And what of Iowa State?

I have heard very little about the KU-Iowa State game leading up to today. Why is that?

• Is it because we are still pissed about Aaron Miles Black-Eyed Traveling call?
• Is it because we are starting to realize that the bigger picture that is March Madness is just around the corner?
• Is it because it is starting to become more of a reality that this is our last dance with the four seniors?
• Is it because we are all so busy with our lives that we haven’t had time to think about this game?
• Is it because, for those of us in the Midwest, that Spring is so close we can almost taste the days where we can spend time outside and feel the sun?
• Is it because we already beat Iowa State once and we are unaware that they have won 6 in a row and are fighting for their lives to get to become NCAA tournament worthy?
• Is it because when you think of Iowa State, you really only think of those putrid yellow and red uniforms?
• Is it because Iowa State’s head coach looks like an inflated J.J. Walker?
• Is it because we’re all so excited about the zippidy-doo-da NBA All-Star game this weekend with all of the selflish players that make up that glorious league? Nick, Kirk, Drew, Raef, Jacque, Paul, Billy T, etc. are ironically excluded from both groups.
• Is it because the Jayhawks are back to the friendly confines of Allen Fieldhouse and lose at home as often as Quin Snyder gets love letters from MU fans?
• Is it because we are looking past this game because the “bigger” games come Monday and next Sunday against OU and OSU, with the latter likely deciding the conference championship?
• Is it because we have bigger things to worry about, like what else is Big Lew going to do to milk every last cent out the cash cow that is Kansas Basketball?
• Is it because we are all dreaming of a Final Four meeting with Illinois in the semifinals and our four seniors crying at mid-court of the TWA dome as Roy Williams cries in the opposing locker room?

Well, for this Jayhawk fan, it’s because I have complete faith that our team will be more than ready to play today, especially the four seniors, who with each bounce of the ball, know that their journey inside the sacred walls of Allen Fieldhouse is coming sooner than anyone wants.

It’s because WE KNOW that the Jayhawks will not lose another game at home…and maybe not even on the road. No team is coming into Allen Fieldhouse for the rest of the year and walking out with a smile on their face. It’s go time. The players know it. Bill Self knows it. The fans know it. So we walk into today’s game with a confidence that only Jayhawk fans can truly understand. Iowa State could come into this game with a 50-game winning streak and would not beat these four seniors….this team….in Allen Fieldhouse.

So let’s sit back today and enjoy….truly enjoy….every bounce of the ball… every Aaron Miles assist….every Mike Lee three-point swish….every Keith Langford drive-to-the-basket-and-finish….every point and rebound of another Wayne Simien double-double.

Soak it all up because the day will soon come where we long to see just one more assist, just one more three-pointer, just one more drive-to-the-basket-and-finish, just one more double-double….just one more of anything from the greatest senior CLASS (in both meanings of the word) in Jayhawk history.

It’s a great day to be a Jayhawk fan.

Rock Chalk.