[KUJustin]

MicroBob, I was discussing the rivalry because someone else brought it up. Discussing the "meaningfullness" of the rivalry led to talking about Norm Stewart. I threw in some interesting anecdotes about Norm and one of my own that was related. I don't think any of what I said was likely to incite any emotions or derail the thread in any way or I would've avoided it.

As for your question about only out-coaching someone 2 or 3 times a year, I think many who follow Kansas wonder the same thing. He has a great record against rivals, and at a school with limited past success that goes a long way. But the team clearly looks more creative and inspired in those match-ups. Some of it may be that he saves his best "stuff" for those big games. Some of it may be that he's excellent at motivating/preparing players for high emotion games but has no edge in the weekly grind type games. I honestly couldn't tell you why. I'm just telling you what I've seen and what many others feel.