Someday, I hope there will be a Mark Francis Soccer Complex.In some magical day down the road, after Francis has led the Jayhawks to numerous Big 12 championships, KU might come to its senses and build a legitimate soccer facility.By that point, it would only make sense to name it for the man who made it all possible, the guy who built the program from scratch.Yep, KU is on pace to get this thing done – in the year 2247.Another soccer season has gone by, and KU officials have once again ignored their most glaring facility need. Playing on a field rougher than a Missouri interstate, Francis guided the Jayhawks to the 2004 conference championship.And what does Lew Perkins do?He hits the road in search of cash, locking up millions of dollars for a new facility.[For football.][1] ![][2]It’s not official, but it might as well be: the only athletics facility KU will build in the next five years will be the most unnecessary of them all.In the next year or so, Perkins will announce that KU is building a football-only weight and office facility at Memorial Stadium. The fact that the football team already has a weight room and offices really misses the point. We’re being led to believe that this is KU’s golden ticket to the big time.”This facility will help KU be more competitive with other Big 12 programs,” Perkins explained recently. “By consolidating all football activities into one area, the facility will free up space needed for other sports, especially our women’s athletics programs.”And that pretty much sums up the frustrations of Francis. KU will take care of football, and then worry about a program that has actually tasted success. By the time the latest rounds of renovations at Memorial Stadium are complete, the university will have poured $50 million into its aging football stadium since 1997.In that same time span, the women’s soccer complex has received zilch.Presumably, that frustration was one of the reasons Francis applied for the [coaching vacancy at Florida State.][3]We’ll never know why he applied for the job Francis declined comment but playing on a field that cows would refuse to graze on certainly didn’t help.Yes, KU will get that soccer facility one day. Unfortunately, Francis might not be there to watch.Heck, I’ll probably be dead by the year 2247.**Even I Get Annoyed With The Media**Sometimes, members of the media even surprise me.Earlier this week, a sportswriter spent his day asking Bill Self and the KU players, “Are you thinking about going undefeated?”If that’s not the stupidest story idea for mid-January, I don’t know what is.If this team goes undefeated, I’ll go swimming in the Kansas River.**Larry Update**As explained in [last week’s blog,][4] Larry Eustachy is on his way out as this space’s logo.Basically because I don’t want [this guy][5] to win, I’ll leave the competition open for another week.The person who provides the best picture for the top of the blog receives a lawrence.com bumper sticker and t-shirt.I know. Congrat-u-freakin-lations. [1]: http://www.kusports.com/news/football_archive/story/112725 [2]: http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/w-soccer/auto_action/11257.jpeg [3]: http://www.kusports.com/news/soccer/story/112849 [4]: http://blogs.lawrence.com/rigg/2005/jan/13/roy/ [5]: http://www.lansingcurrent.com/staff/chris_wristen/