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Downtown parade for National Champion Jayhawks set for Sunday afternoon
April 9, 2008
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A parade has been set for Sunday afternoon in downtown Lawrence to honor the Kansas University basketball team.
The parade will begin at 3 p.m. at Seventh and Massachusetts streets, and head south on Massachusetts Street to South Park.
At 6 p.m. Sunday in Allen Fieldhouse, KU athletics will hold a men's basketball awards ceremony featuring Coach Bill Self and the championship team. That event is free and open to the public. Doors to the fieldhouse will open at 5 p.m.
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9 April 2008
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RonBurgandy (Anonymous) says…
Sweet.
9 April 2008
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d_prowess (Anonymous) says…
Sunday Forcast:Mostly Sunny and a high of 51. Nice….
9 April 2008
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JennyRay (Anonymous) says…
yes!!!i bet they changed it after they got PLENTY of phone calls.hahaahha
9 April 2008
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aha (Anonymous) says…
Yaaaayy!!
9 April 2008
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swhite (Anonymous) says…
This will be awesome. They probably got tired of all the emails from the fans. Thanks everyone who sent an email and to all of those who posted here. rock chalk jayhawk!!!!!
9 April 2008
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manus_flexibilis (Anonymous) says…
awesome!!
9 April 2008
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MEGANCOTTRELL (Anonymous) says…
Wicked sweet!
9 April 2008
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Tamaralaug (Anonymous) says…
This is great! I guess all of the emails and phone calls worked!
9 April 2008
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mommaeffortx2 (Anonymous) says…
yippie yippie yippie
9 April 2008
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mommaeffortx2 (Anonymous) says…
yeah hawk they are talking snow and rain saturday so sunday sounds better but you never know stores just might decide to open that day stanger things have happened….I think
9 April 2008
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d_prowess (Anonymous) says…
Are there really that many stores shut down Sunday afternoon? I go down there all the time on Sunday and don't feel like I have ever walked past a store closed during the afternoon.
9 April 2008
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toe (Anonymous) says…
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9 April 2008
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thetagger (Anonymous) says…
Hot diggity damn! We, the people, made change!!!
9 April 2008
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Eride (Anonymous) says…
KU never said there would not be a parade, the paper incorrectly stated that they had.LJWorld, journalism INDEED!
9 April 2008
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thetagger (Anonymous) says…
Yeah, the stores usually closed on Sunday afternoon will open up for the parade. You can bank on that.
9 April 2008
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meyerst29 (Anonymous) says…
Why not include the football team? They deserve it too.
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3girls (Anonymous) says…
Most downtown stores are open on Sunday. It will work out great! I can't wait!
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toe (Anonymous) says…
I heard Self will ride in a Brink's Armored Car. All that money is such a burden.
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akt2 (Anonymous) says…
It didn't take them long to come to their senses.
9 April 2008
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Rickyonealku (Anonymous) says…
sweet….sweet…..
9 April 2008
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iplaysupernintendo (Anonymous) says…
I work downtown, and most stores are open for at least a portion of the day Sunday. Many close around 5pm, so this gives us plenty of time to do some extra business to out-of-towners AND clear out the downtown area before we're all trying to close down and get outta here! :)
9 April 2008
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mommaeffortx2 (Anonymous) says…
I agree they should include the football team the would just be double cool.
9 April 2008
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mommaeffortx2 (Anonymous) says…
ok I know can't spell don't use spell check don't use punctuation but hey you get my point most times:)
9 April 2008
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fletch (Anonymous) says…
They should get the KU Football team in there as well and make it a full blown parade of champions.
9 April 2008
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dorothyhr (Dorothy Hoyt-Reed) says…
Great, by Sunday my voice will be back again and I can say WooHoo again!
9 April 2008
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WHY (Anonymous) says…
Does anyone wonder why it took so long to say they would have one. If the team doesn't care about the fans why do the fans care about the team. The Team should go out of its way to thank those who support them maybe even longer than one hour.
9 April 2008
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coldsplice (Anonymous) says…
Everyone chill out-we asked for it and got it. Stop with the constant grass is greener garbage.
9 April 2008
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Mackadoo (Anonymous) says…
Yippeeeee!!
9 April 2008
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Kufan57 (Anonymous) says…
Congrats to Lew Perkins and his cronies for finally realizing how we do things in the midwest.
9 April 2008
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beckyk66046 (Anonymous) says…
What about the football team?????? They had a great year as well. Don't they deserve some credit as well???
9 April 2008
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nomansland (Anonymous) says…
well, wish i could be there be there for that too but at least I was in Lawrence for the championship game. what a memorable night. Go KU!!
9 April 2008
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Pywacket (Anonymous) says…
WHY—why don't you use your head? Do you think for one minute that it was the team dragging their heels about having a parade?! Don't take your resentment out on them. It was the brainiacs running the KU Athletic Association. To quote from Tuesday's article on the subject of a parade, “Jim Marchiony, assistant athletic director for KU, said the athletic department had no plans for the basketball team to take part in a parade down Massachusetts Street, which was a crescendo to the celebration in 1988 when the Jayhawks last won the crown.”If you want to gripe about why they seemed so reluctant, it would be more fair to direct your negative comments toward this gentleman, not toward the team.
9 April 2008
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riverdrifter (Anonymous) says…
Fair enough, but I say this: the past four weekends there have been four tournaments. As Max said yesterday: “We're all tired.” A lot of people in the AD have spent a lot of time on the road in the past month. As someone who wears the travellin' shoes often I sympathize that they were unable to instantly take care of such things. Having said this, Marchioni does seem vacant as a parking lot at times.
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gogoplata (Anonymous) says…
Thanks for coming to your senses Marchiony.
9 April 2008
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momof4 (Anonymous) says…
Maybe, just maybe the bigwigs at KU had other things on their minds besides planning a parade, I'm sure they were being pulled in a thousand different directions with people everywhere wanting something from them. They never said they didn't want to have a parade, they just said they had no plans at that time. Geez, they weren't even given a chance to get back home and take a breather before everyone started bashing on them. Sure I don't like a lot of things Lew has done, but give them a break, I'm sure they're just as excited or more so than everyone else.I actually kind of feel sorry for the players. I bet they haven't had a minute to themselves since they won. Remember they're just kids, they accomplished something great and they're expected to be available to everyone and do it with a smile on their faces. I'm sure they're happy that all the fans are so excited, and grateful for the fans, but please remember they're just kids and they're trying to soak it all in.
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Haiku_Cuckoo (Anonymous) says…
Does anyone wonder why it took so long to say they would have one. If the team doesn't care about the fans why do the fans care about the team.==========What on earth are you talking about? They won the game Monday night, came home on Tuesday and announced a parade on Wednesday. At least give the guys a chance to unpack their luggage. Sheesh!
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sunflowerks54 (Anonymous) says…
I agree that the football team should be included!