Kansas Jayhawks Football: Is the Honeymoon Over?

Colorado may give them a big fight, and while I'm not calling for a Jayhawks loss, it's going to be a close game like last year's 19-14 win.  Colorado will be improved this year, and after beating Oklahoma last year, they have some confidence.

The next six games are just brutal.  The Jayhawks travel to Oklahoma (loss), host Texas Tech (too close to call), host Kansas State (win), visit Nebraska (possible upset but probable win), host Texas (loss), and then get a bye before playing at a neutral site against Mizzou (loss).

There could easily be four or five losses in that stretch, and it looks like three for sure: Oklahoma, Texas, and Mizzou.

Throw in the non-conference loss against South Florida, and you have a four-loss season—and no BCS games in sight.

While the Jayhawks do get seven home games again (plus Mizzou at Kansas City), this year it's Norman, not Stillwater, and Lincoln, not Manhattan, on their road trips.  That's a big difference.

And the Blackshirts of Nebraska might seem a little hell-bent on revenge after that 76-39 thrashing they got last year.

The cards are on the table: If Kansas wants to prove they were not a fluke last year, they have to beat two of the big three teams of the Big 12.

Texas, Oklahoma, and Mizzou are waiting.  Can Mangino pull another rabbit out of his hat?

Or was last year just smoke and mirrors?

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