***Official Border War Showdown Returns Thread***
 

does anyone care?

no, glad to help!

Only the people that will tune in to watch KU beat Mizzou by 40+ (because you know Self is going to pour it on, especially in AFH).

Wasted spot on Kansas' schedule for the next 6 years, or maybe a strategic December bye.

Guess you can't play top 110 teams like Iona and North Texas every game.

At least there's conference pride!





That should get things started. :D

I didn't think UMKC played KU this year

This might have mattered and been more fun if they'd have not let the rivalry die for the past 10 years before finally rescheduling.

Or....if Mizzou wasn't so bad over the last decade with Kermit and Cuonzo that they routinely lost to the likes of UMKC and Lipscomb.

I haven't watched an entire CBB game, including Mizzou, in probably 5 years. In a way it makes me sad but I also haven't felt like I'm missing out on much either. Sigh. Theses KU-MU games were fun for most of my life but all good things come to an end I suppose.

My prediction for the game (and I can't even name two starters on either team): KU wins 83-52.

Self doesn't want any of the pouch of ouch

I'm glad I went to school when the rivalry still mattered.

I’ll be there!

Love the non foul block by Robinson.....


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I remember the last actual game where mizzou was up and the refs put a quick stop to that shit at AFH

I don't think any actually cares anymore

I enjoy the fact that Mizzou will lower the KU strength of schedule

I do. There is no reason these teams shouldn't play each other every year. Fan bases hate each other. Game should be played. And we'll be competitive in footbawl soont!

KU going to crush them. Not even a game.

I'll be watching and, for the first time in my life in this matchup, rooting for kU to thoroughly demolish Missouri.

If it's bad enough, Mizzou will move on from CuonzNO this season despite the price tag (more on that below). And because it's Mizzou basketball, probably make a not-great hire.

How bad did hiring Kermit the Frog as Mizzou's coach screw things up? So badly the AD gave Martin a golden ticket simply for making the NCAA tournament (despite it being well-known that Michael and Jontay Porter would be switching to Mizzou after Romar got fired at Washington). Martin's buyout is $6M, and he can't be fire "without cause" before May 1.

A completely embarrassing loss to kU would be helpful in motivating those with big pocket books who care to write some checks to make him go away.

And from there? Who knows. Maybe they hire a hoops version of Eliah Drinkwitz and it takes off quickly. Maybe they hire another flawed and doomed-to-failure coach. IDK.

But it would at least generate some hope, of which there currently is none.

ROFL