It's really time to start concentrating on Central Michigan, but since tickets went on sale to the public this week, I guess we can re-hash the Arrowhead Border War topic a little more, right?

Reading this thread on the Grid today, reminded me that the fans really have the opportunity to eliminate one of the major objections to moving this game. Most KU fans feel there is no way Missouri can beat us in Memorial. It is indeed a law of nature that can only be reversed by bringing in a truly inept coach (see 2001). Therefore, the conclusion is that we've essentially given up a guaranteed win against our most hated rival. Perhaps there is some merit to that. Maybe it's no longer the lock that it would have been in Lawrence. However, if KU can pull 50,000* into Arrowhead it could really start to seem like a friendly environment. Remember, KU fans put together a pretty nice crowd at a neutral site in Fort Worth and that along with an inferior, but decent opponent helped the Hawks to a nice win. So, get your crimson and blue buddies and get out to Arrowhead. There's not much we can do about the other complaints (tradition, Lawrence merchants), but we can certainly be a factor in the outcome of the game.

*How is this possible? 20,000 KU season tickets already sold. 16,000 Chiefs season ticket holders bought in which means 8,000 KU fans. The students will bring another 10,000 to the equation (8000 for pessimists). That's 36-38,000. So, KU fans need to purchase 10-15,000 season tickets to reach the magical 50,000 majority. It really doesn't seem that far away.