It's been 14 years since Kansas last won a national championship.
So when the Jayhawks erased a 15-point halftime deficit to beat North Carolina on Monday in the title game of the men's NCAA tournament, fans were ready to celebrate. And celebrate they did.
Mass Street in Lawrence turned into a sea of people as far as these camera lenses could see.
Fans who couldn't get into the Lawrence bars peered anxiously through windows from the street. The lack of a stool didn't dampen their joy when the final buzzer sounded.