This year, for the first time in our country’s history, more than 100,000 Americans overdosed and died. That's more than 100,000 families who will suffer this holiday season without their loved one at the dinner table. In my opinion, it is the greatest tragedy of our generation.

When you have an addict in your family, many days are filled with dread. But the holidays bring a new depth of sadness and anxiety that can be very tough for the family. The holidays bring such mixed feelings – glad this no longer young man is still alive and frustration that he is still immersed in the opioid epidemic. At least he is alive.

The family hasn’t seen him in a decade. We know of the arrests, and jail time, as well as the enablers with whom he currently lives. His mom is raising his two kids as the courts have long since severed his parental rights. Same with their addicted biological mother.

This is America’s other pandemic. Thought it needed exposure here.

48 passing attempts. 0 points. 1 broken tablet.

Merry Christmas

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Hadn’t heard this. Kenny Logan down bad.

Hope nobody screen shots this have to think HCLL would be pissed at this

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas student-athletes set a school record with a combined 90 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR), surpassing the previous record of 85 percent set during both the 2015-16 and 2018-19 academic years. Each of the Kansas Athletics programs registered at least an 83 percent graduation success rate, with four teams posting perfect scores, according to the latest data released by the NCAA.

“The successful pursuit of a degree from the University of Kansas is at the core of our commitment to our outstanding student-athletes,” said Director of Athletics Travis Goff. “In a college athletics landscape where education is often overshadowed, this outstanding GSR is a testament to the hard work of our student-athletes in the classroom and our staff’s commitment to their academic pursuits.”

This data measures the graduation rates achieved by scholarship student-athletes who began their full-time collegiate careers in Fall 2014.

Men’s Sports
Golf: 100
Basketball: 88
Baseball: 86
CC/Track: 84
Football: 83

Women’s Sports
Basketball: 100
Tennis: 100
Volleyball: 100
Swimming & Diving: 96
Soccer: 95
Rowing: 94
Softball: 91
Golf: 89
CC/Track: 87

The graduation success rate measures the number of scholarship student-athletes who enter an institution and the number who graduate within six years, taking into account transfers and student-athletes who leave in good academic standing.

Impressive, but only 7,000 seats?

More than likely if we fill those 2 spots it will come through the portal.
Really the roster doesn't have major holes in it.
I would like both to be pass rushers or a pass rusher and playmaker on offense.

If after that there is 9 to 11 spots how do you guys see the class filling up ? Guessing we will lose more after spring.

I assume a big push of more players in portal after bowl season??

Chris King and has 4 years of eligibility.

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Talking to a lot of people they expect more players to enter after their bowl games.

Then there is expected to be another big number in mid to late January and here's why. There are a lot of players in the portal right now who are May grads.

So here is what the smart ones will do. They will go to their first day of class which locks them into aid and scholarship. So once they attend class they are taking care of on all financial fronts.

Then they can enter the portal and not have to attend any spring workouts and still get their stipends and scholarship.

KU -10.5

I getting twitters but not downloading so I can see. Does anybody know how to fix.
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Getting bought.. Maybe we can hit up Cliff for some stadium funding lol

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ne...esurfaces-he-seeks-aid-kentucky-1658537?amp=1

I know they will get the aid and they should but maybe he shouldn't be so quick to deny aid to other areas in the future. Very doubtful I am sure.

Remember when some JSlantsters compared Brannen Greene to the next Klay Thompson... anyways what/where is he now?
Other notable KU players that people care to update ?

Yesterday, Desmond Claude, the 6-foot-5, 190-pound point guard from Putman Science Academy in Oakdale, Conn., took to Twitter to announce that he'd received a scholarship offer from Bill Self and Kansas. Currently, Claude, the No. 129 ranked player in the 2022 class, has received scholarship offers from the likes of Kansas, Boston College, Boston University, Bryant, Butler, California, Creighton, Kansas State, Louisville, Marquette, UMASS, Memphis, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rhode Island, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Siena, Xavier, Illinois, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and others.

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According to Claude, a three-star prospect, he's taken official visits to Louisville, Rutgers, Xavier, and South Carolina. He also took an unofficial visit to Boston College back in June. Currently, he has one official visit remaining and plenty of options to consider.

Just moments ago, I exchanged a few text messages with Desmond Claude and have the latest update on his recruitment.

"The zoom visit with Kansas went well," said Desmond Claude. "Coach Self says there is a good opportunity (at Kansas) and he wants a big PG. Everything was sounding good on the zoom call. The zoom call was with Coach Self and Coach Case. Coach Case and the coaching staff have seen me play, but Coach Self hasn't seen me play (in-person) yet. Coach Self has seen me on film a lot tho. I have one visit left and it's possible, very possible, that I visit Kansas."

#8 in this week's coaches poll.

I’m hoping it takes on a festival atmosphere to inspire the students with an outdoor concert, carnival on campus or whatever it takes to boost support for the team. A “today only” discount for family season tickets would be nice. Apparently recruiting will still be in progress, so it needs to be a quality event.

They're starting frontcourt is big:
6'8 260
6'10 215
6'9 215

Those three start and play between 25-30 mpg. Trying to learn more about they're playing style but this would be a great game for Jalen and Dave to return to form from league play last year. If not, we might struggle with their size. Hopefully we can use a quickness and speed advantage?