Mizzou Wins Cotton Bowl

My late Dad took me to my first Missouri Tiger football game in 1969.  I have been hooked ever since.  Over these past 45 years I have seen a lot of bad football and bizarre events, such as the 5th down game against Colorado in the early 1990s.

But Friday night my Tigers beat Oklahoma State 41-31 in the Cotton Bowl.  I have never been more proud to be a Tigers fan.

I was nervous as could be as Oklahoma State was driving down the field late in the 4th quarter towards a touchdown that would have given them the lead.  Instead Mizzou unanimous All-American Michael Sam stepped up and forced a fumble that was recovered by his teammate Shane Ray.  Ray took it 75 yards for a touchdown that sealed the victory.  With the win the Tigers end the season at 12-2.

How 'bout them Tigers!  M-I-Z!

Mizzou loses SEC Championship Game

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.

Another Good Sports Weekend

My beloved Missouri Tigers picked up win number ten this weekend as they defeated the Ole Miss Rebels 24-17.  Up next for Mizzou is "Johnny Football" and his Texas A&M Aggies.  The Tigers are now ranked #5 in the latest Associated Press poll.

The St. Louis Rams continued on their winning ways too.  They clobbered the Chicago Bears yesterday afternoon 42-21.  The Rams are now 5-6 and will fly to San Francisco this weekend to play the 49ers.

And if the football wins weren't enough, the Blues continued their winning ways with an easy 6-1 win over Dallas on Saturday night and Mizzou's basketball team improved to 5-0 Saturday afternoon with a 72-63 win over Gardner-Webb.

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.

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!!!

Did I Sleep for a Month?

I'm driving to work this morning and using the seek button on my car radio looking for something besides commercials.  Guess, what I hear as the radio settles on 102.5?  I hear Christmas music, yes Christmas music.  I think gee is this November 18th or December 18th?  And to top it off this station's announcer declares it is the "official" Christmas station.  I thought yeah, and you are the only Christmas station here.

Not wanting to listen to Christmas Carols in mid-November, I hit the see button again and what happens you ask?  The radio stops on 103.3 and this station is also playing CHRISTMAS MUSIC.  Seriously I think to myself...two radio stations right next to each other on the dial playing Christmas music two weeks before Thanksgiving.  Not to be outdone, the second radio station calls itself "Your Christmas Station".  

I love Christmas and everything that goes with it.  But, let's wait until December before we start broadcasting 24/7 Christmas Music.