KSU knocks off #10 in the nation, Star runs it on page 4

GRID · Post by **GRID** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:31 am

Ok here is what we do.

KC, you move to some big beige house on a Olathe culti-sac
Dan, you move to a Quality Hill condo and use transit

just one week!

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:52 am

KC wrote:I can't even get a topic celebrating my boys win over #10 in the country on my own freaking message board w/o some MU/KU fans screwing it up....do you not have 500 other places to air your KU hate?

KC, you should by now there is no power greater than the hatred between Kansas and Missouri. It does have an ebb and flow, but in its peak it has the power to part the Red Sea. No man, woman, child, or army can contain it once unleashed. We only have a small handful of Bistate bickerers and it takes ahold of this entire board.

To be honest, I bet the Star had the KSU/TX game on page 4 before they ever knew who won. That doesn't make it O.K., but the bottom line is KState men's basketball has little to no cache in the metro. The TV news coverage wasn't bad last night. The Star screwed up big time, but if KState won more b-ball there would be less screwing up.

KCforumer · Post by **KCforumer** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:34 am

StL_Dan wrote:

Just give the IN STATE team the Lion's share and make the OUT OF STATE team a subserviant position of coverage.

That's all I'm askin'.

You're in-state whether in Missouri or Kansas. This city and immediate region straddles a state line. The reason KU dominates the sports pages is that it is the most major university within the immediate region. KSU is 120 miles away, Columbia is even farther. People need to stop thinking about the state line.

phxcat · Post by **phxcat** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:31 am

As much as I hate to say it, K-State produces the third most graduates to the KC area, by far. KU has the most (more than MU) and KU as a school is larger than MU. I was at the Royals game yesterday when they anounced the score, and I heard much more cheers than boos. KU is also closer to KC, with the main campus 30 miles away, and two more campuses within the metro (KU Med is on the state line!) KU is a Kansas City school. However, what people need to realize is that Kasnas City has three schools. All three should get the same attention when they do something. Dan is right that KU gets more press than they deserve. If anyone gets the shaft, though, it is K-State. A story on how great two coaches who have had mediocre years are over a local team beating Texas? That is ridiculous.

Now, as to why there are so many more KU grads in the metro than MU or K-State (when the sizes of the schools aren't THAT far apart), I can only speculate- a KU degree is golden in KC, but ignored elsewhere- whereas K-State grads go international!

ShowME · Post by **ShowME** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:47 am

KC I feel your pain. That was a quality win regardless if you're undefeated or haven't won a game. I don't remember KU or MU beating TX this year.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:49 am

To be honest, I bet the Star had the KSU/TX game on page 4 before they ever knew who won. That doesn't make it O.K., but the bottom line is KState men's basketball has little to no cache in the metro. The TV news coverage wasn't bad last night. The Star screwed up big time, but if KState won more b-ball there would be less screwing up.

I agree with all of this...the sports section was already set for Sunday before that game was over.

I also agree if I desire more regular coverage of KSU men's bball, they must get better.

All I wanted was a little color picture...even give me the below the fold.

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:04 am

GRID wrote:Ok here is what we do.

KC, you move to some big beige house on a Olathe culti-sac
Dan, you move to a Quality Hill condo and use transit

just one week!

I'm game!

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:07 am

KC wrote:
To be honest, I bet the Star had the KSU/TX game on page 4 before they ever knew who won. That doesn't make it O.K., but the bottom line is KState men's basketball has little to no cache in the metro. The TV news coverage wasn't bad last night. The Star screwed up big time, but if KState won more b-ball there would be less screwing up.
I agree with all of this...the sports section was already set for Sunday before that game was over.

I also agree if I desire more regular coverage of KSU men's bball, they must get better.

All I wanted was a little color picture...even give me the below the fold.

I betcha the Manhattan or Salina paper has EXCELLENT color coverage of the purple pussies.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:11 am

don't be a hater Dan.

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:33 am

KC wrote:don't be a hater Dan.

i got nuthin' but love for you, KC

that's why i'm telling you where to find the most colorful, comprehensive ksu info

Post by **dangerboy** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:18 am

If half of the people who bitch about the Star being biased for KU over MU would move back the Missouri side, then the situation might change. It's amazing how many MU alums/fans choose to live in Johnson County and then complain about the KU people around them. But it might already be changing as a lot of Jocos are starting to move to Lee's Summit and the Northland.

It's all about the money for the Star, just like the TV stations. Even though Lawrence is technically in the Topeka media market, KC TV stations devote a lot of coverage to it. The reason is that it has 75,000 relatively affluent people near a metropolatin area, thus it's an easy way to look more attractive to advertisers. Ditto for newspapers.

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:51 am

dangerboy wrote:If half of the people who bitch about the Star being biased for KU over MU would move back the Missouri side, then the situation might change. It's amazing how many MU alums/fans choose to live in Johnson County and then complain about the KU people around them. But it might already be changing as a lot of Jocos are starting to move to Lee's Summit and the Northland.

It's all about the money for the Star, just like the TV stations. Even though Lawrence is technically in the Topeka media market, KC TV stations devote a lot of coverage to it. The reason is that it has 75,000 relatively affluent people near a metropolatin area, thus it's an easy way to look more attractive to advertisers. Ditto for newspapers.

as for me, i'm not complaining about the kansans that live around me in kansas

i'm pissed about a missouri paper favoring a kansas sports team

KCforumer · Post by **KCforumer** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:56 am

Who said the Star is exclusively a Missouri paper? It is a Kansas City paper. Again, Kansas City happens to be astride a state line. It makes since for the Star to cover more of KU. There are more KU grads in the metro. KU is only 30 miles from downtown.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:03 am

Today's sport section? Big title showing the KSU women beating the MU women......

why not a bio on MU's student manager......I mean they play today and all.

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:17 am

KCforumer wrote:Who said the Star is exclusively a Missouri paper? It is a Kansas City paper. Again, Kansas City happens to be astride a state line. It makes since for the Star to cover more of KU. There are more KU grads in the metro. KU is only 30 miles from downtown.

KU is even closer to KCK. Let a KANSAS newspaper give all those KU alumni the lion's share of KU coverage.

Leave MISSOURI sports to a MISSOURI paper.