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The scene would be one of borderline hysteria merely with ESPN's "College GameDay" on-site, the tent city of students camping outside Mizzou Arena and Mizzou preparing to play supreme-rival Kansas with both in the top 10 for the first time in 22 years.
And then there's that one other detail.
"There is some pent-up frustration with everybody with the rivalry and them going to (the Southeastern Conference); this could be the end of a long, long rivalry as far as home-and-home goes," Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters after KU beat Oklahoma 84-62 on Wednesday. "They will want bragging rights in their place.
"Certainly, we would like nothing more than going over there and spoiling their party. They have a terrific team and we will have to play the best that we have...
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