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Keeston Terry Talks Kansas Junior Day

This past weekend the Kansas Jayhawk football program played host to 20+ high school juniors, many of which will be key targets for the 2010 recruiting class.  If there were a trio, or a big three in that group it would include "local" talents in Blake Bell, Justin McCay and last but certainly not least Keeston Terry. 

Terry is a Jayhawk legacy and so far at 6'2" 180lbs Keeston is drawing a lot of interest from some strong BCS programs.  Terry had already attented junior days at Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma but his trip to Kansas stood out.  "The day was definitely not what I expected, it was much, much better."  Everything about the trip seemed to really put Terry at ease, from lunch with the other visitors, to meetings with the coaches and finally the game in Allen Fieldhouse.  When talking about his meeting with positional coach David Beaty Terry said, "we went into position meetings and thats when i feel in love, KU runs alot of the same things we do at Blue Springs."  Terry went on to add, "It seemed like coach Beaty put us in really good situations to score points."

While all that sounds fine and good there were two things Terry said that really give the feeling that Kansas is in the drivers seat for this one.  With regards to his overall feeling after the visit Terry explained, " I felt a certain closeness that i havent felt anywhere else yet."  He also talked about how Kansas might fit into his future plans commenting, "KU definitely fits all the qualities I'm looking for in choosing a school, yet the biggest factor to me is I like where the program is going and i think i can help get the program where it wants to be."  Some very pointed comments from a player who will likely be a top priority for the staff this year. 

To wrap things up though Terry added one more very telling statement and it should give Kansas fans high hopes that the Jayhawk program is in a good spot with Terry, "I've always bled crimson and blue."  While Terry seems to still be evaluating his options he has said he hopes to make a decision prior to the summer so he can focus on his senior year. 

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I know it’s basketball season and last night was a huge win, but we have a lot to be excited about in football right now just as much as basketball and anymore football is a 365 day a year sport, so I will do my best to cover it as such for everyone.

Plenty of basketball coverage too and we should have a pretty good fanpost coming down the pipes from Giants in the next couple days.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen on Feb 24, 2009 7:50 AM CST reply actions  

Yes -

The more football the better. Looks like you had a good talk with the kid. It seems to me like he has a good head on his shoulders and is really taking his time to find the best fit.

Sounds like he’ll project as a high 3-Star, do I have that right?

by labbadabba on Feb 24, 2009 8:24 AM CST up reply actions  

Yep...scout has him top 100 but my guess is rivals...

he’ll be high 3, hopefully a 4 star…either way tough…it’s a local legacy and guy that I think will have a huge upside at KU if that’s where he ends up.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen on Feb 24, 2009 8:56 AM CST up reply actions  

Denver-

How many times do we have to go over this?!?!

WE ARE A BASKETBALL SCHOOL!!!

“I’m just ready for basketball season to start!”

:D

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 24, 2009 10:06 AM CST up reply actions  

No way man -

KU will become a football school. I’ve always been a much bigger football fan than basketball (generally speaking). I would LOVE it if the football culture at KU would continue to improve. This keeps up, in a few years we’ll sell out the spring game. That’s when its time to think about adding seats to the top of the North bowl of Memorial Stadium. I know there are some that are looking at taking out the track and bringing in more seats closer to the field. That’s another 5,000 seats and the bowl will prolly add 8,000 seats. You’re looking at a stadium at that point that seats 67,000. That’s respectable. Many of the smaller NFL stadiums hold that number. Notably Dolphins Stadium where we’ll be playing again soon…

by labbadabba on Feb 24, 2009 10:29 AM CST up reply actions  

labba-

Football is for the Big 12 South. Basketball is where it’s at here in the North.

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 24, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm kidding, obviously.

But, seriously, as a KU fan since 2nd grade, the KU basketball team will ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS be my first love. No matter what. Followed by the Royals, then comes KU football. It’s all about how long I’ve felt a connection to the team. Sure, it’s GREAT to have the football team on the up-and-up, and I will support them all season long, follow recruiting all offseason and get excited for the start of a new season. But, when it all comes down to it, we are a “basketball-first” school. Not just a basketball school, like I earlier joked, but a basketball-first school.

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 24, 2009 11:29 AM CST up reply actions  

Kind of agree.

Actually, for me, it probably goes

Chiefs
KU BBall
KU FBall

Royals

Yes, the gap’s intentional. I love the Royals, but baseball is just so much worse than basketball and football, so it gets penalized.

Serious

by rockchalk on Feb 24, 2009 7:38 PM CST up reply actions  

and I get that...but I grew up in a market that...

didn’t have a definitive pro team and I rarely got to see one specific pro team regularly. What I did do every year though is watch the Kansas Jayhawks play basketball and football, even in the worst of times. Now that it’s improving I really believe Mangino and the players deserve the support because I can promise you this was NOT easy to undo the lean year.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen on Feb 24, 2009 7:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Put me down for:

KU bball
Royals
KU fball
Miami fball
Dolphins

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 24, 2009 11:57 PM CST up reply actions  

I'll rate my priorities based on who I'd most like to see win a Championship

Royals
KU Football
KU BBall
Chiefs
Blues

BTW – what your deal with Miami? Do you have family down there? They (both the ’Canes and the Dolphins) have really crappy fans…

I lived down there for 4 years.

by labbadabba on Feb 25, 2009 8:55 AM CST up reply actions  

"My thing" with Miami

Yes, labba, I have family in the 305. Haha, my dad’s whole side of the family is from down there. He lived there ‘til like just a few years before I was born, so like the first 20-ish years of his life. So, he was a big Dolphins fan, so I grew up, in Kansas City, as a diehard Dolphins fan, becuase I knew no different. So, the Hurricanes football thing just kinda came with the territory, I guess. And, plus, at the time, I was like 10, and UM was really good, and I didn’t know what a “bandwagon” was then.

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 25, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions  

Fair enough

I’m not calling your fandom into question but ’Canes fans are the biggest fair weather college football fans I can think of.

As for the Dolphins my first year down there, the Dolphins were in the Wildcard round of the playoffs. The game was blacked out locally since the Dol-fans didn’t buy enough tickets – which is weird because its the biggest thing going down there sports-wise.

The 305 – nice…

by labbadabba on Feb 25, 2009 10:44 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm assuming you're joking KC... :D

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen on Feb 24, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions  

Do I like Jack Daniel's?

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 24, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions  

Good info Denver.

Anytime we can get a kid from Missouri it’s good, and this kid looks great. I don’t mind football news during basketball season, just makes me think back to the game at Arrowhead.

by hunter s. royal on Feb 24, 2009 9:43 AM CST reply actions  

Nice interview. Good job here.

www.rockchalktalk.com for pretty good KU baseball coverage

by James Quinn on Feb 24, 2009 2:10 PM CST reply actions  

Very nice...

i hope his sentiments toward the University don’t change. Would love to have him.

by hiphopopotamus on Feb 24, 2009 3:17 PM CST reply actions  

I hope so too...I don't think he's going to rush into anything...

and it’s certainly not over, but you’ve got to like the way things look at the moment.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen on Feb 24, 2009 3:20 PM CST up reply actions  

Check out the Junior day preview...

Here is the link….

mostly local talent but there are some big names locally this year…I’ll be doing stuff throughout the offseason though and trying to stay on top of this where I can.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen on Feb 24, 2009 9:59 PM CST up reply actions  

I like that he has already taken a good amount of Junior Day visits. He even visited Oklahoma and has us higher on his list.

by SweedishHamma on Feb 25, 2009 11:47 AM CST reply actions  

I just don't get it...

We are a BASKETBALL school. Why does he want to play football here?! :D

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 25, 2009 2:56 PM CST up reply actions  

Toben is not going to be happy with you

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen on Feb 25, 2009 3:02 PM CST up reply actions  

Hahahahaha

I heard rumors that Toben is actually coming to the university on a “football scholarship”, but he intends to play basketball instead. Something about Kansas being a basketball school, not no dang football school :D

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 25, 2009 3:44 PM CST up reply actions  

you'll have to ask him...

he reads RCT remember…I’m going to send him after you next year when your both on campus…

I can see the headline at the top of RCT now

“The Toben Express Derails KC88, Declaring Kansas a Football School Too”

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen on Feb 25, 2009 3:52 PM CST up reply actions  

Hahahahaha

that’s a hell of a headline! Hahaha, he’s gonna get a real kick out of reading this.

Hey, Toben, what’s up, man?! I know you’re reading this! Thinking: “What the hell is wrong with this guy?! He goes to KU?! What did I get myself into?!” But, you know what, Toben? It’s too late to back out now… You already signed :D Hahaha

The University of Kansas: Basketball Powerhouse.

"I just trust what he does. And he has such a great ass..... er... grasp" -Chase "Booger" DanielS on Colt McCoy's "Ass-ets"

by Andy Edwards on Feb 25, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions  

I'm beginning to think 88 ain't kidding

I’m thinking deep down he’s wishing the football program would just go away…

The Snozberries taste like Snozberries

by labbadabba on Feb 28, 2009 8:50 PM CST up reply actions  

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