You are looking live at the calm before the storm at Phog Allen Fieldhouse, site of tonight’s top-10 matchup between No. 9 West Virginia and No. 3 Kansas. The Guinness World Record folks are here. We’ve already heard the primer about tonight’s endeavor, complete with details about the location of the microphone that’s recording the cheer. There will be a rehearsal just before the opening tip, and then the real deal comes later — and I don’t know exactly when because it was ironically too loud at that moment.

But there are people here to authenticate the accomplishment, and I really hope they serve a purpose and discover the rehearsal was louder than the official attempt and thus the record is in question.

Anyhow, Mountaineers v. Jayhawks for the second time this season. I think you know  lot of the details. Kansas hardly ever loses here — 217-10 under 14th-year coach Bill Self — and there was already one home loss this season. The haven’t lost two conference home games since the 2006-07 season. The Jayhawks are 2-0 since the loss here 10 days ago to Iowa State, and both of those games were on the road. They haven’t lost back-to-back home games since 1988-89, and that was Roy Williams’ first season at Kansas.

Further, a win tonight would give Kansas 28 straight seasons with at least 23 wins and leave it one win away from a crazy 17 straight seasons with 12 or more conference wins. Remember, this is the sixth season with 18 league games. Before that, it was 16.

A loss? Doesn’t exactly delay the above superlatives, but here’s the nugget for you: Self has never been swept home-and-home. Never.