Rozel? That's south of Andover, isn't it?

Jeff Martin, the Eagle's beat writer for Kansas State University, mentioned Rozel in his story today about native son Gary Patterson, the TCU football coach who was mentioned as a possible successor to fired Wildcats coach Ron Prince.

Rozel doesn't get mentioned very often in the media. Most towns of less than 200 people out in the middle of seemingly nowhere don't. Heck, Rozel doesn't even get mentioned very often on maps, unless they're extremely detailed.

That probably explains the response I typically get from people in the Wichita area when they ask me where I grew up. It can resemble something you might have expected to hear from the legendary comedy duo of Abbott and Costello:


"Where you from?"

"Rozel."

"Rose Hill?"

"Rozel."

"Rose Hill?"

"Rozel."

"How far is it from here?"

"About 125 miles northwest of Wichita."

"Isn't Rose Hill in Butler County?"



Sigh.