“I’m sad to see (Missouri) leaving the conference because rivalry in sports is a good thing.”

— Judith Withers, social worker, Lawrence

“I’ll miss it for sure. Most of my family is from Missouri but I’ve grown up supporting the Jayhawks.”

— Keagan Taylor, student, Lawrence

“I don’t think I’ll be sad to see the rivalry go. It just leads to fights.”

— Becky Flax, office administrator, Lawrence

“We have an in-house rivalry — it’ll be sad to see those jokes go. And for the schools, it adds an extra to the game, makes it just that bit better.”

— Mollie Pointer, student, Lawrence