Rock Chalk Jayhawk, KU!
So, I didn’t actually go to KU. I mean, I’ve “been” to KU a million times, but I didn’t attend school there. In high school I was a finalist at the KU science symposium (go figure) so I got to go up there for that a couple of times. I really thought I’d go there, so much so that I actually bought a bunch of KU crap like shirts and a keychain and such.
All 3 of my siblings went to KU. I have a sister who got her Master’s and started her Ph.D. there before moving to Boston to finish it. I have a brother who got his BA there, and my younger sister is doing some super freaky program with which she’ll ultimately end up with a Ph.D. in something called “genetic counseling.” Yikers. Hopefully she’ll counsel all of the ugly people in Kansas NOT to procreate.
My parents and I, however, all attended Missouri University schools.
Still, it’s the “home team” in Kansas City. MU is in Columbia, MO, which is a couple hours away. Lawrence is 20 minutes from my house. So, we cheer for KU here. And boy did they give us something to cheer about last night!! I admit, I’m a fair-weather KU fan. I don’t watch any college sports until the playoffs. With college football, I don’t start watching until Thanksgiving. With college basketball, I don’t start watching until the Sweet 16.
However, this was the first Kansas sporting event of ANY kind that’s been worth cheering for since, well… 1985 when the Royals won the world series. The Chiefs have been ALMOST awesome for a bunch of years before they fell apart, but they never made it far enough into the playoffs to really matter. It’s sad, because the NFL is really my favorite sport to watch.
Anyhow, in the immortal words of the KU chant:
Rock .. . . . . . Chalk . . . . . . . . Jay……… . . . . Hawk . . . . . . K . . .. U. . .. .
Rock .. . . . . . Chalk . . . . . . . . Jay……… . . . . Hawk . . . . . . K . . .. U. . .. .
Rock .. . . . . . Chalk . . . . . . . . Jay……… . . . . Hawk . . . . . . K . . .. U. . .. .
Rock .. . . . . . Chalk . . . . . . . . Jay……… . . . . Hawk . . . . . . K . . .. U. . .. .
Rock . . . Chalk . . . Jay . . . Hawk . . . K . . U.
Rock . Chalk . Jay. Hawk . K. U
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
Rock Chalk Jayhawk… KU!!!
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
