Kansas Jayhawk News and Notes 1.15.12

by Owen on Jan 15, 2012 3:00 AM CST in Kansas Jayhawk News and Notes

Kansas Basketball

FINAL: Taylor scores career high to lead KU to comeback 82-73 win over Iowa State | KUsports.com
KUSports Recap

Tyshawn Taylor, Jeff Withey spark KU victory over ISU | The Keegan Ratings | KUsports.com
Huge game for Tyshawn.

Kevin Haskin: KU gains confidence with T-Rob on bench | CJOnline.com
It's always good to have other people who are confident in stepping up. Self does seem to have more of that going on lately with Releford and Tyshawn being a couple of recent examples.

KU drops Cyclones behind Taylor's 28 | CJOnline.com
Capital Journal Recap

ISU's transfers shoot well vs. KU | CJOnline.com
The Cyclones are definitely an improving program.

Taylor elevates game in KU win over Iowa State - KansasCity.com
KCStar Recap

Kansas Football

Big 12

Phil Pressey, No. 9 Mizzou finish off Texas - KansasCity.com
Nice win for the Tigers. Despite the initial loss to K-State it's pretty clear that they'll be in the hunt this year.

K-State comes out flat in loss at Oklahoma - KansasCity.com
I just don't see it with K-State. Not that we won't have our hands full in Manhattan but I see it as a race between KU, Baylor and Mizzou with Iowa State, K-State, A&M and Texas in a second tier. Oklahoma is a bit of a wild card, OSU hasn't impressed me and Tech is where Iowa State was a few years back.

College Basketball

Seminoles hand UNC its worst loss under Williams - KansasCity.com
This was really a shocker.

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KSU is definitely out of the race

I think whoever wins the conference will need 14 Ws. Not that that K-State can’t go on another of their late-season runs, but I really don’t see this group finishing on an 11-1 streak.

In the words of the great Dennis Green: They are who we thought they were.

Use the forks

by PenHawk on Jan 15, 2012 6:50 AM CST reply actions

Wish I could agree . .

I don’t think anyone is out of it with 14 games left. K-State has probably played the toughest stretch they will see. My bet is they end with a minimum of twelve wins.

by Westyhawk on Jan 15, 2012 11:26 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

They've got a tougher stretch in another month.

Home against us, at Baylor, at Missouri, then back home against ISU, all in a 12 day period. Might even include playing at Texas two days prior to our game, and at A&M three days after the ISU game. Pretty brutal.

by MJR on Jan 15, 2012 11:41 PM CST up reply actions

Yep

I can’t see them winning more than two in that stretch.

KState hasn’t shown me enough for me to buy they are anything more than a 10-8 team at best. That is about where I put them before the season too, as did most. Then they had a strong non-con and ~~people~~ their fans got massively inflated expectations and thought this team could challenge for the league title. Which is a joke. They’re a decent team, but nowhere near conference champion good.

Shit happens when you win championships

by Andrew Clark on Jan 16, 2012 8:35 AM CST up reply actions

Who has mizzoo beaten

that there is serious consideration to them being a top team?

They have almost no interior game. I expect them to lose 2 to KU & BU, plus at least 1 or 2 more. They may have an elite perimeter, but that’s only half a team. They’re not close to being in contention in my book. Maybe top of the mid-pack, but this is a 2 horse race.

by dagger108 on Jan 15, 2012 1:42 PM CST reply actions