2023/2024 NCAA Season

[ousdahl]

Manhattan has a player named
信义
李

How do you pronounce that…General Tso?

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Manhattan has a player named
信义
李

How do you pronounce that…General Tso?

Not sure. However you pronounce
Xinyi Li

They also have a player named רזיאל חיון
I figure a bunch of KU students can chant - From the River to the Sea. Or even better/worse - Fuck Israel - if he enters the game.

[KUTradition]

casual racism is so much fun!

[Back2Lawrence]

I thought it was the tattoo on Riley Reid’s back. Admittedly, I’ve never tried to find out its meaning, but I understand its purpose.

[ousdahl]

casual racism is so much fun!

Sorry.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

casual racism is so much fun!

Sorry.

I'm not.

Here is a joke.... A Chinese guy who plays for Manhattan, an Israeli guy who plays for Manhattan, and a Lithuanian guy who plays for Manhattan, all walk in to Allen Fieldhouse.
The Chinese guy asks, 加拉格尔教练，我可以去看看篮球原来的规则吗？
The Israeli guy asks, המאמן גלאגר, מה לעזאזל מתכוון היזהרו מהפוג?
The Lithuanian guys asks, Kas, po velnių, negerai su Gutteriu?

If anyone bothers to do the translation, it's actually not a terrible joke.

[AlOerter]

casual racism is so much fun!

Sorry.

I'm not.

Here is a joke.... A Chinese guy who plays for Manhattan, an Israeli guy who plays for Manhattan, and a Lithuanian guy who plays for Manhattan, all walk in to Allen Field House.
The Chinese guy asks, 加拉格尔教练，我可以去看看篮球原来的规则吗？
The Israeli guy asks, המאמן גלאגר, מה לעזאזל מתכוון היזהרו מהפוג?
The Lithuanian guys asks, Kas, po velnių, negerai su Gutteriu?

If anyone bothers to do the translation, it's actually not a terrible joke.

Wrong. It is a terrible joke. What is wrong with you?

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Sorry.

I'm not.

Here is a joke.... A Chinese guy who plays for Manhattan, an Israeli guy who plays for Manhattan, and a Lithuanian guy who plays for Manhattan, all walk in to Allen Field House.
The Chinese guy asks, 加拉格尔教练，我可以去看看篮球原来的规则吗？
The Israeli guy asks, המאמן גלאגר, מה לעזאזל מתכוון היזהרו מהפוג?
The Lithuanian guys asks, Kas, po velnių, negerai su Gutteriu?

If anyone bothers to do the translation, it's actually not a terrible joke.

Wrong. It is a terrible joke. What is wrong with you?

In other words....
Either a. You didn't do the translation or b. You are playing on the punch line.

[AlOerter]

I'm not.

Here is a joke.... A Chinese guy who plays for Manhattan, an Israeli guy who plays for Manhattan, and a Lithuanian guy who plays for Manhattan, all walk in to Allen Field House.
The Chinese guy asks, 加拉格尔教练，我可以去看看篮球原来的规则吗？
The Israeli guy asks, המאמן גלאגר, מה לעזאזל מתכוון היזהרו מהפוג?
The Lithuanian guys asks, Kas, po velnių, negerai su Gutteriu?

If anyone bothers to do the translation, it's actually not a terrible joke.

Wrong. It is a terrible joke. What is wrong with you?

In other words....
Either a. You didn't do the translation or b. You are playing on the punch line.

b.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Wrong. It is a terrible joke. What is wrong with you?

In other words....
Either a. You didn't do the translation or b. You are playing on the punch line.

b.

The more I think about it, it really isn't a good joke.
In all seriousness, I hope ALL the kids on Manhattan enjoy their experience in Allen.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU!
Or as the Israeli kid might say to me..... היית פעם כמו סלע עכשיו אתה רך כאבן גיר.
Translation - You were a rock once, now you're crumbling like old chalk.

[AlOerter]

In other words....
Either a. You didn't do the translation or b. You are playing on the punch line.

b.

The more I think about it, it really isn't a good joke.
In all seriousness, I hope ALL the kids on Manhattan enjoy their experience in Allen.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU!
Or as the Israeli kid might say to me..... היית פעם כמו סלע עכשיו אתה רך כאבן גיר.
Translation - You were a rock once, now you're crumbling like old chalk.

Now that's funny.

[Shirley]

Nice to see #2 Duke lose at home to # 12 Arizona.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Nice to see #2 Duke lose at home to # 12 Arizona.

Nice to see Jeremy Roach be the answer to a trivia question.
Who was the only Dook player to play in Coach K's last loss in Cameron and Collins' first loss in Cameron?

[mjl2]

Is there a particular secondary ticket site better than others? Stubhub? Seatgeek? I don't think I've ever used one. Planning to go to the Champion's Classic.

Is there a good strategy for when to buy? Like, as late as possible, as long as there are a decent amount of tickets still available?

Tickets for the CC are ridiculously expensive in the secondary market. Heck, face value is expensive.

Answer to your first question is PROBABLY no. I find none are necessarily "better" than the others.
Fwiw (not much) twice in the last couple of years I have been fucked by Stubhub and once by Vivid. That being said, eventually they both made it right but not after major hassles.

Answer to your second and third questions are...For ME, the best strategy for peace of mind is to buy early. Yes, you will pay more but if peace of mind is more important than some money that won't change your life one way or the other, then pay up and buy now.
If the money truly does matter, then yes - it's is PROBABLY best to wait it out. Tickets will PROBABLY get cheaper being that there are many available.
I would NOT wait until the last minute (meaning a few hours before the games) to buy from a "secondary site". Main reason being if someone doesn't transfer their ticket/s right away, it becomes a pain in the ass waiting - or possibly not even getting them and then hoping the secondary site finds you a comparable replacement - which takes time. I just went through that with Stubhub for a Northwestern Football game. Wanted to get in early. Never was sent the ticket. Had to continuously harp on Stubhub to get me a replacement. Had to wait until about 10 minutes before kickoff to finally get the replacement.

Thing to remember is the CC is on a Tuesday. Not too many college kids will be traveling for this. Most people who want tickets either have them already or are waiting it out until they get cheaper.

Side note - I'm typically given a ticket. For some unknown reason my company chose NOT to get tickets this year. Thus, I will not be given a ticket.
I will NOT pay more than a couple of hundred for a ticket and I will not sit in a bad seat - so it looks like I am not going to the games. While of course it's enjoyable to be in the atmosphere, staying home (or going somewhere) and watching on TV isn't a terrible secondary option.

Got ticket on StubHub. Seemed like a good deal relative to the other available tickets for the past several days. But man, had to pay $100 in fees.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Is there a particular secondary ticket site better than others? Stubhub? Seatgeek? I don't think I've ever used one. Planning to go to the Champion's Classic.

Is there a good strategy for when to buy? Like, as late as possible, as long as there are a decent amount of tickets still available?

Tickets for the CC are ridiculously expensive in the secondary market. Heck, face value is expensive.

Answer to your first question is PROBABLY no. I find none are necessarily "better" than the others.
Fwiw (not much) twice in the last couple of years I have been fucked by Stubhub and once by Vivid. That being said, eventually they both made it right but not after major hassles.

Answer to your second and third questions are...For ME, the best strategy for peace of mind is to buy early. Yes, you will pay more but if peace of mind is more important than some money that won't change your life one way or the other, then pay up and buy now.
If the money truly does matter, then yes - it's is PROBABLY best to wait it out. Tickets will PROBABLY get cheaper being that there are many available.
I would NOT wait until the last minute (meaning a few hours before the games) to buy from a "secondary site". Main reason being if someone doesn't transfer their ticket/s right away, it becomes a pain in the ass waiting - or possibly not even getting them and then hoping the secondary site finds you a comparable replacement - which takes time. I just went through that with Stubhub for a Northwestern Football game. Wanted to get in early. Never was sent the ticket. Had to continuously harp on Stubhub to get me a replacement. Had to wait until about 10 minutes before kickoff to finally get the replacement.

Thing to remember is the CC is on a Tuesday. Not too many college kids will be traveling for this. Most people who want tickets either have them already or are waiting it out until they get cheaper.

Side note - I'm typically given a ticket. For some unknown reason my company chose NOT to get tickets this year. Thus, I will not be given a ticket.
I will NOT pay more than a couple of hundred for a ticket and I will not sit in a bad seat - so it looks like I am not going to the games. While of course it's enjoyable to be in the atmosphere, staying home (or going somewhere) and watching on TV isn't a terrible secondary option.

Got ticket on StubHub. Seemed like a good deal relative to the other available tickets for the past several days. But man, had to pay $100 in fees.

You're in! Glad to hear/read it!

[Shirley]

Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams preview Kansas' Champions Classic matchup with Kentucky

[twocoach]

If anyone needed proof that Mizzou is no longer Kansas' biggest rival, they lost last night at home to an 0-5 Jackson State team that lost to Cal Baptist by 14 and NO ONE has made fun of them here yet. Too funny.

So much for the "Dennis Gates is putting Mizzou back on the map"

[pdub]

They are still our biggest rival.
But they are also wonderfully irrelevant ( in basketball ).

I've actually hate watched them in football a few times for a quarter or so this season.

[DeletedUser]

They are still our biggest rival.
But they are also wonderfully irrelevant ( in basketball ).

This.

[MICHHAWK]

one of the consequences of conf realignment. we may not have a true "biggest" rival at the moment. one or two might be bigger than the others. but we may not have a "blood thirsty i hate your guts" rival at this time.