M-I-Z... E-R-Y: Hinrich (again) vs Arrowhead 2008
by Bill C. on Jun 22, 2011 9:01 AM CDT
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Now we get creative. Being that I was with-it enough to try to put Eduardo Najera into the field twice, and being that he has already defeated a worthy challenger, I am changing what was supposed to be Najera vs Arrowhead 2008 to KIRK HINRICH vs Arrowhead 2008. Here's your second opportunity to get into the Sweet 16, Kurt. Your opponent is another heavyweight.
Kansas 40, Mizzou 37 (2008)
Really, this shouldn't have felt like too bad a loss. Mizzou had already been eliminated from national title contention, so this did no damage there. Plus, Mizzou had already clinched the North title. There was really nothing at stake beyond simple Border War pride in this one ... but that is often enough.
This game was three hours of anxiety, followed by temporary relief, capped by rage. Mizzou started incredibly slow, rebounded, then collapsed. The first three plays of the game set the tone. Mizzou took the ball and went bad pass > dropped pass > interception. Drops, fumbles and an inability to get to Todd Reesing (who played the game of his damn life) on third downs resulted in an early 10-0 deficit for the Tigers. After Chase Coffman, playing basically on one leg, caught a touchdown pass to cut the lead to 10-7, Mizzou fell apart again. Chase Daniel was called for intentional grounding in the end zone (12-7) and Reesing threw a third-down touchdown pass to Dexton Field. It was 19-10 at halftime.
The second half featured even more anxiety. Three more third-down conversions (the Jayhawks were 12-for-19 on third downs for the day) led to a Jake Sharp touchdown and a 26-10 Jayhawk lead, but Mizzou finally responded. They scored two touchdowns in four plays -- sandwiched between a Jaron Baston interception -- and cut the lead to 26-23 as the game headed into the fourth quarter.
The fourth quarter alone featured enough plot twists for a mini-series. Darrell Stuckey (also playing the game of his damn life) intercepted his second pass, but Mizzou forced a rare punt. On the following drive, Daniel went Maclin-Maclin-Maclin-Coffman-Coffman, with the Flying Nunchuk scoring his second touchdown to give Mizzou a 30-26 lead with 6:52 left. It took Kansas only five plays to regain the lead on a Kerry Meier touchdown. 33-30, 4:26 left. It took Mizzou just seven plays to get the lead back on a Derrick Washington run. 37-33, 1:50 left. Reesing connected with Meier on four consecutive plays to advance to the Missouri 26, but a couple of incompletions led to a 4th-and-7. One play for the ballgame. Mizzou's blitz, horribly ineffective all game, couldn't get to Reesing, and with 27 seconds left, he found Meier for one of the most infuriating touchdowns in Mizzou history. Mizzou was able to advance into Kansas territory, but a 54-yard Jeff Wolfert attempt was blocked as time expired, and Kansas took the win.
Really, this was one of those games where the defense took the blame for the late collapse, but they held it together as long as possible. The offense's first-half failures wore the defense out, and when it was time to make a stop, they just couldn't do it. Mizzou outgained Kansas, 478-438, for the day, but it didn't matter. Kansas gained the yards that mattered the most: the final 26 to Meier.
Kirk Hinrich
It's official: Missouri fans hate white people. How else could somebody as good as Kirk Hinrich make this bracket?
Oh, because he played for Kansas?
And killed Mizzou with big shots?
While looking like Alfred E. Neuman? Gotcha. Never mind.
In his final two games at the Hearnes Center in 2002 and 2003, Hinrich was just devastating. He played 73 minutes, scored 45 points, made seven of 12 3-pointers, and in his final shot in the building, he made about a 25-foot 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to give Kansas a lead they would not relinquish. Of all the ways Kansas has gotten Mizzou's goat in basketball through the years, winning their final three games at Hearnes was probably at the top of the list, and Hinrich was incredibly instrumental in two of them. And again, he looked like Alfred E. Neuman. Nothing is worse than being crushed by a guy who, at first glance, you think you could take in a game at the Rec Center.
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I voted for "Kurt". Still can't stand that guy.
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I was on the kansas side of the stadium for that game.
Worst Experience of my life, sometimes i still visualize what happened. Reesing gets away from the near sack, then all i can see is the ball floating, I cant even see Kerry freaking Meier catch it all I could see was all of those stupid fans start doing their gay wave the wheat thing.
Also, the guy sitting next to me and my dad left DURING the last drive to beat traffic. Only kansas fans.
Had to vote that kurt guy.
Losing the Kansas game wasn’t fun, and I definitely contracted pneumonia over those 4 or 5 hours, but it still wasn’t the most depressing loss of that season. Hell, it didn’t even prevent us from playing in the Big 12 Championship game. It really didn’t have anything riding on it other than just being Kansas. Sorry, typo. kansas.
I’m sure heimlich had games against us that were way more significant than that football game.
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Good god...I've screwed up "Kurt" vs "Kirk" 26 times in the last two weeks...
…I guess i just keep wanting to call him Alfred or something and refuse to get it right…
You remind me of Larry Smith (RIP) ...
… back in 1999 spring practices, Kurt Probst and Kirk Farmer were competing for the starting quarterback job (along with Jimmy Daugherty). The reporters covering the team had a tough time keeping them straight, however, because Coach Smith always called Farmer, “Kurt”. Always. Never called Farmer, “Kirk”. But he usually said “Kurt Farmer”. He usually called Probst, “Kurt”, but sometimes it would be “Kirk”. You literally never knew who he was talking about, because you never really knew if he was messing up the first or the last name.
And tragically, we know how it turned about for the “Kirks” or “Kurts”. Probst broke his leg in spring ball and Farmer then broke his leg in the season.
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by mitch cumstein on Jun 22, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
When Del Negro was the Bulls coach...he always called him Kurt. It was like he never tried to correct it, just rolled with it.
"After Game 1, they made me and Joe’s life a living hell." - Jamal Crawford
Kansas game wasn't that big of a deal
And it marked the beginning of the end for them anyway. They won that game, but we sodded Reesing one last time, so whatever.
I knew Mizzou was in for it
when Chase took off for that long run only to get stripped at the end of it.
The field conditions were embarrassing as well. The Chiefs should be ashamed of themselves for that.
I blame those horrendous gold jerseys.
I remember thinking when D wash scored with under 2 minutes (I think it was on a 1st down), that we score waaaaay too quickly for how horrible the defense was and how insanely good the kansas offense was playing. Sure enough, 1:50 was about a minute more than they needed. Very glad I didnt go to that Border War, was at the one in 2007, much better ending.
by MIZfalconAviator on Jun 22, 2011 9:44 AM CDT reply actions
i voted for kirt
he’s such a goofy looking bastard
we were in stl for the 08 game to watch my cousin’s team play in the 4a state finals. showed up late after watching that putrid game at a brewery on the landing. at least his team won and he got in for a few plays. even carried the trophy off the field.
the worst part was driving thru the snow from stl to kc that night, then back to co the next day. awesome capper to the vacay
m-i-z... z-o-u!
Now that I think about it
I think I have been lucky enough to have gone to the 2 greatest Mizzou games of the decade, but also 2 of the worst: Kansas 2007 (Armageddon) , Oklahoma 2010 (most epic win ever), Nebraska 2009 (Monsoon game), Texas Tech 2010 (inexplicable loss)…like everyone here I’ve experienced so many highs and lows with this team but I love it and still always come back for more
by MIZfalconAviator on Jun 22, 2011 9:52 AM CDT reply actions
KU 2008 watching it with my Beaker relatives in Johnson Co.
depressing.
"The power of the force has stopped you, you hosers."
the state of kansas is infuriating.
so are all these m-i-z…e-r-y posts.
not even the bright cheery highlights can rub the stink off some of thoses losses.
it’s like getting kicked in the balls all over again.
and don’t say this is a cleansing of the soul again
Hint: don't read them if you don't like them.
I think we’ve already determined that the majority of us are enjoying the M-I-Z…E-R-Y series. We’ll see you again in a few weeks!
enjoying?
i mean, i read them, but enjoy? y’all twisted.
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by threadkiller on Jun 22, 2011 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe we can get Bill...
… to pop in this Opt Out link at the top of each post so as not to offend everyone’s delicate sensibilities.
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by threadkiller on Jun 22, 2011 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Arrowhead
partly because I’ve always been a bigger fan of football, but partly because we’ll never wear the gold jerseys again, and they are actually pretty nice in person.
When a game comes down to a few plays that
realistically could effect which team could win.
I can not really get that mad at the game. Sure that was a loss to KU, but it was not a beat down to them.
I have the same feeling about the bowl game this last season. Loosing to Iowa was not that bad because it came down to just a few plays that could have changed the out come.
blah blah blah law of probabilities blah blah regression to the mean for KU, z-scores ect. ect.
However that other guy? Hate.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jun 22, 2011 11:10 AM CDT reply actions
I was mad at every game that year
I just can’t forgive an atrocious defense
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
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by lost..in the woods on Jun 22, 2011 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Kirk Hinrich is from Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa is the worst place in this country. I spent the worst year of my life living in that miserable town, all while the pride of Sioux City ignited the hated Jayhawks to a great season, stomping on Mizzou along the way.
So I’m in the minority, it seems, but I’ll take Hinrich. The football loss sucked in a lot of ways but in hindsight, it doesn’t bug me that much, and not as much as four years of that dopey pasty white turd from Sioux City.
Kansas
I know our national title hopes were out the window by then, but watching this game gave me the worst sick feeling. I remember thinking if we are doing this against kansas, i dont want to see what happens against ou. I turned out to be right. Ever so right.
by Tigersintheheart on Jun 22, 2011 3:15 PM CDT reply actions
the fact that a meaningless game against ku is beating out a guy who just killed us
is proof that time heals all wounds. (Except herpies, that’s there forever).
Voted kU game.
As I stated yesterday, if OSU was the gut-punch game, and Texas was the kick-in-the-nuts game, this was the hot carl. Sure, not a lot was on the line, sure we still won the North, sure it was a down to the wire game, but c’mon…the way we looked early in the year, and all the hype surrounding the season as a whole, and those sweet gold jerseys (sorry, I still love em), and kansas decides to play out of their skulls? Just left a foul taste in my mouth that still hasn’t left.
Kerry f***ing Meier.
I dunno man...hockey?
arrowhead '08.
i’ve been to all the mu/ku arrowhead games, and that was the worst. hinrich was just your run-of-the-mill jayhawk to me. odious, yes, but not worthy of winning this contest.
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I was sitting right next to the kU band for this one.
Technically on the Mizzou side of the field, but as close to hell as one can be without getting burned. And I had these two jack@ss kU fans in front of me that kept jumping into each other and screaming “SNEAKY LITTLE BASTARD, ISN’T HE?”
I’ve heard many of you say that nothing was riding on this game, and going into the game, you were completely right. When we were down 26-10, you were right. But from the moment Coffman scored to give us our first lead of the game at 30-26, for those of us in the stands (at least for me, I hate speaking for others), EVERYTHING was riding on this game!
I hate that feeling when you have dickhead opposing fans near you.
At the Rams-Chiefs game this season I had a few complete asshole kids behind me acting like douches and they kept hoping all the Rams players would get hurt. I wanted to turn around and punch them in the face and throw them down the stairs by the end of the game.
Incredibly enjoyable post to read...
Just brightened my morning. If I were you all though, I’d vote 40-37. Maybe you don’t expect to lose to Kansas in basketball, but you’re never surprised.
i wouldn't give ku the satisfaction of winning this miz-ery playoff.
that would just be the cherry on top for those a-holes
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