Kansas seniors Todd Reesing (5)and Kerry Meier (10) slap hands as they leave the field following the Jayhawks' 41-39 loss to Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe celebrates a first-half touchdown with teammates against Missouri during the Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU senior quarterback Todd Reesing gets ready for Saturday's Border Showdown game against Missouri.

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KU seniors Todd Reesing and Kerry Meier warm up before kickoff of Saturday's KU vs. Missouri football game.

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Kansas University sophomore Ben Peek wields a mallet as he tests his skill at a "whack-a-tiger" game outside Arrowhead Stadium prior to kickoff against Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.

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Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing warms up at Arrowhead Stadium before taking on Missouri in the 2009 Border Showdown.

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KU receiver Dezmon Briscoe celebrates KU's first touchdown against Missouri.

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Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing heaves a pass over the Missouri defense during the first quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert escapes Kansas defensive tackle Jamal Greene during the first quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU head coach Mark Mangino looks on from the sideline as the Jayhawks take on Missouri during the Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas receiver Dezmon Briscoe eludes Missouri defensive back Robert Steeples during the second quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium. The catch helped set up a touchdown by receiver Kerry Meier.

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Kansas safety Phillip Strozier signals Jayhawk ball after the team recovered a fumble by Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert during the second quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey upends Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert during the second quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas defender Philip Strozier (26) takes down MU's Danario Alexander in the first half of the Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU quarterback Todd Reesing scrambles against Missouri in the first half of the Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU and Missouri battled it out Saturday in Arrowhead as from left Alex Rodenbeck, Salina, and Justin Walters, Salina, played "bags" in the parking lot.

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Kansas fan Tammy Reeves, Basehor, high-fives her husband Mike after Dezmon Briscoe's first-quarter touchdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Scott Montana, a Leawood junior, was one of the thousands of fans on hand Saturday at Arrowhead stadium for the 2009 Border Showdown.

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Young KU fan Trevr Bahr, Burlington, throws a pass to his father, Chris Bahr, in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot prior to kickoff against Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.

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KU fans from left, Justin Langford, Lawrence, and Rick Murphy, Seattle, played Beer Pong before kickoff of the Border Showdown football game between Kansas and Missouri.

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Kansas offensive lineman Jeremiah Hatch (77) celebrates with receiver Dezmon Briscoe (80) after Briscoe's first-quarter touchdown against Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas running back Jake Sharp leads Jayhawks out of their own territory with this 17-yard run against Missouri during the first quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU's Dezmon Briscoe heads up field against Missouri during the Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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MU linebacker Andrew Gachkar drags down KU quarterback Todd Reesing during the first half of the Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Big Jay runs across tarps rolled up on the Kansas sideline during the Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU's Jake Sharp and Angus Quigley embrace as they leave the field after falling to Missouri in the Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU quarterback Todd Reesing acknowledges the crowd while leaving the field after the Jayhawks fell to Missouri during the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU head coach Mark Mangino leaves the field after the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino walks off the field following the Jayhawks' 41-39 loss to Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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MU's Danario Alexander had 15 catchs for 233 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers' win over KU in the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU quarterback Todd Reesing tries to get rid of the ball against Missouri during the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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MU's Jasper Simmons takes down KU running back Rell Lewis during the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe holds on to a pass as MU's Jasper Simmons puts a hit on him during the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe reels in a 70-yard pass from Todd Reesing, which set up a Kerry Meier touchdown in the fourth quarter of the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU's Jeff Wheeler Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert during the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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KU takes down Missouri's Jasper Simmons during the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Missouri tailback Derrick Washington breaks past the Kansas defense late in the fourth quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert avoids Kansas defensive tackle Caleb Blakesley during the fourth quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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MU's Wes Kemp pushes Kansas running back Jake Sharp out of bounds during the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing slings a pass down field, under pressure by Missouri lineman Aldon Smith, during the third quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Missouri linebacker Will Ebner (32) wraps up Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing (5) as tight end Tim Biere (86) falls under the pile during the fourth quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Worried expressions fill the faces of several Kansas fans during the fourth quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas offensive lineman Brad Thorson can only smile as he watches Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon celebrate a penalty called on the Jayhawks during the third quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Missouri receiver Danario Alexander stiff arms Kansas safety Phillip Strozier after a reception during the third quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Missouri defensive back Carl Gettis jars the ball loose from the grasp of Kansas receiver Dezmon Briscoe during the third quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas receiver Dezmon Briscoe (80) laments his second fumble of the game against Missouri during the third quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing celebrates a touchdown pass to receiver Kerry Meier during the third quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas receiver Kerry Meier grabs a touchdown pass in front of Missouri safety Jarrell Harrison during the third quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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The Kansas Jayhawks race onto the field before kicking off against Missouri, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon ties to knock the ball loose from KU quarterback Todd Reesing during the 2009 Border Showdown Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino looks up to the booth during the second quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Arrowhead Stadium.

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