Morris Vs. Moses

On the night of February 21st, the KU Jayhawks, took on a conference team, the Oklahoma State Cowboys. From the start Bill Self knew that they had to win to keep there top ranking in place. Right after the suspension of point guard Tyshawn Taylor, the team had a gap to fill. Filling in for him would be Elijah Johnson. Johnson, was a key factor in the game to prove that he could take over the point guard position. The Jayhawks, undoubtedly were suppose to walk away with a victory. They did just that of course, but did not come as easily as they may have thought. Inside the post for Oklahoma State was Marshall Moses. He, scoring a career high of twenty seven points, could not be stopped. Having three total fouls, Moses went to the line himself, multiple times helping out with his career high points. It seemed like not many were guarding him the hole entire time, and that's why he dominated the floor for Oklahoma State. For the home team on the inside, there was the one and only, Marcus Morris. Also with twenty seven points Morris was a key shooter. The first half of play more the second because Bill Self wanted other players such as Mario Little to work the floor. Elijah Johnson taking the place of Tyshawn Taylor scored fifteen points, and was perfect from the outside. Overall the Jayhawks came away with a 92 to 65 win, to keep their #2 spot in the nation for now. The Jayhawks are now focused on the opposite Oklahoma team, the Sooner's who they will play this week on saturday.

"Beware of the Phog"

Coming into the school year late, I felt like I would not be able to see any home games in Allen Field House. Hearing from friends that sitting in the student section was ridiculous and was very exciting I did not expect the rush I would feel for the first time going to Allen Field House, and standing on the court for my first game as a Jayhawk. It was an experience I hope to have repeatedly through out my time here at KU. My first game I got to experience watching on James Naismith court was the Colorado Buffaloes versus the home team, you guested it the Kansas Jayhawks. I figured it would be like any other basketball game, but I soon realized it was something much more beyond that. Getting there early was no big deal because we all got to look on to watch our favorite players warm up. Going on and off the court it was about five minutes until game time. Needless to say this is when the action was about to begin. the introductions of the starting five were just getting over, and the highlight video stops everyone in there tracks. Looking up onto the screen I figured it was just a "cool" video, but no this video for some reason was beyond anything I have ever watched. Maybe it was the intensity of the crowd, or the loudness from the speakers, but i literally had goose bumps. Chills ran down my spine, and it was just a video. I think that it was the overall sense, of my new life here at KU that made me feel this way. After the video ended, the game was shortly under way. Running all over the Buffaloes was not to say the least surprising but the experience definitely was. At the end of a 89 to 63 win, the home crowd, hooted and hollered for our team. This was the first time I was able to see my passion in real life and it was amazing. I could not wait to go again to see the Jayhawks play who ever crossed there paths next, under the lights, at Allen Field house.   

 

From a Bulldog to a Jayhawk

Starting out in a college I knew did not fit me, nor would I stay at was not a good start to my first year of college to say the least. I started off at a small University in Iowa called Drake University. Out of my choices I had to choose from, Drake had the largest amount of students. It also was the only NCAA Division I school, out of the choices I had. So of course I ended up choosing Drake, because it was decently close to home, and provided a few decent sports teams, to help me threw my time at Drake. Needless to say, at the end of my first semester I knew that I could not stay at Drake any longer, and needed to be where I knew I should have been in the first place. Of course, by the title of this blog, it was the University of Kansas. Born and raised a KU fan, I never thought I would have gone anywhere else. So when my dreams started to become a reality I was enjoying every minute of it. Still being here for short time, I have enjoyed being a Jayhawk and feel that this sense of joy will not stop for quite some time. Speaking of Joy's, one of my biggest joys are basketball. Along with basketball another is, my now Alma Mater, being a Kansas Jayhawk. So deciding to put them both together, why not right about the University of Kansas Men's basketball team. Growing up around watching the basketball team with my father, it has always been a passion of mine, and I do not recall missing a game for quite some time. My knew life here at the University of Kansas, will push me to knew heights, and just like that, in a short amount of time, a Bulldog becomes a Jayhawk.