1. kansas (26-5, 16-2) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Oklahoma State, Texas | THIS WEEK: Thursday vs. Texas A&M-Oklahoma winner THE RUB: The Jayhawks moved closer to a No. 1 seed, but a loss to Missouri in the conference tournament final could mean a trip out West. 2. Missouri (27-4, 14-4) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Iowa […]
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1. kansas (24-5, 14-2) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Texas A&M, Missouri | THIS WEEK: Monday at Oklahoma State, Saturday vs. Texas THE RUB: Eight straight titles. Don’t see that ending until the Big 12-2-1-1+1+1 folds in three years. 2. MISSOURI (25-4, 12-4) | LAST WEEK: Lost to Kansas State, kansas | THIS WEEK: Wednesday vs. Iowa
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“It’s who you are.” Those words have been running through my head this week. They are Shana’s words, said after Missouri’s loss to Kansas State and my surly mood for a day. Truer words have never been spoken. For more than 20 years now, I’ve been a Tiger living around the enemy. Days without trash talk
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We’re one game from the ultimate Border War. Two rivals, both ranked in the top five, for the conference championship. It doesn’t get any better than that. 1. MISSOURI (25-2, 12-2) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Oklahoma State, Texas A&M | THIS WEEK: Tuesday vs. Kansas State, Saturday at Kansas THE RUB: Assuming the Tigers get
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Flip Pressey’s 19 points spearheaded Missouri’s rout of Baylor. No change at the top, as Missouri and Kansas all but eliminated Baylor from the conference championship race with back-to-back beatdowns of the Bears. 1, MISSOURI (23-2, 10-2) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Oklahoma, Baylor | THIS WEEK: Wednesday vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday at Texas A&M THE
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You couldn’t have asked for a better game to close out the Border War in Missouri. The Tigers staged a comeback for the ages to remain on top in this week’s rankings. 1. (21-2, 8-2) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Texas, Kansas | THIS WEEK: Monday at Oklahoma, Saturday vs. Baylor THE RUB: “We are Mizzou, so
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Iowa State did the Big 12 a huge favor with Saturday’s win against Kansas. That loss brings the Jayhawks back to the pack and allows Missouri to retain the No. 1 spot in this week’s rankings despite a stunning loss at Oklahoma State. 1. MISSOURI (19-2, 6-2) | LAST WEEK: Lost to Oklahoma State, defeated
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Facebook and Twitter were great entertainment Saturday. Really enjoyed Kansas fans comparing their win over Baylor to Missouri’s win over the Bears. Let’s get this straight … you are supposed to win at home. Winning on the road is what determines conference titles. A win at Baylor IS huge. It trumps a win at home.
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1. BAYLOR (17-0, 4-0) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Kansas State, Oklahoma State | THIS WEEK: Monday at Kansas, Saturday vs. Missouri THE RUB: The Bears continue to roll along but have their toughest week of the season coming up with games against Kansas and Missouri. 2. KANSAS (14-3, 4-0) | LAST WEEK: Defeated Texas Tech,
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During Wednesday night’s Missouri-Iowa State game, the girlfriend and I were talking about her sister (a kansas basketball, but not football, of course, fan) talking trash via text message about the Tigers’ humbling loss to kansas State over the weekend. I stopped mid-sentence, realizing at that moment that the days of talking smack with kansas
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