I grew up in Wichita and was there for the WSU over KU victory during the Smithson years (MTXE!). The "Shox" are due for this. Hats off to "Turgeon-the-surgeon" for his continued contribution to "Kansas" basketball.

Our guys need to be watching them play on Friday. This is the opposite of choking in the big game, Jayhawks. Take notes, fellas.

OK, I'm sorry for saying that our guys "choked". I'm just a little frustrated.

Goooooooo SHOX!

Hey Dad

No need to appologize. What makes games good is when anyone team can win or loose any day. What a booring event it would be if we knew the Hawks would win everytime we watch.

I've been rooting for Wichita St. since the beginning of the tournament. I always cheer for Ks teams. Hey, I even cheer for K-State, as long as they're not playing KU!

And Wichita managed to do something that even turncoat Roy and his N.C. boys couldn't do...win two tourney games this year...ha.

It is a foul thing for anyone associated with KU to cheer for K-State, ever. K-State is a vile place, an agricultural college, a place where one must scrape the cow dung from his boots before entering any civilized abode.

During my undergrad years on the Hill, all the sharp guys and beautiful women went to KU. All the not-so-bright guys - the ones who were going to inherit the family farm someday - and the squat, dumpy girls, whose family sent them to college to find a husband (farmer), all went to K-Sate. Despite all evidence or argument to the contrary, that pretty well sums up the respective student bodies today. We are Snob Hill; they are Silo Tech. So be it.

I refuse to cheer for K-State, no matter what. When they played in bowl games while that Snyder person coached their football team, I always (fervently) cheered for the other team to win. I don't care if the dastardly purple fiends are playing tiddleywinks, I'll cheer for the other team.

There are two teams I will always support: the mighty, beloved Jayhawks, and whoever is playing against K-State. Ainsi-soit-il.

No offense, but Wichita St. is like a little brother to most KU fans; a little brother you have to wipe his nose and make him hitch up his pants before he comes into the house.

I guess it's okay if they do well in the tournament. And, while you make a somewhat tepid argument that you are a KU fan, basically, what you're trying to say is that we should rise above partisan feelings about our schools? Oh no, amigo! K-State is a vile place, period. And, truthfully, Wichita State has always struck me as a mediocre school also. I had to live for several years in the surrounding countryside, and loathed every minute of it. About the only decent place to live in our fair state is the north-east, and Douglas County in particular. Only one school is worth a damn, and I'll let you imagine who that is.

I'm disappointed the Jayhawks lost-but I'm thrilled a Kansas team is still in the running. I've been a Mark Turgeon fan since he was a player for the Jayhawks, and I'm glad his team is playing so well. Go Wichita State!

As an aside, my best friend and her husband went to K-State, and one of the best bosses I ever had also went there. I never held it against them. ;-)

Hey, my bald-headed boss is a Mildcat, and I tell him to his face what I think about that (the part about KSU, not the part about his baldness). He's a good boss, but I still tell him KSU bites. The way that their sports programs are looking these days... he just agrees with me.

There's nothing wrong with blasting KSU. It's the natural order of things. What do you think they are saying about us? Things we can't post here, I'll tell you that much.

But, yes, this is about WSU, not our KSU/KU issues. I predict that WSU slams GM, badly, but loses to U-Conn, badly (big surprise).

you should see our boards....at www.shockernet.net its really awesome ...we absolutely war with all the teams in the valley much like the big 12 during the regular season...but now in the post season you got people from all the valley schools cheering and wishing each other well ...as we fight the battles that a mid major conference teams must do...even us going to Missouri State(I personally dont my grandmother would spit at me from her grave...see reference to Quantrils Raiders) and Creighton forums and wishing them well in their games in the NIT....Why? cause we love to see Bill Packer and Jim Nance squirm..they even removed them from our regional broadcast in Washington and sent them to the Minnesotta region...

We had a game this year that we lost to George Mason...and much debate followed but when the dance started and we were in and they were in ...we all cheered each other on....and this week is awesome with fans from both sides...asking each other to meet up in our nations capitol before the game for a beer...now thats mid major Karma....

But when next season starts and the regular season rolls around the gloves come off ...its a War......I hope you all enjoy the rest of the tournament as much as we will ...we are all Kansans and Basketball is special somehow in the this state and we welcome all Kansas Basketball fans to Cheer us on ...however far we may go...

Well, I guess I'll get in more trouble here, then, by saying that I'm also cheering for Texas right now. Yeah, they beat us in the regular season, we evened the score in the Big 12 tourney, but I'm also a Big 12 fan, and I will cheer for any Big 12 teams in the tourney.

I know there's a big rivalry between KU and KSU, but it doesn't bother me much in post season. I do, however, have trouble cheering for Mizzou ANYTIME...it's just their attitude, I guess.

I can't stand Duke, either. Go figure. I'd rather see anyone win the tourney than Duke.

Regardless, Wichita St. is still going strong, and I'm gonna be cheering for them as long as they are!

I think Mark Turgeon was on the 1988 KU team, wasn't he?