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What a weekend of sports at all levels!<\/p>\n

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Hoo, Hoo, Who?<\/h3>\n

I was unable to watch the Indiana-Kansas game live, which was a major bummer, because it was another first-rate ass kicking. One so comprehensive that I\u2019m left wondering if IU really isn\u2019t that good and, thus, us KU fans shouldn\u2019t overreact to the win.<\/p>\n

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Regardless, as a Jayhawk living in Hoosier-land, that was a fun ass game.<\/p>\n

I was following the score from L\u2019s games, but because I\u2019m a superstitious idiot, I decided I would only check the score every 15 minutes of real time so I could focus on her games. Which, of course, meant I was constantly checking my watch to see if I could look. Again, I am an idiot.<\/p>\n

Several of the parents on her team are Purdue fans and told me they were big KU fans for the day. They messed with me by dramatically pulling out their phones, checking the score, then looking at me and shaking their heads like it wasn\u2019t going well for the Jayhawks. I would respond by telling them, \u201cIt was 21\u20136 five minutes ago, it can\u2019t be that bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

I did get a little concerned when I saw IU got it down to 10 early in the second half. But my next glance showed KU up by 18, and as we walked out of the gym I saw the 22-point win was final.<\/p>\n

I watched the recording as soon as we got home and was pretty happy with how things went. It\u2019s one game, but it seems like Bill Self has already found a way to work within the limitations of this year\u2019s roster to make them a bitch to play. Usually that doesn\u2019t happen until early February. Having two absolute defensive studs on the perimeter sure makes everything a lot easier. But the development of KJ Adams has been outstanding and incredibly important. Three weeks ago we were thinking, \u201cHow can we get one of the freshmen bigs to take his minutes?\u201d Now the freshmen can barely get on the court, and it\u2019s because KJ has become a legit threat on both ends.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if his recent play is sustainable, and he will not matchup well against some teams. But there\u2019s no reason he should not be getting the bulk of the minutes at the five spot right now.<\/p>\n

I do have to throw an Old Man Rant in. Apparently only about half of the KU student tickets were claimed for the marquee non-conference game of the year? I know finals are over and many students have gone home. And student attendance around the country just isn\u2019t what it used to be.<\/p>\n

But, \u201cBack in my day\u201d\u2122 we hung around an extra day or two when Indiana came to Lawrence in 1993, or came back when North Carolina State or some other good team would play in Allen in January before classes resumed.[1]<\/a> I have a few IU friends who went to the game and while I\u2019m eager to hear about their experiences (weird how very few of my them or my local IU friends have reached out since about 10 minutes after the game began), I\u2019m frankly going to be a little embarrassed that there were empty seats for the biggest game of the non-con season.<\/p>\n

Or maybe I\u2019ll tell them that kids didn\u2019t show up because IU has been bad\/mediocre for so long they don\u2019t realize this was supposed to be a big game!<\/p>\n

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cLots<\/h3>\n

OMG! When I sat down to watch the KU game, the Colts had just taken an improbable 33\u20130 lead over the Vikings. What a world!<\/p>\n

When I was done with the Jayhawks and switched from the DVR to live TV, the Colts game was headed to overtime.<\/p>\n

What a disaster, yet a perfect way to put a symbolic end to this dumpster fire of a season, and really era, of Colts football.<\/p>\n

Burn it all down and start all over again.<\/p>\n

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Youth Hoops<\/h3>\n

It was bracket weekend for L\u2019s team. They won their semifinal by six. They were ahead 9\u20130 early and blew that. Led by eight multiple times in the second half but kept giving it up. It was not a pretty 28 minutes of basketball.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s been sick off-and-on for weeks and was still trying to recover. She struggled with her stamina and legs the entire game. In the break before the championship game she kind of went and laid down, hoping to rebound.<\/p>\n

She seemed to feel better and played a bit better in the second game. It looked like we were going to get run off the court early, but we kept it close and somehow took a six-point lead late in the game. Then gave up a 8\u20131 run to lose by one.<\/p>\n

Kind of a bummer but they were the better team and our girls were all kind of checked out. They haven\u2019t practiced much and it seems like the coach is having a hard time connecting with the players. Hopefully that improves when we start the winter session in January.<\/p>\n

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World Cup Final<\/h3>\n

OMG!!!!!<\/strong> That was one of the greatest games of any kind I\u2019ve ever watched. The swings of momentum and emotion were stunning and draining. Lionel Messi finally gets the (totally unfair) World Cup monkey off his back. At the same time Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 shows that he is the heir to the Greatest Player in the World throne with a freaking hat trick in the championship game, including one of the greatest shots you\u2019ll ever see. A couple of absolutely ridiculous near-goals at the end of regulation and extra time nearly gave each team the win. And then the thoroughly gut-wrenching process that are championship deciding penalty kicks.<\/p>\n

That was an awesome way to spend three hours Sunday morning. I was pulling for both Messi and France, so I both won and lost. I can\u2019t imagine if I truly cared who won how exhausting that match would have been. I thought the national championship game last April was stressful\u2026<\/p>\n

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  1. Kids, North Carolina State was once a premier game on your non-conference schedules. \u00a0\u21a9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What a weekend of sports at all levels! Hoo, Hoo, Who? I was unable to watch the Indiana-Kansas game live, which was a major bummer, because it was another first-rate ass kicking. One so comprehensive that I\u2019m left wondering if IU really isn\u2019t that good and, thus, us KU fans shouldn\u2019t overreact to the win. Regardless, as a Jayhawk living in Hoosier-land, that was a fun ass game. I was following the score from L\u2019s games, but because I\u2019m a superstitious idiot, I decided I would only check the score every 15 minutes of real time so I could focus on her games. Which, of course, meant I was constantly checking my watch to see if I could look. Again, I am an idiot. Several of the parents on her team are Purdue fans and told me they were big KU fans for the day. They messed with me by dramatically pulling out their phones, checking the score, then looking at me and shaking their heads like it wasn\u2019t going well for the Jayhawks. I would respond by telling them, \u201cIt was 21\u20136 five minutes ago, it can\u2019t be that bad.\u201d I did get a little concerned when I saw IU got it down to 10 early in the second half. But my next glance showed KU up by 18, and as we walked out of the gym I saw the 22-point win was final. I watched the recording as soon as we got home and was pretty happy with how things went. It\u2019s one game, but it seems like Bill Self has already found a way to work within the limitations of this year\u2019s roster to make them a bitch to play. Usually that doesn\u2019t happen until early February. Having two absolute defensive studs on the perimeter sure makes everything a lot easier. But the development of KJ Adams has been outstanding and incredibly important. Three weeks ago we were thinking, \u201cHow can we get one of the freshmen bigs to take his minutes?\u201d Now the freshmen can barely get on the court, and it\u2019s because KJ has become a legit threat on both ends. I don\u2019t know if his recent play is sustainable, and he will not matchup well against some teams. But there\u2019s no reason he should not be getting the bulk of the minutes at the five spot right now. I do have to throw an Old Man Rant in. Apparently only about half of the KU student tickets were claimed for the marquee non-conference game of the year? I know finals are over and many students have gone home. And student attendance around the country just isn\u2019t what it used to be. But, \u201cBack in my day\u201d\u2122 we hung around an extra day or two when Indiana came to Lawrence in 1993, or came back when North Carolina State or some other good team would play in Allen in January before classes resumed.[1] I have a few IU friends who went to the game and while I\u2019m eager to hear about their experiences (weird how very few of my them or my local IU friends have reached out since about 10 minutes after the game began), I\u2019m frankly going to be a little embarrassed that there were empty seats for the biggest game of the non-con season. Or maybe I\u2019ll tell them that kids didn\u2019t show up because IU has been bad\/mediocre for so long they don\u2019t realize this was supposed to be a big game! cLots OMG! When I sat down to watch the KU game, the Colts had just taken an improbable 33\u20130 lead over the Vikings. What a world! When I was done with the Jayhawks and switched from the DVR to live TV, the Colts game was headed to overtime. What a disaster, yet a perfect way to put a symbolic end to this dumpster fire of a season, and really era, of Colts football. Burn it all down and start all over again. Youth Hoops It was bracket weekend for L\u2019s team. They won their semifinal by six. They were ahead 9\u20130 early and blew that. Led by eight multiple times in the second half but kept giving it up. It was not a pretty 28 minutes of basketball. She\u2019s been sick off-and-on for weeks and was still trying to recover. She struggled with her stamina and legs the entire game. In the break before the championship game she kind of went and laid down, hoping to rebound. She seemed to feel better and played a bit better in the second game. It looked like we were going to get run off the court early, but we kept it close and somehow took a six-point lead late in the game. Then gave up a 8\u20131 run to lose by one. Kind of a bummer but they were the better team and our girls were all kind of checked out. They haven\u2019t practiced much and it seems like the coach is having a hard time connecting with the players. Hopefully that improves when we start the winter session in January. World Cup Final OMG!!!!! That was one of the greatest games of any kind I\u2019ve ever watched. The swings of momentum and emotion were stunning and draining. Lionel Messi finally gets the (totally unfair) World Cup monkey off his back. At the same time Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 shows that he is the heir to the Greatest Player in the World throne with a freaking hat trick in the championship game, including one of the greatest shots you\u2019ll ever see. A couple of absolutely ridiculous near-goals at the end of regulation and extra time nearly gave each team the win. And then the thoroughly gut-wrenching process that are championship deciding penalty kicks. That was an awesome way to spend three hours Sunday morning. I was pulling for both Messi and France, so I both won and lost. I can\u2019t imagine if I truly cared who won how exhausting that match would have been. 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