Come on, had K-State continued to suck in football, and had K-State not put the emphasis on football than nothing would've changed at ku.
Some AD beholden to the basketball coach would be over there running the show, 23,000 people (announced as 37,000) would be showing up for the games, except for the weekend that NU or OU came to town. The big event every other year would be the 35,000 that showed up for the "big" mu vs ku game in Lawrence . . . and half the crowd would've left at halftime to go drink beer regardless if ku was winning or losing (this still happens frequently).
So when does ku thank us for actually starting to give a frank about football??