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November 02, 2009, 12:09:48 PM
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When are you going to move back to Cornhole Klon??


I'm proud of you Daxi, no use of the word validate :clap:

I'll move back as soon as KSU stops paying me this exorbitant amount of money. Which won't be anytime soon :nahnah:


What do you consider an exorbitant amount of money, and who does K-State have to payoff in order to keep their accreditation due to your presence??

Since you answered to Klon, aren't you a bartender, or a bar back or a bus boy or something in Manhattan, that's what you claim on the Mercury Board.







You have me cornfused with someone else. I have never been to Mercury board don't know what it is. Klon?

November 02, 2009, 12:15:35 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

good call on #4, that ku fanbase is a rabid one.





I can link pictures too!

It's largest fanbase, not who shows up for games...or "rabid"
my picture shows that ku doesn't have a fanbase not sure what the ut pic shows  :flush:

I know you are just arguing to be that cool guy and other MB bullsh*t but JFC....as Daris would say, It's like arguing with high school girls.
you should really try harder because, as Daris would say, your opinions suck.  but continue to defense ku's uber fanbase, holmes.

Tapout noted.
I walk out of that tunnel in this building and the passion of our fans, just gets me going. I mean just gives me an adrenaline rush that you guys just don't understand. - Frank Martin

November 02, 2009, 12:32:58 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

ku ahead of a&m? it's like i walked into a largest/smallest fanbase discussion between my sisters kids and their cousins in tonganoxie. gmafb.

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November 02, 2009, 12:39:46 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

ku ahead of a&m? it's like i walked into a largest/smallest fanbase discussion between my sisters kids and their cousins in tonganoxie. gmafb.

 :whiteflag:

OK. I would switch A&M and uk. For you Daris.

Also...Classic.
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November 02, 2009, 12:41:54 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

good call on #4, that ku fanbase is a rabid one.





I can link pictures too!

It's largest fanbase, not who shows up for games...or "rabid"
my picture shows that ku doesn't have a fanbase not sure what the ut pic shows  :flush:

I know you are just arguing to be that cool guy and other MB bullsh*t but JFC....as Daris would say, It's like arguing with high school girls.
you should really try harder because, as Daris would say, your opinions suck.  but continue to defense ku's uber fanbase, holmes.

Tapout noted.
sorry, still waiting for you to put together a halfway not retarded list of B12 fanbases  :users:


Cheesy Mustache QB might make an appearance.

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November 02, 2009, 12:42:39 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

good call on #4, that ku fanbase is a rabid one.





I can link pictures too!

It's largest fanbase, not who shows up for games...or "rabid"
my picture shows that ku doesn't have a fanbase not sure what the ut pic shows  :flush:

I know you are just arguing to be that cool guy and other MB bullsh*t but JFC....as Daris would say, It's like arguing with high school girls.
you should really try harder because, as Daris would say, your opinions suck.  but continue to defense ku's uber fanbase, holmes.

Tapout noted.
sorry, still waiting for you to put together a halfway not retarded list of B12 fanbases  :users:

I am as well.  :users:
I walk out of that tunnel in this building and the passion of our fans, just gets me going. I mean just gives me an adrenaline rush that you guys just don't understand. - Frank Martin

November 02, 2009, 12:49:48 PM
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what is this, amateur hour?  
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk

5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

ku ahead of a&m? it's like i walked into a largest/smallest fanbase discussion between my sisters kids and their cousins in tonganoxie. gmafb.

 :whiteflag:

All I'm saying is there's a reason why you can go into a sporting goods store in California and buy crap with these teams on it.  But Nubb is falling and ku just won a national title in basketball, so I'm going to say they are right behind Texas.  I know people are using different criteria, and obviously ku has a horrible football fanbase, and most of their fans are bandwagoners.  So if the question is, which team has more football fans, then it would be different.

Also the question isn't who has the "most rabid" fan base.  But that's another good question. 

November 02, 2009, 12:53:08 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

good call on #4, that ku fanbase is a rabid one.





I can link pictures too!

It's largest fanbase, not who shows up for games...or "rabid"
my picture shows that ku doesn't have a fanbase not sure what the ut pic shows  :flush:

I know you are just arguing to be that cool guy and other MB bullsh*t but JFC....as Daris would say, It's like arguing with high school girls.
you should really try harder because, as Daris would say, your opinions suck.  but continue to defense ku's uber fanbase, holmes.

Tapout noted.
sorry, still waiting for you to put together a halfway not retarded list of B12 fanbases  :users:

I am as well.  :users:
nice tap out

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November 02, 2009, 12:56:06 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

good call on #4, that ku fanbase is a rabid one.





I can link pictures too!

It's largest fanbase, not who shows up for games...or "rabid"
my picture shows that ku doesn't have a fanbase not sure what the ut pic shows  :flush:

I know you are just arguing to be that cool guy and other MB bullsh*t but JFC....as Daris would say, It's like arguing with high school girls.
you should really try harder because, as Daris would say, your opinions suck.  but continue to defense ku's uber fanbase, holmes.

Tapout noted.
sorry, still waiting for you to put together a halfway not retarded list of B12 fanbases  :users:

I am as well.  :users:
nice tap out

 :impatient:

you as well.  :users:

:impatient:
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November 02, 2009, 12:58:22 PM
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what is this, amateur hour?  
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk

5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

ku ahead of a&m? it's like i walked into a largest/smallest fanbase discussion between my sisters kids and their cousins in tonganoxie. gmafb.

 :whiteflag:

All I'm saying is there's a reason why you can go into a sporting goods store in California and buy crap with these teams on it.  But Nubb is falling and ku just won a national title in basketball, so I'm going to say they are right behind Texas.  I know people are using different criteria, and obviously ku has a horrible football fanbase, and most of their fans are bandwagoners.  So if the question is, which team has more football fans, then it would be different.

Also the question isn't who has the "most rabid" fan base.  But that's another good question. 

Crips and Bloods like the blue and crimson, respectively. :piratecaptain:

November 02, 2009, 01:03:33 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

good call on #4, that ku fanbase is a rabid one.





I can link pictures too!

It's largest fanbase, not who shows up for games...or "rabid"
my picture shows that ku doesn't have a fanbase not sure what the ut pic shows  :flush:

I know you are just arguing to be that cool guy and other MB bullsh*t but JFC....as Daris would say, It's like arguing with high school girls.
you should really try harder because, as Daris would say, your opinions suck.  but continue to defense ku's uber fanbase, holmes.

Tapout noted.
sorry, still waiting for you to put together a halfway not retarded list of B12 fanbases  :users:

I am as well.  :users:
nice tap out

 :impatient:

you as well.  :users:

:impatient:
are you saying you can't defend putting ku ahead of A&M?   :flush:


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November 02, 2009, 01:30:06 PM
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Doesn't TT have something like 40K enrollment? If so, and if that has been that way for a while, they should have a pretty decent fan base.

Says their enrollment is right about 30,000, counting grad students.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University

November 02, 2009, 01:32:04 PM
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When are you going to move back to Cornhole Klon??


I'm proud of you Daxi, no use of the word validate :clap:

I'll move back as soon as KSU stops paying me this exorbitant amount of money. Which won't be anytime soon :nahnah:


What do you consider an exorbitant amount of money, and who does K-State have to payoff in order to keep their accreditation due to your presence??

Since you answered to Klon, aren't you a bartender, or a bar back or a bus boy or something in Manhattan, that's what you claim on the Mercury Board.







You have me cornfused with someone else. I have never been to Mercury board don't know what it is. Klon?

So there are 2 cornhole douchebags that really suck at posting that hang out on K-State websites all day . . . and embellish everything about their personal lives???

Fascinating.


November 02, 2009, 01:34:29 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

good call on #4, that ku fanbase is a rabid one.





I can link pictures too!

It's largest fanbase, not who shows up for games...or "rabid"
my picture shows that ku doesn't have a fanbase not sure what the ut pic shows  :flush:

I know you are just arguing to be that cool guy and other MB bullsh*t but JFC....as Daris would say, It's like arguing with high school girls.
you should really try harder because, as Daris would say, your opinions suck.  but continue to defense ku's uber fanbase, holmes.

Tapout noted.
sorry, still waiting for you to put together a halfway not retarded list of B12 fanbases  :users:

I am as well.  :users:
nice tap out

 :impatient:

you as well.  :users:

:impatient:
are you saying you can't defend putting ku ahead of A&M?   :flush:

are you saying you cannot put a list together yourself?  :users:
I walk out of that tunnel in this building and the passion of our fans, just gets me going. I mean just gives me an adrenaline rush that you guys just don't understand. - Frank Martin

November 02, 2009, 01:36:12 PM
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what is this, amateur hour? 
you guys are all rating MU way too high.  i live amongst them and can tell you that more than half the population of the state can't spell Missouri, let alone do they realize they have a kollej to support.

and CU, seriously?  anyone who has been to boulder on a gameday should know what a joke of a fanbase that school has.

at least they put out what they thought. Not just criticized from the peanut gallery and offer nothing.  :users:

1. Texas
2. OU
3. Nebraska
4. uk
5. T A&M
6. Missouri
7. Okie Lite
8. Kansas State
9. Colorado
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

the last 4 are a crapshoot. I have no clue.

good call on #4, that ku fanbase is a rabid one.





I can link pictures too!

It's largest fanbase, not who shows up for games...or "rabid"
my picture shows that ku doesn't have a fanbase not sure what the ut pic shows  :flush:

I know you are just arguing to be that cool guy and other MB bullsh*t but JFC....as Daris would say, It's like arguing with high school girls.
you should really try harder because, as Daris would say, your opinions suck.  but continue to defense ku's uber fanbase, holmes.

Tapout noted.
sorry, still waiting for you to put together a halfway not retarded list of B12 fanbases  :users:

I am as well.  :users:
nice tap out

 :impatient:

you as well.  :users:

:impatient:
are you saying you can't defend putting ku ahead of A&M?   :flush:

are you saying you cannot put a list together yourself?  :users:
i think it's obvious my list would be 10x more complete/accurate than the A&M/ku debacle you've putten together.  and LMAO at MU.   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :thumbsup:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:


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November 02, 2009, 01:37:48 PM
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We have real problems getting 50K to our stadium, we are in the bottom 1/3 for sure.

Rankings
School   2008 home att.   National   BCS conf.
Texas   98,046   5   5
Oklahoma   85,075   12   12
Nebraska   85,071   13   13
Texas A&M   82,193   14   14
Missouri   64,520   26   25
Texas Tech   53,625   38   36
Kansas   50,907   41   39
Colorado   49,476   43   41
OSU          48,761   46   44
Iowa St.   47,429   49   47
Kansas St.   45,190   52   49
Baylor   34,124   68   58

Interesting that, even in a really bad year like 2008, we still were in the top 50ish nationwide in attendance.  I imagine this year's attendance is a bit higher than 45k.

November 02, 2009, 01:42:15 PM
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i think it's obvious my list would be 10x more complete/accurate than the A&M/ku debacle you've putten together.  and LMAO at MU.   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :thumbsup:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

maybe 9x more.

Isn't Missouri the only big time college around those parts, other than Missouri State or course?? They not root for anyone? The St. Louis Cardinals? The Chiefs? what's their deal?
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November 02, 2009, 01:45:03 PM
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Interesting that, even in a really bad year like 2008, we still were in the top 50ish nationwide in attendance.  I imagine this year's attendance is a bit higher than 45k.

I'd guess 47K or so after our final 2 games.

November 02, 2009, 01:52:42 PM
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i think it's obvious my list would be 10x more complete/accurate than the A&M/ku debacle you've putten together.  and LMAO at MU.   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :thumbsup:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

maybe 9x more.

Isn't Missouri the only big time college around those parts, other than Missouri State or course?? They not root for anyone? The St. Louis Cardinals? The Chiefs? what's their deal?
there's like 936 colleges in missouri, major colleges be damned.  the mu fans who haven't OD'd yet on meth are too busy carving bowls out of walnut and building firework stands.


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November 02, 2009, 06:42:38 PM
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We have real problems getting 50K to our stadium, we are in the bottom 1/3 for sure.

Rankings
School   2008 home att.   National   BCS conf.
Texas   98,046   5   5
Oklahoma   85,075   12   12
Nebraska   85,071   13   13
Texas A&M   82,193   14   14
Missouri   64,520   26   25
Texas Tech   53,625   38   36
Kansas   50,907   41   39
Colorado   49,476   43   41
OSU          48,761   46   44
Iowa St.   47,429   49   47
Kansas St.   45,190   52   49
Baylor   34,124   68   58

Interesting that, even in a really bad year like 2008, we still were in the top 50ish nationwide in attendance.  I imagine this year's attendance is a bit higher than 45k.

I still don't get how the University of Iowa outdraws Missouri. University of Iowa draws from Eastern Iowa while the University of Missouri has two big cities to draw from, plus has the whole state to themselves... pathetic.
I'm with Coco!!


November 02, 2009, 08:00:16 PM
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We have real problems getting 50K to our stadium, we are in the bottom 1/3 for sure.

Rankings
School   2008 home att.   National   BCS conf.
Texas   98,046   5   5
Oklahoma   85,075   12   12
Nebraska   85,071   13   13
Texas A&M   82,193   14   14
Missouri   64,520   26   25
Texas Tech   53,625   38   36
Kansas   50,907   41   39
Colorado   49,476   43   41
OSU          48,761   46   44
Iowa St.   47,429   49   47
Kansas St.   45,190   52   49
Baylor   34,124   68   58

Interesting that, even in a really bad year like 2008, we still were in the top 50ish nationwide in attendance.  I imagine this year's attendance is a bit higher than 45k.
LOL that Nubb is second fiddle to OU....again.

November 02, 2009, 09:53:09 PM
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Okay heres the answer.  You guys have to realize that basketball is actually a more popular sport than football due in large part to the tournament.  You said "largest fanbases" and that means bandwagon jumpers primarily. 

1. Texas
2. Kansas
3. Oklahoma
4. Nebraska

5. Missouri
6. Colorado
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma State
9. Kansas State
10. Iowa State
11. Texas Tech
12. Baylor

PCR is correct -- those are the four teams from the big XII that sell merchandise nation-wide and have the name recognition to draw TV ratings (ku, nu only in specific sports).  The other big XII programs are basically inconsequential to the rest of the nation.  It's no coincidence that those are the only teams that have won (or been close to) multiple national championships and are still viable within at least one sport (NU running entirely on tradition by now).  There is a very significant bandwagon following of those four teams, proportionate to season and how well each is doing in a particular year.

You can decide if you want to count people as "fans" who will turn on a game when these teams are playing, and even buy merchandise, but never attended a game at the school.

imo, a true "fanbase" is better defined as the people who directly support the athletic department -- donors, ticket holders, travel to away games, etc...