Rock Chalk Podcast

Today, Andy is joined by Mike to talk TCU, ISU and David Beaty getting fired. Then, Steve joins to talk Kansas basketball exhibitions and preview the Champion's Classic against Michigan State. Topics discussed: -Did either the TCU or ISU game tell you anything about this team that you didn’t already know? -What do you make of the David Beaty firing? -Joe Dineen’s comments about fan support. -Is Ka...

Today, Andy is joined by Levi Stevenson of Wide Right Natty Lite to talk about the upcoming game against Iowa State. Warning: There are a few instances of strong language in this episode. Topics discussed: -Quick recap of TCU. -Beaty is NOT safe (or even close) -Roller coaster of a season to start. -How worried are you about Matt Campbell leaving for another coaching job? -Defensive game? -Big pla...

Today, Andy recaps the Texas Tech game, and then is joined by Geoff Mitchell of The FrogCast to preview the game against TCU. Topics discussed: -The offense didn't play any better against Texas Tech -The defense played pretty well. -Mike Lee is a monster. TCU Preview -How are the TCU fans dealing with this season? -What happened to this team? -Is the change at QB a good thing for TCU? -Deep passin...

Today, Andy is joined by Seth Jungman of the Texas Tech site Staking the Plains to preview this Saturday's Texas Tech game. Topics discussed:-Overall impression of the season so far? -QB injury situation. -How concerned are you about the QB situation against this Kansas? -What guys stand out on offense? -Is this defense any good at all, or just fortunate in the last few weeks? -How strong is the f...

Today, Andy is joined by Steve Fetch of Rock Chalk Talk and Jesse Newell of The Kansas City Star to preview the upcoming Kansas Basketball season. Topics discussed: -Surprised by the Doug Meacham firing? -Adidas Trial -Starting Lineup -Ranking the contributors. -How comparable are KJ Lawson and Marcus Garrett? -Best Non-conference game. -Toughest two-game stretch? -How much does the defense improv...

Today, Andy is joined by Ryne to recap the first half of the Kansas Football season, discuss the bye week developments, and try to project what we can expect to see in the second half of the season. Topics discussed: -Takeaways from the first half of the season. 3rd in fumbles -Pooka Williams and his hot start. -Surprised that David Beaty still has his job? -Tug of War on offense between Beaty and...

Today, Andy is joined by Mike to recap the West Virginia game. Topics discussed: -Strong turnover performance by the defense. -How much of that was Will Grier playing poorly, and how much was the defense playing well? -QB Carousel returns. -Anything positive to say about the offense? -David Beaty's postgame reaction. How much to read into it. -Mike and Andy completely mess up the timing of the Has...

Today, Andy is joined by Bart Keeler of The Smoking Musket to preview tomorrow's game against West Virginia. Topics discussed: -Perfect opponent for Homecoming? -Who besides Will Grier will we hear a bunch about on Saturday? -How do you attack the West Virginia defense? -Is running inside or outside more effective? -How might the defense potentially disrupt West Virginia’s offense? -What would hav...

Today, Andy is joined by Mike to recap a surprising game against Oklahoma State. Topics discussed: -What surprised you more, Carter Stanley starting or the fact he played so well? -Did the OL actually play better, or was Stanley just making them look better? -Does Carter Stanley get the starting nod the rest of the way? -David Beaty’s best hope to keep his job. -Disappointed in Pooka’s performance...

Today, Andy is joined by multiple guests to recap the Baylor game and preview Late Night in the Phog and the Oklahoma State game. Topics discussed: Baylor Recap with Mike: Worst part of the Baylor game? Worried we won’t see Miles Kendrick again this season? Timeout usage Late Night with Kyle: 2 Chainz: Good selection? What do we expect from this scrimmage? Lagerald Vick Post matchups. Quentin Grim...

Today, Andy is joined by to recap a surprising win against Rutgers and what it means for this team. He is then joined by David Fankhouser to look ahead to the Baylor matchup Topics discussed: Rutgers with Grad: -Biggest surprise from the game. -How did this happen? -Just how bad is Rutgers? -Will David Beaty ever NOT have a game where he thinks about going for a 4th down, call a timeout, and then...

Today, Andy is joined by Josh Klingler of 610 Sports and the IMG Sports Network to talk Kansas Women's Soccer, and by David Anderson of On The Banks to talk about the Kansas-Rutgers Football game this weekend. Topics discussed: Kansas Women's Soccer with Josh: -How did you get involved with calling the games? -Was this team expected to be this good? -Katie McClure and Grace Hagan -Sarah Peters in...

Today, Andy is joined by Mike Plank to talk about a once-in-a-lifetime occurence, witnessing a road win in person. Topics Include: -How did you celebrate? -Biggest star from the game. -Joe Dineen Jr on the PFF National Defense Team for Week 2. -Any concern that Steven Sims Jr and Khalil Herbert weren't more involved? -Evaluating the QB play. -Pooka Williams continued availability questions -Any ch...

Today, Andy is joined by Steve Fetch to talk basketball schedule, and James Jimenez of Hustle Belt to preview the Kansas-Central Michigan game. Topics Include: CMU preview -What’s different about this team from last year? -Lessons from CMU-Kentucky game. -CMU Defensive Line play. -Kansas Offensive line woes. -Any other important matchups? -Tony Poljan as a dual-threat QB. -Predictions. Basketball...

Today, Andy is joined by Mike to recap the season opening loss against Nicholls State. Topics discussed: -Any surprise from the game? -Twitter Topic (via @loganzane512) -Areas of improvement -Areas of regression -Twitter Topic (via DMeredith28): Game management -Which Beaty game management decision was the worst? -Twitter Q&A (via KCHoulton): Why does Beaty think KU should be the only team in the...

Today, Andy is joined by David to preview the Nicholls State game. Topics discussed: -Are you looking forward to this game? -Anything specific about Nicholls State that worries you? -How conservative are you expecting Kansas to be in this game? -Who is the most important player for Kansas in this upcoming game? -Overall tone of the game? -Worst/Best case scenarios. Over/Under: -QBs to start a game...

Today, Andy is joined by Grad to break down some NCAA Basketball news and try to bring some sanity back to the Kansas Football season predictions. Topics discussed: -Thoughts on the RPI being replaced? -Anything about the new metric (NET) that you don't like? -Bender as the QB? -Do you see any improvement for the offensive line? -How will the nonconference schedule go? Over/Under: -QBs to start a...

Today, Andy is joined by Jill Dorsey-Hall to preview the volleyball season and Clayton Trutor of Down the Drive to discuss his shocking Big 12 predictions. Topics discussed: Jill Dorsey-Hall on Volleyball: -Strengths of the team this year? -How well are they replacing the big pieces they lost from last year? -Brutal non-conference schedule. How well is this team equipped to handle the tough slate?...

Today, Andy is joined by Scott Chasen of Phog.net to preview the Kansas Football season -Phog.net and recruiting coverage -Biggest story to come out of camp this year. -Biggest area of concern heading into the season. -Can you blame the fans for not being optimistic this year? -The hiring of Mike Vollmar -Bare minimum number of wins for Beaty to keep his job? -Breakout player this year. -How big i...

Today, Andy kicks off the new season of the podcast with Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star. Topics discussed: -What has been the biggest story for you to come out of camp this year? -Can you really blame fans for their lack of optimism about this team? -Does the hiring of Mike Vollmar show that maybe the administrative support for David Beaty hasn't necessarily been there? -Is there a bare mini...

Today, Andy joined by Fetch to recap the offseason of surprises and look ahead to a stacked basketball team. Topics discussed: -What was more surprising, Legerald Vick returning or Sam Cunliffe transferring? -Sam Cunliffe transferring - was that because he wanted to play right away or didn’t think he was going to be able to get into the lineup in the next 3 years? -Legerald Vick returning. Is ther...

Today, Andy and Mike are joined again by special guests Ryne McNeely and Fitz from the new hawkjock.com to talk Kansas Football Topics discussed: -Comparing Sheahon Zenger to Historical Leaders: Which parallel is best? -Is this Beaty's last year on the sidelines? And if not, what happened to save his job? -Was Beaty the right KIND of hire to make back in 2015? -Who would have been the right guy to...

Today, Andy and Mike are joined by special guests Ryne McNeely and Fitz from the new hawkjock.com to talk Kansas Football Topics discussed: -Introducing Fitz and Ryne from the new hawkjock.com. -What brought them to cover KU Football? -Why your own site instead of latching on with another outlet? -What has been your favorite thing to cover since you started? -Surprised by how many people actually...

Today, Andy is joined by David to discuss the newest Jayhawks in the NBA. Topics discussed: Any surprises in the selections? Devonte Graham to Charlotte. How will that work out? Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk to the Lakers. How does he fit in? Malik Newman signs contract with the Lakers. Billy Preston hasn't signed yet. Any ideas where he fits? We want your input on the podcast. If you have something you w...

Today, Andy is joined by Mike to talk about stadium renovations and the timing of the Zenger firing. We also play David's reaction to the firing. Topics discussed: -David's reaction to Zenger's firing. -Speculating as to the reason for the timing of his firing. -Is there an "ideal" time to fire an athletic director? -What is the rationale behind a multi-million dollar renovation now? -Will any of...