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WED 2026-02-04 Upsets and looking ahead
2 days 16 hours ago #34488
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Damn the Rankings, these Home Courts Ruled!
80 #6 Gonzaga (22-2|10-1 WCC)
87 Portland (11-14|4-8 WCC)
73 #10 Michigan State (19-4|9-3 Big Ten)
76 Minnesota (11-12| 4-8 Big Ten)
92 #16 BYU (17-5|5-4 Big 12)
99 Oklahoma State (16-6|4-5 Big 12)
wow... anyone spied any cats & dogs sleeping together?!?
As we dive deep into February play, the tests keep coming, piling higher and deeper.
Nothing to do but keep winning through the last game of the Big 12 schedule - which would guarantee our Jayhawks at least a share of the Big 12 title, as KU winning out - which includes the upcoming home & away games against Arizona - would give UA at least 2 losses in conference, dropping them into a tie with KU for the title.
Winning our through the last game of Spring 2026 would be even greater!
Yep, it's true, it's a very long shot against the toughest of odds.
Nobody ever said it wouldn't be semi-tough.
ESPN.com: Men's college basketball Power Rankings: Can the top 5 survive the week?
80 #6 Gonzaga (22-2|10-1 WCC)
87 Portland (11-14|4-8 WCC)
73 #10 Michigan State (19-4|9-3 Big Ten)
76 Minnesota (11-12| 4-8 Big Ten)
92 #16 BYU (17-5|5-4 Big 12)
99 Oklahoma State (16-6|4-5 Big 12)
wow... anyone spied any cats & dogs sleeping together?!?
As we dive deep into February play, the tests keep coming, piling higher and deeper.
Nothing to do but keep winning through the last game of the Big 12 schedule - which would guarantee our Jayhawks at least a share of the Big 12 title, as KU winning out - which includes the upcoming home & away games against Arizona - would give UA at least 2 losses in conference, dropping them into a tie with KU for the title.
Winning our through the last game of Spring 2026 would be even greater!
Yep, it's true, it's a very long shot against the toughest of odds.
Nobody ever said it wouldn't be semi-tough.
ESPN.com: Men's college basketball Power Rankings: Can the top 5 survive the week?
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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2 days 16 hours ago - 2 days 15 hours ago #34489
by HawkErrant
Anyone else thinking that the bal chatri game in Stillwater is going to be particularly tough this season?
I mean, it almost always is, so nothing unusual there. It just seems this would be a particularly bad year to have the raptor trap close on our Jayhawks, you know?
Addendum - yes, our Jayhawks are raptors, ya know!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
HawkErrant wrote: Damn the Rankings, these Home Courts Ruled!
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92 #16 BYU (17-5|5-4 Big 12)
99 Oklahoma State (16-6|4-5 Big 12)
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Anyone else thinking that the bal chatri game in Stillwater is going to be particularly tough this season?
I mean, it almost always is, so nothing unusual there. It just seems this would be a particularly bad year to have the raptor trap close on our Jayhawks, you know?
Addendum - yes, our Jayhawks are raptors, ya know!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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