So, just how would you capture the euphoria of victory -- or, god forbid, the agony of defeat -- in just a few words?
As the Jayhawks get ready for their big game against North Carolina in the Final Four, we're giving everyone a chance to submit their suggested headlines for Sunday morning's paper.
Some advice: Be clever, descriptive and, of course, concise. Remember: Your optimistic words just might end up being prophetic.
For now, we'll stick with taking ideas for the national semifinal, the one pitting Bill Self and the No. 1-seeded Jayhawks against Roy Williams and his No. 1-seeded Tar Heels.
But keep in mind that a KU win Saturday in San Antonio would open up a new list of suggestions - for headlines following the national title game, to be contested Monday night.
So put on your editor's visor, grab a thesaurus and get to work. We'll get things started with one suggestion for a main headline and what we in the newspaper business call a subhead or a deck:
We're stayin'!
KU sends Roy's Heels home from Final Four
Now, it's your turn. Post your headlines in the comments below.
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dannylandulf (anonymous) says…
KU Moves On...
TtownKUlivin (anonymous) says…
KU on the 'Heels of Championship
bleedredhuskers (anonymous) says…
Chalk 1 Up!Jayhawks win the title.
foodboy (anonymous) says…
dadgum sweet!!
Scoreboard (anonymous) says…
There's No Crying In Lawrence today.
Logan72 (Alia Ahmed) says…
Tarred and Feathered!Jayhawks dress the Tarheels!
jehovah_bob (anonymous) says…
Jayhawks Tarred and Feathered After Being Jinxed by LJWorld Editorial
Logan72 (Alia Ahmed) says…
jumping jehovah_bob,So, LJW and all of us KU fans are very, very powerful and have the ability to determine or "jinx" the outcome of a game played by two teams and their coaching staffs? Hmmm?
xyz (anonymous) says…
The Bigger the Heel, the Harder the Fall: Hawks Win 102-49!
Coach_Eric (anonymous) says…
Rush to Judgment: KU Junior Fuels Title Run
july241983 (anonymous) says…
Remember the AlamodomeKU defeats Williams' Heels in OT Thriller
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…
Pinball Wizard in a Miracle Cure!
xyz (anonymous) says…
Saturday Night at the Big Dance: Hawks Texas Two-Step Over Heels
oscarfactor (anonymous) says…
"Kansas is Alamo-valiant, But Carolina Goes Santa Ana on Their Arses."
Confrontation (anonymous) says…
Sucks to be a K-Suck Fan!
ModerateOne (anonymous) says…
Win: ROYal Flush! (with a picture of a KU dunk)Lose: Daggum It, Roy Wins!
trufoodie (anonymous) says…
KU Victory! Self inflicted!!!
jayhawkerincali (anonymous) says…
You're Not In Kansas Anymore, Roy: UNC Clicks Their 'Heels Back to NC
xyz (anonymous) says…
Hawks Send Heels Running, Not Walking, Down the River- - - - - - - - Hawks Make Texas Toast of Heels- - - - - - - - - Hawks Win: Dad Gummed It!- - - - - - -Hawks Win: Neener, Neener to Deaner and Roy!
IllTeachYou (anonymous) says…
KU Victorious!!!
jehovah_bob (anonymous) says…
Jahawks Choke Like the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto
xyz (anonymous) says…
After Lopsided Loss to KU, Roy Announces He's Going to OSU
sherbert (anonymous) says…
No Joy for Roy!
filmguru (anonymous) says…
Hawks Tar & Feather Heels
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Andini (anonymous) says…
Nobody likes to play basketball. Nobody. The other players hurt you, sometimes very badly. First you play because your father wants you to. Then you play to get the girls. If you keep on playing, you do it for scholarships, and to get the girls. Then you play for the money and the girls. Then you get to just watch the games, and that's fun. But nobody likes to play basketball. Nobody.
castarke25 (anonymous) says…
Hawks Fly past Roy to Championship Game!!!!Self leads Hawks to Championship Game!!!!Its not a Joke Roy Choked!!!!!
jreiling (anonymous) says…
Self Determination Wins
kugrad (anonymous) says…
Williams "I'm Staying HOME" Jayhawks Keep Playing in San Antone!
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
LJ World Jinxes 'Hawks by Running Silly Contest. Self to OSU after Loss.
rse1979 (anonymous) says…
Self-sufficientCoach leads Jayhawks to finals
rse1979 (anonymous) says…
Loss:Heel's Freeze OverUNC Shooters Cold as Ice in Victory over Jayhawks
Raider (anonymous) says…
Win: Heeled!Lose: Heeled.
oldvet (anonymous) says…
Carolina Blues!
godroxs (anonymous) says…
Ol' Roy Sent home singing the Cremson and Blues
SofaKing (anonymous) says…
Phog won Larry did itRoy couldn'tBill will
thebcman (anonymous) says…
Hawks Poise Foils Roy's Boys
coolmarv (anonymous) says…
Andini (Anonymous) says: Nobody likes to play basketball. Nobody. The other players hurt you, sometimes very badly. First you play because your father wants you to. Then you play to get the girls. If you keep on playing, you do it for scholarships, and to get the girls. Then you play for the money and the girls. Then you get to just watch the games, and that's fun. But nobody likes to play basketball. Nobody.Wow. Two "nobody likes" by the infamous Ben B. in one week. Way to go Andinihttp://www2.ljworld.com/onthestreet/2008/apr/01/tos_april1/#c560114
ronwell_dobbs (anonymous) says…
Self-Esteem: 'Hawks win it for Bill
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KUDAD (anonymous) says…
Tarheels Retreat, Hat in Hansbrough
doolindalton (anonymous) says…
"second favorites" to play for first;jayhawks fly by grieving 'heels
hawkbuilder (anonymous) says…
Hawks put Carolina ON the pines!
bradh (anonymous) says…
A picture of Big Jay leading Roy on a leash with the caption, "Heel, Roy, heel."
KUDAD (anonymous) says…
Hawks Over Heels: A Stunning "D"-Feat
Hansbrough's O-fer is Maric/Big Country-like
JJE007 (anonymous) says…
Interest Rate Drops in Lawrence!
KU (anonymous) says…
"Jayhawks Well-Heeled""Self-Heeling Remedy: KU wins!""Hawks Dig In Their Heels, Hold On For Victory"
jonas (anonymous) says…
Lawrence Grouches Grump as Grateful Students and Citizens Celebrate.
tarhawker (anonymous) says…
Self-Made 'Hawks Tar Roy's 'Heels
acg (anonymous) says…
Confrontation is a woman? No way. I figured someone as tacky and rude as that had to be a real big fat guy, with moobs, who lives in a trailer park (the gross one behind the hospital) and hasn't been touched in an intimate way since 1993 when his friends from the bowling alley chipped in and bought him that $20 hooker.
flyinggoat (anonymous) says…
Come Heel or High WaterAlamodome flooded with fans, emotion as KU heads to title game
LoneHawk1 (anonymous) says…
Jayhawk Jubilation!!! Carolina Blues.
missanthalbee (anonymous) says…
Hawk's Tar Roy's Heels!
wi_jayhawk (anonymous) says…
Jayhawk Seniors shut down Hansborough, UNCOne more game...Jayhawks still flying in San Antonio
tmflood (anonymous) says…
"Love Roy, Hate Dean. The Jayhawks move on!"
hatchethead (anonymous) says…
Tobacco Free FinalBill Smokes While Roy ChokesAnd no one gives a dime about Carolina
lordharumph (anonymous) says…
KU - They're on a mission from Phog!
BigPrune (anonymous) says…
Jayhawks Feather TarheelsRoy's Boys BestJayhawk Ruins BruinsJayhawks Jump Pouncer
jayhawkdude46542 (anonymous) says…
KU knocks Carolina on its Heels
royalpain (anonymous) says…
"Remember the AlaMario!"-Chalmers buries last second trey to send Roy's boys packing
blahblahblah (anonymous) says…
'Tar'nation! Roy cries as 'Hawks fly (with picture of a dunk over Hansbrough)
tams (anonymous) says…
Is that tar on their heels....?
jehovah_bob (anonymous) says…
Tarheels Going to SeaWorldJayhawks Take the Long Riverwalk Home
B_H (anonymous) says…
Dr. Hanson, Please excuse my absence... Stucked in San Antonio
Haiku_Cuckoo (anonymous) says…
KU knocks Carolina on its Heels=========Great headline. That's a winner right there.
Royals (anonymous) says…
On another topic...."Coach Mangino To Throw Out Royals First Pitch At Home Opener On Tuesday"And that's the truth.
Chicken_Strip (anonymous) says…
Roy Goes Home. KU Wins!!!
chuckberry32 (anonymous) says…
No Joy For Roy's BoysorSee Ya Later Roy Traitor!
Royals (anonymous) says…
Now this headline makes me chuckle.http://www.nypost.com/seven/04022008/sports/yankees/alex_tagged_my_ex_wife__jose_104572.htm
Puff_Dragon (anonymous) says…
In other news- During wild jubilation in downtown Lawrence, Kansas after the beating given to the Tarheels by the Jayhawks, a man dressed as a squirrel was run over by a KU 60 passenger bus. The only information given by the P.D. is that it was a missourian with a tattoo "jehova_bob"
mcrozb (anonymous) says…
Roy's boys beaten by ourSelf
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Kam_Fong_as_Chin_Ho (anonymous) says…
"Greyhound Bus Driver Kicks Roy Williams Off Bus for Crying too Loud on Drive Back To North Carolina"
jehovah_bob (anonymous) says…
Puff:that's jehovaH_bob, do not forget the H.Unfortunately the squirrel suit was lost at the cleaners.And the most insulting thing in your post was that you called me a Missourian, now that is low.
N8iveSooner (anonymous) says…
Jayhawks stomped by the 'Heels of UNC!!!
jehovah_bob (anonymous) says…
Blue Light SpecialJayhawks Get Served
ModerateOne (anonymous) says…
Heeled Wounds: Case Hits Three at Buzzer to Win in 3OT.
rkatzfey (anonymous) says…
1 and 1 Leaves 2: Late Free Throws Advance Hawks
tonythetiger (anonymous) says…
Heels tarred and feathered.
justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…
Leap Years Prove to Be Lucky Years for Jayhawk Players, Coaches, and Fans Alike
jaybate (anonymous) says…
Hawks Rock, Heels Reel
jaybate (anonymous) says…
ROY WHO?
jaybate (anonymous) says…
ku out-mans roy's boys
jaybate (anonymous) says…
hawks tar and feather heels
jaybate (anonymous) says…
jays jams smoke carolina hams
jaybate (anonymous) says…
vengeance minesaith the phog
jaybate (anonymous) says…
is this heaven?no, its ku over carolina by ten
jaybate (anonymous) says…
march comes in like a heel,goes out like a hawk
jaybate (anonymous) says…
ku straight-jackets psycho-t in the madness
kellyojo78 (anonymous) says…
When KU and UCLA win tomorrow:KU gets sweet ROYvenge.now it's time for sweet revenge
jhawks1510 (anonymous) says…
Heels Tarred!Carolina Destroyed by Chalmers Induced Threeteor ShowerRoy's Boys DestroyedHeels SchmeelsHeels Cry UNCle!Roy Disrobes During Game, Ejected.Hawks Humble Heels.
bovice (anonymous) says…
unc you later'Hawks send Heels home in NCAA semifinal round
KUDAD (anonymous) says…
Hawks Make Heels Say UNCle
KUfaninFLA (anonymous) says…
Self Gratification!
jayharchitect (anonymous) says…
Heels Pay Heed to the Phog
Mackadoo (anonymous) says…
This Time Williams' Tears 'Self'-InducedJayhawks send Psycho-T and the rest of the Heels home with a game-winning three by Jeremy Case
oldalum (anonymous) says…
UNC HawkerizedSorry. Can't bring myself to think about losing. Someone else will have to come up with a loser headline.
aginglady (anonymous) says…
Slapping Festival disrupts game:Presumed users disappeareded from arena.
actorman (anonymous) says…
"ku straight-jackets psycho-t in the madness"That's good stuff.
actorman (anonymous) says…
20-20 Hindsight: 'Hawks one win from matching '88.'Hawks staying; Roy going home.
actorman (anonymous) says…
KU crushes UNC, now on to NC
sfrogh (anonymous) says…
Self-proclaimed Victory!
okiedave (anonymous) says…
K.U. Rocks Again - Self says "No" to Looney Booney U.
tpearceku (anonymous) says…
Eggs Benedict! KU wins, naturally,and Roy lays an egg, naturally.
walkdog262 (anonymous) says…
"Sitting on bench"or"Old Bible"
sbutcher (anonymous) says…
heels tripped upku in Final Two
JayhawknSanDiego (anonymous) says…
ok this thing won't let me use the caps the way I want, but here goes:AlamoDOMe-ination!(with "DOM" in caps, "e" lower case and "ination!" in caps)variation...Alamodom-ination, Hawks Fly Into Championship GameCry-olina, Hawks Send Roys Boys HomeCry-olina, Roy Blames SELF for UNC LossSan Antoni-OH MY, Hawks Win In Double OT (or just "Hawks Win" or "In Single OT" you get the idea
aginglady (anonymous) says…
put asteriks before and after what you want in caps, the system doesn't kick those out.
JayhawknSanDiego (anonymous) says…
really?Alamo*DOM*e-*ination!*VariationAlamo*DOM-ination*, Hawks Fly Into Championship Game
memagicman (anonymous) says…
Hawks Bruise Heels, How Bad Roy Feels!Self Finds Achilles In Texas Slowdown.or, less favorable:Roy Well HeeledFormer KU Coach Haunts HawksIn Long Awaited, Soon Abated Showdown
rockchalkgottschalk (anonymous) says…
Kaun-Do K.O.s Psycho-THawks pound tar our of Heels!
rockchalkgottschalk (anonymous) says…
Kaun-Do K.O.s Psycho-THawks pound tar out of Heels!
JayhawknSanDiego (anonymous) says…
A spin on a post above...Interest Rate Drops in Chapel Hill, UNC Eliminated!
rsalyer (anonymous) says…
Jayhawks Drink Roy's Milkshake
kathleeningraham (Kathleen Ingraham) says…
Tears of Roy
Strikewso (anonymous) says…
rush hour!Hawks ground Heels to reach title game
1wetwilly (anonymous) says…
T-Boone "$20 million and four years,"Bill "I'm on it, T."
cwag (anonymous) says…
Do Ya Think We're Sexy?Hawks win one for Rod Stewart
rmomlinda (anonymous) says…
K.U. "Heeled" thy "Self"
JayhawknSanDiego (anonymous) says…
brandon-ed, Rush Leaves His Mark On UN C
bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
'"down the alley from the Alamo ..."bounce, bounce bop.
Dominic_Sova (anonymous) says…
"A Good Year For Statistics, and KU"
Estabon (anonymous) says…
We're Over it
aginglady (anonymous) says…
Hawk's *FLY*, Tarheels cry.
Tinydoglips (anonymous) says…
Self Done.Roy Who?
Leslie93 (anonymous) says…
UNC destROYed
thisiknow (anonymous) says…
Tarheels just got Billyballed !!!!
Confrontation (anonymous) says…
Rammy and acg are the typical losers who post any crap they want, but then they report everyone else to the LJWorld police. They can't handle the heat, or face up to the fact that they're pathetic people.
Antique (anonymous) says…
jayhawks reign, End 20 Year Drought! Beth class of '77
Antique (anonymous) says…
Tues. Headline: We Won It All!!Lois m '68
TKB (anonymous) says…
title wave!(with photo of fans waving the wheat)
SouthernBelle (anonymous) says…
1.Our Self. Our Hawks. Our Season. Kansas Jayhawks are the National Champions!
SouthernBelle (anonymous) says…
Or...In the unlikely event that we lose...No Self Pity! Jayhawks lose the championship to Memphis, but walk away with their heads held high.
SouthernBelle (anonymous) says…
Self serves up a National Championship Title!
SouthernBelle (anonymous) says…
Rock Chalk! Rock Stars! Kansas Jayhawks win the 2007/2008 National Championship!
SouthernBelle (anonymous) says…
We Did It By Our Self!
66hawk (anonymous) says…
Hawks Tame Tigers!