Game Week Thread - Houston vs Kansas

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Saturday, October 19, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT
Houston (2-4) vs Kansas (1-5)
Arrowhead Stadium
Broadcast: ESPN+
Announcers: Not announced
Odds: Kansas -7.5 FanDual
O/U: 46.5
Expected Weather: AM showers, 64/48 degrees, 45% precipitation, 10 mph wind

Injuries Kansas:
WR, Kubecka, Questionable
WR, Moses, Questionable
WR, Sample, Questionable

Injuries UH:
TE, Byrnes, Questionable

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The TV broadcast is on ESPN+

What radio station will it be on?

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KPRC AM, 950.

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Given that the game will be played at Arrowhead Stadium, does that sort of mitigate Kansas’ home field advantage a bit? I always felt that UH didn’t have a full home field advantage during the season it played at NRG / BBVA, and Arrowhead is further away from Lawrence than UH’s temporary stadiums were from its campus.

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I’m disappointed it’s on ESPN+. I get it. But I’m still disappointed. At least it had a nice start time

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I’m going positive here.

The teams’ combined record is 3-9. At least people can see it on ESPN+.

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This will be a desperate KU team & crowd.
UH loss & season over.
Win & its on with a crazy crowd v ISU.

KU OL enveloped UH DL/ front 7 last time.
KU not as quick upfront. UH DL/ front 7 welcomes that style now.

That is salty.

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Agreed, it’ll be a very tough game since it’s a must win for both programs. Kansas was on a bye as well so, that negates that advantage. Kansas is a physical team. I worry that their team and system has been in place longer than ours. Plus after the TCU game, every team will take us more seriously.

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The bye week was bigger for us than for KU
Presumably it means Chris is running with the first team and getting most of the reps in practice for 2 weeks thus
Enabling hopefully an expanded playbook vs KU

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Every game up until the TCU game, we really had no plan

Per Fritz and Barbay, they were just going to keep switching between Zeon and Donovan until one created a spark

Zeon created the spark, and now we can actually develop an offense

I agree

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Well see how our offense and Chriss do now that there is tape of them actually succeeding in the B12.

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Zeon will give us a chance to win this game.

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Kansas knows what to expect.from our quarterbacks.
OL needs to perform at a high level for us to have a chance.
I can see Smith coming in if we get two or more scores behind.

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Nothing against either QB, I just hope we don’t get two or more scores behind, but two or more scores ahead is just fine.

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I don’t think DS was fully healthy to start the season.

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Really sucks for him if that’s true. I’ve been one of his biggest critics. But it would have been cool to see him figure it out and be flat out wrong about him

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I’m feeling really good about this game. I think we win by double digits.

I am an optimist though

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I think the bye week came at a great time for Chriss to get the most reps with the starters and to install some passing plays that Chriss can execute. All it takes is a few passes for the D to respect the pass. I need to see continued improvement from the OL.

UH’s defense may determine the outcome of this game. KS QB Jalon Daniels has thrown more interceptions this year, eight, than TDs, seven.

A second straight conference road victory would be a great way to start the second half of the season for UH.

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Agreed. I just worry I jinx us sometimes. I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious

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