UPDATED: Mizzou vs. Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl
Per the Chicago Tribune, Mizzou will take on the Northwestern Wildcats in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29.
Northwestern finished 9-3, and 5-3 in the Big 10. This is the Wildcats' first bowl appearance since the 2006 Sun Bowl, and the Wildcats haven't won a bowl game since the 1949 Rose Bowl.
The Wildcats defense is 4th best in the Big 10 in terms of scoring defense, allowing 19.3 points per game. The offense is led by QB C.J. Bacher (59.7%, 2,128 yards, 14 TDs, 14 INTs) and a slew of running backs.
Fun fact: Mizzou will play a private school in its bowl game for just the third time (21-17 win over BYU in 1983 Holiday Bowl, 2-0 loss to Fordham in 1942 Sugar Bowl).
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It’s not Northwestern? I’d rather play Iowa. We always had intense games against the Hawkeyes in basketball, would like to see how we’d fair in football. Kinda like we did with Arkansas last year.
Besides, don’t really want to play Northwestern. I don’t relish the idea of potentially losing to a bunch of rhodes scholars. (Notice I said POTENTIALLY – t his is NOT a negative post, people!)
"Wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai
Sadly, at this point...
…I’m just thinking about getting to 10 wins. That’s more likely to happen against Northwestern than Iowa.
Rock M Nation
Thrust nunchuk upward!
It's weird to play a school that we can't beat in scholastic achievements
But I’ll still take our mostly stuck-up J-School over their completely stuck-up J-School.
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Ah, yes...
Fordham’s 1942 defensive juggernaut. I remember it well, watching while wearing an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time.
by amorphous on Dec 7, 2008 6:21 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
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The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt!
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We're forgetting Mizzou's first bowl game
played against the private USC back in 19-dickety-6. We had to say “dickety” because the Kaiser wouldn’t let us say “twenty”.
It's a funny name.
by Turd Ferguson on Dec 7, 2008 11:14 PM CST up reply actions
Grandpa Simpson WIN.
"Please. What the hell do you know about starting a sports-related website and then deciding to leave it to work on other things and then? How dare you, sir." -- Michael Schur, aka FireJoeMorgan's Ken Tremendous, to Will Leitch
The layoff does funny things to teams...
…but if we play them the way we played Arkansas last year, yes…we’ll murder them.
Rock M Nation
Thrust nunchuk upward!
Weird to think that Northwestern
Will come into the game ranked higher than Arkansas was last year.
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10 wins is assured
Two consecutive seasons finishing ranked in the top twenty (I’m predicting Mizzou will jump to at least #20 by the final poll after BCS Championship game).
Despite the disappointment this season has brought, you have to admit, this is still quite the accomplishment.
"Wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai
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