DALLAS -- Kansas' forgettable 2011 season that featured just two wins, with none in conference play, still had a few bright spots.

Early in the fourth quarter, it led 10-win Baylor and Heisman winner Robert Griffin III, 24-3.

The Jayhawks jumped to a 20-0 lead against Texas Tech in the first quarter, three weeks before the Red Raiders snapped preseason No. 1 Oklahoma's 39-game home winning streak.

Late in the first half, those same Sooners led Kansas by just a touchdown.

New coach Charlie Weis isn't looking to build on those bright spots. He's more concerned about the ugly moments: lopsided losses to Georgia Tech, Texas (a shutout) and Texas A&M, and embarassing halves like the one against Oklahoma State, when the Jayhawks trailed 56-7 at halftime.

"The bottom line is there’s too many games they’re getting the crap kicked out of them. And they’re the ones that I’m concerned with first," Weis said. "When you have a half-dozen games where you’re losing by 30 or more, I mean, that’s the one I’m worried about."

Weis added that he's worried about all the games, of course, but eliminating those blowouts is the first step for Kansas in climbing back to contention.

"Who, as a fan of a team, wants to go to a game and go, 'Oh, we're gonna get smothered on this one. We got no chance?' Who wants to go to a game?" Weis said.

Weis noted that he didn't watch any of the game tape from last season until after spring practice concluded. The lack of knowledge is, in this case, an advantage when it comes to assessing talent, Weis says.

"I've been trained that you go by what you see, and if you'd watched it beforehand, you would have some preconceived notions on the players and what they can and cannot do," Weis said.

Weis brought in a handful of junior college and Division I transfers to offer an immediate talent upgrade before, during and after spring, and their immediate purpose is clear.

"Once you get your team more competitive on a weekly basis, more wins will naturally follow," Weis said. "I think that that's the No. 1 job that me together with my staff, I think that we have to permeate all the way down to our players is that we expect them to know what to do and go out and do it hard for 60 minutes.

"And I think that at least gives you a chance."