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Three Big 12 Schedule Takes 😯
New “Could Be Wrong” 🎙️
🔒PFF Grades have KU ranked really high
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The Big 12 Schedule: Starting Slow with a Grand Finale
The Jayhawks’ Big 12 hoops schedule was released on Tuesday morning. First, here’s what KU’s facing this year. Then I’ll share my takes on the conference slate.
The Schedule
Jan. 6 (Sat.) – TCU
Jan. 10 (Wed.) – at UCF
Jan. 13 (Wed.) – OKLAHOMA
Jan. 16 (Tues.) – at Oklahoma State
Jan. 20 (Sat.) – at West Virginia
Jan. 22 (Mon.) – CINCINNATI
Jan. 27 (Sat.) – at Iowa State
Jan. 30 (Tues.) – OKLAHOMA STATE
Feb. 3 (Sat.) – HOUSTON
Feb. 5 (Mon.) – at Kansas State
Feb. 10 (Sat.) – BAYLOR
Feb. 12 (Mon.) – at Texas Tech
Feb. 17 (Sat.) – at Oklahoma
Feb. 24 (Sat.) – TEXAS
Feb. 27 (Tues.) – BYU
March 2 (Sat.) – at Baylor
March 5 (Tues.) – KANSAS STATE
March 9 (Sat.) – at Houston
View KU’s complete schedule, including non-conference games, here.
Now for the three quick takes…
Quick Takes:
1) A (Relatively) Easy Start
KU may not play a team ranked in the preseason top 25 until its Feb. 3 meeting vs. Houston in Allen Fieldhouse. Of course, preseason rankings don’t mean much — and road games against Oklahoma State, West Virginia, and Iowa State can all be challenging.
But the schedule is set for KU to jump out to an early lead in Big 12 play.
2) The February Onslaught
An easy January means a brutal February in the Big 12. KU’s four-game stretch to start the month goes: Saturday vs. Houston, Monday vs. K-State, Saturday vs. Baylor, and Monday at Texas Tech.
That is just brutal! Especially when you look at those Saturday-Monday turnarounds.
3) A Grande Finale
Playing against Kansas State on Senior Night will be a blast, particularly if the Jayhawks are playing for a piece of the conference title. That’ll be a great way to pay tribute to whatever players we expect to see the last of in Allen Fieldhouse come March.
And then the regular season finale at Houston will be a tough one on ESPN. Hopefully, the conference is locked up by then… and if not.. it’ll at least be a lot of fun to watch.
“Could Be Wrong”🎙️ Is a Dream Season Possible for KU Football?
The latest “Could Be Wrong” hit the following topics:
🏈 What does a Dream Season look like for KU Football?
😬 Are we worried about Lance Leipold leaving KU?
⭐️ Is Devin Neal an All-American and should Jalon Daniels get more love?
🏀 Hoops Roundup: Arterio Morris and Cooper Flagg
🍻 Drafting our favorite bars in Lawrence
VIP 🔒 PFF Grades for KU Football vs. BYU
Once again, Pro Football Focus (PFF) is the premier grading tool for player and team performance. I purchased a subscription and am keeping them VIP only for now. You’re gonna like where KU ranks through four games this year.
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