knapplc
International Man of Mystery
I know there's not a lot of remorse for the way things panned out, and frankly I'm still on Cloud Nine that we're members of the Big 10. No matter how you slice it, we came out of this smelling like roses. Rose Bowl roses, most likely.
Still, there is one school I feel bad about leaving, and a couple of others that I'll miss. I feel bad that we're leaving Kansas. Kansas never did anything to us (unless you follow basketball). Kansas has always been pretty nice folks. They've been respectful and friendly, and they're a lot like Nebraskans. Especially since they hired Turner Gill, I'm going to miss these guys, and I am concerned for them in the "new" conference. I hope everything pans out. They had so few choices.
I'll also miss ISU. Not nearly as much as Kansas, but for the most part they've been good foes, good folks, and good fun. The once-per-decade loss is easy enough to bear. Of course I'll miss Oklahoma, but as has been covered extensively, that ship sailed long, long ago. The only SWC team I'll miss is A&M - they're a heck of a great bunch of fans, and we've had some good games against them. They're also the one SWC team that seems to have enough integrity to stand up to Texas. It'll be interesting to see what the next couple of years brings to them.
I won't miss KSU, Colorado or Missouri. I don't care enough about these schools to hate them, and frankly the best parts of Missouri and Colorado are Fro Daddy and BeachBuffs, and they're going to be sticking around here whether they want to or not. MUTigerFan is pretty cool, too, and he'll stick his head in once in a while. It would be a tragedy if we lost TuffTiger, but somehow I think he'll still be around.
So there's my take on the schools we left behind. A decent bunch of folks, some better than others, and all in a peck of trouble with their new arrangement. Let's just hope the decent among them use the next year or two to build an exit strategy.
Still, there is one school I feel bad about leaving, and a couple of others that I'll miss. I feel bad that we're leaving Kansas. Kansas never did anything to us (unless you follow basketball). Kansas has always been pretty nice folks. They've been respectful and friendly, and they're a lot like Nebraskans. Especially since they hired Turner Gill, I'm going to miss these guys, and I am concerned for them in the "new" conference. I hope everything pans out. They had so few choices.
I'll also miss ISU. Not nearly as much as Kansas, but for the most part they've been good foes, good folks, and good fun. The once-per-decade loss is easy enough to bear. Of course I'll miss Oklahoma, but as has been covered extensively, that ship sailed long, long ago. The only SWC team I'll miss is A&M - they're a heck of a great bunch of fans, and we've had some good games against them. They're also the one SWC team that seems to have enough integrity to stand up to Texas. It'll be interesting to see what the next couple of years brings to them.
I won't miss KSU, Colorado or Missouri. I don't care enough about these schools to hate them, and frankly the best parts of Missouri and Colorado are Fro Daddy and BeachBuffs, and they're going to be sticking around here whether they want to or not. MUTigerFan is pretty cool, too, and he'll stick his head in once in a while. It would be a tragedy if we lost TuffTiger, but somehow I think he'll still be around.
So there's my take on the schools we left behind. A decent bunch of folks, some better than others, and all in a peck of trouble with their new arrangement. Let's just hope the decent among them use the next year or two to build an exit strategy.
