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  • Christmas With Bill Self and Mario Little

    Created: Thursday, 31 December 2009 13:26 Author: Brubaker
    Here is a fun clip of Bill Self and Mario Little talking about their favorite aspects of the holiday season.  Being from New Jersey, I obviously agree with Self's assessment of "The Boss", Bruce Springsteen, as the greatest rocker of all-time.  {youtub...

  • Tough Road Games Will Show Jayhawk's True Colors

    Created: Thursday, 31 December 2009 10:43 Author: Brubaker
    Photo by Rich Sugg  A lot has been made thus far of the Jayhawk's weak strength of schedule and perceived lackadaisical play at times this season.  Well, that is all about to change as the #1 ranked University of Kansas men's basketball team will pla...

  • Recapping the Recaps - KU 81 Belmont 51

    Created: Wednesday, 30 December 2009 00:23 Author: Brubaker
    The University of Kansas men's basketball team extended the nation's longest winning streak to 50 games last night, beating an over matched Belmont team to the tune of 81-51.  The Jayhawks came out of the gate strong, scoring the first 11 points of the g...

  • Jayhawks All-'Ought' Team

    Created: Friday, 25 December 2009 16:13 Author: Brubaker
     After a few bloody marys and other Christmas-day festivities I found one last gift under my proverbial tree - this fun piece from KUSports.com.  Not expecting much more than your usual article of what every player should get for Christmas (ex. Aldric...

  • Add Jason King to the UT Bandwagon

    Created: Wednesday, 23 December 2009 10:59 Author: Brubaker
    Add former Kansas City Star writer Jason King to the list of fools trumpeting the University of Texas Longhorn basketball team as the best in all the land.  Tom Keegan.  Jason King.  You two have officially placed yourselves on the University of Texa...

  • KU Jayhawks v. Cal Golden Bears Preview

    Created: Tuesday, 22 December 2009 11:57 Author: Brubaker
    #1 University of Kansas Jayhawks v. California Golden Bears, December 22nd, 2009 8:00 pm CST  The #1 University of Kansas Jayhawks (10-0) basketball team looks to extend their home winning streak to 49 games as they invite the University of Calif...

  • Aldrich Ailing

    Created: Tuesday, 22 December 2009 09:49 Author: Brubaker
    As is being reported by Gary Bedore of KUSports.com and J. Brady McCollough of the KCStar, Cole Aldrich has been ill for some time now with, as Cole describes, "some crap in my throat."  Translated, KU's All-American center has been inflicted with bronch...

  • Murmurs From Michigan

    Created: Friday, 18 December 2009 12:38 Author: Brubaker
    "We’re one of the worst in the country in opponents’ offensive rebounding and opponents’ field-goal percentage,” Novak said. - Michigan sophomore guard Zack Novak.  Ouch, not exactly a vote of confidence heading into your teams toughest schedule...

  • John Wall v. Xavier Henry: The Final Word

    Created: Thursday, 17 December 2009 13:44 Author: Brubaker
    There has been a lot of backlash from Jayhawk fans over the past week in the wake of the nation falling in love with the snakeoil salesman's prized pupil - John Wall.  Fair backlash, I may add.  Many articles have been written pointing out that, yes, th...

  • 2010 Recruiting Update

    Created: Tuesday, 15 December 2009 16:08 Author: Brubaker
    Thus far I have shyed away from speaking towards KU's recruitment for 2010 and beyond, in part because news can change by the minute and I am a busy man, and in part because of the excellent work Shay Wildeboor does at The Jayhawk Slant.  If you do not h...

  • Billself.com and Bracketology Debut!

    Created: Tuesday, 15 December 2009 14:07 Author: Brubaker
    Two intranet sites debuted today, and here at The Jayhawker we can hardly contain our excitement - hence the little orange figure silently saying, "Ta Da!" through your computer screen.  Both sites are basically pointless to the casual college basketball...

  • Bill's Monday Phonecall

    Created: Monday, 14 December 2009 16:31 Author: Brubaker
    Apparently on Monday all of the Big 12 coaches participate in a teleconference where they discuss what they ate for dinner last night, recent movies they have seen, current trends in the tie market, and, if time allows, basketball.  Shay Wildeboor of The...

  • National Attention, Awards for Xavier

    Created: Monday, 14 December 2009 15:58 Author: Brubaker
    Just when you thought John Wall was the greatest college basketball freshman of all time, some guy named Xavier Henry quietly topped his own previous season high of 27 points with a 31 point effort on Saturday.  Seth Davis of SI.com writes an article abo...

  • Recapping the Recaps - KU 90 La Salle 65

    Created: Saturday, 12 December 2009 18:38 Author: Brubaker
    photo by Rich Sugg  The #1 ranked Kansas Jayhawk basketball team improved their record to 9-0 on Saturday afternoon, posting a 90-65 victory over the La Salle Explorers.  La Salle played a good game from beginning to end, but KU's overwhelming ...

  • KU Jayhawks v. La Salle Explorers Preview

    Created: Saturday, 12 December 2009 09:57 Author: Brubaker
    #1 Kansas Jayhawks v. La Salle Explorers - December 12th, 2009 - 1:00 PM CST The La Salle Explorers (6-2) roll into The Sprint Center today on a three game win streak for the most anticipated game of their season, against the #1 University of Kansas...

  • Bitter in Bedford, Seeks Same

    Created: Friday, 11 December 2009 15:57 Author: Brubaker
    In this week's 'Chat With Andy Katz' a bitter Texas fan poses the following question to Andy: Curtis Duvall (Bedford, Texas) Are all the sports media blind to Kansas? Am I the only one who sees that they don't play ANYONE? In fact, the only top 20...

  • C.J. Henry Could Prove to be True 'X-Factor' for Jayhawks

    Created: Friday, 11 December 2009 11:33 Author: Brubaker
    C.J. Henry has put his baseball aspirations behind him to play basketball with his younger brother, and KU fans should be extremely grateful that he did.  Having not played organized competitive basketball in four years, and overshadowed by freshman-stan...

  • Recapping the Recaps - KU 99 Radford 64

    Created: Thursday, 10 December 2009 00:25 Author: Brubaker
    photo by Nick Krug It would appear that Bill Self is a fan of The Jayhawker, because just as I had suggested following the UCLA game, Elijah Johnson assumed the starting role over Tyshawn Taylor in Wednesday night's 99-64 victory over the Radford Highlan...

  • Self Discusses Road Trip, Radford, and Free Throws

    Created: Wednesday, 09 December 2009 16:07 Author: Brubaker
    Over at The Shiver, Chris Knapp provides a nice summary of a recent conversation Bill Self and Marcus Morris had with the media regarding the UCLA game, the Radford contest tonight, as well as the team's free-throw woes this season.  Is it just me or...

  • KU Jayhawks v. Radford Highlanders Preview

    Created: Wednesday, 09 December 2009 02:15 Author: Brubaker
    #1 Kansas Jayhawks v. Radford Highlanders - December 9th, 2009 - 7:00 PM CST   The #1 Kansas Jayhawks (7-0) welcome in another mid-major team on Wednesday night to Allen Fieldhouse as the Radford Highlanders (4-2) will be the next team ...