If there is one thing I’ve learned in college, three things sell newspapers, controversy, sex, and history. The latter of the three happened Saturday night as I watched the Kansas football team reach the 11-0 mark for the first time in school history. The coolest part of Saturday night was after the game as me and a number of other reporters gathered near the Cyclone locker room to do post-game interviews. Standing on the sidelines, we watched as the entire Iowa State team walked off the field to the tunes of the theme song from the movie Rudy. Playing on the jumbo screen was highlights from every Jayhawk win, including their 45-7 victory over ISU Saturday. Could they run the table and finish off a perfect season? It’ll be tough. They face a tough Missouri team next week and a former national champion in Texas the following week for the Big 12 championship game.
A reporter from Kansas was sitting two seats down from me throughout the game. Watching the Jayhawks take the field Saturday, he said Memorial Stadium was about as full as he’d ever seen it. Imagine what it’d be next year if they did finish the season undefeated. To top it off, there wasn’t any controversy or sex to stop the process.
Maybe that’s just in Iowa City these days.
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