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Pregame Glance – Kansas Jayhawks

WVaBuckeye — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:00:38 +0000

There is simply no amount of Listerine that can wash out the bad taste left in those returning players mouths having endured two losses to Kansas last season; one on December 10, 2011 (78-67) and one at the Final Four in New Orleans on March 31, 2012 (64-62). They will just have to take care of their home court where they have the 5th longest streak for wins against non-conference opponents sitting at 39. WVU was their last home loss in this regard in December of 2008 almost exactly four years ago. Tim Shoemaker did a great Tale of the Tape. Let’s take a look at this top ten battle.

Saturday, December 22 4:00pm on CBS

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School:	University of Kansas (KU)
Location:	Lawrence, Kansas
Founded:Motto	1865; I shall see this great sight, why the bush does not burn (Exodus 3:3)
Student Population:	29,462
School Type:	Public, Flagship, Space Grant
Division:	NCAA

Pregame Glance: Kansas II

Joe Dexter — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:51:12 +0000

We’re just hours away from the start of the Final Four! The Ohio State Buckeyes and Kansas Jayhawks will meet in the second game of the day today, tip-off set for 8:49 PM. I still don’t know what’s stranger. The fact that both teams will be playing basketball inside a Superdome, or that the floor that both teams will be playing on is made in the small “unicorporated community” of Amasa – A small part of Hematite Township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Though all 250 citizens of the city are upset that either Wisconsin or Michigan State isn’t in the Final Four, they will be among the millions of fans with their eyes fixed on what could be one hell of a Saturday.

According to the folks at the Worldwide ~~Failure~~ Leader, this is the first time since 2005 that all playing on the final weekend of college basketball have … [Read More]