Tough Wkd for Missouri Sports

Well it is Sunday evening and this concludes a horrible weekend for Missouri Sports, perhaps the worst in history. It all started on Thursday night when our family went out to watch the Mizzou game against Nebraska at my parents. Before we could watch this we had to watch the Cards literally give away the second game of the LDS to the Dodgers. This set a bad vibe for the night, and the Mizzou game in my mind.

Now my good friend Mike and buddies were at the rainy game, as was my brother Lance and company. I watched the game from the comfort of my parent's living room and I am just questioning some of Gary Pinkel's game management right now.... 1. Why, after Nebraska made their first touchdown of the night and the score was 12-7 Mizzou were we throwing in that nastyness? Why weren't we running and eating up the clock? Our defense was playing well and our punter is outstanding. But no, we had to throw. And a hobbled Blaine Gabbert threw an intereception that led to a touchdown. 2. Then later, with Mizzou down 8 with 6 minutes left, we have an opportunity to kick a field goal but instead go for it on fourth down and of course don't get it. Why not kick the field goal, be down five and give your defense a chance to make a stand. Even if we would converted the fourth down play, a two point conversion against Nebraska in that mess seemed just unlikely.

Of course the Cardinals lost the final game last night. Today the Chiefs made a good effort against Dallas but of lost in overtime. And then there is the Rams. The Rams are a discouraged NFL football team They are in a bad way, period.

One good thing I have noticed in Big 12 football is it looks like the balance of power is starting to even out (even if a little) between the North and the South. For a good many years the North was nothing but a pillowfight. And the South not only dominated the Championship game but most of the interdivisional games. I think this is starting to change a little. Now don't get me wrong, Oklahoma is very dangerous as a 19th ranked football team and Texas is good. The only problem is how did Colorada not only hang with them, but lead most of the way thru that game and seemed to only lose when Hawkins Jr. started throwing interceptions? We'll see.

Next week, Oklahoma State for the Tigers. Maybe we can go down and surprise them like they surprised us in that major upset in Columbia last year.
Go Mizzou.