Governors Blunt and Sebelius Place Friendly Wager on MU-KU Game

First posted on 11-20-2007

Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius have placed a friendly wager on the Nov. 24 game between the University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Kansas.

“Governor Sebelius and I have worked together on many issues facing the bi-state region but when it comes to the Tigers and Jayhawks we can find no common ground,” Blunt said. “The Tigers are having a tremendous season, and I am confident that Governor Sebelius will be wearing black and gold at next year’s economic development summit.”

“While I commend Governor Blunt’s optimism, the Jayhawks have demonstrated incredible talent both in the classroom and on the field; and I look forward to Governor Blunt sporting crimson and blue when we gather next year in Kansas City,” Sebelius said.

After Kansas loses to Missouri, Gov. Sebelius will wear MU’s colors, black and gold, at the 2008 Governors’ Summit on Regional Economic Development in Kansas City. In the unlikely event that MU is defeated, Gov. Blunt will wear crimson and blue at the event.

The MU-KU game is Saturday, Nov. 24 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Governor’s Regional Summit is in February 2008.