Published on: 7th December, 2009
I can think of several different reasons why I should raise hell and complain about the injustice regarding the Missouri Tigers' most recent bowl snub. But I won't. I like to think that in my lifetime, which is all-too-rapidly approaching the sacred 30-year mark, I am above all the wailing and ...Published on: 6th December, 2009
The Missouri Tigers will head south for the New Year. Officials for the Texas Bowl confirmed in a statement released late Sunday afternoon that Missouri has accepted their bid and will face the Navy Midshipmen on Dec. 31 in Houston. The game will be played at Reliant Stadium and televised on ESPN. “We ...Published on: 2nd December, 2009
'Tis the season for postseason accolades. As the college football regular season comes to a close and teams await their bowl invitations, it's merely customary to roll out the recognition for those who have performed so brilliantly at their respective positions. And in the Big 12, which will likely only send ...Published on: 29th November, 2009
In a matter of 18 seconds at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, a pair of decisions were made by two coaches leading different programs seemingly heading in completely opposite directions. His team trailing by three with 3:18 left in a game utterly void of defense, Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel took a ...Published on: 28th November, 2009
The agonizing vividness of that photo is still freshly branded in my brain. Down by two scores to unranked Kansas early in the third quarter of last season's Border Showdown, No. 13 Missouri scored 27 of the game's next 34 points to take a seemingly unconquerable 37-33 lead with less than ...Published on: 25th November, 2009
On Saturday versus rival Kansas, the Missouri Tigers will be decked out in Nike's Pro Combat uniforms , designed to represent the very latest in cutting-edge football apparel technology, sophistication, and performance. Yeah, big deal. We've all known this for weeks now. But why Missouri? In a press release disseminated earlier this month, ...Published on: 24th November, 2009
This Saturday's Border Showdown between Missouri and Kansas hardly features the same implications for the teams involved as their 2007 matchup. Two years ago, quarterback Chase Daniel shredded Kansas on 40-of-49 passing for 361 yards and three touchdowns en route to a 36-28 win that gave the Tigers a No. ...Published on: 22nd November, 2009
You'll have to excuse Jerrell Jackson for being a bit of a late-bloomer. After all, it's taken him nearly 18 months to morph from one of the country's lightest recruited wideout prospects into Missouri's most potent emerging receiving threat. And it's not as if Jackson's journey is well-documented with drama, personal anguish, or a mess ...Published on: 19th November, 2009
For a number of reasons I won't bore you with, it's been entirely too long since the last installment of Enemy Intel. But, as the Missouri Tigers head into their 2009 home finale, I'm proud to announce that EI is back. This week, I enlisted the help of Bobby La Gesse, sports ...Published on: 14th November, 2009
The members of the Missouri defense will tell you that whatever frustration mounts on the field from week to week is better left on the field, so as to not interfere with preparation for the next opponent's offense. But you still have to wonder how many times the wounds have been licked, in an effort to do ...