Missouri won a football game in the SEC, holding off the reliably beatable Vanderbilt Commodores for a 17-14 victory that impressed no one … except maybe the players’ parents. And I’m not so sure about that. The Tigers were quite gracious, trying to give Vandy what...
Let me state up front that I’m not a moral-victory spin doctor. You win or you lose. And when games are close, and you have the opportunity to win, then you better bag some wins. That especially applies to every college football team that needs oxygen as it tries to...
Dennis Gates made a positive first impression as Missouri’s new coach. His engaging and genuine personality played well in the room, and on TV. We saw why he’s been so popular in his stops along the way in his basketball life. And we got a glimpse of why he’s such an...
Is Cuonzo Martin changing the conversation about his future as Missouri’s basketball coach? It has been said and written: Mizzou is playing better basketball, showing improvement in recent weeks after suffering humiliating losses to UMKC, Liberty, Kansas, Illinois,...
BERNIE BITS Leading Off … Scott Rolen. One positive from the otherwise incoherent Baseball Hall of Fame voting for 2022: Scott Rolen is closing in on the mandatory minimum of receiving checkmarks on 75% of the ballots. Of course, most of you know that already. I’m not...
The state of Missouri men’s basketball doesn’t make me angry. I’m not bitter. I don’t click out of Mizzou games on TV and switch to Netflix in a fit of disgust. I like coach Cuonzo Martin. I respect him. I was happy when MU chose him to lead the program. I’d be...
BERNIE BITS 1) Except for defenseman Robert Bortuzzo, who is close to returning from the COVID list, the Blues have a full queue of players available for Wednesday night’s game in Pittsburgh. It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been waiting to see what the Blues can...
Good afternoon. I’m a flea-bit peanut monkey, but do not be alarmed. That’s just Jagger singing in the background. I hope you had yourselves a merry little Christmas, filled with presents and mimosas and favorite songs and sweet memories of the olden days. Perfect for...
Let’s get right to it: Missouri went 0-2 on Wednesday night. One performance gave us a few reasons to smile. The other performance gave us more reasons to cringe and turn away. – The football Tigers lost the Armed Forces Bowl 24-22 on a final-snap field goal by Army....
