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Football Rivals Still Fighting the Civil War

Posted Nov 24, 07 7:21 AM CST in US,  Sports 

(Newser) – Kansas and Missouri play a huge football game today, one that could decide the national champion, and fans on both sides will be fighting a battle that goes back to the Civil War. Look no further than Kansas' nickname, the Jayhawks, which comes from abolitionist guerrillas who killed and raped their way across Missouri in the 1850s. "We hate each other for a reason," a former Missouri player tells the Wall Street Journal.

Meanwhile, Missouri fans have jerseys with the name of William Quantrill, a Confederate leader who in 1863 killed about 150 people in Lawrence, where KU is now located. "I don't think there's anything redeeming to be said about except that it" makes Kansans mad, says one fan. The winner of the clash between the 11-0 Jayhawks and 10-1 Tigers advances to the Big 12 championship game.

Source Wall Street Journal

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Kansas University's Anthony Webb (20) is congratulated by fans following their 43-28 win over Oklahoma State at an NCAA football game in Stillwater, Okla. at Boone Pickens Stadium Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007....   (Associated Press)
The 15-county Kansas City Metropolitan Area, with the approximate city limits of Kansas City, Missouri, in red and counties in blue.   (Wikimedia Commons)
Kansas coach Mark Mangino, left, congratulates his offense following a touchdown during the first half of a football game against Iowa State in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Orlin...   (Associated Press)
Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing passes to wide receiver Marcus Henry during the first half of a football game against Iowa State in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)   (Associated Press)
Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel rolls out to pass against Colorado in the third quarter of Missouri's 55-10 victory in a Big-12 Conference college football game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., in...   (Associated Press)
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