Billy Thomas, the originator of the "Stank 'em" nickname for Roy's pet monkey, is logging some minutes right now for the Wizards. In the playoffs. Against LeBron. If you haven't turned by the time you have reached this sentence, please mosey on over to Corby and the Royals.

Sorry the picture is so grainy.

The Hawk Scoop is nearing 100 hits...we're through the looking glass here, people.

Soon, we will be among the elite blogs like this one.

Also, I am trying to contact Rob Neyer (ESPN writer, long suffering Jayhawks/Royals fan) and maybe get him to endorse this site through his site. That would be...how do they say it? Large.

P.S. I love JuJu

Former Jayhawk outfielder AJ Van Slyke has started his season for the Quad Cities Swings, a single-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
People, I just want a Jayhawk in the majors.
STATS!

Greetings from Corby

I have read and thoroughly analyzed all of my colleague's new posts, and agree that this is a huge year for Kansas Football, Don Czyz has got some wicked stuff, and that John Randle is bad news (who knew?!)

I think Kerry Meier has a great chance of being the best Pitt High grad to grace the Big 8/Big 12 since MU QB/P Jim Goble, who punted his way into the record books in the late seventies, eventually recording Mizzou's greatest loss from the line of scrimmage. Seriously.

I don't care if we lost to Bradley. Thanks to this fan for this awesome montage (PUMP IT!)

This is what I got when I google imaged Julian Wright.

Also, today, I heard some stirring news. My friend Courtney, a Mizzou journalism student is transfering...TO KANSAS! Please be sensitive--sometimes people do not immediately see the light, but eventually, they realize they are right underneath the sun. Rock Chalk.

The Jayhawk football program is undoubtedly at a crossroads. Coming off two bowl games in three years is certainly encouraging, but the loss of arguably the greatest defense in KU history is hard to overstate. Under that umbrella of uncertainty the team played in their annual Spring Game on Friday. Reports from both the Kansas City Star and Lawrence Journal-World spoke highly of redshirt freshman Kerry Meier. In person, Meier showed poise, strength, and strategic quickness to avoid the rush or pick up yards on broken plays. The passing game is really the only area the spring game accurately highlights, as the intensity simply is not there on running plays in the scrimmage style atmosphere. Meier solidified himself as the clear number 1 quarterback and certain starter come the season opener on September 2 against Northwestern State. Another shining star was tight end Derek Fine. He possesses the physical attributes of a high caliber tight end and showed that he is now ready to utilize his size and put it together with a solid skills set. With how Jon Cornish concluded last season at running back, resembling a mini-Larry Johnson with his combination of speed and power, it is easy to be excited about his potential going into his senior season. The most that can be said on his behalf in regard to the spring game, however, is that he looked good and has clearly been putting in work during the off-season.

The defensive side of the ball is one large question mark for the most part. Obviously, Aqib Talib is established as our stop corner, possessing the ability to match up with the best in the Big 12. The front 7 was KU's strongest unit last season, but while suffering numerous losses quality players remain. Perhaps most significantly, Rodney Allen and Paul Como are still around on the D-line after having some great moments during 2005. The linebacking core is all new, but Mike Rivera was all over the field and involved on seemingly every play on the defensive side of the ball. Northwestern State may have won more games in the past two NCAA basketball tournaments than KU, but the Spring Game gave Jayhawk fans plenty of reason to hope it will be a different story with the pigskin.