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With KU, K-State in Sweet 16, police and fire departments exchange snarky tweets | The Kansas City Star

The Big 12 is certainly proud that four of its 10 teams are in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

But that doesn't mean that fans of the Sunflower Showdown rivals Kansas State and Kansas aren't above poking fun at one another.

For example, the Lawrence Police Department got in a dig at Kansas State about its lack of success through the years in the NCAA Tournament compared with the Jayhawks.

The Lawrence police tweeted at the Riley County Police Department with some "helpful" advice. That started a funny Twitter exchange.

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