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Prognostication of Next Year's Team

Malone

Malone

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I realize we're in the midst of a very successful season and I'm not getting ahead of myself. But it's hard not to imagine the possibilities for next year.

I was just sifting through the new ESPN PowerRankings and they got me thinking about next year:

Kansas is losing Robinson and Taylor.
Missouri is losing, well, just about everybody.
Baylor is losing Acy, likely both Joneses, and likely Miller.

I don't see any reason why we shouldn't be projected in first. Okie Lite is returning a young athletic team minus Page, Texas has a similarly young team, and Kansas St. has a lot returning too. But it's quite evident - at least to me - that we're the big boy next year. We will have a target on our backs.

I just think we're in for some history next year.

Fun to think of. Can't wait.
 
Malone said:
I realize we're in the midst of a very successful season and I'm not getting ahead of myself. But it's hard not to imagine the possibilities for next year.

I was just sifting through the new ESPN PowerRankings and they got me thinking about next year:

Kansas is losing Robinson and Taylor.
Missouri is losing, well, just about everybody.
Baylor is losing Acy, likely both Joneses, and likely Miller.

I don't see any reason why we shouldn't be projected in first. Okie Lite is returning a young athletic team minus Page, Texas has a similarly young team, and Kansas St. has a lot returning too. But it's quite evident - at least to me - that we're the big boy next year. We will have a target on our backs.

I just think we're in for some history next year.

Fun to think of. Can't wait.
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Think about this for a second.
 
Bret44 said:
Think about this for a second.
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Bah! Good (easy) catch, I clearly haven't gotten used to realignment. Haha, makes our chances all the better. OK.....West Virginia is losing Jones, should be projected in the top 4. TCU, don't know much other than they're making some noise in a tough Mountain West.

But I'm sticking to my guns, we will be projected first.
 
I am most worried about Okie State, Texas, and K-State next year. They will be good and young. Baylor will be good and so will WVU.

Big 12 will be tough, and oh you sure can never count out the reigning 8 time champs KU...

Did I mention the XII will be good next year?
 
Malone said:
Bah! Good (easy) catch, I clearly haven't gotten used to realignment. Haha, makes our chances all the better. OK.....West Virginia is losing Jones, should be projected in the top 4. TCU, don't know much other than they're making some noise in a tough Mountain West.

But I'm sticking to my guns, we will be projected first.
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I will say we SHOULD be ranked #1, but it will probably be some of the same old same old. Saying that we have two more transfers in, how will they click, blah blah blah. I don't know if they will give us our due. But I don't care what they say in November, March is all that matters. Except maybe all the games in between. :jimlad:
 
I know it is fun to look ahead, but as a long-time Cyclone fan I know that 20 win seasons don't grow on trees in this program. Hopefully that will change now, but we thought that in 2000 and 2001, too. For now, I am going to live in the moment and save the "I can't waits" for the off season. I would encourage you to enjoy what we've got going right now.
 
If RW returns, and Clyburn and Lucious grab the attention of the media in a good way (realize that Fred can handle the transfers).

We will be a preseason top 3 ream for sure in the XII.

But Velo is absolutely right. Enjoy the fun right now because it has been waaayyyy to long since we have been relevant.

And man does it feel good.
 
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EYEoftheSTORM said:
I am most worried about Okie State, Texas, and K-State next year. They will be good and young. Baylor will be good and so will WVU.

Big 12 will be tough, and oh you sure can never count out the reigning 8 time champs KU...
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This, this, this, this, and this.

Okie State has some talented dudes already. Freshman-of-the-Year contenders seem to grow on trees at Texas. K-State will be a tough out. WVU is stuffed with freshman this year who should be improved, and Kansas always, always, always reloads.
 
CycloneErik said:
We'll have the talent to finish 1st, but we won't be picked first until someone knocks off Kansas. They'll be picked for 1st.
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I wouldn't be surprised with this at all. But it'll be hard to justify. All they return is Elijah Johnson, Withey, and the stud freshman Tharpe. None will be world beaters like Robinson turned into this year. They get a 5 star recruit in Perry Ellis. Maybe kucyclone can chime in at some point and prognosticate Kansas with me, but I don't see enough of a combination of experience/talent there to quite end up in first.
 
Malone said:
I wouldn't be surprised with this at all. But it'll be hard to justify. All they return is Elijah Johnson, Withey, and the stud freshman Tharpe. None will be world beaters like Robinson turned into this year. They get a 5 star recruit in Perry Ellis. Maybe kucyclone can chime in at some point and prognosticate Kansas with me, but I don't see enough of a combination of experience/talent there to quite end up in first.
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Unfortunately this is exactly what everyone was saying about KU after last year...

and well we all know how that turned out....
 
EYEoftheSTORM said:
Unfortunately this is exactly what everyone was saying about KU after last year...

and well we all know how that turned out....
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I know it, but they had Robinson returning. They don't return any experienced impact rebound/scorers and their guards left much to be desired. Tharpe is talented but has no experience, and the other guys are simply not at the level of Taylor.

Then again, Bill Self has made a career out of proving everything I just said wrong. We'll see.
 
KU will still be good. They bring in some great recruits. Top 10 recruit last year, McLemore, is sitting out this year. Tharpe isn't playing this year, but he'll be good.

OSU is bringing back Nash, Olukemi will be back from injury, and then bringing in a top 15 recruit.

KSU doesn't lose much, and for whatever reason the media loves them.

Baylor if they return Pierre jackson (I have no idea what year he is) will still be good.Probably not as good as this year, but good.

Texas will bring alot in and back.

I don't think OU loses anything

Then ISU. Clyburn and Lucious probably won't get much respect in the media, I could see us getting picked pretty low.
 
Malone said:
I know it, but they had Robinson returning. They don't return any experienced impact rebound/scorers and their guards left much to be desired. Tharpe is talented but has no experience, and the other guys are simply not at the level of Taylor.

Then again, Bill Self has made a career out of proving everything I just said wrong. We'll see.
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If I'm not mistaken up until this year Thomas Robinson was coming off the bench with the Morris twins starting.

He didnt become huge until this year.

Ill just make it simple. Self will find a way to put a top 3 XII team on the floor. This is why he is at KU....
 
KU had a ton of stud recruits for 2012 at the missouri game. they land a few of them they'll be just fine, like always.
 
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