Rock Chalk Ramblings 8.23.10

12 Days left until gameday...hotel booked, car packed.

Jayhawks

Turner Gill greets Jayhawk fans in Prairie Village - KansasCity.com
What has become an annual event in Prairie Village. Glad to see the turnout was good despite the weather. I thought Keegan said no one cared about football anymore?

Sophomore Parish gladly returns to ‘D’ | KUsports.com
Kansas would benefit a great deal if Parish can meet his potential.

Smith prepares to be Heights’ rock | Varsity Kansas
Jayhawk Commit, Dreamius Smith

Column: No surprise, Gill gives speed the nod | CJOnline.com
Tully Corcoran with a column on Gill's move to speed and how that led to the Opurum switch. For a paper I never looked to while in Lawrence for Jayhawks news, Corcoran does a great job.

Corner turning corner | KUsports.com
A little bit of defensive backfield talk. Chris Harris specifically.

Injuries seem to be on the rise, but the Jayhawks aren't the only ones.  A look around the Big 12.

Injuries no excuse for Missouri's Pinkel - Columbia Missourian
Injury bug hitting the Tigers too.

Injury ends another position battle - Big 12 Blog - ESPN
The Sooners losing players to injury and academics.

NU linebacker Fisher suffers leg injury - Omaha.com
This injury caused quite a stir for different reasons, but the underlying issue...this is the second slated starter that the Huskers have lost for the year.  Both with broken legs.

TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK | AggieSports.com | Bryan/College Station, TX
A&M with 10 players sidelined due to nagging injuries but nothing appears major.

Football: Injuries a big pain around the Big 12 - Omaha.com
Here's a brief rundown of all the teams and the varying injuries.

File this under realignment? or maybe good news?

Big 12 ADs discuss starting cable network - CBSSports.com
This would be good news in my opinion, but why is Colorado there? And why aren't Kansas and Texas?