Missouri closed the regular season with a 9-3 record, and can push that victory total to 10 by having a successful day of bowling. That’s a good season, yes … but it could have been a better one. I’ll elaborate on that point later on in the column. With a...
Drew Pyne. Oh, my. Missouri’s No. 2 quarterback wasn’t just good in the second half of Saturday’s cuckoo 30-23 win over Oklahoma. He was great. Terrific. And perfect by some measures. On the surface, we can look at Pyne’s second-half passing yards total (120) and...
Missouri won’t be invited to compete in the first 12-team national college football postseason tournament. The Tigers are not up to standard. Horrible losses to Texas A&M and Alabama ruined the Tigers’ chances, but Mizzou can still have a positive season. Was...
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...
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 BITS Predictions for 2024 I will turn 65 on Feb. 15. I will write many words and stress my voice by hollering for hours and hours on the radio. I will subscribe to too many sports-data sites. I will not watch the NBA until the postseason gets underway. I will...
For fans of the teams they love, the best stories are usually unexpected, a complete surprise, and something magical that touches your heart. It’s like imagining a script for the movies, but seeing the fantasy come to life and to create the happiest of endings. In St....
The Committee loves Mizzou! That was among the national from the third posting of the Top 25 College Football Playoff rankings. The Tigers (8-2) catapulted five spots, jumping from No. 14 last week to No. 9 on the updated listing. They also leaped over a one-loss...
Here are my Pick-Six opinions in the aftermath of Missouri’s 36-7 beatdown of the visitors from Tennessee on Saturday at Faurot Field. The dominating win before a fourth consecutive home sellout crowd boosted Mizzou to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in SEC play. This is...
