should. This is my pre-season Big XII North rankings

1. Missouri
2. Nebraska
3. Kansas State
4. Kansas
5. Colorado
6. Iowa State

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Laugh it up Husker fan.

If Nebraska had Taylor returning this year, then I would had put Nebraska at top. But since it's Keller, who haven't played for quite some time, and a brutal schedule, as well that Nebraska is going to Missouri (typical home-field advantage) is the reasoning why I gave the North to Missouri.

[PinkFloyd]

Originally Posted by Coach

Laugh it up Husker fan.

If Nebraska had Taylor returning this year, then I would had put Nebraska at top. But since it's Keller, who haven't played for quite some time, and a brutal schedule, as well that Nebraska is going to Missouri (typical home-field advantage) is the reasoning why I gave the North to Missouri.

My reason also exactly...