"Border War" Documentary Trailer

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Produced, written, and edited by Erik Ashel, Metro Sports, Time Warner Cable Kansas City.

Kansas vs. Missouri is no longer a matter of life and death, although to the fans of these two schools, it definitely feels like it. The documentary "Border War" details the historic roots of the Kansas-Missouri rivalry, beginning with the guerrilla warfare of pre-Civil War America, and enduring today on the playing fields of athletic competition.

It is widely believed that the seeds for the American Civil War were planted along the Kansas-Missouri border. The bad blood began as a struggle for self determination and the protection of states rights regarding the issue of slavery. The violence that ensued has fueled this feud since the early 1850s.

In over a century of fierce athletic competition the Kansas Jayhawks and Missouri Tigers have staged one of the most heated and historically significant rivalries in all of sports. Standing as the second oldest Division I rivalry in America, KU vs. MU is the only American college rivalry derived from actual warfare.

"Border War" explores the passion behind this rivalry, its beginnings, and how events that occurred 150 years ago continue to affect Kansans and Missourians today.

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[timotyman]

stupid rednecks....

[realisticHomeboy]

Wow, this looks like something I'm NOT going to watch.

[mjb0507]

@KansasIcemaker How are your pro teams doing??? oh wait your state doesn't even have any pro teams!!!! worthless piece of crap explain why everybody lives in missouri if we suck so bad.

[mjb0507]

@KansasIcemaker Well yeah if there is a legal way to make more money i would think anybody would be for that!!!! KU doesn't do it the legal way!!! Bowls mean nothing if you are not in the national title game. BCS Bowls mean absolutely nothing. they have no meaning. I Don't give two shits about Basketball!!!!! Why do you think football runs the show??? The gayhawks are an after thought in everything except basketball!!! You are a worthless piece of shit just like your state and you know it!

[brfts2001]

@KansasIcemaker Just ignore and block mjb0507. He trolls on KU videos with his vile hatred of all things KS and it's people. He's just upset that his mom forgot to abort him at the first trimester since she slept with her brother.

[KansasIcemaker]

well you obviously dont care about football enough because your not going to the big 12 title game, your not playing for a bcs yeah you'll go to a bowl and good for you, however as serious as you and other like you act about your sport you should being doing better oh yeah and about your stat about several seasons with 10 wins those other teams, won bcs bowl games you didnt. also if you think just KU iscorruptthen why did misery want to leave the big 12, Money greedy fucks get what they deserve

[KansasIcemaker]

if our football program is so shitty then why did we get picked over you for a bcs, we didnt pay off anyone, as a matter of fact they didnt pick you for a couple of reasons, you dont travel well, when you do travel you represent your school poorly, and you got blown out by OU when you where "1" so dont act surprised we got pick because we do travel well and as far as i am concerned we won a bcs bowl not to long ago last time you won one was in the 60's for a football school thats pathetic

[KansasIcemaker]

we our good in basketball too.., thought nobody cared about this stupid sport which spits in the face or your school and any positive that your program might;ve had, Where the birth place of our sport, you cant touch our history nor talk shit on it. IF you football teamhad even had a smidge of success that our school has had then you could talk. ask most countries in the world about basketball ask the Olympics, ask your god forsaken school they obviously care, and you call yourself a misery fan

[KansasIcemaker]

Who really gives a shit, well you do dumb ass if your on here spouting your bitchass mouth about things you obviously dont even know about, the civil war was pivotal for several reasons, reshaped America, first and only civil war in the us and united a nation. so to say that you dont care just transcends to me that you dont know what your talking about, have no respect for this nations history as well as any mizzou fan. ill educated. if missouri fell off im sure no one would even light a candle.

[KansasIcemaker]

ill do that when you can go on there and look up the term national titles. 1922-23 as well as 52 those ARE NATIONAL TITLES just because your dumb ass doesnt recognize them doesnt mean they dont exsist. and i mentioned ww2 because that is a classic example of being attacked without provocation and from there retaliation. if you had an education you could make that comparison. Look up bushwhackers and border ruffians and see what you find dumb ass i think you'd be surprised homie