and its the regular season champ which is recognized as the official champion
They are good and very well coached. No reason we couldn't be either.
You see the recruits they have coming in? They won’t be down for long.
Not in terms of the automatic NCAA berth; that goes to the tournament winner. But any real fan knows the conference champion is the team that wins the regular season title.
Texas has 3. ISU is 3rd with 2.
True. And they’re states that are somewhat similar to Iowa. And the schools have conceded that they’ll only be good in one sport.
I don't see Self as a cheater. I think they skirt the edge of the rules a little like most big schools but nothing out of the ordinary for schools who are always in the mix for the top players. Self is a hell of a coach. Won at OR, Tulsa, Illinois, and now obviously KU. Yes I still believe that KU is a big fish swimming in a small pond most years in the big 12, but you still have to get the job done, and they certainly have done that. Every year there are rumors of the NBA coming hard after Self, so maybe its just a matter of time. A game at the PHOG, is one of those special experiences, like a ballgame at Wrigley.
what i don't get is the people who live in Missouri, who have NO TIE to KU, but are passionate KU fans; uhh, shouldn't you be a fan of Missouri????
You have to remember that at least for the KC area, its much more tied to Kansas then Missouri. Much of the KC "Metro", is on the Kansas side, and of course they have a lot of fans who are simply front runners. There is a pretty good mix in KC of Mizzou, KU, and KSU fans, as well as a pretty good sprinkling of WSU, and Iowa or Iowa State fans as well. There are a lot of alumni from all these schools that settle in this area, so its pretty spread out from a loyalty perspective.
There is one MAJOR difference in the two fan bases. The KU fans are arrogant about their team because of their historical and current place in the college basketball landscape, Nebraska, ah not so much........
No, I am not incorrect. The automatic berth for the Big XII goes to the winner of the conference tournament. I think the same is true for every conference.
Actually, your last statement is incorrect. Downtown KC loves Iowa State fans, because they actually stay in the hhotels. Kansas fans are usually local enough that they don't. Cyclones have dominated the party aspect of the tournament for decades.
You're correct. I was joking about the fact that Naismith was KU's first coach and that gives them an inherent advantage as the inventor of the game was their coach.
