Recent Comments

This...both you and bar. This x1000000

The AZ Alumni association out here in Phoenix used to meet at a local bar in Scottsdale for all of the games. I remember that Orange Bowl against Kansas, we showed up at our usual spot and basically could not get in the door as the entire joint was full of Kansas fans.

Frontrunners or otherwise, there are a LOT of them around that you probably wouldn't expect.

Now that's a telling stat, I believe it but what a tilt. Guess its good Iowa was just outside the top 10.

you mean number of graduates from the football team? or boosters? KState at least is a football school but Kansas?

Very understandable points. +1 I completely agree with you that there are rules for a reason. Facemasks, horse collars and targeting are extremely serious issues that should be controlled.

However, I think you are reading the hit incorrectly. After the catch the Pitt player can be seen stumbling forward and you can see Kyshoen actually getting quite low in preparation of delivering the hit. Then just before the hit the Pitt player tries to pull up, his forward momentum preventing him from being able to upright completely he leans his shoulder into the hit. Had the Pitt player been running in a normal stance then Kyshoen's hit would have squarely been in the lower chest as he projected himself upwards in what would have surely upturned the poor receiver. Instead their shoulders contact and then helmets spinning the receiver off. All in a matter 1.5 seconds.

In short, yes you are correct, but the game at this speed cannot all be perfectly placed hits. I certainly don't think Kyshoen could have gotten any lower to get all the way under the receiver's upper body, yet still over his knees, to deliver a hit to the ribs as you would prefer.

This is a surprisingly accurate comment. I think we can learn a lot from the Auburn guy who made a $100 bet on his team winning it all. He was optimistic enough to hope for a title, but even when the team fell short (and he missed out on FIFTY FREAKING THOUSAND DOLLARS), he was cool with it. He said he enjoyed the ride and enjoyed supporting him team. That's the kind of fans we should all strive to be like.

*Edited to show the correct bet amount.

Right you are, it was $100. Still, you gotta admire the guy for not taking it too seriously and just supporting his team, even in a completely intangible way that really had zero effect on said team.

I would strongly disagree that we play solid defense...

i'm quickly fading on him.

one thing the new ad will have to consider is the quickly dwindling attendance. i'm not saying i blame anyone for not wanting to watch a bad team but how much money are we losing with every home game? just a couple years ago the cassel was more or less packed for most games. now we're half empty when the #2 team in the country rolls into town? seth never really got us to where we want to be as a program but the team was good enough to butts in seats. now it's just embarrasing.

My frustration isn't aimed at anyone in particular, but the culture of football fans and how the media drummed into our heads that this was something we should all celebrate. It's not. That's a brain in there, two of them. It was wrong when Conrad Dobler (sp?) did it, it was wrong when Ronnie Lott did it and I don't want to celebrate when Kyshon Jarrett does it (I'm a huge Jarrett fan not because of his ability to hit but because of the touching stories about his care for his disabled brother).

When there were no facemasks and guys were tackled by their noses and eye sockets, that was barbaric then but not perceived as such. Then there were rules changes. When facemasks were first instituted, tackling a guy by the facemask wasn't even illegal for a few years. Then, it was and it is now clear that it is an unfair way of tackling. Same for horsecollaring, doesn't look like much but can be very damaging.

I just don't celebrate big hits like this anymore. Maybe it's the father in me, with boys who might want to one day play football. But Ky saved our bacon with that hit, but he could have just put his shoulder into the ribs and it would have had the same affect. I believe once the "Jacked Up" culture is gone, and it won't take but a few more years, this admiration for big hits will subside.

But this may be a minority viewpoint. I accept that and won't comment any further on others joy in the big hit culture. I appreciate that some see the viciousness of the sport as part and parcel to the spirit of the game.

Jury is still out on this in my opinion. The lack of identity on offense is really concerning but he gets these guys to play solid defense and they are making an effort. The recent talent drain on the program is pretty difficult to overcome.

In just the last two years, here is what has gone down (these are ten scholarship players that either didn't come or left the program early): If these ten are here, you have an entirely different roster.
Marquis Rankin(PG) chooses to leave the program
Malik Mueller(PG) deemed ineligible this year
Donte Clark didn't qualify and ended up at UMass
Ben Boggs transferred
Ty Garland Transferred and led Lasalle to the NCAA
Robert Brown transferred
Dorian Finney Smith transferred to Florida (another shady AAU deal in the background)
Montrezl Harrell opted out of his NLI and helped Louisville win a national title (Shady dealings involved with his former AAU coach)
Allan Chaney had to leave the program after two years with the medical ruling (had a scholarship held up) than helped High Point reach the NCAA tournament
Manny Atkins transferred

Right now, JJ only has three three stars coming in for next year, according to Rivals:
SG Justin Bibbs 6'5" 175 lbs
SG Jalen Hudson 6'5" 190 lbs
SF T.J. Lang 6'7" 180 lbs

Long fast guys to run the break, and don't be surprised if JJ and his staff find one or two more to fill out the roster between now and next season.

He also has another SG from Roanoke that has already committed to the 2015 class so we will see how things work out.