Kansas basketball is already in 'we're back' mode with freshman comparisons to Carmelo Anthony, while football quietly does the unglamorous work that might actually keep them from imploding.
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Bill Self dropped that he almost retired this year—which nobody asked for—and now he's got his roster in August comparing Tyran Stokes to Melo, which is the kind of preseason hype that either prints money or becomes a February meme. Meanwhile, Kansas football is doing something almost revolutionary: existing without catastrophe. Fall camp film study, depth charts, logistics—it's boring, it's unsexy, and it's exactly what this program needs heading into 2027. For Kansas, avoiding panic mode in August might actually be the bigger story.
🔥 Kansas basketball is already in 'we're back' mode with freshman comparisons to Carmelo Anthony, while football quietly does the unglamorous work that might actually keep them from imploding.
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“This year may tell us a lot about how for real ASU is going to be under Dillingham. He's no doubt improved the program greatly, but so far he has one miracle run to the CFP, and one very ordinary looking 8 win season. ASU has been referring to themselves as a sleeping giant program for decades. If there's any truth to that, especially in the Big 12 with Tech missing their $5M QB, they really need to establish themselves this year. They picked up some really impressive transfers, but they have a”
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“Put a 100K on KU to win it for me. I may be good for it.”
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“I've never been to Vegas. Seems like a good excuse to go.”
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“He should be considering the resources KU has put into the program and the league / schedule KU plays every year, but he won't be due to the Self situation unless next season is an absolute disaster. It's pretty clear KU plans to let him coach next year and probably the year after that, figure out Self's replacement in that time frame, then they can let Lance walk with very little buyout after 2027. They also can let AK (if he is still here and the offense is still good) have an interim year whi”
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“I agree with all of these and am ready to be cursing a lot at the TV during our 4-8 season where Ballard becomes QB1 and, predictably, is what he is - a low ceiling guy. And Lance opens up next season on the hot seat but it doesn't matter as much because we just replaced Bill Self with Jacque Vaughn and we're all afraid that Kansas Basketball is about to become Nebraska Football right as we're entering into the next phase of college sports realignment where the Big XII risks becoming the new Mou”
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