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November 18, 2007 · 2:42 pm

This Is War! Well, A Border War.

At the risk of losing any of my loyal real estate investment clients because of their misguided loyalty to the University of Missouri I have to take a stand right here, right now on the Border War coming up next Saturday night in Kansas City.

For those of you that need some background on this, the most fierce of rivalries, take a minute and read this article by Blair Kerkhoff titled Border War: An uncivil beginning to a great rivalry printed in today’s Kansas City Star.

I am urging publicly that Govenor Sebelius station Kansas National Guard troops on the border at State Line to be able to respond quickly to any danger the Kansas Jayhawk football team and/or their fans may face from the hostile Missouri crowd.

Why is this necessary? Three reasons:

Kansas and Missouri have agreed to play the next several games against each other in Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium. Missouri soil. This offers us no protection from the descendants of Quantril and his raiders.
They are Missourians. You cannot trust them.
Alcohol will be served at the game.

Add those three things together and you can only have a recipe for disaster!!

Editor’s note: Most of this blog post is done tongue-in-cheek. Well, except for the part where you might figure I don’t like Missouri. While the rivalry is truly fierce, let us hope that people on both sides of the matter can accept a win with class and a loss with dignity. It will only take a few idiots from either side to ruin a great night in Kansas City next weekend. Please, show respect and restraint. Cheer for your side. Have a great time…oh, and know that KU will win. 🙂

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November 14, 2007 · 3:28 pm

More Kansas v Missouri

Providing both Kansas and Missouri win this weekend in football I can see next week as one of the ugliest weeks in history around the Kansas City area. I was just emailed this shirt.

It’s not the Border War. It’ll be Border Armageddon!

I want to encourage your trash talking here! This doesn’t all have to be about real estate investing in Kansas City. We can have a little fun, too. Right? Especially after Kansas whoops up on you from Mizzou!

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November 14, 2007 · 2:42 pm

Kansas & Missouri: The Border War

People throughout the sports world think they understand rivalries. There’s Michigan v Ohio State in football. Duke v Carolina and Indiana v Kentucky in basketball. Boston v New York in MLB.

But there is nothing like the rivalry there is between Kansas & Missouri. Nothing. Sure, we haven’t won as many championships between the two schools. But each and every competition between the two is called the Border War. And while ESPN can pimp all they want to the Duke v Carolina basketball rivalry, it is Kansas v Missouri that stands out in front.

Don’t like each other? Seriously, what two other rivalries had great-grandparents that shot at each other? That burned each other’s town to the ground? And look! The Missourians are still proud of it. (For those of you that don’t know, that’s Lawrence, KS burning on the shirt. Nearly 150 men of Lawrence were left dead or dying that fateful morning after Quantrill’s Raid.)

I credit the Missouri nation for their creativity and success this year. It’s one of the reasons I love to “hate” them. And I know they feel the same way. 🙂

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By the way, the most creative shirt floating around Kansas right now refers to our successful football program…at least this year.

Our coach beat bulimia.

Kansas Basketball

I realize that many of you simply do not care. You want to read about real estate investing. Well, wait till the next post!!!

Last night I took my dad who was in town visiting from Charlotte, NC to the KU Jayhawks basketball game over in Allen Field House. He had never been to AFH and by all accounts, he had a great time. The Jayhawks rolled to a rather yawn inspiring 94-59 victory. But what do you expect from an exhibition game? Still the crowd was out in full force (how many places in America can they say that?) and the students were, as usual, a riot.

If you ever get the chance to see a game in Allen Field House you should do so. For that matter, Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, OK is fantastic, too.

Kansas Jayhawk…Football?

Be sure to tune into ESPN2 tomorrow at 6:00 pm (Central) to watch the Kansas Jayhawk football team continue their march to the inevitable BCS Championship game.

Watch as these Jayhawks grind out yardage against the once proud Texas A&M faithful and…

…I’m sorry. I had to stop and laugh. It’s hard to say Kansas football and BCS in the same sentence. But who knows? If Florida can win titles in basketball (which I still consider sacrilege) then why can’t Kansas win one in football?

I invite you to give me even one good reason we can’t do it!

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October 20, 2007 · 7:59 am

Kansas City Royals Have New Manager

The Kansas City Royals have hired a new manager by the name of Trey Hillman. He’s the guy pictured below celebrating a Japan Series win with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. (Try saying that three times quickly with a straight face.)

As stated here before my first choice would have been for Frank White. Having said that, I don’t think you want me running a baseball team with my vast knowledge of college basketball.

To date most of Dayton Moore’s decisions have been spot on as to changing the talent make-up and losing culture of the Royals. We had very modest improvement this year with a manager that came in with a lousy record. So in walks this guy who knows how to win. He knows how to adapt. He wasn’t a golden boy. He was the kid you wanted to cut but couldn’t. At least that’s what I get when I read between the lines. See Joe Posnanski’s article in today’s Kansas City Star.

Also, doesn’t this all make you wonder about Buddy Bell’s “retirement?” He retired to spend more time with family and work in the Royals’ front office. Then, an hour and a half later, he takes a scouting job with the Chicago White Sox. Does that sound like he retired? Sounds like Dayton Moore allowed him to leave with dignity so that he could make a hire of a younger manager more in tune with all the young talent the Royals have both here in Kansas City and Wichita.

In a closing thought this can only help real estate investing, right? As the Royals begin a ten year tear winning 3 World Series titles the value of the team and the city will rise exponentially. It’s perfect! 🙂

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October 17, 2007 · 12:05 pm

College Basketball Experience: A Hall Of Fame For College Basketball

The College Basketball Experience updated 7.23.2008. See below.

Frequent readers of this blog know my passion and love for the game of college basketball and my beloved Kansas Jayhawks. Today is a special day in Kansas City and around the country for those that love the game of college basketball. The College Basketball Experience opened today. It’s adjacent to the new Sprint Center and it’s fantastic.

There is no way I’m going to do the place justice with one blog post. Let me just say that if you live in and around Kansas City you need to check this place out. Tickets are just $10.00 for adults and you will get your money’s worth even if you are just a casual fan.

Upstairs I got to:

Shoot baskets against a clock.
Take free throws staring into the Illinois student section.
Listen to the crowd groan when I missed a last second three for the win.

I passed on the dunking areas. Unless I can do it on the 10′ rim I don’t see the point. And that wasn’t going to happen. My heart raced, my breathing grew heavy and I worked up a sweat pretending I had any talent what-so-ever. After evaluating my performance, it’s no wonder Larry Brown didn’t spend any time recruiting me.

There are photos of everybody and anybody who has left their mark on college basketball. There are computer screens everywhere to hear from your favorite coaches. There are areas for the little ones to get into the game, too.

Make the trip to Kansas City and make sure you visit The College Basketball Experience. It is sure to be an attraction in our city that will bring folks from around the world that love college basketball.

update: The College Basketball experience is still a total blast! Today I took my four kids ages 3 thru 15 and they all had great fun. Total cost for the five of us? $31.00. Reasonable for an hour and a half’s entertainment. The kids loved the display where you had 5 seconds to run to a spot and shoot before time expired.

As usual, I loved reading all the history on the walls. And with the Kansas Jayhawks winning the 2008 National Championship there were updated photos and trophies and everything. A big treat for a guy like me.

I love the history and present of college basketball. We all know I’m a nut for the Jayhawks. But people are constantly amazed at my knowledge about their schools, as well. Some people collect stamps. Some people build boats. I watch and read about college basketball. It’s a great experience.

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