Missouri Vs. Kansas: ESPN Gameday Arrives For Top 10 Match-Up

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By Steven Godfrey - Newsdesk contributor

Frank Haith's upstart Tigers earn a national stage for a huge Big 12 showdown with Kansas.

Feb 3, 2012 - The "Border War" between Missouri and Kansas will take a national stage Saturday morning - and night - when ESPN's "College Gameday" visits Columbia in advance of the huge match-up between the No. 4 Tigers (20-2, 7-2 Big 12) and No. 8 Jayhawks (18-4, 8-1 Big 12). Here's a quick round-up of the buzz around both programs:

Saturday's game will mark one of the few remaining match-ups between long, long time rivals Kansas and Missouri, with the Tigers move to the SEC. The Mizzou student paper laments the passing here.
Courtesy of Missouri Sports Magazine, here's a breakdown of where fans can park and how to attend "Gameday."
Check out the Columbia Missourian's photo gallery of Tiger students camping out for tickets to Saturday's game.
Kansas is no stranger to Top 10 match-ups, but Missouri hasn't seen such success recently. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch profiles the Tigers' expectations for the huge game.
Rock M Nation looks back at the good, old fashioned hate of the Border War's hardwood installments.
On the other side, Rock Chalk Talk has some fun with photos of Mizzou-Kansas games past.

For more on the Kansas Jayhawks, check out Rock Chalk Talk. For more on the Missouri Tigers, go to Rock M Nation. For college basketball news and updates from across the nation, be sure to visit SB Nation's college hoops hub.

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