11 Comments so far

Anonymous on April 6, 2008 12:25 pm

1. you suck!! my bracket had UNC winning it all

Anonymous on April 6, 2008 1:09 pm

2. GO KANSAS!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous on April 7, 2008 2:00 pm

3. Thank Goodness….another post. I don’t care who wins.

Anonymous on April 7, 2008 3:10 pm

4. kansas oh what do I do

Anonymous on April 7, 2008 3:57 pm

5. ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK! GO KU

kcteach on April 7, 2008 6:30 pm

6. Even though I had UNC winning the whole thing, I’m definitely cheering for KU! GO JAYHAWKS!

Anonymous on April 8, 2008 9:04 am

7. What does rock chalk mean?!

anonymous on April 9, 2008 10:01 am

8. Rock Chalk passes for a rhyme in the state of Kansas.

Nate on April 9, 2008 1:08 pm

9. The “Rock Chalk” chant dates to 1866, when it was adopted by the University Science Club. A chemistry professor, E.H.S. Bailey and some of his associates were returning to Lawrence from Wichita on a train. As the story goes, they passed the time by trying to create a rousing cheer. The sound of the train’s wheels on the rails suggested a rhythm and a cadence to them. At first, the cheer was “Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, KU” repeated three times. Later, an English professor suggested “Rock Chalk,” in place of “Rah, Rah” because it rhymed with Jayhawk and because it was symbolic of the limestone, also known as chalk rock, surrounding Mount Oread, the site of the Lawrence Campus. It became the official cheer of the University in 1897.

Cory Waddell on April 9, 2008 1:19 pm

10. Glad to see those 5 1/2 years of college finally paid off with some useful information there Nate!!!

    j/k. Great game for the jayhawks.

Nate on April 9, 2008 1:22 pm

11. it was only 4 1/2