Mizzou Debacle

I honestly hate Mizzou. Never met one Mizzou fan who could have fun ribbing KU fans. They are nasty, mean and hate filled. Biggest bunch of chip on their shoulder, inferiority complex folks anywhere.

But as much as I love seeing them fail, I can't believe how horrible they've become in basketball. SEVEN regular season wins? Really?

They are to hoops what KU has been to football. Where are their smug Jack "Smack" Harry lovin fans now?

I haven't followed them closely, but when I occasionally come across them, it's truly astounding how far they've fallen and how fast they've done so. Remember, this was a team that won conference championships in basketball not too long ago. It seems that by going to the SEC, they became irrelevant in basketball. A big part of their "charm" was the natural rivalries not only with KU, but with KSU and even ISU. These strong rivalries guaranteed that at least a couple times a year, no matter who was up or down, and it made the teams better (even from recruiting).

Then, a guy like Norm Stewart could play up the KU/MU rivalry, as could our coaches. Of course, we could also talk about national championships, James Naismith, Phog Allen, Allen Fieldhouse, etc. When MU went to the SEC, what did they have left? A sort-of rivalry with Texas A&M and a guarantee that they'd always be far behind Kentucky in terms of in-conference prestige.

I'll take it a step further: MU had a legitimate and fierce rivalry with a true blue blood opponent. Now they just have a blue blood opponent who could probably care less that Mizzou is even on their schedule. For 2 games a year, their only relevance is playing the "b" squad at a couple of Kentucky open-to-the-public practices. They're Kentucky's Washington Generals twice a year.

I laughed at every loss. What did they think would be better for them in the SEC? Dumb dumb dumb move
I feel sorry for their players but they choose to play there

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of scum suckers (did I make that up? It is supposed to mean vile, sub-humans).....Still hate them. Although I don't feel compelled to "start something" when I see some shirt or hat in an airport anymore.

big old raspberry