KU MU T-Shirt war - Page 7

irishjayhawk · 06:44 PM

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You know what the best part of Kansas and Missouri having their best ever seasons at the very same time is? The entire nation will get exposed to what is possibly the most bitter and hateful rivalry in the country in all it's glory (or shame, if you prefer). You can have your Ohio State v. Michigan or Alabama v. Auburn, but the last time I checked nobody from Columbus ever went to Ann Arbor and systematically executed every man they could find while burning the town to the ground. And certainly nobody made t-shirts later celebrating that fact.

But that did happen in 1863 in Lawrence, KS when William Quantrill led his band of "Bushwackers" to the "Jayhawker" stronghold and went on a 4 hour rampage that would become known as the "Lawrence Massacre" - one of the ugliest episodes of the brutal 10+ years of fighting along the Kansas and Missouri border. While the Civil War has become the South v. the North in most people's minds, the fighting in fact began as a violent guerrilla conflict between the abolitionists in Kansas and the slave holding Missouri settlers (more or less, like many guerrilla campaigns there were quite blurred lines at times). In many ways, those old wounds have never quite healed - Grandpa Simpson will be be deep in the cold, cold ground before he recognizes Missour-ah as a state, for example.

Those t-shirts seen above that some Missouri fans are making for the showdown at Arrowhead in two weeks are celebrating the Lawrence Massacre and in fact have Quantrill's visage and slogan emblazoned on the back - "Raise the Black Flag and Ride Hard Boys. Our Cause is Just and Our Enemies Many". Talk about going straight past normal levels of fan behavior and making a hard right turn into loony land, that might be the single most offensive gameday t-shirt I've ever seen. Kansas fans are now responding with t-shirts sporting noted violent Kansas abolitionist John Brown (who led a massacre of his own and the 1859 Harper's Ferry raid that really kicked off the Civil War powder keg) with the slogan "Keeping America Safe From Missouri Since 1854" - a mock-up of those t-shirts can be seen here.

This game is going to be played on a neutral site at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City - home to huge parking lots for tailgating and beer sales in the stadium during the game. It's going to be for a berth in the Big XII Championship Game at the very least, and a shot at the National Championship at the most. Liquored up fans sharing the same parking lots and stadium, some who are celebrating their history of brutal violence against each other? Two fanbases who hate each other, with the chance to not only continue their own dream season but also to end the chance of glory for their rivals? Yeah, no way that doesn't end up without at least a few folks in the slammer. It's going to be a fun Saturday for the KCPD and Jackson County Sheriffs.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/...to-the-ground/

irishjayhawk · 11-13-2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by OmahaChief

Brock and Blow meet example #1 of a KU fan that thinks they that KU will beat OU. I think Valiant is an Oregon fan but he also claimed hat KU or MU could whip OU.

Maybe it is both of you that should read the threads a bit closer so you are not made to look like the imbiciles that KU fans are. You obviously are upset at my comments becuase I pointed out facts that you all seeminly over look each time you open your mouths to spew your garbage about the Jayhawks.

The portion of my post about you guys thinking you are near unbeatable comes from listening to the drivel that has littered the airwaves since you guys were about 6-0. We have seen numerous posts on this site about the juggernaut that is KU football and how the Jayhawks are steam rolling people. Who are you kidding?

Hears to KU winning again this weekend and then getting exposed for the frauds you are at Arrowhead.

Thinking is different than declaring. Good, I'm glad that's settled.

I think the Patriots are going to lose. That doesn't mean they're going to lose. I think the Chiefs will win. That doesn't mean the Chiefs will win.

Thinking doesn't make someone a moron. Any given Sunday. In this case, Any Given Saturday.

And if you've read any of the threads closely - or this thread - you'd know that I think MU has the better team.

Brock · 11-13-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by OmahaChief

Brock and Blow meet example #1 of a KU fan that thinks they that KU will beat OU. I think Valiant is an Oregon fan but he also claimed hat KU or MU could whip OU.

Maybe it is both of you that should read the threads a bit closer so you are not made to look like the imbiciles that KU fans are. You obviously are upset at my comments becuase I pointed out facts that you all seeminly over look each time you open your mouths to spew your garbage about the Jayhawks.

The portion of my post about you guys thinking you are near unbeatable comes from listening to the drivel that has littered the airwaves since you guys were about 6-0. We have seen numerous posts on this site about the juggernaut that is KU football and how the Jayhawks are steam rolling people. Who are you kidding?

Hears to KU winning again this weekend and then getting exposed for the frauds you are at Arrowhead.

Everything you just said about KU fans can be said about yourself. I'm not upset about your comments, I think they're incredibly stupid. Yeah, sure, it's unthinkable that KU could beat Oklahoma, but like a lot of MU fans, you think your team is head and shoulders better than KU, so of course MU would beat OU with the greatest of ease. Even though you didn't. But again, in that game you guys just beat yourselves, right? Some KU fans are complete douches, just like you, and I'm not defending them. But nobody is spouting off unreasonable shit like you are in this thread.

**Saulbadguy** · 11-13-2007, 01:35 PM

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The mere thought that KU fans think they could beat OU makes me laugh out loud. What in the hell makes you people think you can take OU is it the 19-14 win over CU you guys had or the 19-11 win against A&M or the 6 point win over 5-5 KSU? Mizzou had already started the demolition of that NU team for you so those 76 points look cool on a scoreboard but how about those 39 that NU put up. Even you are smart enough to know 39 is 6.5 times great then the 6 points that same team with all of the starters on offense put up on Mizzou. I just don't see what you Jayhawkers think makes you so unbeatable.

We will find out in a couple weeks but until then I can rejoice in the fact that I can count on Jayhawk fan to cheer up my day with a laugh.

I thought you were a Miami fan?

Brock · 11-13-2007, 01:37 PM

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I thought you were a Miami fan?

Oh yeah, HA HA. Good pickup.

ROYC75 · 11-13-2007, 01:39 PM

The rivalry is one thing, but to bring up the past about it in shirts is wrong.

Not needed...... That was a war, a blood bath, this is a sporting event.

**Saulbadguy** · 11-13-2007, 01:47 PM

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Oh yeah, HA HA. Good pickup.

I've got no dog in this fight, might as well take pot shots from the sidelines.

Boyceofsummer · 11-13-2007, 01:48 PM

I can't imagine another burning.

Stinger · 11-13-2007, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ROYC75

The rivalry is one thing, but to bring up the past about it in shirts is wrong.

Whoops you ment Natural History my bad.

pikesome · 11-13-2007, 01:54 PM

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Whoops you ment Natural History my bad.

Going to the KU MU game in that would be funny, especially if you could get a bunch of people at once. One of those "Don't remind us" moments us KU fans would love to forget about.

Fish · 11-13-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by OmahaChief

The mere thought that KU fans think they could beat OU makes me laugh out loud. What in the hell makes you people think you can take OU is it the 19-14 win over CU you guys had or the 19-11 win against A&M or the 6 point win over 5-5 KSU? Mizzou had already started the demolition of that NU team for you so those 76 points look cool on a scoreboard but how about those 39 that NU put up. Even you are smart enough to know 39 is 6.5 times great then the 6 points that same team with all of the starters on offense put up on Mizzou. I just don't see what you Jayhawkers think makes you so unbeatable.

We will find out in a couple weeks but until then I can rejoice in the fact that I can count on Jayhawk fan to cheer up my day with a laugh.

You're quite the hypocritical idiot you know.....

**banyon** · 11-13-2007, 02:02 PM

ChiefsFanatic · 11-13-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pikesome

Going to the KU MU game in that would be funny, especially if you could get a bunch of people at once. One of those "Don't remind us" moments us KU fans would love to forget about.

As a KU fan, I expected to see some "Bizzou" shirts after our losses to Bucknell and Bradley. Alas, Missouri fans are just not that clever.

teedubya · 11-13-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kcpasco

Why would we want to name our school after a bunch of pro slavery inbred thugs.

You just answered your own question... MU is full of inbred thugs.

patteeu · 11-13-2007, 02:17 PM

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So, they're not glorifying violence, just the fact that people were killed?

Huh?

Not "people", ... "Lawerencians". Unfortunately, the remaining varmints recongealed like some kind of amoeba monster in a science fiction horror flick and reconstituted the town.

Eleazar · 11-13-2007, 02:19 PM

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You just answered your own question... MU is full of inbred thugs.

Aw shucks, and this comes from Ari, the class of the KU fan base. How will we ever go on?

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