I had an enjoyable Saturday afternoon, watching Missouri go into Starkville and carpet-bomb Mississippi State with sharp three-point accuracy in an 88-61 wipeout of a staggered home team. For the Tigers the torrent of threes resulted in another impressive road win and...
In bouncing Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Missouri also busted the advanced metrics, the algorithms, Jay Bilas, and other analysts viewed as the smartest guys in the room. With Thursday’s 76-65 victory, the Tigers defeated Ken Pomeroy of...
BERNIE BITS The Missouri Tigers have a three-game winning streak going, and they’re doing it the Stormin’ Norman way. That’s right. I’m referencing Mizzou coaching legend Norm Stewart. His teams were tough. They’d fight you for 40 minutes … or for as long as it took...
BERNIE BITS The Cardinals continue to receive plaudits for their farm system and player development. Here’s the rundown: — Zachary D. Rymer of the Bleacher Report rated the Cardinals at No. 3 in his offseason farm-system rankings. “Breakout seasons from Tink Hence,...
Fewer than 10 days ago, Missouri was the No. 10 team in the national AP Poll, and had vaulted to a No. 2 or No. 3 NCAA Tournament seed in two prominent Bracketology projections. And now? Three consecutive losses, a pattern of disturbing second-half crashes, and a...
It usually takes me a while to warm up to college basketball. Get me to conference play, get me to January, and I start to pay closer attention. But that’s changing this season. All because the locals are off to entertaining, exciting starts. Yeah, I know. It’s a long...
