Tension between KU teams not new

Kansas is a basketball school ansd should drop football if football interferes with the Basketball team. No one cares about Kansas football except the hoopies and farmers living in Kansas. Basketball is the Univ of Kansas and football and the fat coach(parade blimp) mean nothing.

The basketball players are like Rock Stars at KU. Now that the football team is getting attention the basketball players are going to have to share some attention. This sounds like a kindergarten conflict resolution and both football and basketball players will have to learn to work together. Heck, they should be happy to be playing at KU and enjoy their time in college. And when they become friends they will combine campus powers and make each other even better players and stronger individuals. Rock Chalk as they say...

Actually, Kansas is an academic school and a rather good one. They should drop BOTH the basketball and football teams.

The basketball players are upset because their coloring assignments are a bit tougher than that of the football players.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 11:09 AM ET  09.24 by former jayhawk

Actually, Kansas is an academic school and a rather good one. They should drop BOTH the basketball and football teams.

While this is not as rabid as a bunch of initial posts I've seen from newbies, it may well be the dumbest. Almost all of the major universities have excellent academic programs, and their athletic programs do not detract from their academics.

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 11:30 AM ET  09.24 by JRM74

While this is not as rabid as a bunch of initial posts I've seen from newbies, it may well be the dumbest. Almost all of the major universities have excellent academic programs, and their athletic programs do not detract from their academics.

You are not a faculty member at major university are you?

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 11:09 AM ET  09.24 by former jayhawk

Actually, Kansas is an academic school and a rather good one. They should drop BOTH the basketball and football teams.

That may be the funniest thing I ever heard

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 11:42 AM ET  09.24 by former jayhawk

You are not a faculty member at major university are you?

Nope. I have a friend who's an accounting professor at Oklahoma (aka Zero U). He's a huge fan of their sports programs. We get along pretty well 51 weeks a year, avoid each other the week of the RRSO.

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 11:30 AM ET  09.24 by JRM74

While this is not as rabid as a bunch of initial posts I've seen from newbies, it may well be the dumbest. Almost all of the major universities have excellent academic programs, and their athletic programs do not detract from their academics.

No, clearly if 100% of the budget isn't going to academics, it's a waste. Nevermind that a lot of programs bring in money.

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 11:46 AM ET  09.24 by ATLJAMES

That may be the funniest thing I ever heard

Not as funny as "student athlete"

KU is a middle of the road school. Like most of the schools in the Midwest.

QUOTE(#10):

Originally posted 11:56 AM ET  09.24 by former jayhawk

Not as funny as "student athlete"

Two words: Myron Rolle.

QUOTE(#10):

Originally posted 11:56 AM ET  09.24 by former jayhawk

Not as funny as "student athlete"

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Myron Rolle knew about the challenges of diabetes from his father and his premed classes.

But when the football star at Florida State learned that many American Indian children suffer from the disease, he decided to do something about it.

Working with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the namesake of his college football team, Rolle created a program for fifth graders that encourages healthy lifestyles and physical fitness. The program has been such a hit that the Interior Department is expanding it as a model program on reservations in New Mexico and Arizona.

"We hope that this is just the beginning," said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, adding that Rolle's curriculum could play a larger role in the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Education, which serves 42,000 students in 183 schools and dormitories in 23 states.

"Through my collegiate years I felt that I had success as a student-athlete, but I didn't quite have a presence in the community that I wanted," Rolle said Wednesday at a news conference with Salazar.

"The kids acquired so much knowledge in a six-week time period. They worked in a fun, competitive, incentive-based way -- they just really enjoyed themselves," Rolle said.

Rolle, 22, departs next week on a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University, where he plans to pursue a one-year master's degree in medical anthropology. During the year, Rolle will also prepare for the 2010 NFL Draft and has been projected as an early round pick.

Rolle said he was inspired to develop the program as he prepared for the scholarship interviews and read a newspaper story about Native American children who suffer from high rates of diabetes and obesity. The issue was personal for Rolle -- his father, Whitney, suffers from Type 2 diabetes.

"Immediately my mind started to search for ways to help," Rolle said.

Rolle, of Galloway, N.J., earned his bachelor's degree in two and a half years, and took graduate courses at Florida State during his final collegiate football season last year. He chose to defer a pro career for a year to study at Oxford, modeling his path after former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley, a Rhodes scholar and NBA star with the New York Knicks.

An aspiring doctor, Rolle developed his curriculum at a Seminole charter school in Okeechobee, Fla. During breaks from his studies at Oxford, Rolle plans to visit five schools in New Mexico and Arizona that will participate in the program.

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QUOTE(#13):

Originally posted 11:58 AM ET  09.24 by JRM74

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Myron Rolle knew about the challenges of diabetes from his father and his premed classes.But when the football star at Florida State learned that many American Indian children suffer from the disease, he decided to do something about it.Working with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the namesake of his college football team, Rolle created a program for fifth graders that encourages healthy lifestyles and physical fitness. The program has been such a hit that the Interior Department is expanding it as a model program on reservations in New Mexico and Arizona."We hope that this is just the beginning," said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, adding that Rolle's curriculum could play a larger role in the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Education, which serves 42,000 students in 183 schools and dormitories in 23 states."Through my collegiate years I felt that I had success as a student-athlete, but I didn't quite have a presence in the community that I wanted," Rolle said Wednesday at a news conference with Salazar."The kids acquired so much knowledge in a six-week time period. They worked in a fun, competitive, incentive-based way -- they just really enjoyed themselves," Rolle said.Rolle, 22, departs next week on a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University, where he plans to pursue a one-year master's degree in medical anthropology. During the year, Rolle will also prepare for the 2010 NFL Draft and has been projected as an early round pick.Rolle said he was inspired to develop the program as he prepared for the scholarship interviews and read a newspaper story about Native American children who suffer from high rates of diabetes and obesity. The issue was personal for Rolle -- his father, Whitney, suffers from Type 2 diabetes."Immediately my mind started to search for ways to help," Rolle said.Rolle, of Galloway, N.J., earned his bachelor's degree in two and a half years, and took graduate courses at Florida State during his final collegiate football season last year. He chose to defer a pro career for a year to study at Oxford, modeling his path after former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley, a Rhodes scholar and NBA star with the New York Knicks.An aspiring doctor, Rolle developed his curriculum at a Seminole charter school in Okeechobee, Fla. During breaks from his studies at Oxford, Rolle plans to visit five schools in New Mexico and Arizona that will participate in the program.Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/09/23/rolle.program.ap /index.html#ixzz0S2YRQLIi Get a free NFL Team Jacket and Tee with SI Subscription

See, Jayhawk?

QUOTE(#10):

Originally posted 11:56 AM ET  09.24 by former jayhawk

Not as funny as "student athlete"

"jayhawk" should be capitalized, professor. Assuming you're referring to having been a Kansas student, as opposed to having once been avian.

QUOTE(#15):

Originally posted 12:09 PM ET  09.24 by JRM74

"jayhawk" should be capitalized, professor. Assuming you're referring to having been a Kansas student, as opposed to having once been avian.

Hahaha, this reminds me of the conversation I had yesterday on the "Georgia RB job" T&R.

QUOTE(#8):

Originally posted 11:49 AM ET  09.24 by JRM74

I have a friend who's an accounting professor at Oklahoma (aka Zero U). He's a huge fan of their sports programs. We get along pretty well 51 weeks a year, avoid each other the week of the RRSO.

I also have a niece who's a professor in the English department at Texas. I get along with her all 52 weeks. Except she's a vegan, and sometimes she throws things at me when I give her my "plants rights activist" speech.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 11:57 AM ET  09.24 by ATLJAMES

KU is a middle of the road school. Like most of the schools in the Midwest.

Most schools in the south are middle of the road, academically speaking. Actually KU is probably better academically than all of the SEC schools. Some schools in the south are gaining ground, but traditionally universities and academic programs in the south have not been highly regarded.

But because a sports comment is required here, I'd say to those athlete/students at KU--get a life!

QUOTE(#18):

Originally posted 12:41 PM ET  09.24 by Knormb

Most schools in the south are middle of the road, academically speaking. Actually KU is probably better academically than all of the SEC schools. Some schools in the south are gaining ground, but traditionally universities and academic programs in the south have not been highly regarded.But because a sports comment is required here, I'd say to those athlete/students at KU--get a life!

I just looked at U.S. News & World Report's public university rankings. You want to know how many SEC schools are ahead of Kansas? FIVE. That's just SEC schools, not Southern schools. So **** off until you know what you're talking about.

QUOTE(#18):

Originally posted 12:41 PM ET  09.24 by Knormb

Most schools in the south are middle of the road, academically speaking. Actually KU is probably better academically than all of the SEC schools. Some schools in the south are gaining ground, but traditionally universities and academic programs in the south have not been highly regarded.But because a sports comment is required here, I'd say to those athlete/students at KU--get a life!

They have football and/or basketball teams in SD?