BMW, I usually lay off of you because of the abuse you get on this board, but you have to be retarded to think that playing in K.C. has more benefit to the program in the long run than having the game in Lawrence. We could have had Gameday as fatty said, the stadium would be the loudest it's possibly ever been, and the slavers have a history of pissing down their legs in Lawrence. The chances of winning this game would have gone up exponentially if the game had been in Lawrence, instead we may have sold out a chance to go to the B12 CCG and possibly the national title, all because Lew wanted an extra $1 million. We'll get a lot more than that if we make a BCS game, which isn't guaranteed if we lose to the slavers, Texas might still jump us. Beating Missouri would have helped recruiting a hell of a lot more than losing on a neutral field. Next year does not matter right now, as this game will undoubtedly have more importance to the direction of the whole program than next year.
Lew didn't anticipate us being this good at the end of the season, which is understandable since nobody did, but at this point the risk is not worth the potential reward.
So you think just because the game isn't at Memorial Stadium that Kansas is going to lose???
I don't know if you're the type of fan that travels to games away from Lawrence, but I do, and I've seen Kansas play on the road first hand this season. If you think these guys are just going to fold because there's a relatively neutral crowd than you know nothing about this team.
Another thing that I pointed out is that the Mizzou game would have preceeded the K-State game! No bye week, possibly no undefeated record, no national television, no Big 12 title implications, etc. You've really got to be in denial to say that the scenarios would have been the same had Kansas played Mizzou on Oct. 7th, when the game was originally scheduled. Kansas might not even be in this position if we had lost to Mizzou right at the beginning of the season. No Kendrick Harper in there to help out with the talented Mizzou receiving corps. Think about that.
Also, I don't hear Oklahoma/Texas fans complaining about the Red River Shootout being at the Cotton Bowl. If Kansas wants to move up in the college football world then we need to market ourselves, and a good way to do that is by playing games like we'll have on Nov. 24th. Also, where is the rule that says College Gameday has to be held at a college stadium?
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