Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Something has been bothering me since the Jayhawks won another national title. Taking the title home again was a great feeling for all of Lawrence and every KU follower. However, I’m sure I’m not the only one who has noticed that for some reason the Hawks are nowhere to be found in the five-to-10 second clip that starts SportsCenter and many other shows on ESPN and ESPN2.
The clip opens with the Phillies, Steelers, Lady Vols, Boston Celtics, Florida Gators and Jimmie Johnson. Almost a year after its victory, the University of Kansas is not getting the recognition it deserves. (Pittsburgh and Florida were added the days after the Super Bowl and national title game, respectively.) It seems pretty ironic that after one of the biggest shots in NCAA history, KU is not a part of ESPN’s reflection on all the major sports champions.
I hate to bring MU into it, but anybody who watches ESPN regularly knows that there are a lot of MU graduates walking the halls.
People may call the complaint too picky, but any national exposure is great for the University of Kansas, and this exposure is deserved. I no longer live in Lawrence, but it would be great to see some sort of petition brought to ESPN.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
— — Matt Cross is an alumnus from Lee’s Summit, Mo.
A new ‘Title’ for Lawrence?
Lawrence is one of 20 finalists in ESPN’s ‘TitleTown USA,” contest. The ...
ABC covers Saturday’s game; ESPN airs pregame ...
ABC covers Saturday’s game; ESPN airs pregame analysis
Morning Brew: Kansas is no longer a ...
Jayhawks don't make the top ten.
Kansas gets national exposure on ESPN
Team to help the sports network kick off the season as part ...
ESPN to air raising of championship banner
National television coverage will boost the Jayhawks’ celebration of basketball success.
Sunflower Showdown goes national
Kansas has a 7-33 record in the last 40 televised games.
Morning Brew: Surviving Packer injuries
Sports reporter Ethan Padway dedicates this week to the Green Bay Packers.
Shroyer: Talib deserves Heisman talk
With Kansas undefeated, star defensive player belongs in the same sentence as ...
Morning Brew: ESPN’s Chad Ford is a ...
The longtime Kansas enthusiast has picked KU to win the national championship ...
Basketball Schedule Released
All of the Jayhawks' 31 regular season games will be televised.
Morning Brew: Alum's documentary offers Border War ...
Dufek: Why ESPN should vote Todd for ...
No one on ESPN’s expert panel has deemed Reesing worthy of appearing ...
Winning is the only remedy for last ...
The Jayhawks haven't watched the Northern Iowa game from 2010, but that ...
Walters returns to court as coach for ...
Fourteen years ago, Rex Walters helped lead Kansas to the Final Four. ...
Roesler: Relax sports fans, the best is ...
Don’t let preseason game results worry or excite you, it’s the real ...
Brown: Despite national title, Lawrence still lacks
Lawrence needs to rise to the occasion and become the best college ...
Seniors celebrate time with the team
Kleinmann is the only Kansas basketball player to ever win five conference ...
Former Jayhawk hired at San Francisco
Michael Lee is one of three USF coaches with direct ties to ...
Montemayor: Football season will likely bring surprises
After unpredictable 2007 season, Jayhawks look to build on last season’s success
Brew: Celebrities are moving into sports world
Celebrities are infiltrating the sports world with their overly-eager support.
Baseball players look to redeem themselves against ...
The Wildcats ended the Jayhawks’ season last year.
Quarterback’s career defied expectations
Todd Reesing’s time at KU has so far brought victories, school records ...
ESPN to air from KU
Just how good is Kevin Durant?
The Texas freshman is being compared to Kansas great Danny Manning. See ...
Blog: The NBA with Lauren A
Even though the coverage has been excessive, Jeremy Lin deserves the praise.
Morning Brew: CBS coverage disappoints Jayhawk fans
Viewers say the station's switch was not a wise decision.
ESPN comes to campus
The television network will film segments of SportsCenter on campus.
Morning Brew: Soccer should not be ignored
U.S. World Cup qualifying game against Honduras went largely unnoticed.
Rock Chalk memories
Former Kansas basketball players return to Lawrence, play current team in annual ...
Former Tigers learn to be Jayhawks
Transfer and graduate students alike adapt to new traditions while continuing their ...
Passmore: Perfect team gets no love from ...
Each Saturday ESPN talking heads talk shop about the week’s games and ...
Kansas could win two titles
The Kansas Jayhawks are nationally ranked in the top five in both ...
Bill Self deserving of his own street?
Local radio station Lazer 105.9 is promoting an online petition intended to ...
Toland: Voting bias spans coast-to-coast
West coast bias also prevalent in college football.
Hockey border showdown
KU's hockey team was defeated by Missouri.
Lawrence restaurants provide good eats for hungry ...
From Lawrence staples to rowdy and classy sports bars, Lawrence eateries give ...
Get to know your freshman Student Senate ...
Here are the freshmen running for Student Senate. The polls open on ...
Shroyer: Your Border Showdown schedule
The Athletics Department may have yanked the Missouri football game away from ...
Jayhawks attack through air in victory
Several SportsCenter-worthy dunks led to a rowdy 83-56 victory for Kansas.
Moore: Who will be the 2008 go-to-guy?
Basketball fans start to look past the tragic loss to UCLA in ...
From left: Kimberlee Hinkle, Libby Johnson and Hannah ...
1 comment
Kansas Jayhawk fans hold aloft a reproduction of ...
2 comments
Erin Saupe, a Ph.D. student from St. Cloud, ...
1 comment
0 comments
Armed robbers continue to threaten.
3 comments
Lecture from Greg Mortenson, co-author of New York ...
0 comments
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Sign in to comment
Or login with:
OpenID