Friday, September 12, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
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Missouri natives feel at home in Jayhawk country
Show Me students believe in Kansas
By Ryan Koerner
rkoerner@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
For some University of Kansas students, growing up in the Show Me State didn't guarantee that their loyalty would lie with the University of Missouri Tigers.
"When I was choosing colleges, I was MU bound for sure," said Molly Cunningham, Crystal City, Mo. junior. "I just came to visit and the minute I entered campus I knew I wanted to go here. Now I am totally converted."
Cunningham, whose parents both attended MU, said she had even convinced her mother to wave the wheat with her at a Kansas football game.
Lyndsy Powell, Columbia, Mo., freshman, said, "I was a MU fan growing up. I'm still kind of a MU fan, but I'll definitely be cheering for the Jayhaws."
Powell said she lived in Columbia all of her life and had seen a difference in the way Missouri fans and Kansas fans view the two schools' rivalry.
Amber McGraw, Marshall,
Mo., junior said Missouri fans
definitely saw the University
as their biggest rival.
"I don't think we have that same feeling that they have against us." McGraw said.
Cody Winter, Liberty, Mo., senior, said MU fans were not as devoted as KU fans.
"They're good fans but they
don't get as excited," Winter said. "They aren't heartbroken when something goes wrong as much as KU fans are."
Christian Morgan, Brookside. Mo. sonhomore agreed.
"At MU, they are too serious," Morgan said. "KU fans are kind of wild; they stay under control but they definitely have more fun."
Julie Phillips, Saint Charles, Mo., senior, has a younger brother who attends MU. She said the family rivalry didn't stop her from cheering for Kansas.
"One brother is at school here, the other one is at MU," Phillips said. "Most of my friends go to Mizzou. It makes you feel kind of different, but there is now doubt about me cheering for Kansas."
John Houlehan, Kansas City, Mo., junior, also has family members who attend MU.
"My house is split." Houlehan said. "My brother and my cousins all go to KU. My brother shows up to KU football games with a MU shirt on."
Houlehan and Morgan said the harassment they received from friends and family about cheering for the Jayhawks wasn't serious.
"It's just friendly jeering or maybe little wagers on the games," Morgan said.
Al Boulware, St. Joseph, Mo., senior, said he had been brainwashed by his family since kindergarten to attend the University of Kansas, and that he didn't think he made a bad decision to attend the University even though his friends at Missouri still gave him a hard time.
"I despise MU." Boulware said. "I guess it's just that when you get hazed about something so much, you start to resent it."
Missouri's mascot watches the closing moments of 1977's Kansas-Missouri game in Lawrence. The Jayhawks beat the Tigers, 24-22. Kansas was 3-7-1 that season. Photo courtesy University Archives
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