People, it’s time for Bernie Bits! READING TIME 10 MINUTES TORRY HOLT: In his fifth time as a finalist, the great St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt came up short in voting support for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It’s nothing personal....
Five thoughts on Mizzou’s season-ending 78-63 loss to Princeton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … 1. How did Missouri lose to a No. 15 seed? For the same reason why Ohio State lost to a 15-seed in 2021, and Kentucky lost to 15-seed Saint Peters in 2022....
What a fantastic time for St. Louis sports. As usual the Cardinals are the core, but there’s plenty of space for other teams to build a strong identity, foster a loyal audience and rouse excitement. Guided by the impressive leadership of first-year basketball coach...
Missouri had to energize and work for it, but the Tigers eventually subdued lowly South Carolina in Tuesday’s 83-74 win at Mizzou Arena. Senior Kobe Brown recovered from a mediocre first half to play splendid basketball over the final 20 minutes, scoring 14 points and...
BERNIE BITS — The fan anxiety over Nolan Gorman is borderline insane. Not all fans are acting like this … just too many of them. I’m appreciative of fans that have a reasonable amount of patience. As a 22-year-old rookie Gorman played 68 games at second...
The 79-76 victory over Arkansas on Wednesday night was the best win of the season for Mizzou’s energetic, unyielding and loads-of-fun basketball team. You’ll notice that I didn’t say that this was MU’s finest performance of the season. Or the most dominant showing. Or...
ALL ABOARD! BERNIE BITS! MIZZOU TAKES A HIT ON THE ROAD. The Tigers played at Arkansas on Wednesday night in their first SEC road game of the season. Missouri couldn’t sustain a strong early performance and went down 74-68. After sprinting to a 25-8 lead, MU was...
BERNIE BITS Hey, settle in, take your time and read your way through a massive serving of the year-end Bernie Bits. New Year’s weekend has to feature some excess, so I’ve done my part, and what I have to offer is harmless. So let’s get started. FIRST...
BERNIE BITS 1. The Future Of Missouri Football: The Mizzou administration provided security for football coach Eli Drinkwitz in the form of a contract extension that included a generous raise. Surely these people were smart enough to set aside money to pay Drinkwitz...
