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Kansas Football Posts Abolitionist Hype Video Before Rivalry Game vs Missouri
Kansas used Civil War imagery and a slavery reference in a social-media video to stoke the rivalry before Friday night’s game.
- On Thursday, Kansas Football released a 90-second hype video ahead of tonight's Border War game against the Missouri Tigers, using Civil War imagery to frame the historic rivalry between the two programs.
- Roots of the rivalry extend to the Civil War, when Kansas stood as a free state and Missouri supported slavery, with the video featuring abolitionist John Brown and Confederate guerrilla leader William Quantrill.
- Depicting the Lawrence Massacre, where Quantrill's men killed at least 150 people, the narrator frames the matchup as one of "heroes and villains," positioning Kansas as the "good guys" in the clash.
- Many fans marveled at the audacity of invoking historical violence to promote a college football game, sparking mixed reactions and significant online discourse before tonight's kickoff.
- Tonight's game at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium marks the first time since 2005 the Border War occurs in Kansas, with the Jayhawks seeking their first win against the Tigers since 2008.
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Kansas football posts abolitionist hype video before rivalry game vs Missouri
The Kansas Jayhawks will host the No. 23 Missouri Tigers at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, on Friday night. Ahead of the game, Kansas had an extremely pointed message for its bitter, centuries-long rival, and it had nothing to do with college football. Kansas Football’s official social media accounts posted a 90-second…
Kansas Causes Controversy By Evoking Missouri's History Of Slavery In Border War Hype Video
For the first time in over a decade, the iconic Border War football game between the Kansas Jayhawks and Missouri Tigers returns to Lawrence on Friday night, and there’s no shortage of animosity. The two rivals have played 121 times, dating all the way back to their first matchup in 1891, with Missouri holding a slim 57-55-9 lead in the record […]
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