The joke is that ku is just Johnson County Community College - Lawrence Campus.
Which is somewhat true. Even ku students recognize it. (There's several facebook groups about how Johnson County residents own ku, and make up over half of their enrollment.)
The idea is silly though. I'm taking a few night classes at JCCC right now. It's waaaaay better than Kansas, and the campus is much nicer, newer, and more convenient. (And a lot less flaming homosexuals and drug addicted hippies here too.) JCCC > ku.