Views from around the Sports Nation on KU getting Orange Bowl over MU.
 

Mike and Mike in the morning - "Both are saying that uk's selection over Mizzou going to the Orange Bowl is purely a joke.

Associated Press - "Never mind that both of Missouri's losses were to Oklahoma, that the Tigers were two slots ahead of Kansas in the final BCS standings and beat the Jayhawks head-to-head on Nov. 24 to doom Kansas' national-title hopes."

Lee Corso - "Did Missouri beat Kansas? Did they beat Illinois? Where are they going?...Something's wrong with the system."

Kirk Herbstreit - "The Orange Bowl committee should be asked a question. Why Kansas over Missouri? They beat Kansas, were 11-1 in their last game and lost to what many say is the best team in the country."

Ivan Maisel - "The Orange Bowl chose Kansas and its 11-1 record over 11-2 Missouri despite the Tigers' defeat of the Jayhawks a week ago. Kansas, like Ohio State, benefited by not playing on Saturday, when Missouri lost to Oklahoma, 38-17."

Rivals.com poll - "The Tigers were left out of the BCS despite beating Kansas head-to-head for the Big 12 North title. Kansas, meanwhile, is going to the Orange Bowl." They're currently leading by a huge margin. http://collegefootball.rivals.com/copoll.asp?poll=69

Blair Kerkhoff - "In other words, Missouri would have profited from declining a spot in the Big 12 title game. Kansas, like Ohio State, gained by not extending its season, and that’s a serious flaw in the process. Risks should be rewarded, not penalized."




MY Fav:

"You can put the Orange Bowl with Kansas on Comedy Central, because it is a joke for them to be there." -- Pat Forde on ESPN this morning

WAH WAH WAH...THE WAHMBULANCE IS COMING!!

the whole BCS system is a joke. I'm happy that we're in the Orange Bowl still...but ya know

I don't blame KU, it is not there fault. Funny I heard that wahmbulance sound coming from the KU crown in Arrowhead.

ROFL

They had to pass Arrowhead to get to Columbia.

"You can put the Orange Bowl with Kansas on Comedy Central, because it is a joke for them to be there." -- Pat Forde

Of course Forde is going to say this. He friggin' went to Missouri.

It's a simple issue to understand...

Lew Perkins > Mike Alden

And that's all there is to it.

Yep.

KK on 810 is reporting that KU guarenteed to sell so many tickets and he quoted a rule from the BCS that made it illegal. He interviewed the Orange Bowl guy but he denied it. I didnt get to hear the whole thing. Did anyone else hear it?

Eggs-actly. Alden is a buffoon.

Can people cry a little louder?

They act like it was the fault of the players and fans, that KU is there and not MU...

Whiney ass cry babies.. Hell as a KU fan I was expecting the Cotton or Holiday bowl... The BCS Orange bowl is just icing on the cake.

People actually listen to KK on 810?

Stupidity never ceases to amaze me!

KU needs to win this game to prove everyone wrong, lets see if the mangino's are up to the task, if not there will be alot of uproar, and of course the tigers must beat arkansas and the mcfaddens

Getting there is one thing, winning that game would be icing for KU after losing to Mizzou and being told by everyone they don't deserve it.

I thought the bowls could pick anybody they wanted who wasn't already picked. They aren't required to pick who the public wants.

Ummm... KU already won. We're in the Orange Bowl.

Wait, are you criticizing people that are whining?

Surely, you realize the hilarity in this post.

Dry your eyes with a little Cotton.

KU can't beat a top 40 team.

the BCS is a joke every year, this year it just hit home for some around here.

No need, there is plenty of left over turf from Reesing's helmet after getting planted into the endzone in Arrowhead.

not players or coaches fault, just another example of a broken system.

Yes. when your other option is Jim Rome and his clowns..err I mean Clones.

I'm an MU fan and think they got ripped but for me If your not in the NC game the At Large bowls or the cotton are about the same. If KK is right this could get ugly though.

yes that was glorious!!!!

Says who? On to the Orange Bowl baby! Cry me a river all the way to Dallas you Kitties.

Good comeback, Potsy.

Says who??

Nobody has to say it. It is all right there. You haven't beat a top 40 team.

SOS = 109. Amazing.

when KU gets embarassed in Orange Bowl showing another BCS flaw it will be worth it.

I'm pretty sure we haven't played them all, Einstein.

Of course you haven't. You did once. And you lost.

Because you guys can't beat good football teams.

What was OU's SOS when you played them on Saturday? 92?

What would you know about playing OU?

We're kind of like OU. We lose to the dregs but go to big bowls.

About as much as MU... 0-2

OU has a win over a top 40 team. You are nothing like OU.

This is inaccurate.

Wow you were handed it on a silver platter....KU didn't earn shit and they know it, prove it by winning against VT, they get creamed then what will you say?

You never beat MU or a top 40 team, period.

Act as if KU earned the orange bowl, give me a break.

11-1, that is all. They don't want two loss teams in their games. That's for bowls like the Cotton.

Except we're in a BCS bowl. :)

If your AD did what KK is claiming and it can be proven (I hope not) you may not be going to ANY bowl games.

KK is a hack and always has been.

And the Fiesta. But, you don't hear anyone to the east bitching about that.

Can we stop whining about what we have absolutely ZERO control over. Instead of posting all this crap here take it to the BCS and do something constructive with it.

MU got screwed. Go do something about it.

Until there is a playoff this will happen to somebody every single stinking year.

Bitching about it here is accomplishing nothing.

Jesus ..... all i know is that the MUrons better stop yelling about how other fans are whiney.


http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9805/29751659ml7.jpg

Now there is something we can agree on!!

****ing seriously? That horrid? I thought it was at least like in the 80's... 109, holy shit, thats got to be worse than appalachian state who isnt even D-I. Their's has to be higher by virtue of beating No. 5 Michigan... and isnt that the only D-I school they played?

Also, I dont blame kU for getting into the Orange Bowl... just thought Id add that.

It's not 109. A simple Google search will fix that notion.

It all depends on which site you look at. I've seen it anywhere from 70-90.

SOS is a joke. Duke was #1 in that category. Woohoo! They're going where?

That's part of the reason the OB took Kansas. They were afraid MU would look at it as a consolation game and pout all week. Looks like they were right.

ROFL

Not that it makes much difference, but CBSSportsline has it at 74, and Sagarin/USA Today has it at 88.

Damn, Cry me a River, no wait, MU fans still are.

Come on people, is the prestige of the Orange Bowl that much ? Really, like Whilock said in todays paper, this is a better deal for MU, less expenses for their fans, Daniel is from Texas, a recruiting bed, more pub about recruits leading up to the game.......

FTR, I wanted the Cotton if we didn't make the NCG. MM does recruit well in Texas, it would have given him more exposure, and we all know there is alot there for him to be exposed.

Let it go people.........There will be more MU fans at the Cotton than would have traveled to the Orange in Miami, like wise with KU, the Cotton would have made more logical sense than the Orange.

I don't blame KU at all. If my team backed into a BCS game, I'd be pretty happy too.

No doubt, if my team backed into a game like that and I knew they were going to slip back into mediocrity because of the schedule the next year I would be elated.

You need to change the batteries in your crystal ball, it's not working very well.

Instead of posting here you need to climb all over Alden's ass for allowing yet another stupid MU fiasco to happen. MU has no one to blame but themselves. I hope he stays around for years!

After you lose the Orange Bowl the peak of your season will have been beating Texas A&M.

Could be, But it's more fun watching the Tiggers cry like they do......

Statements like this just go to show that no matter how successful the MU program is in any given season, their enjoyment barometer will always be measured by the success or failure that KU has.

This shit is funny as hell.

I'm voting we change the name of the forum to "Boo Hoo Mizzou got Screwed"

I agree with almost everything you said. I don't see a big difference between the Orange and the Cotton and I for one am not pissed at all with KU. I am pissed at the BCS system but we all know thats been a mess for some time, and just think it has actually been improved... UGH!

BCS sucks, period. For whatever reason, KU got the nod.

Actually, no. I measure this season by winning the Big 12 North.

true.

http://www.solecismic.com/frontierblog/?p=95

According to that site, as of october 19, kU had an SOS of 116... :hmmm: but, it finally made its way down to 60 after you played us..... but that was the modified number... according to them you ended up with a 73... much better than 116.

http://www.warrennolan.com/football/...chedule/Kansas

89th on this site, so you are correct, definately not 109ish.

He says with Cotton in his mouth.

ROFL Just stirring the pot I see!!

With me. :D

They say from second place.

And the wrong end of the head to head.

And below in the rankings.

And below in the BCS.

BCS? Yes we are! Good luck when McFadden runs all over your ass.

It doesn't matter they are just glad to be a part of the orange bowl, doesnt matter if they win or lose, kinda like the MU/KU showdown

They are better though even though facts don't prove it

Is it okay if we show up anyway?




Give it up, people... Mizzou got screwed, Kansas can only beat teams that end in 'HS', and 4th period math will never be the same. STFU



You made me do it....

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Cause that beast mcanderson did just that and KU beat MU

BCS Orange Bowl >>>>>> Old rusty decrepit Cotton Bowl

If you want to play that game...

Mu beats Ku
MU>KU

MU wins big 12 north...

KU's greatest accomplishment will be handed to them and their best win will be against Texas A&M, congrats!

You act as though we are confused about which team is better. Nothing could be further from the truth. We tested that about 10 days ago.

We're in the BCS Orange Bowl, bitch!

Bad first half for us. You sucked for the next 6 quarters.

Yeah, because if a team beats another team once by one possession its clearly the better team :rolleyes:

I'm not sure you guys have been following this year. Missouri beat Kansas less than two weeks ago. I didn't think memory repression could happen so quickly. Mizzou wears Black and Gold.

It's the Aggies who are maroon and white, they are the ones you are better than. Better than the Aggies by, what, 19-11? That's only one possession, but I'll give you guys the benefit of the doubt and say that I think you are better than them.