Kansas Basketball Falls To No. 8 In Both Polls

by Owen on Jan 30, 2012 1:21 PM CST in Kansas Jayhawk Basketball 2011-12

A loss on the road to Iowa State means that the Jayhawks are taking a step back this week and it probably brings Kansas more in line with where they belong. The Jayhawks dropped from no. 5 to no. 8 in both the coaches poll and the AP poll that were released today.

Realistically Kansas is probably an 8-12 type team although this year is certainly a strange one in that there aren't many great teams out there. With an upcoming stretch of games featuring trips to Missour, Baylor and Kansas State, Kansas will have a chance to find out a good deal about how tough they really are.

Elsewhere in the league both Missouri and Baylor are ranked ahead of the Jayhawks despite the fact that Kansas currently hold the lead in the Big 12 race. Missouri dropped to no. 4 after a bad loss to Oklahoma State and Baylor moved up to no. 6 with teams in front of them losing ground.

This week the Jayhawks have an opportunity in front of them when they take on no. 4 Missouri in Columbia. It marks one of the few times that the Tigers will hold a higher ranking than Kansas and with it being the last trip by the Jayhawks to Columbia, it's certain to be a crazy environment.

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Soo looking forward to the game Saturday

Does that make OU on Wednesday a bit of a trap game?

by dagger108 on Jan 30, 2012 2:58 PM CST reply actions

No, but should be closer than expected

Sooners on a bit of a roll lately and got a big win Saturday at Frank’s place.

by jayhawk1996 on Jan 30, 2012 3:06 PM CST up reply actions

God I hate Misery

I really do.

"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.

by Rivethead on Jan 30, 2012 3:25 PM CST reply actions

Let hate week 1 begin!

I will withhold most my venom till after the OU game.

I always drink the Kool-Aid
Going for #8 in a row!

by bt01 on Jan 30, 2012 3:27 PM CST reply actions

Please everyone check out the "We Are Mizzou" video on youtube.

It is absolutely hilarious, and obsessively mentions KU. Awkward frat-dancing and autotune abound. They took themselves seriously, then later edited their youtube description section to describe it as “satire.” Either way, not a single Missouri fan I know will post it due to embarrassment, and it’s blowing up on facebook for KU fans to make fun of the fizzou fans.

by rockchalk1187 on Jan 30, 2012 4:10 PM CST reply actions

They even went so far as to

disable comments on youtube, it was getting flamed so badly.

by rockchalk1187 on Jan 30, 2012 4:11 PM CST up reply actions

When I watched it this weekend, the commenters couldn't even work up the energy to make fun of it

It was a lot of stuff like, “God I hate white people… and I’m white.” Or, “Why? Just…why?”

I also noticed that half of it was about Kansas. Shocking. Good to see they’re moving on to bigger and better things so well.

R.I.P. DOM

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Jan 30, 2012 5:59 PM CST up reply actions

Just watched it.

Really needed a good laugh today. MU intelligence really came through for me.

'Bill Self for SEC Federal Reserve Chairman!'

by Carl C on Jan 30, 2012 10:35 PM CST up reply actions

trap game

i don’t think this game with oklahoma will be a trap game. i don’t think coach self will allow it to be a trap game especially after last saturday. now if we would have won that game it may of been a little harder for the guys not to look past wednsday. we are not good enough to look past anybody rather at home or on the road. should be a good game but we have to play one game at a time lets worry about oklahoma first

by jayballer54 on Jan 30, 2012 6:19 PM CST reply actions