Mornin' all you bright eyed and bushy tailed fellow Texans. You Oklahoma fans can sit tight as Kansas flies right over you so we can give your neighbor a proper kicking today. We'll be back next week to cave in your land thieving skulls.
History lesson time--
The Kansas Jawhawks were originally called the Jayhawkers.
This goes back to the 1850s. Mind you, this moniker comes with a fierce back story.
During the Civil War, the term Jayhawker had several meanings. In 1863, a reporter once wrote:
"Jayhawkers, Red Legs, and Bushwhackers are everyday terms in Kansas and Western Missouri. A Jayhawker is a Unionist who professes to rob, burn out and murder only rebels in arms against the government. A Red Leg is a Jayhawker originally distinguished by the uniform of red leggings. A Red Leg, however, is regarded as more purely an indiscriminate thief and murderer than the Jayhawker or Bushwhacker. A Bushwhacker is a rebel Jayhawker, or a rebel who bands with others for the purpose of preying upon the lives and property of Union citizens. They are all lawless and indiscriminate in their iniquities."
As Kansas arrives as an undefeated football team, let's remind ourselves to not get bushwacked.
History lesson time--
The Kansas Jawhawks were originally called the Jayhawkers.
This goes back to the 1850s. Mind you, this moniker comes with a fierce back story.
During the Civil War, the term Jayhawker had several meanings. In 1863, a reporter once wrote:
"Jayhawkers, Red Legs, and Bushwhackers are everyday terms in Kansas and Western Missouri. A Jayhawker is a Unionist who professes to rob, burn out and murder only rebels in arms against the government. A Red Leg is a Jayhawker originally distinguished by the uniform of red leggings. A Red Leg, however, is regarded as more purely an indiscriminate thief and murderer than the Jayhawker or Bushwhacker. A Bushwhacker is a rebel Jayhawker, or a rebel who bands with others for the purpose of preying upon the lives and property of Union citizens. They are all lawless and indiscriminate in their iniquities."
As Kansas arrives as an undefeated football team, let's remind ourselves to not get bushwacked.
