Meh. The game is already guaranteed to be an early game on FSN, and while the prospect of a North Championship game is neat, it's not enough for me to root against peace of mind going into Arrowhead, plus the schadenfreude of KU going .500. You're right about next year though, KU will be the favorite for the North. Unless Mizzou can have a smooth transition at QB there's no reason they wouldn't win it either. I don't know enough about the state of KU's program to know why they'd be favorites next year. Is it more of what Mizzou is losing, or is KU getting that much stronger?