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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
quote of the day
"I give a lot of credit to Missouri. They made a lot of plays when they had to. Their offense moved the ball well and their defense got turnovers."
—Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing after his team's 36-28 loss to Missouri last year.
fact of the day
-KU Athletics
Kansas is 54-53-9 all-time against Missouri in football.
trivia of the day
Q: When did Kansas last beat Missouri in football?
A: 2005. The Jayhawks won 13-3 at Memorial Stadium.
schedule
Today No Events
Friday
Soccer: Nebraska, 4:30 p.m.
(Lincoln, Neb.)
Tennis: Jayhawk Invitational, first day (Lawrence)
Saturday
Softball: Butler County, 4 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Softball: Emporia State, 6 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Volleyball: Texas, 7 p.m. (Lawrence)
Rowing: All day (Des Moines,
 Iowa)
Tennis: Jayhawk Invitational,
second day (Lawrence)
Soccer: Iowa State, 1 p.m. (Ames,
Iowa)
Softball: Washburn 2 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Softball: Emporia State, 4 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Tennis: Jayhawk Invitational, final
day (Lawrence)
Sunday
Monday
Men's Golf: Louisville Invitational,
first day (Louisville, Ky.)
Women's Golf: Johnie Imes
Invitational, first day (Columbia,
Mo.)
Tuesday
Alum's documentary offers Border War perspective
Men's Golf: Louisville Invitational,
final day (Louisville, Ky.)
Women's Golf: Johnie Imes
Invitational, final day (Columbia,
Mo.)
So ESPN.com sportswriter Bill Simmons once had a great take on the television special, "VH1's Top 40 Celebrity Feuds." Simmons had a problem with VH1 not naming Tupac vs. Biggie the greatest feud of all time. As Simmons astutely points out, umm well, didn't both of them die?
You could make the same argument about the Kansas-Missouri rivalry, right?
Well, Erik Ashel is making that argument. Ashel, who works at Metro Sports in Kansas City, Mo., (Full Disclosure: Ashel graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in journalism in 2000) has spent most of the last year producing a documentary on the Kansas-Missouri Border War.
The documentary, which premiers in late November on Metro Sports, focuses on the origins of
the rivalry — the bloody guerilla warfare during the Civil War between anti-slavery lawhawkers from Kansas and pro-slavery Bushwhackers from Missouri.
"I think it's the most historically significant rivalry in the country," Ashel said. "To me, all other rivalries pale in comparison. I'm not just talking about KU's Sunflower State Showdown with Kansas State, or MU's Braggin' Rights game with Illinois. I'm talking about all other rivalries anywhere. Maybe there's a soccer rivalry somewhere in Europe with roots grounded in
similar conflict or warfare, but in America, nothing compares to the historical significance of the Border War."
So Ashel set out to show that, given the circumstances, using the term Border War is appropriate for this rivalry. He interviewed media members, historians and former coaches.
NFL
And even though Ashel grew up in Wichita, he doesn't want you to think he's biased.
If nothing else, you're probably going to want to check out former Kansas football coach Don Fambrough's take on the rivalry. The man never disappoints.
"Growing up in Kansas, I was exposed to the Kansas side of things," Ashel said. "Now I've
And with the success of the Kansas and Missouri football programs during the last two seasons, there's no better time to focus on the rivalry, Ashel says.
If you want to check out a trailer of the Border War documentary, go to YouTube and type in "Kansas - Missouri Border War." Enjoy.
learned how others east of the state line feel about it. I don't think you can really tell the story unless you've been a part of it."
But that doesn't mean he hasn't been catching grief from the Missouri graduates at Metro Sports. "I sit next to a Missouri guy in my office. He always looking over my shoulder."
THURSDAY YOUTUBE
SESH II
THURSDAY YOUTUBE
SESH
There's no football home game this weekend. And that means
the KU Band won't be making its usual Friday night appearances at various Lawrence bars. Instead, check out this YouTube clip of the band playing the alma mater at the Hawk. Type in "KU Band, Alma Mater at the Hawk." Enjoy.
Edited by Kelsey Hayes
KICK THE KANSAN
Pick games. Beat the Kansan staff.Get your name in the paper. This week's games:
1. No. 25 Fresno State at UCLA (predict score)
2. Minnesota at No. 14 Ohio State
3. Maryland at No. 20 Clemson
4. Virginia at Duke
5. Colorado at Florida State
6. Purdue at Notre Dame
7. Oregon at Washington State
8. No. 8 Alabama at No. 3 Georgia
9. No. 22 Illinois at No. 12 Penn State
10. Virginia Tech at Nebraska
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ST. LOUIS — Trent Green's hold on the St. Louis Rams' quarterback job is week-to-week. Same with coach Scott Linehan's job status.
"We're just concerned about
this game" Linehan said Wednesday in his first comments since benching Marc Bulger in favor of the 38-year-old Green a day earlier, a move announced in a two-paragraph release.
That's fine with Green, who signed in the offseason to be Bulger's backup and not to take
his position while in his second stint with the Rams.
Linehan is unlikely to last the season the way this one is trending and another dud against the Bills to match the first three stinkers could put him in danger entering the Rams' bye week.
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