I am still in a state of mourning as I write this. My Missouri Tigers got beaten badly yesterday evening by the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship game at the Georgia Dome. The final was 59-42.
Had you told me ahead of time that Mizzou would score 42 points I would have told you they would win easily. But that was not the case. The Auburn rushing game moved the ball at will against Mizzou. The game was closer than the final score, as Missouri had to go on a fourth and a yard very late in the game from their own seven yard line. Mizzou failed to convert. Auburn scored a few plays later. My congratulations to Auburn and their fans. The "War Eagles" were obviously the better team. I will cheer for them in the BCS championship game against Florida State. (The final BCS ratings are not out as I write this, but I trust Auburn will leap frog Ohio State after it's loss last night).
Obviously I was disappointed in the outcome. But, I am not down on my beloved Tigers. They are 11-2 at this point and set up to play in a top notch non-BCS game. Most teams in the country would kill for this opportunity. I am hearing Mizzou will play in the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma State. To me a trip to Dallas would be a great way to spend the first week of January.
Mizzou you may have been beaten yesterday, but you are still champs to me.
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December 08, 2013
November 18, 2013
Mizzou Up to #8 in the Latest BCS Poll
I went through some football withdrawal this weekend. My
Missouri Tigers were on their second bye of the season and the St. Louis Rams
were also on their NFL bye.
Even though my teams weren’t playing this weekend my Tigers are up to number eight in the latest BCS rankings, which if I understand correctly, would put them into a BCS game if it was played today. Obviously they won’t be played until the first week of January.
Even though my teams weren’t playing this weekend my Tigers are up to number eight in the latest BCS rankings, which if I understand correctly, would put them into a BCS game if it was played today. Obviously they won’t be played until the first week of January.
In the interim, the Tigers have Ole Miss
this weekend in Oxford and then end the season at home against Texas A&M in
Columbia two days after Thanksgiving. Go Tigers! M-I-Z!!!
January 13, 2013
All Hail the Crimson Tide
OK, this is late in being posted but I still need to say it. Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide on winning the 2013 NCAA Football Championship.
If you watched the game you know it was no contest. Had it been a prize fight it would have been stopped in the second quarter. The Tide totally dominated Notre Dame in the 41-14 win. My thought at the end of the game was Notre Dame was about the same level as Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The Irish would have been beaten by LSU and Texas A&M. If Notre Dame played Alabama 20 times Alabama would win each time and they would all be mis-matches. The Tide are just that good.
Congratulations to the SEC on winning it's 9th BCS championship in 15 years. The next closest conference in BCS wins is the Big 12 with a whopping two victories.
If you watched the game you know it was no contest. Had it been a prize fight it would have been stopped in the second quarter. The Tide totally dominated Notre Dame in the 41-14 win. My thought at the end of the game was Notre Dame was about the same level as Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The Irish would have been beaten by LSU and Texas A&M. If Notre Dame played Alabama 20 times Alabama would win each time and they would all be mis-matches. The Tide are just that good.
Congratulations to the SEC on winning it's 9th BCS championship in 15 years. The next closest conference in BCS wins is the Big 12 with a whopping two victories.
January 02, 2013
Happy New Year!
As the title of this post indicates, I really hope that you and the ones you love have a Happy New Year. It was a good one, except for the hoosier neighbors down the street waking everyone up with fireworks at midnight.
You may have noticed this is written on January 2nd, mainly because I spent New Year's Day sampling the Smorgasbord of NCAA football bowl games.
I also learned, again, that if it's New Year's Day the Big 10 (or maybe it's the Big 12 or possibly the Big 14) will choke big time. The Big Ten went a whopping one and four. The only winner in the group was Northwestern which finally won a bowl game for the first time since 1949. The Big Ten losers list includes Nebraska, Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin. At the same time the SEC conference played three games yesterday winning two of them (South Carolina in the Outback Bowl and Georgia in the Capital One Bowl).
And a final thought on the Bowl games yesterday; Northern Illinois had no business playing in the Orange Bowl. Florida State had their way with the NIU in a 31-10 romp. My guess is Louisville of the Big East will suffer a similar fate this evening in the Sugar Bowl when they run into the Florida at the Super Dome. For the record I forecast a 31-14 Florida win.
You may have noticed this is written on January 2nd, mainly because I spent New Year's Day sampling the Smorgasbord of NCAA football bowl games.
I also learned, again, that if it's New Year's Day the Big 10 (or maybe it's the Big 12 or possibly the Big 14) will choke big time. The Big Ten went a whopping one and four. The only winner in the group was Northwestern which finally won a bowl game for the first time since 1949. The Big Ten losers list includes Nebraska, Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin. At the same time the SEC conference played three games yesterday winning two of them (South Carolina in the Outback Bowl and Georgia in the Capital One Bowl).
And a final thought on the Bowl games yesterday; Northern Illinois had no business playing in the Orange Bowl. Florida State had their way with the NIU in a 31-10 romp. My guess is Louisville of the Big East will suffer a similar fate this evening in the Sugar Bowl when they run into the Florida at the Super Dome. For the record I forecast a 31-14 Florida win.
October 24, 2010
No OU Didn't
That was the headline this morning in the Columbia Tribune after the Missouri Tigers defeated Oklahoma 36-27 last night. The Tigers offensive and defensive lines beat Oklahoma's lines and the Tigers prevailed. I have to say I have been going to Missouri games for a long long time and the stadium was electric as I have ever felt it last night. And when the Tigers ran the opening kickoff back for a TD, it was an unbelievable atmosphere.
The Tigers are now 7-0 which is their best start since 1960. Rather than go into detail about the game read a fine account of it written by the "Columbia Tribune's" football beat reporter Dave Matter.
MIZ-ZOU RAH!!!
The Tigers are now 7-0 which is their best start since 1960. Rather than go into detail about the game read a fine account of it written by the "Columbia Tribune's" football beat reporter Dave Matter.
MIZ-ZOU RAH!!!
December 08, 2008
Mizzou Gets Slaughtered
There was no doubt Saturday night who the better team was at Arrowhead Stadium. I knew Oklahoma would probably beat the stuffing out of Mizzou. After all, they've been pounding teams all season. The only thing I didn't like was Brad Stoops running up the score so his team could score 60 points in five straight games. The whole BCS ratings thing needs to be changed so margin of victory and total points don't play a factor.
Does OU belong in the national championship game? I don't know. Texas beat them in mid October and they both have the same record. So, my thought is Texas is the better team and deserves a shot at the national title.
Mizzou ends the regular season at 9-4 and is headed to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. It's a decent bowl, but Missouri should be playing in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day and not Nebraska. Missouri has a better record and beat Nebraska 59-10 back in October. But, apparently game results are meaningless in the world of Bowl executives.
Does OU belong in the national championship game? I don't know. Texas beat them in mid October and they both have the same record. So, my thought is Texas is the better team and deserves a shot at the national title.
Mizzou ends the regular season at 9-4 and is headed to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. It's a decent bowl, but Missouri should be playing in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day and not Nebraska. Missouri has a better record and beat Nebraska 59-10 back in October. But, apparently game results are meaningless in the world of Bowl executives.
September 08, 2008
Mizzou Rah...
My beloved Missouri Tigers are now 2-0 after beating up on Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night in Columbia by a final count of 52-3.
Now, in itself that isn't much cause for celebration. But the Tigers played well. And that combined with the season opening win over Illinois gives me hope as the team starts to build momentum towards what I hope is a national championship season. The first real test won't come until the first weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska. Missouri hasn't won there in 30 years. But, I am putting the cart before the horse.
This week the opponent will be Nevada. A division one team that has had success in the past and is well coached. This will be a better test and I look forward to the game.
Now, in itself that isn't much cause for celebration. But the Tigers played well. And that combined with the season opening win over Illinois gives me hope as the team starts to build momentum towards what I hope is a national championship season. The first real test won't come until the first weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska. Missouri hasn't won there in 30 years. But, I am putting the cart before the horse.
This week the opponent will be Nevada. A division one team that has had success in the past and is well coached. This will be a better test and I look forward to the game.
December 02, 2007
MU gets hosed by the BCS
My beloved Missouri Tigers football team got hosed tonight by the BCS. The Tigers should have been going to one of the first tier bowl games in January but instead were not invited to the party. Even after the loss last night, the Tigers were number six in the final BCS rankings. With a total of ten spots available it would seem a no brainer that the sixth ranked team would be invited to a BCS game. But, Noooooo....
Missouri didn't make it to a BCS game. They are headed to the Cotton Bowl instead. Now, you can spin it anyway you want, but the Cotton Bowl isn't the game it was years ago. It's a second tier bowl because it hasn't kept up with the payouts of the big four and the BCS game. The Tigers will play Arkansas, the 25th ranked team in the land, in the game that kicks off Tuesday morning the first of January.
What pisses me off is that the Tigers beat both Illinois and Kansas and both of those teams are playing in BCS games. Illinois is going to the Rose bowl and the Chickenhawks are going to the Orange bowl. What the hell were those bowl committees thinking? And to add insult to injury Hawaii, USC and West Virginia are also playing in BCS games, even though all three of their BCS averages are below Missouri's. Again, Mizzou's final BCS ranking was six in the nation. So what the hell gives?
As far as I am concerned the BCS and all of it's business partners and sponsors can kiss by my big white ass. The whole things is a joke.
Missouri didn't make it to a BCS game. They are headed to the Cotton Bowl instead. Now, you can spin it anyway you want, but the Cotton Bowl isn't the game it was years ago. It's a second tier bowl because it hasn't kept up with the payouts of the big four and the BCS game. The Tigers will play Arkansas, the 25th ranked team in the land, in the game that kicks off Tuesday morning the first of January.
What pisses me off is that the Tigers beat both Illinois and Kansas and both of those teams are playing in BCS games. Illinois is going to the Rose bowl and the Chickenhawks are going to the Orange bowl. What the hell were those bowl committees thinking? And to add insult to injury Hawaii, USC and West Virginia are also playing in BCS games, even though all three of their BCS averages are below Missouri's. Again, Mizzou's final BCS ranking was six in the nation. So what the hell gives?
As far as I am concerned the BCS and all of it's business partners and sponsors can kiss by my big white ass. The whole things is a joke.
November 25, 2007
Tigers Destroy Chickenhawks
The final score is not indicative of how much Missouri really dominated the game. My Missouri Tigers beat up on the Kansas Jayhawks last night at Arrowhead Stadium in KC 36-28. Chase Daniel led the Tiger attack that had KU down at one point 21-0. The Tigers defense also played well and put the point on the exclamation mark at the games end when it sacked KU's quarterback for a safety. The Tigers out gained the ugly little birds in rushing and passing. Chase Daniel was 40-49 and made big plays repeatedly to keep Mizzou drives alive.
I can go on and on but anyone who saw the game knows Missouri dominated the evening's proceedings.
I read all three of the media accounts in Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis and the Columbia Tribune had far better coverage of the game then the KC Star or St. Louis Post. If you would like to read the Trib's coverage click here.
As a Tiger fan what makes the victory even sweeter is that not only are the Tigers going to be ranked number one in the nation and play in the Big XII Championship game next Saturday with a possible shot at the national title, but the Yellow beaks are not going to get to experience any of it. Poof...just like a puff of smoke. Their perfect season is gone.
Three years ago I sat in the cold mist at Faurot Field as a bunch of loudmouth chickenhawks chanted "This Is Our House" as their team beat the Tigers. It pissed me off then and I knew one day there would be a payback. Well last night was the payback and revenge is sweet. Live with the disappointment you little Kansas bitches.
I can go on and on but anyone who saw the game knows Missouri dominated the evening's proceedings.
I read all three of the media accounts in Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis and the Columbia Tribune had far better coverage of the game then the KC Star or St. Louis Post. If you would like to read the Trib's coverage click here.
As a Tiger fan what makes the victory even sweeter is that not only are the Tigers going to be ranked number one in the nation and play in the Big XII Championship game next Saturday with a possible shot at the national title, but the Yellow beaks are not going to get to experience any of it. Poof...just like a puff of smoke. Their perfect season is gone.
Three years ago I sat in the cold mist at Faurot Field as a bunch of loudmouth chickenhawks chanted "This Is Our House" as their team beat the Tigers. It pissed me off then and I knew one day there would be a payback. Well last night was the payback and revenge is sweet. Live with the disappointment you little Kansas bitches.
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