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

[cmh6476]

does anyone care?

[POND_OF_RED]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

4/7/2008, the day CBB became a dying secondary sport that no one cares about!

The one and done rule was actually created in 2005.

[Pablo]

Should be a fun spirited game!! I'm excited and I'm sure mutts are too

[cmh6476]

Originally Posted by Carr4MVP

I thought this meant the football game was back on.

Schedule that series.

I think it's set to re-start in like 2025

[Spott]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

So, I used to think that.

Before this year, I was on a Zoom Call with KU students that were working to continue the student org I started about 10 years ago (oh god). B-ball came up because KU, and I mentioned the Mizzou matchup, and the students all looked at me blankly.

During KU-Mizzou's last matchup my freshman year in 2012 (which brought a crazed, unhinged energy throughout campus that was matched only by our matchup with Kentucky my senior year). The camping before the Mizzou game was legendary, a frat group notoriously lost their spot and there were posters all throughout campus. But I realized in my call that the freshman I was talking to were eight in our last matchup. I may as well have been talking about KU matching up with Boise St, the match just wasn't significant at all.

Buuuuut. Something has happened since. There were students already camping at AFH since Tuesday and people are comparing it to our last home matchup vs. Kentucky. I'm not sure if Greek life has worked to build up the matchup, but the energy on KU's campus has absolutely exceeded our KSU matchups and has absolutely exceeded my expectations so far.

Maybe they’re just trying to become the vintage hipsters of hating Mizzou. Once they see them play on the court, they’ll realize that they’re getting fired up to watch a special Olympics team.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother

Blowout win for the team that pays players. Sad that Burrito Bill was so scared to schedule this for so long.

I know the "scared" thing is something fun to say on the internet, but looking back it's pretty hilarious (it was pretty funny at the time, too).

I mean, Mizzou lost to Florida by 30 in their first year in the SEC and that was only a couple years before they started losing to UMKC. Added to the fact that I'm sure was stated a thousand times 10 years ago, that Self has always put a lot of effort into scheduling some great early season games each year and its clear they didn't want to take such a hit from strength of schedule.

Thanks for the laugh though, it brought back a memory from when the rivalry and all the stupid shit we said about it seemed to matter!

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I know the "scared" thing is something fun to say on the internet, but looking back it's pretty hilarious (it was pretty funny at the time, too).

I mean, Mizzou lost to Florida by 30 in their first year in the SEC and that was only a couple years before they started losing to UMKC. Added to the fact that I'm sure was stated a thousand times 10 years ago, that Self has always put a lot of effort into scheduling some great early season games each year and its clear they didn't want to take such a hit from strength of schedule.

Thanks for the laugh though, it brought back a memory from when the rivalry and all the stupid shit we said about it seemed to matter!

Remember when we got the Orange Bowl because we were the better team and then got a basketball national championship?

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Remember when we got the Orange Bowl because we were the better team and then got a basketball national championship?

I remember. Was that before or after the mutts won their national championship?

[penguinz]

Why would anyone waste time watching college basketball?

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Remember when we got the Orange Bowl because we were the better team and then got a basketball national championship?

That was the best year ever!

Sadly, I don't have wine bottles commemorating those events, like when they were the 2020 Champs!

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Why would anyone waste time watching college basketball?

The, uh, same reasons we waste our time watching other sports?

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Why would anyone waste time watching college basketball?

I really wish there was a sport out there that one specific team was almost always in the championship game.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I remember. Was that before or after the mutts won their national championship?

Let me google "MU national championship" and see what comes up....

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard

Muck Fizzou?

[PHOG]

Mizzwho???