Volume 125 Issue 70
kansan.com
Monday, February 11, 2013
I pledge allegiance to the Jayhawks From the University of Kansas And to the tradition for which they stand. One team, under Self, With dedication and motivation BEWARE OF THE PHOG.
PAT STRATHMAN
WELL, THE UNTHINKABLE FINALLY HAPPENED.
A backflip in Allen Fieldhouse indicated a 33-game home winning streak was over. Two different courts stormed by ravenous students.
Those brief highlights summarized the type of week the Kansas lahwahs have experienced.
Team meetings behind closed doors and a late-game defensive switch in Saturday's loss to Oklahoma couldn't prevent a three-game losing skid that hasn't been seen since 2005 when the Jayhawks lost to Texas Tech, Iowa State and Oklahoma.
And now, questions continue to surround the Kansas squad.
A team left blindside from the unthinkable streak. A team left hunting to regain its swagger.
The streak has fans searching for the same Kansas team that once beat Ohio State on the road. Fans look for the same team that once was No. 2 in the nation.
At this moment, both players and fans stare directly at the possibility of losing four consecutive games for the first time since 1988-89, when the lavhawks lost eight straight.
To make matters worse, Kansas will have to best its perennial annoying sibling to stop the streak: Kansas State.
Yes, Kansas has been dominant against Kansas
State. The Jayhawks have won 45 of the last 48 meetings dating back to the 1994 season.
Still, the Jayhawks aren't in the driver's seat of the Big 12. Rather, the annoying sibling has taken hold of the wheel.
Unlike Kansas, the Wildcats are quietly on a four-game winning streak. Those victories now have Kansas State on top of the Big 12 standings. More importantly, the Wildcats will most likely be ranked higher than the Javahawks.
Just like a little brother (even though Kansas State is technically older), Wildcat fans constantly let the big brother know when they are on top.
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ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
OKLAHOMA STATE 85 - KANSAS 80
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
Index
CLASSIFIEDS 7B
CROSSWORD 5A
CRYPTOQUIPS 5A
OPINION 4A
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 62 - KANSAS 55
SPORTS 1B
SUDOKU 5A
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OKLAHOMA 72 - KANSAS 66
Don't forget
Wear your Jayhawk gear. If you're not wearing blue or crimson, go home and change.
Weather
Clear in the morning,
then partly cloudy. Breese
Winds from the WWW at
15 to 20 mph
HI:46
LO:28
What about that early spring?