Bill Self got the message
Before I get going, I am going to write about Roy, who announced earlier today that he is retiring. But I need some time to collect my thoughts, and maybe...
How to fix the Jayhawks in four steps
On Monday night, USC dropped a Stone Cold Stunner on the Jayhawks, handing KU their worst-ever NCAA tournament loss. It was the third-biggest defeat in the...
That went poorly lol 🏳️
Remember this?! I’m not sure I’ve ever seen KU throw up the 🏳️ like that, in what amounted to a 85-51 loss to six-seed USC, but it happened. A trend has...
We play Saturday at 12:15 CT
And other bracket reactions aka "brack reax"
Q&A: Mike Chalfant
Due to Jeff Long’s recent dismissal as KU AD, Jayhawk fans and program followers fired up the rumor mill regarding his replacement. A lot of familiar names...
Red jerseys from here on out
Photo by Nick Krug/LJWorld In the 1986 Final Four, the Jayhawks wore red. Though the ‘88 team will always be the most legendary Danny Manning-led team—that’s...
19nine's KU collection drops today at 11AM EST
Today at 11 AM EST, retro sportswear company 19nine’s Kansas collection drops. I talked to co-founder Josh Barnett in December on the day the company’s...
Let's watch KU-Tech together... again
It’s been a minute since a live chat, so let’s ride out once more, Streakers. Tech-Kansas play at Allen at 1 PM CT on Saturday. Beard vs Self in a timeline...
Q&A: Hanif Abdurraqib
Photo by Marcus Jackson Hanif Abdurraqib is not only one of my favorite writers—you *have* to read his essay collection They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us...
Is it as bad as it looks?
Photo by Nick Krug // LJ World My short answer: No. I don’t think so. Before you swiftly delete this e-mail, hear me out. My rationale is based off a couple...
Does KU need a full-blown rotation shakeup?
And other thoughts from two road Ls
What do we make of the UT game?
Also some stuff about Marcus Garrett's role
Let's watch Texas-KU
In a few hours, #3 Kansas takes on #7 Texas at Allen. After offseason conjecture about whether Shaka Smart would keep the Texas gig, he’s responded with his...
The Best Sneakers of 2020
Nike’s Chunky Dunky which people went nuts for this year Right now, the Jayhawks are off until Jan 2, another weird development in the worst year in our...
Q&A: Josh Swade
If you’re a KU fan, there’s a 99.9% chance you’ve seen Josh Swade’s work. He’s the director of the Jayhawk basketball-centered “30 for 30” documentary...
Let's watch KU-Tech together
KU plays Texas Tech tonight in Lubbock. According to KenPom, Tech is the best defensive team in the country—KU is the sixth-best. Beard v Self in any...
Q&A: 19nine's Josh Barnett
In the landscape of contemporary college basketball, the big apparel providers see on-court uniform layouts as a logistics problem, not a design problem. The...
KU *must* play small-ball (and other observations)
Last night’s game against Kentucky in Indianapolis—loving the logic of a neutral site game during a pandemic! good work everyone—was hard to watch. Like,...
What's so fascinating about KU vs. UK
Assuming tonight’s game gets played—gulp!—I’m going to do a short post tomorrow in addition to this one, sizing up where KU stands after the Kentucky game....
There's basketball today!
At 1:30ET/12:30CT, KU opens their season against the top-ranked team in the country, Gonzaga. With KU’s original preseason schedule wiped off the map by...