THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
PAGE 11
We'll miss you, Border War
MORNING BREW
The University of Kansas Facebook page on Sunday read, "Missouri forfeits century-old rivalry. We win."
But what did we win? As much as I strongly dislike Missouri (my mom always said hate is a strong word), not having the Tigers on the schedule will make every season a little less fun.
Sports need rivalries. They make games far more interesting, they create storylines and they give fans reason to be so passionate.
Imagine if the Red Sox no longer played the Yankees, or if the Ravens didn't play the Steelers. Yes, the games would still be fun, but there would be something missing. Players, coaches and fans alike would not have that one game to circle on their calendars, and that sucks.
The truth is, Missouri was a good rival. Every playing field is pretty evenly matched, and the Tigers don't create ridiculous
sayings such as "EMAW" because really, they have some semblance of self-respect, and I respect that.
Kansas State is a good rivalry, but how fierce can a rivalry really be when it's called the Sunflower Showdown? Sunflowers aren't scary. They're either pretty or insanely delicious and addictive. I would have no qualms walking into Manhattan wearing my crimson and blue proudly.
manifest themselves in history as well as geography. I'm always damn proud to defend the Border War to my friends back home and teach them why it is so important to win the war each year.
The worst part of it all is that Missouri probably did the right thing. With the way the Big 12 loves to annually try and implode, the Tigers were offered stability. Sure, it will be nice to see them get destroyed every Saturday by the likes of Alabama and Florida, but having to go through another round of conference realignment talk and wondering where Kansas will fall not be.
West Virginia does not equal Missouri. TCU does not equal Missouri. The Big 12, from a Kansas fan's perspective, feels oddly weird without the Tigers here. Nebraska leaving hurt a bit, sure. Colorado leaving did nothing to my mental health. But losing Missouri, the loathsome Tigers,
hits home hard.
Playing Missouri in any sport, men's or women's, added something to the game. The coaches are more tense, the players play with more pride and the fans are even more passionate.
I hope the the schools can reach an agreement to play each other at least every few years, because losing a 100 years of tradition just takes the fun out of things. Kansas breathes tradition, and part of that tradition includes Missouri as much as that doesn't seem right to say. The possibility of not playing the Tigers, on any schedule, makes the school year less fun.
Edited by Jayson Jenks
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BIG 12
| RK | TEAM |
| :--- | :--- |
| 1 | LSU |
| 2 | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Alabama |
| 4 | Stanford |
| 5 | Boise State |
| 6 | Oklahoma |
| 7 | Oregon |
| 8 | Arkansas |
| 9 | Clemson |
| 10 | Virginia Tech |
| 11 | Houston |
| 12 | Penn State |
| 13 | South Carolina |
| 14 | Kansas State |
| 15 | Georgia |
| 16 | Texas |
| 17 | Michigan State |
| 18 | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Nebraska |
| 20 | Auburn |
| 21 | Georgia Tech |
| 22 | Southern Miss |
| 23 | Cincinnati |
| 24 | Michigan |
| 25 | Baylor |
Conference boasts most explosive offenses
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It's often said that basketball is a game of runs.
In the Big 12 these days,so is football.
The nation's most explosive offensive league has seen a number of
games turn on a big scoring spurt, a trend highlighted by No. 2 Oklahoma State's wild 52-45 win over No. 17 Kansas State on Saturday night.
The Cowboys (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) opened a 14-0 lead, which in a league like the Big Ten might seem insurmountable. The Wildcats (7-2,
This is not unusual in the Big 12 this season.
4-2) then reeled off 24 points, only to watch Oklahoma State score the next 20. Oh, and all that came before a fourth quarter that saw the two combine for 32 points.
"When you put in the personnel.
the scheme and the tempo, it's a challenge as a defensive coordinator in the Big 12 to be able to handle all the different things that people didn't handle for a long time," said Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman, whose Aggies gave up 28 points in the third quarter of a 41-25 loss to
Oklahoma on Saturday.
In a league as wide open as the Big 12, scoring in bunches isn't just a fun way to light up scoreboards and keep fans entertained.
Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden threw for a school-record
On many days, it's a necessity.
502 yards against the Wildcats, but Kansas State was still just five yards away from forcing overtime in the closing minute. Baylor (5-3, 2-3) broke its school record with 697 yards of offense against Missouri (4-5, 2-4) and yet only won by three, 42-39.
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