Let me first just say that I'm a Tigers fan, and I don't really hate the Jawhawks, just their fans ;) In all honesty, bias aside, how the hell was Self the coach of the year? Seriously? He lost a lot of talent sure. He still had a hell of a lot of it left. Collins is awesome when he shows up, and Cole is a freakin monster (a triple double in the tourney?!?!). Those two can take a game over at any time. Mizzou on the other hand had inferior talent, no McD allstars, etc etc. It wasn't just the tenacity of the kids every game, but the coach that beat into them that level of courage and commitment.

In any case, here is to hoping the Border War is back. You have to admit, it's much more fun when both sides of the state line are rockin it.