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Originally Posted by tredadda
Then what was your point? How did KU benefit from their partnership with UT from a championship standpoint then?
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The association with a school as large and influential has helped the school stay in the spotlight with recruits, boosters, national media, etc.
Players like Kevin Durant, TJ Ford, LaMarcus Aldridge, etc coming into your building bring a level of play and excitement that allows for the KU tradition to continue and grow.
It's safe to say that with the smaller, lesser opponents that the Big 8 provided it may have been tough for Kansas to stay at such a level for so many years. I love being associated with UT except for that day they stole that football game from KU but hey, we're over it.