THREES ARE DUMB!
pic by KUAD I’m not going to double check if this is true, but I try not to bring my own hoops baggage into the newsletter when I can help it. Today, I...
So here's the deal
Let’s start positive. Kansas absolutely dominated one of the best—especially defensively—teams in the country with a 75-68 shakedown of Houston. The 13-point...
Let's forget about our glaring flaws and fixate on Johnny Furphy!
photo via KUAD A star is born! Ever since his first bit of run at KU, our fanbase could tell Johnny Furphy had something. Against Cincy on Monday night, he...
"Who's our fifth guy?" power rankings!!!
via KUAD In conference season, I do not try to bank newsletter posts based on wins that have not yet happened. However, this week required me to get ahead...
Who is this team?
via KUAD Ah, that’s the good stuff!!! Mike Woodson has steered IU basketball to a place of relative stability after years of disaster, and they’ve rapidly...
The greatest building in the sport
via KUAD When I’m feeling sentimental, a piece I often go back to is Matt Norlander’s 2016 essay about Allen Fieldhouse. For a Jayhawk fan, it’s pure...
OK that was extremely fun and I'm still thinking about it
via KUAD I watched the first half of the UK-KU game at a sports/dog bar with a friend who was in town, blissfully unaware of Jay Bilas. Sure, UK simply could...
How many non-shooters is too many? And other notes from the exhibitions!
Two exhibitions down, two games of so-so ball. I was tempted not to acknowledge the charity scrimmage in Champaign at all—such was the Jayhawks’ general...
We're #1, Bill Self's Villain Era, Hunter Dickinson and oh yeah that other thing
photo via KUAD Yesterday, a friend/friend of the newsletter/esteemed former colleague texted me the following: published without permission At Big 12 media...
Streak Talk's annual "Late Night" vibes report
The most legendary “Late Night at the Phog” had almost nothing to do with basketball. That’s a good thought to start on for this year’s annual Late Night...
I need to calm down: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Sunday was one of the craziest days of my life. I’ll back up, because context is necessary. I am a Swiftie. It goes back a long ways, and there are many...
Q&A: The Vintage Hawks on their killer "Let's Go Hawks" collection + GIVEAWAY
Courtesy of the Vintage Hawks The last time Streak Talk spoke with Tae-Vheon and Sae-Vheon Alcorn, they were juniors at KU, running track, going to school...
Let's Do This: KU PG "Mount Rushmore" rankings
The other day, KU basketball’s official account posted some content designed to ripple through all Jayhawk groupchats. It got swallowed up by all the new...
A message for my paid Streakers
The message is short—THANK YOU. A lot of y’all have renewed your subscriptions for the upcoming season, and it means the world to me. The newsletter exists...
The Good Ol' Days
Last week, the #1 center in the 2024 class, the Congo-native Flory Bidunga, committed to KU. Bidunga is the third-highest-ranked prospect ever to commit to...
Jayhawks of the Caribbean
Hey now, that was pretty fun! Even though the offense stalled out a little bit yesterday en route to a 87-81 loss to the Bahamian National Team, you can get...
Q&A: Rustin Dodd + Kingdom Quarterback DOUBLE giveaway!
Rustin Dodd—friends call him Russ, I’m gonna call him Russ from here on out—and I went to KU around the same time but we became very good friends after...
Gradey's glitter suit won the Draft
Gradey—we’re gonna get way more into Everything Gradey, don’t you worry one little bit!—went 13 to Toronto. Jalen Wilson went 51 to Brooklyn. Jay Bilas made...
When will Gradey Dick be MVP?
It's noodle time
Give Christian Braun the max
I actually started writing this post *before* last night's Braunsanity