A Border War is Coming

It's getting closer to that time, boys and girls, when MU and KU put on the gloves and git bizy.

In this Border War, however, we like to kick it off with a party... lots of parties, in fact.

M&I Bank will be holding a pep rally (OH MI GOSH!) on Thursday, November 20, from 2-7pm at their Country Club Plaza branch located at 800 W. 47th Street.

M&I Bank will be collecting food and money on behalf of the University of Kansas Jayhawks and University of Missouri Tigers. Attendees are encouraged to come and support their teams and donate to Harvesters to determine which school can collect the most donations.

Attendees can enter to win prizes and enjoy snacks, refreshments and games, compliments of M&I Bank, as Kevin Kietzman with Sports Radio 810 WHB broadcasts "Between the Lines" live from the M&I Bank parking lot.

What does it mean when a bank throws a pep rally? Hmmmmm.

"Border War" Premiere Tonight

PlazaBUZZ just found out that the movie "Border War" will premiere at the Plaza Library tonight. We all know what the KU/MU Border War is all about.

The Missouri-Kansas football series is the second-most-played rivalry in college football history. The teams first matched up in football on October 31, 1891. Missouri leads the all-time series 54-53-9. There have been 9 ties in the 116 games played.

The real border war hatred, if you want to go back that far, stems from the argument about who was going to be the big bully on the block and convince everyone else to be a part of the Confederacy or the Union. Missouri was a split state, but Quantrill crossed into Kansas and burnt Lawrence down (he also attempted to ravage the Union stronghold in Columbia, btw). The Red Leggers (aka, Jayhawks) returned the favor by destroying farms in Missouri along the border frontier. Good times, eh?

Catch the premiere tonight at the Plaza Library branch round 'bout 630pm.