17 years ago next week...

by Bill C. on Oct 8, 2008 8:00 PM CDT in Mizzou Football 2008

...on October 17, 1991, I attended my first Mizzou game, a 41-7 romp of an impossibly bad Oklahoma State team that ended up going 0-10-1. I sat on the Rock M with my dad, watched some pretty bad football (though I didn't necessarily think it was that bad at the time), and watched some kids slide down the muddy hill in the second half when everybody stopped paying attention to the game. It moved Mizzou to 3-2-1 on the season, and the 13-year old naive optimist in me thought that the dominant team I saw on the Omniturf that day would pretty easily be able to get past the Iowa State's and Kansas's on the schedule and make their first bowl since I was old enough to pay attention. Here are the results from the rest of 1991:

Nebraska 63, Mizzou 6
Iowa State 23, Mizzou 22
Oklahoma 56, Mizzou 16
Kansas State 32, Mizzou 0
Kansas 53, Mizzou 29

Final record: 3-7-1.

In light of this, I'd like to mention that Missouri is currently #2 in the country, their starting QB has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice in the last 11 months, and their starting QB AND backup QB are on the cover of ESPN the Magazine right now. They have two of the top 5-6 Heisman candidates (including the leader), and they have potentially six All-Americans on the roster.

Roughly six weeks after my first trip to Faurot, I had learned my first lesson about putting hope in Mizzou football. I would keep learning "lessons" about getting my hopes up well into my undergraduate and grad school years. I don't have much of a point to make beyond this...I just felt like further reiterating that this upswing we're on right now? Pretty damn cool. Not that we couldn't still have a couple soul-crushing moments this very season or anything, but...for now, it's pretty damn cool.

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I agree- nice ride we are on right now!

I remember the fifth down, flea kicker, tyrus Edny and other disappointing games. Omni turf, bad snaps on kicks, and much more. It is sure a nice ride we are on right now- lets enjoy it while it lasts…KSU is proof it can’t last forever! KU is as well! Ha!~

by flyfish29 on Oct 8, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions

I would say

Hell yes, enjoy it….a few years of goodness can make the downer years a little more bearable.

By the way

Omni turf is like playing on a concrete parking lot covered in sand….worst playing surface ever….lol. I am glad, for your sake and ours, it was taken out.

by Husker_Engineer on Oct 8, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions

Well said.

I am enjoying watching.
We should all enjoy it.
I don’t count on it and I am still fearful that my big dreams might be crushed, but for now – enjoy the wins.

You play to win the game!

by tailgateandwin on Oct 8, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions

I'm spolied...

I came to Mizzou last year. I don’t know the agony that all you have gone through—all I know is winning football. I’ve been to 14 games (home, away, neutral) in my time at Mizzou, and I’m 14-0 (MASSIVE KNOCK ON WOOD) in those games.

I didn’t come to Mizzou for the football—if I had wanted to attend what I thought was a football school back in 2006, I would have gone to Iowa (the only other school I applied to). I’m glad I chose Mizzou for the 1) exceptionally better education and 2) the exceptionally better football. It’s been a blast so far, and hopefully it’ll continue all the way to Miami this year.

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by UribeAuction on Oct 9, 2008 12:36 AM CDT reply actions