A few days after the Bowl Championship Series selections were handed out, some MU fans are still wondering why the Orange Bowl arrived at the conclusion that Kansas was the more deserving team than the Tigers, even though MU beat the Jayhawks on the field and won the Big 12 North division title. Plus, the No. 6 Tigers ended up ranked two spots higher in the final BCS rankings than Kansas.
Orange Bowl: One loss is better than two
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 | 10:12 p.m. CST;
updated 12:34 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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