Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook

Ticket details for the Border War football game at Arrowhead Stadium the next two seasons aren’t finalized, though Kansas University athletic director Lew Perkins estimated single-game tickets would cost between $50 and $60.

A Kansas City Chiefs official guessed tickets would go on sale in March.

As is the case with several other events taking place at Arrowhead, Chiefs season-ticket holders will have first chance to buy tickets for the KU-MU game. The tickets then will go on sale to the general public a few days later.

Perkins said Monday the game would be offered with the 2007 season-ticket package for KU fans, though Missouri won’t include the game in its 2008 package.

Arrowhead Stadium holds 79,451 fans – roughly 29,000 more than KU’s Memorial Stadium.

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Fan reaction: A KUSports.com poll posted Monday afternoon, though not scientific, didn’t exactly reflect a happy fan base.

More than 450 votes were cast within hours of the poll being posted Monday afternoon. About 62 percent were opposed to the idea of moving the game to Kansas City, compared to 25 percent in favor of it. Twelve percent were indifferent.

The poll will be up for the rest of the week at KUSports.com.

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In honor: Former Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, who passed away last month at the age of 74, was in staunch support of the game being moved to Arrowhead. That has inspired officials from KU, MU and the Chiefs to honor him.

“The Lamar Hunt name will be attached to this game. Whether it’s in the form of a trophy : or in some other aspect,” Chiefs president Carl Peterson said. “Certainly, Lamar’s name needs to be attached to this game. This is something he really, really desired for so many years. I know he’s looking down right now, saying ‘Job well done.’

“There were a lot of people who said it would never get done,” Peterson said. “But I think perseverance is the right word here.”

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Who has the edge?: A reporter jokingly asked the two coaches who would have an edge with the game being played in Kansas City.

Before she could finish, MU coach Gary Pinkel had the answer.

“Missouri,” he said matter-of-factly. “Missouri will.”

After the laughs died down, KU coach Mark Mangino chimed in.

“What can you get to (quicker)? Lawrence or Columbia?” he quipped.

Columbia is roughly twice as far from Arrowhead as Lawrence is, though neither is a taxing commute.

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Series history: The Border War game hasn’t been played outside of Lawrence or Columbia since 1945, when the game was played at Blues Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

Overall, the game has been played 21 times in Kansas City – most between 1891 and 1910. The 1907 game was played in St. Joseph, Mo.

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Reid signs: Former KU linebacker Nick Reid signed a two-year contract with the Chiefs last week, with plans to play in NFL Europe this spring.

With the deal, Reid will leave for Florida for training camp in early March, then start play in Europe in April.

Reid signed with the Chiefs last spring, but was one of the final cuts before the regular season started.

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KU receives commitment: Rivals.com reported that Houston wide receiver Johnathan Wilson has committed to Kansas.

Wilson, 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, picked Kansas over Arizona State and Iowa State.