Author Topic: Comparing Kansas Schools to Texas Schools: a Comparison (Read 3315 times)

Spracne · « **on:** July 07, 2020, 12:34:38 PM »

stevedave got me thinking with this rejoinder:

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Quote from: steve dave on July 07, 2020, 12:26:49 PM
It’s a good old fashioned who’s the least diverse between two hick non-diverse schools off!

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Obviously, KU = UT

Less obviously, I would argue that KSU = TTU (small town boys and big city boys who can't get into the flagship school)

FHSU = Sam Houston State (HSU connection)

WSU = Houston (commuter schools)

meow meow · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:37:49 PM »

ku fans are more like aTm fans

star seed 7 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:40:28 PM »

Quote from: meow meow on July 07, 2020, 12:37:49 PM

ku fans are more like aTm fans

Yup.

wetwillie · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:42:15 PM »

Yea KU is ATM, there is no comparison for UT in Kansas. Agree on the rest.

Spracne · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:42:27 PM »

Wrong. aTm has no Kansas analogue. Further, without even getting into the merits of the argument, this is a thread comparing schools, not fans of schools. The argument can thus be dismissed out of hand.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:44:22 PM »

Ksu is more like Texas state. Both cats and full of party animals who know there is more to life than being some egghead

star seed 7 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:46:11 PM »

Washburn is probably the closest to UT

meow meow · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:48:09 PM »

sounds like the aTm comment hit a little close to home

Brock Landers · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:50:38 PM »

Washburn is closer to SMU than UT.

chum1 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:51:05 PM »

KU is like Rice and K-State is like Southwest Texas Junior College.

Spracne · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2020, 12:52:55 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on July 07, 2020, 12:51:05 PM

KU is like Rice and K-State is like Southwest Texas Junior College.

Owl also accept this.

DQ12 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2020, 01:16:59 PM »

i'd say k-state is more ATM'y tbh. classic snobs vs. hicks scenario that is at play in (almost) every college rivalry.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 07, 2020, 01:39:52 PM »

Just because Lawrence is home to some of the largest tractor and farm implement distributors in the state doesn't mean ku is a bunch of hicks DQ

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #13 on:** July 07, 2020, 01:44:48 PM »

aTm and UT are both much more difficult to get into than KU. I think KU compares to UH. KSU and TSU is a good comparison.

steve dave · « **Reply #14 on:** July 07, 2020, 01:45:08 PM »

I guess if we're both slotting up several regions and picking a comparison from that more elite region Texas and aTm are ok. I'd say OU and aTm would be better comparisons. Or OU and OSU if only KU got to slot up.

mocat · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2020, 01:45:43 PM »

yeah ku = atm and ksu = ttu

chum1 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 07, 2020, 02:05:02 PM »

US News ranking

17 Rice
48 UT Austin
64 SMU
70 Texas A&M
79 Baylor
97 TCU
130 University of Kansas
147 University of Texas--Dallas
162 Kansas State University
185 University of Houston
218 Texas Tech University
...
293-381 Texas State

chum1 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 07, 2020, 02:09:53 PM »

KU is like University of Texas--Dallas and K-State is like University of Texas--Dallas.

steve dave · « **Reply #18 on:** July 07, 2020, 02:30:52 PM »

that's probably as close to a spot on comparison one can make. nice work chum.

sys · « **Reply #19 on:** July 07, 2020, 02:47:44 PM »

kstate is ut tyler and ku is ut arlington. wichita state is utep.

Spracne · « **Reply #20 on:** July 07, 2020, 02:59:47 PM »

If there is no UT, then there can be no aTm, as aTm's essence can only be defined in relation to UT.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #21 on:** July 07, 2020, 03:37:32 PM »

The difference of course is that K-State is just as old as KU, and it weren't for some bullshit dealings by a bunch of frauds in Lawrence who pretty much lied about everything. K-State would have been the one and only large state university.

UT is twice the size of KU, so

I just recall the fond memories of Bob Hemingway declaring that KU would be a Top 25 Public University, and every year after that declaration KU fell in the rankings.

DaBigTrain · « **Reply #22 on:** July 07, 2020, 03:43:23 PM »

History awaits.

Spracne · « **Reply #23 on:** July 07, 2020, 03:56:18 PM »

Quote from: sonofdaxjones on July 07, 2020, 03:37:32 PM

The difference of course is that K-State is just as old as KU, and it weren't for some bullshit dealings by a bunch of frauds in Lawrence who pretty much lied about everything. K-State would have been the one and only large state university.

UT is twice the size of KU, so

I just recall the fond memories of Bob Hemingway declaring that KU would be a Top 25 Public University, and every year after that declaration KU fell in the rankings.

That must be why he killed himself.

sonofdaxjones · « **Reply #24 on:** July 07, 2020, 04:00:01 PM »

Heminway, or whatever

A very "Coming next fall" moment