good one. ;)

the ol' BILL CONNELLY solution! (I like it too!)

Starting to think HoustonHorns is a 14yr old. If you are so unfamiliar with the documented ways that Texas twisted the big12, causing four teams to leave, then you either are super young, refusing to do any research on your own (because you constantly keep asking that questions while saying it's 100% false) OR you're just purposely being obtuse as to be trolling without admitting as such.

HoustonHorns85 - My 'personal' beef is that one of my closest friends out here in L.A., is a longhorn. Ugh.... haha.. I think the 'beef' though you ask about would be better understood reading some of the articles about it from 12 yrs ago. Today's students have no idea about that history, so I don't see the problem... but for those who lived thru the Big Eight to Big 12 to unequal pay distribution, to flirting with the Pac10 to the LHN, its still a sore spot. But to your specific queries: 1) Ummm. Go look at the smug quote by Dodds when he said "Our bad years are not that bad. Take a school like Missouri. Our bad years are better than their good years." 2) The two instances of leaving the conference (NU/COLO) then (A&M/MIZ) were in reactions to Texas exerting power to be above the rest of conference... 3) No clue. Never paid attention. I was a Big 8 guy. Suddenly my alma mater was in the Big 12. I missed when that happened because I was out of the country working on a film at the time. But seriously... I don't think the current Mizzou admin or student body has much of a grievance with Austin.

Unclenutz... People randomly throw that out there, but hell no, the SEC is top dog. Why would Mizzou want to switch now? They did originally ask to join the big10, because a)They never thought SEC was possible and b) they fit the perfect profile as an AAU school. Why in the world would the university say, "hey, let's move down a notch and go to big10?"

Mizzou LOVES the SEC (even if it isn't reciprocated by some school's fanbases) We aren't going anywhere else....

"Unclenutz" -- Lighten up, Francis.

Dude, Missouri has scheduled PLENTY of these type deals. Fun when we went to Wyoming and lost! ugh....

1960 season.... should've been awarded the title that year.

to be fair, Mizzou didn't LOSE to Kentucky in 2018. That was a complete ref robbery at the end, so that 'five year streak' comes with an asterisk

'character assassination?" MUHHHAAAWWAWAHAHAHAA trump threw all decorum out a few years back. (And Tuberville is a buffoon, who knows nothing about how the US government works.... just a AL "Celeb" to fawn over and get votes....ugh)

Hmmm. This from the same guy who doesn't know the three branches of government or why WWII was fought. Surprising? hardly.

ARGH! -- "BEAT"

Vandy would be Illinois....

I don't think he speaks for the "team" but get back to us when the hogs win the west....

well, you could TOTALLY say that's what Odom did against Mizzou last year... so yeah.. it fits

Oh, don't worry. the NCAA will probably give Mizzou another bowl ban for Tenn's infractions. #Mizzou'd

Keith Farner.... If you're including an asterisk behind the names for Jacobs Blocking Trophy, it'd be nice to have an explanation what the asterisk is for..... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ah, yes... 50 yrs ago... when, oh let me check... RONALD REAGAN was governor of California. Yep. You nailed it. Good take.

Biggest complaint about this season? The constant use of "not playing anyone with winning record" narrative for certain teams such as Mizzou. IT'S A FREAKIN' SEC ONLY SCHEDULE! This is supposed to be the top tier conference. Belittling wins because of records is completely opposite of the 'toughest' conference idea. Shouldn't it be that a 5-3 team in SEC play should be looked at as much stronger than a Big10 or Big12 team with same record? If not, then we don't have much to stand on if we are better across the board. - Cant have it both ways. AND it looks bad to outsiders if we are so quick to discount fellow SEC teams with losing records. Seriously

We owe it all to the GOLD BLOCK M on the helmet! That gold is perfect too!!!!

The best part of reading about these picks is the GUYS PICKING THEM! "Chris is 10-15-1 against the spread for the season while Michael is 9-17 on the season." - So the odds are most of these will be wrong! Sweet! ;)

That south endzone/new locker room - workout area is a step in the right direction.

I don't think even the most ardent Mizzou fans thought this was a winnable game going in - with the covid players out & injuries. We all just wanted to keep it close. ...but hope does sneak in on game day. Especially after scoring on our first drive! :)

They're the best! I love listening to them over Sirius while watching the tv broadcast on mute! (and on the DVR I can pause it just enough to get it in sync with the audio delay) Woot

It's just harmless fun. What's the big deal? Have you completely forgotten how to have fun? (And for those complaining they're 1-2, well, shucks! that just makes the humor even more fun....). Lordy.

Lighten up, Francis. THAT'S poor taste? Seriously? Just having some fun... not really a big deal... except YOU're making it one. If you want to have a little laugh, go back and re-live 5th down, or flea kicker or the hell that was "Woody's Wagon." A crushed cigar shouldn't get your knickers in a bunch.

....and how’d’Bama’s Defense do exactly? Yep

Sorry! That was meant for Blep farther below. Had a reply fail. My bad.

(My winky emoji somehow did not post at the bottom of that)... kinda messed up the joke