Give yourself 60 seconds to vent your partisan feelings on Kansas State vs. Wichita State, no matter your rooting interest.
"Weird we couldn't work out a date while Fred and Ron were on the roster."
"The game does us no good."
"Scheduling is hard."
OK, with that done, we can agree on the inconsistent history of the games, the opportunities missed for roaring crowds in venerable college basketball venues and the matchups of All-Americans ghosted.
And let's hope things change in the future.
On Sunday, Wichita State and Kansas State meet on the basketball court for the first time since 2003, which seems odd for two fine basketball schools 130 miles apart.