How bad did the Kansas Jayhawks beat Hofstra University and should Kansas be playing these little schools?
As if athletic director Lew Perkins didn’t have enough things bumming him out Wednesday, he just had to know his archenemy, T-shirt creator Larry Sinks of Joe College, was busy at work cashing in on his misery. Sure enough, Sinks, a marketing genius, already had come up with a blue and white T-shirt sure to be a big seller. On the front, in block lettering: “HAWK FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL.” On the back, in cursive: “Can’t We All Just Get Along?” Advertisement Funny, but not nearly the funniest thing printed Wednesday in Lawrence. That came hours later, when the athletic department issued a “statement,” from six student-athletes, the captains from the football and basketball teams. The “statement” did not explain just how these six young men came up with the exact same words to say simultaneously, so we’ll assume it was just a remarkable coincidence. It was four paragraphs and could be summed up in four words: Blah, blah, blah, blah. A request for an interview of Tyshawn Taylor was not gran
Bill Self took the podium at the Sprint Center on Thursday to address the media for the the annual Big XII media day. Self took some time to answer questions ranging from the direction of the Kansas program to how the new players are acclimating to the basketball team. Interestingly, the altercations between the football and basketball teams were a hot topic of conversation as well. Q. Let’s get this out of the way, Bill. How did the events of the recent past affect the image of your program and the chemistry of your team, COACH SELF: I’m sorry, Mike. Would you elaborate on that? I don’t know what you’re talking about. You know, for a short term, I do think it probably hit us from an image standpoint, you know, especially with the fight. But from a long-term standpoint, I don’t think it’s going to hurt us from an image standpoint. I think it’s one of those things that people deal with and move forward. As long as you don’t have major hits after it. You look around the country, and all
Jayhawks debut with 101-65 beating of Hofstra Elijah Johnson and Thomas Robinson already had their breakout performances in the first two preseason games. Friday’s 101-65 victory against Hofsta was Xavier Henry’s turn. Henry scored 27 points (5-8 3pt), including 11 straight for the Jayhawks at the beginning of the second half. He was superbly efficient making eight of his 12 shots. Kansas stifled Hofstra in the first part of the first half, but had a lapse with around seven minutes to go, letting Hofstra stick around. They quickly returned to form after a timeout.
