It's always the right time for a little Duke hating, right?

Apparently the Cameron Crazies are dwindling over the past 5 years, despite a national championship.

This is what happens when we allow "new money" into our exclusive Blue Blood Country Club. The next time someone tries to compare Cameron to Allen, point out that not even actual Dukies want to go spend time there.

IMO, Grantland has been largely hit-or-miss up to this point. But this is a nice look at some of the X's and O's of HCBS' zone offense against the Bears.

My new.theory: Self hates zone defense so much, he's dedicated a large chunk of his life towards destroying every possible one someone tries to throw at him.

Apparently, there's a town in Misery known as "Osceola." Who cares, right? Well, this quaint methlab village must be the saddest place in America, because this week their "government" has finally determined why things have gone straight down the crapper for their township since the Civil War (even the "town" website starts off with, essentially, a plea for readers to know, "before the Civil War we actually were something! We promise!"): because the University of Kansas has the nickname "Jayhawks," of course!

The resolution can be read on the link- demanding we cease using the name at once, requiring that "Kansas" and "KU" are never capitalized within town limits (ouch! Anything but that, Miseryanites!), the whole resolution was pushed through by a "Son of the Confederate Veterans," or NAMBLA, etc.

KU's official response to the impotent petulance was pretty much a home run:

In an emailed comment on the resolution, KU News Service Director Jill Jess said: "A Jayhawk is a blue bird with a red head and a big yellow beak that wears boots. It would be hard to confuse it with anyone with terrorist intent, though we admit we have been terrorizing the Tigers on the basketball court for some time. Tigers have been known to kill people. Bears, too."

Love lumping Missouri State into this- nothing gets tiggers going quite like suggesting the two schools are on the same level.

Harmless bit of backwoods nonsense? Or part of the larger movement of the past several decades to try and make the Confederacy's treason more palatable? Most importantly, will this hurt our chances of getting an invite from the ACC?

WARNING: Link is a PDF

As basketball shifts its focus towards building a "great" class, drop your observations on some of the best players in the class of 2011 here.

A team that shall not be named ranks very high in this one

If you are interested in donating to a scholarship fund set up for Thomas Robinson's sister, Jayla, please send them to:

c//o SNR Denton
1301 K Street NW
Suite 600, East Tower
Washington, DC 20005

Be sure to include the fund's name, as SNR is a large law firm.

After being cut by the Bengals in the preseason, Desmond signed on to the Bucs'' practice squad. Today he made his way up to the active roster and had 2 catches for 28 yards.

Jayhawks are once again the highest rated Big 12 team in America. Who is the most overrated team in the polls right now? Most underrated?

It's not often we get to have a good laugh at UT's expense around here. Check out their horrifyingly awful "Legends Walk," destined to scar any young potential Longhorn fan for years.

Bonus: Glen Mason joke!

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I just wanted to get people's opinions on this. And if you believe his job wasn't seriously in danger before the commitment, how does Darian Miller's signing impact your opinion of Turner Gill and his staff?

Possible Topics:

- Whitlock's Quitapalooza on 610 Sports (starting about now). Might bring up KU at some point, though it sounds like it mostly will be about the Star and journalism.

- Keegan predicts Lew Perkins will retire before the football season begins. What's up with that?

- What kind of stats will Pick put up this year?

- What's something awesome you did this week?

The KC Star brought together three of its best and brightest to unearth THE scandal of the century:

Lew Perkins is well-compensated for his job! He doesn't even fly commercial!

Also, he might have an error on one of his expense reports! This has never happened before in the world of business, ever. How can Jayhawk fans sleep at night knowing this MONSTER dares to take airplanes for business trips?

Why can't he just take his scooter like Saint Alden does? Or bum rides in rusted-out Chevy Novas with migrant workers from town to town like the Mensa crew working in Manhattan?

Here's a fantastic time-waster. "The Helmet Project" is basically an illustrated history of the helmets of pretty much any football team you can think of (including KU).

I think we should bring back the white helmet with the Jayhawk for a game--maybe against Misery. Thoughts?

This is a pretty enlightening article on the state of modern recruiting. The author agreed to keep 25 or so coaches anonymous in exchange for their candor on a variety of topics facing the modern game.

I have my suspicions that HCBS gets quoted at least once in the article... but I'll let you guys use your own Jump to Conclusions Mat.

Holy crapballs this story just keeps getting better!

KState's AD offered to sign a life insurance policy on his own life with Prince as the sole beneficiary if he would give up the "secret" buyout. Apparently, the secret buyout was part of an incentive to get Prince to sign an extension as quickly as possible, because:

"Wefald and Krause felt it was important to resolve the contract issues before the 2008 football season, and they were concerned about negative publicity stemming from former Wildcat Leon Patton's legal woes. Patton, a running back who played two seasons for Prince, was being investigated on child abuse charges, and Wefald feared a public backlash if the story broke before Prince's contract was finalized." Classy.

Question for Debate: Who would you be willing to put a life insurance policy on your own head for? And are they as awesome as Ron Prince?

A 17 year old girl was also killed in the incident in Youngstown. Obviously the normal snark has no place here. It goes without saying, but thoughts and prayers to Jamel and all families involved.

And here's hoping the kind of scum that would do something like this gets what's coming to them.

Looks like college hoops is about to take another blow, as legendary Michigan State coach Tom Izzo appears to be heading to the NBA.

Thoughts? Reactions? Ideas on a possible replacement?

As the ticketing scandal continues, one former KAI employee is now making a litany of charges against his former employer. Dent claims that Mr. Perkins exchanged free in-home rehabilitation equipment for free seat upgrades at the Fieldhouse, questions the high school eligibility of former and current Kansas basketball players, and claims the school is disregarding university drug policy for athletes.

Damning charges. But Mr. Dent's behavior is erratic, to say the least. He was charged with assault by his ex-wife (but wasn't convicted). He demanded Perkins give him the rehabilitation equipment, even though he knew it wasn't his, simply because he wanted to "screw with him."

Mr. Dent apparently now sees himself as a martyr, effectively admitting to a blackmail scheme in his attempt to "bring down Lew with him."

At this point, it's important to note that Mr. Dent has yet to produce any evidence whatsoever. And if he's really that mad about some exercise equipment that wasn't even his...we could be looking at a nutjob. But it's definitely something to follow as the feds continue their investigation of KAI.

Jayhawk Nation:

One of our own, John Glaser, passed away in the line of duty as a firefighter on Saturday. John was a Marine and a father of two, and was well-known for his posts over at phog.net.

The link above gives information about a Memorial Fund set up in his name, as well as pictures and information about the life of a truly Great Jayhawk.

I encourage everyone here at RCT to take a look.

Hello Wildcat Nation,

Not sure how many of you have read this article from the KCStar yet, but it sets out a scenario where the reforming of conferences essentially leaves Kansas and Kansas State out in the cold.

If this was to occur, what would you like to see KSU do? Join the MWC? Become an independent? Or look to continue to build off of your current basketball success by attempting to form a basketball SuperConference of some sort?

I've put up a fanpost about this same article over at Rock Chalk Talk, and would be interested in hearing your perspective on this debate.

For now, I'll just say that it's sad that schools with actual competitive athletic programs might be left out of the SuperConference system for reasons that have nothing to do with on field success.

I know I've talked about this before, but this article does a nice job setting out a kind of "doomsday scenario" for the Jayhawks and Wildcats.

Question- If the Big 12 were to crumble, what would you like to see KU do? Essentially join the MWC? Go independent? Or look to form a basketball SuperConference with the Big East?