Bernie Bits! Notes and Opinions on the Blues, the Cardinals, Former Cardinals, Brady Cook, and Missouri Football.
BERNIE BITS Good afternoon! Good evening! I was in the mood to get to the keyboard to manufacture some Bernie Bits for you today … 1. The St. Louis Blues are off to a good start at 4-2-0, and while it’s too early to put a hard focus on the state of the NHL standings,...
Bernie’s MIZ-ZOU! Review: Missouri’s Coach And Football Team Forgot About The Only Thing That Matters.
THE MIZ-ZOU REVIEW There were at least five serious problems for Mizzou in Saturday’s 41-10 whupping by Texas A&M. The relentless beatdown at Kyle Field left the visitors shocked and shaken. It was a mortifying defeat that stripped away Mizzou’s comically...
Bernie’s MIZ-ZOU Review: The Tigers Responded To Early Trouble And Passed Their First Test Of The Season.
THE MIZ ...ZOU REVIEW Just a note to the readers before I get into the game review: I would like to write these Miz-zou Reviews on Sunday. But I need time to work up some of these numbers. And some data wasn’t available until Monday. Even if I get this online later...
Bernie On Mizzou Football: Eli’s Coming! Let The Adventure Begin, And Prepare For A Wild Ride.
As a sportswriter and passionate fan of college football, one of my fondest experiences in this business was watching coach Gary Pinkel’s Missouri football team win consecutive SEC East championships in 2013 and 2014. Though the MU lost in both years, the memories...
Bernie: A Time Check On This Strange, Lost Season Of Missouri Basketball.
By now, I’m numb to Mizzou’s notorious losing streak in SEC basketball. I have no emotions … and no solutions, either. This historic skid is so ridiculous, so remarkable, that I’ve come to appreciate the longshot magnitude of it all. You have to be spectacularly bad...
BERNIE BITS: Blues-Buchnevich, Key To Cardinals’ Season, Sad College Hoops, Music, Best Mizzou QBs, J. Tatum + MUCH MORE.
It's Friday afternoon ... which means it is time for BERNIE BITS Hitting some fungoes … --- Sure, the Blues should deal Pavel Buchnevich at the NHL trade deadline if (a) they receive an attractive offer, and (b) they aren’t fully confident about signing Buchnevich to...
Bernie Bits: A Notes Extravaganza! Cardinals, St. Louis City SC, Blues, Illinois Hoops, Mizzou, Marmol, Shildt, + More.
BERNIE BITS As the kids would say, LFG! 1. It’s a new beginning for St. Louis City SC, and I’m excited to take in Saturday’s MLS season-opening match against visiting Real Salt Lake. In 2023, City stunned the circuit with its amazing success in winning the Western...
Bernie: Another Missouri Athletic Director Hits The Road. Nothing New. It’s Just A Mizzou Thing.
For an instant reaction, I was startled by the breaking news of another athletic director leaving Missouri. Desiree Reed-Francois is on the way to Arizona to take a lesser job in a lesser conference for lesser pay. After the usual quick-thought take – wait, what, are...