Sunday, November 27, 2011
It’s sad that the 120-year Border War is over … for now. The Kansas City Star’s Sam Mellinger is calling it the Border Cold War, which is probably more realistic than just saying Saturday was the final one.
This absence of play may go on for three, five or maybe ten years. But both the Jayhawks and Tigers will eventually come to their senses and get something worked out. Right now, Missouri will get to keep the Indian War Drum until the two play again. And Missouri can stop complaining about who holds the series lead, because if you take Missouri or Kansas’ word, both say Missouri leads.
These two schools will figure it out because, as much as they “hate” each other, these two need each other. Kansas doesn’t need Missouri for basketball because the Jayhawks can sell out any venue they play in, but Missouri needs Kansas for basketball. Missouri may sell out at home because teams in the Southeastern Conference have fans that travel well. The Tigers have a top 25 team in basketball and failed to fill the Sprint Center last week for the CBE Classic. What Kansas needs Missouri for is football. There is no way Arrowhead Stadium would be filled two or three years ago if it was Kansas and another team not named Missouri.
Kansas can’t replace Missouri on its schedule for any sport. Kansas State can’t become Missouri because who would become Kansas State? The most logical replacement would be West Virginia, but it’s way out east. What will this game be called? “The Border War if Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky weren’t states and the two were bordering each other?” That has a nice ring to it. Clearly, Missouri and West Virginia have so much in common. Kansas’ last game can’t be against Kansas State because the Wildcats play Iowa State. Texas and Texas A&M’s rivalry is dead and Texas will play TCU. Baylor and Texas Tech and Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will continue their traditions.
Missouri also plays a yearly game with Illinois. There is a mutual dislike between the two, but nothing like Kansas and Missouri. Who cares if Kansas loses to Missouri? There is more to lose than just a notch in the win-loss column. This rivalry is a priority and would be great to play in early- to mid-September.
I would even be OK with Kansas and Missouri playing twice in basketball each year, but in November and December.
The Kansas and Missouri rivalry needs to continue, but not in Kansas City. It needs to continue on the campuses. Lew Perkins really screwed that one up because getting to Kansas City from Lawrence or Columbia, Mo., isn’t the most convenient.
— Edited by Josh Kantor
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