...that I have to buy a new stand at the end of the season so this year's University of Kansas signed basketball can sit alongside autographed balls from the 1952, 1988, 2008 and 2022 NCAA championship teams. I'm not going to hold my breath, but if Darryn Peterson (signed jersey hanging in the background) is as good as advertised it should be a fun year with tonight's Battle of the Blue Bloods (at UNC) being KU's first test of the season!

Although college basketball doesn't appear to be overly popular on Mantel (yet!), it's my favorite sport. I grew up in Kansas and went to school at KU, which means that by law following Jayhawk hoops is my religion. :-) KU has had a down couple of years (by KU standards, anyway) and even though I'm not expecting to make the Final Four this year, I'm excited to watch potential NBA #1 draft pick Darryn Peterson lead the team.

On game days I turn on a few, particular lights in my office, shown here in a panoramic pic from a couple of years ago (though it hasn't changed too much since then). Rock Chalk!

These Upper Deck, flashback rookie patch autos from Exquisite are super cool. This is from a game-used Kansas Jayhawks jersey. Danny Manning found some success at the NBA level, but never quite achieved the greatness he showed in college. These RPA’s are especially cool as it’s a throwback in look in aesthetics to the LeBron James rookie RPA, and they carry a premium because of it. Still, this one was not that expensive.