If you’ve watched the Border War since at least the early 2000s, you can probably count on one hand the number of times a Bill Self team came out flat against the Missouri Tigers. Self is a native Oklahoman, played at Oklahoma State, coached there, then coached at Illinois and now KU. He knows this rivalry better than just about anyone. And clearly much more than anyone on the Missouri sideline.
Since taking over in 2003, Self has lost to Missouri just four times. The largest margin in those four losses was four points, in 2005. The others, the Thomas Gardner game, the Zaire game, and the Denmon game, were 3 points or fewer.