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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007
WHEELER (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"He said he wanted to go there because (Missouri) had a better journalism program," Rhoads said. "Whatever that means. He just used as an excuse for becoming a Tigers fan Blaspheme, I save."
With this in mind, Kansas students and fans should take a reality check. There is a chance many Missouri fans will be in an altered state of mind and looking to start trouble with those wearing blue.
On several Web sites Kansas and Missouri fans have already begun battling each other this past week about the rivalry. On a particular Web forum titled "Kansas/Missouri rivalry originated with REAL War" on CBSSportsline.com, you get a real sense of why Kansas' fans and students dislike Missouri
One Missouri fan with the username "MIZZianfatic" posted, "This rivalry is more personal than
any other rivalry in the country.
It is HATRED. That being said, I hope God sends a tornado through the one town in the one state that he has forsaken. Remember Quantrill."
This particular Tiger fan was referencing the infamous Quantrill's raid in which the pro-slavery William Quantrill led an all-out massacre of Lawrence residents.
All of the spiteful, hate-filled comments toward fans and teams reached an abrupt halt when one Missouri fan "BludgeonMachine" said, "As far as the Missouri and Kansas rivalry is concerned. It did grow from some repulsive events in our states' histories and as I said in an earlier post, at least the guns and torches were laid to rest a long, long time ago and our states put their rivalry into the sporting events they compete against each other in."
In about 24 hours on this Web
forum, a group of Kansas and Missouri fans who hate each other finally reach some sort of peace. At Arrowhead on Saturday, fans will not have the luxury of sitting behind a keyboard and trashing each other then working things out. There is a great likelihood that if some of the remarks made on this forum start flying Saturday, things might get out of hand. There does not need to be a reenactment of Quantrill's raid for Mizzou fans, or the Pottawatomie Massacre for Kansas Saturday.
Although emotions are high and fans are possibly inebriated, the trash talk should be left alone. There's no need to get beat up by the rival-team's fans and possibly end up in the custody of the Jackson County Police Department. Leave the Border War where it belongs; the football field.
Edited by Jeff Briscoe
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"Missouri is an outstanding football team that has good numbers offensively," Kansas coach Mark Mangino said. "They are led by Chase Daniel, who is just an outseason player who throws the ball extremely well. He can beat you with his feet and he's a smart, poised player."
comparing seasons
Kansas has burst into the national spotlight because of a school-best 11-0 start on the shoulders of sophomore quarterback Todd Reesing and a consistent defense. The Kansas run defense is the seventh-best in the nation and has the third most interceptions in the country. Reesing is a contender for the Heisman Trophy and is ranked eight in passing efficiency — just one spot ahead of Daniel.
"Our offense is one thing that's been awesome this year," junior linebacker Joe Mortensen said. "When they come out and score so well and don't turn the ball over, we can get up a few scores to make teams start passing the ball. It's been a lot of fun watching them
Missouri (10-1, 6-1 Big 12)
at Illinois W 40-34
Mississippi W 38-25
Western Michigan W 52-24
Illinois State W 38-17
No. 25 Nebraska W 41-6
at No. 6 Oklahoma L 41-31
No. 24 Texas Tech W 41-10
lowa State W 42-28
at Colorado W 55-10
Texas A&M W 40-26
at Kansas State W 49-32
at No. 2 Kansas - -
Kansas (11-0, 7-0 Big 12)
Central Michigan W 52-7
SE Louisiana W 62-0
Toledo W 45-13
Florida International W 55-3
at No. 24 Kansas State W 30-24
Baylor W 58-10
at Colorado W 19-14
at Texas A&M W 19-11
Nebraska W 76-39
at Oklahoma State W 43-28
 Iowa State W 45-7
No. 3 Missouri - -
play this year."
This weekend's nationally televised matchup has it all: explosive offenses, Heisman candidates, BCS bowl ramifications and some healthy disdain. For the first time in many years, this edition of the
Border Showdown is about much more than bragging rights. Kansas and Missouri are set to play what could be the most important college football game of the year.
Edited by Rachel Bock
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Jayhawks to travel to Dallas for Hoops for the Cure Classic
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
BY TAYLOR BERN
tbern@kansan.com
This weekend the women's basketball team will travel to Dallas to participate in the SMU Hoops for the Cure Classic. Kansas is one of four teams competing in this mini-tournament, and here's a look at the other three:
Kansas will tip-off against the Bulldogs at 5 p.m. Friday. Drake (2-2) comes into the game on a roll after outting its last two opponents by a combined 51 points.
The Builders return all five starters from last season, including seniors Lindsey Whorton and Iill Martin, who have each scored in double digits every game this season.
Kansas is the more talented team, but Drake is loaded with experience. Falling behind early wouldn't phase this squad, which means the Jayhawks' inability to
put a team away when leading could not their first loss. Drama the two-headed monster will test Kansas defensively, and how it reacts will determine just how good this team is.
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The Broncos and host SUMU square off Friday night, and the winner of that game will play the winner of the
O.K. Drake
match up
Saturday evening. Western Michigan (2-2)
played its first three games in Albuquerque
for the Women's Sport Foundation Challenge. Similar to Kansas, the Broncos have only two seniors, instead turning to talented underclassmen for most of their production. Junior Tiera DeLahoussaye and sophomores Sarah Dreher and Sara Save had the team in points early on. The Broncos are a year away from being a great team, but could still cause problems this season.
The Mustangs look to be the favorites in their own tournament. SMU (1-1) opened its season at home against No. 11 Texas A&M, and the Angles
needed a late rally to sack out a 62-57 victory. SMU responded with a victory against Texas
A&M Corpus Christi, and it plays host to TCU tonight. The Mustangs return all five starters from a team that went 18-12 last season. They start three seniors, but are led by 5-foot-10 sophomore forward Delisha Wills, who averages 20 points and 10.5 rebounds. With a home crowd behind it, SMU should have little trouble getting past Western Michigan. If Kansas can get past Drake, this would be a great chance for coach Bonnie Henrickson to see how her team stacks up against a great team.
Wissel's season, career comes to a close
CROSS COUNTRY
SMU
BY TYLER PASSMORE
tpassmore@kansan.com
- Edited by Luke Morris
One of the most storied careers in the University of Kansas cross country history came to an end yesterday.
Senior Colby Wissel ended his season and career at the NCAA Championships. Wissel had a strong outing and finished 39th overall. With five
Big 12 finishers before him. Wissel finished with an impressive time of
Wissel
30. 36.1. The race was once again run at the Indiana State University course, which has become familiar to Wissel: In every one of Wissel's NCAA Championship appearances, he has competed on that course.
Wissel beat his NCAA Championship time of last year (31:14.3) by almost a minute. Although Wissel posted a better time this year, the field was faster and he finished 13 spots lower than his 26th place finish his junior year. Both of those times were improvements from his sophomore year when he finished second for the lavhawks and 87th overall.
cross country history, Wissel had an impressive year, finishing first for the Jayhawks in all but one race. Wissel also won the Kansas State dual meet. Although came early and often, Wissel finished fifth overall at both the Big 12 Championships and NCAA Regional.
Wissel was the only Jawhawk to compete in the NCAA Championships because of his individual performance at the NCAA Regional. As a dominate career comes to an end, his time on campus will not. Wissel will still compete in track and field in the spring and will return as a graduate assistant next fall.
As an All-American this year, Wissel has done things that have not happened in a long time in Kansas
football notebook
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Todd Reeing earned Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Iowa State. Reeing finished 21-of-26 with 253 passing yards and four touchdowns. He completed 17 of 18 passes in the first half, with his only incompletion coming on an intentional
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throwaway out of bounds. Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell shared the honor with Reeing, throwing for 420 yards on 47-of-72 passing.
Special teams, specifically kickoff returns, could play a big part in Saturday's Border Showdown. Kansas is second in the nation in yards per
kick return and Missouri is 14th.
The Jayhawks' top kick-return weapon is junior wide receiver
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