The Kansas men’s basketball team is searching for answers. The Jayhawks have lost two in a row and four straight road games in Big 12 play. BYU blew out No. 23 Kansas 91-57 on Tuesday night. The game tied for the largest margin of defeat of the Self era (34 points) at KU. Naturally, the frustration has mounted.

Kansas basketball may not be contending for a Big 12 title right now, but there is still a lot on the line with its road game Monday at Colorado.

Believe it or not but by the end of this week, conference tournament action will have started at the mid-major level. That means, before we know it, teams will have started punching their tickets to the “Big Dance.