Awake.
by ghtd36 on Sep 2, 2011 6:00 PM CDT
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PrintI'm a heavy sleeper.
I set two alarms: one on my iPhone, and one on my alarm clock. I figure, if two alarms -- set to full blast, mind you -- won't wake me from my slumber, I probably don't deserve to wake up on time. Maybe I don't deserve to wake up at all.
Tonight, I'll stay up until 2 a.m. Maybe later. Sleep, if you think about it, is one of the few things in life in which the starting time is listed as "TBD," but the the end time is clearly defined.
Tomorrow morning, though, both of my alarms, simultaneously, and I'll wake up at 8 a.m. on a Saturday, which sounds insane. I'll do it because Missouri has a football game. It will be about the 100th Missouri game I've watched.
Tomorrow morning, in some place just outside Nowheres-ville, Missouri, an old man will roll out of bed at 8 a.m. on a Saturday, which doesn't sound insane to him, and strap on his old snap-back Missouri cap, the one that was cool, then not cool, then suddenly cool again. He'll do it because Missouri has a football game. It will be about the 500th Missouri game he's watched.
Tomorrow morning, Erin Connelly will wake up way earlier than her parents want her to. Her parents will argue over whose turn it is to tend to her, and unbeknownst to her, she'll join the ritual. She'll sit in spot specially designated by her parents. She'll do it because Missouri has a football game. It will be the 1st Missouri game she's watched.
Tomorrow morning, whether we realize it or not, we're all on the same clock. We're going to rise as one, because Missouri has a football game. It might be the 2nd or 50th or 10,000th Missouri game we've watched; it doesn't matter. What matters is that we're here. We've survived just enough nights to make it here.
We'll be awake. Awake enough, once again, to watch college kids in silly uniforms run around and play a game. And we'll feel connected to them, and to each other, one more time. We'll be awake, and I'll be if it won't be the best kind of awake.
Happy holidays.
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Bravo.
That got me pretty hyped up!
Jimmy, you ever spent any time in a Turkish prison?
Worst Twitter Ever = @SidewalkDrunk
tomorrow cant come soon enough.
Go Tigers. Fight for ol’ Mizzou
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by DnrW on Sep 2, 2011 6:27 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Nicely put
Hope you guys do well tomorrow.
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by Cory Williams on Sep 2, 2011 6:30 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Hello, brick wall.
I’m going to run through you now.
by Bill C. on Sep 2, 2011 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
You had me...
At Andrew W.K. and Pantera. Two of my go to’s when I need to get pumped up.
no way mexican super greg wrote this.
but rec’d anyway. :-)
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
I'm having trouble believing it's finally here
I have missed Missouri Football so much.
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
Here here!
Happy holidays, folks.
"I like to think of myself as Miguel Paul. Generally disappointing and a waste of space, but every once in a while, WOW."- ghtd36
ot: baylor and tcu are in a barn burner.
or are barn burners strictly for basketball?
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
Nope.
I was going to say “shoot-out” but barn burner works.
by tigers and chiefs fan on Sep 2, 2011 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
is tcu down this year,
or is baylor this good? or should we draw few conclusions this early? this offense and lack of kick coverage is nuts.
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
First game.
Who knows?
But where do we play Baylor?
by tigers and chiefs fan on Sep 2, 2011 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
in wacko.
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
First game jitters on the road with a young team.
I know I’m not the only one thinking this: as fun as it is to watch Baylor pick apart TCU’s D, all I can think is…“we have to play them there” :(
I dunno man...hockey?
yeah.
but we’ve been led to believe that tcu is elite now. this doesn’t happen to an elite program’s defense in waco. so i have my doubts.
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
yes.
but the mothership has had patterson all over the waves. like they’re disappointed he either a) hasn’t gotten enough respect or b) gotten more money someplace else.
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
tcu defense looks GASSED.
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
BUT FIRST...
I have to watch USMNT at 10pm CDT on ESPN2.
THEN, I can sleep.
My alarms (I have 3, two of which require completing math problems to turn them off) will attempt to rouse me at 5:30. We will be leaving town around 6am. We hope to be in our parking spot by 8:30, giving us a good 2 hours in the parking lot before we head in to REALLY start soaking it in. I can’t wait. My dad can’t wait. I’ve talked about this day for weeks, and it’s hours away.
BUT FIRST…USMNT.
by ZouDave on Sep 2, 2011 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Why is there a friendly on that time
Stupid west coast…
I have three alarms. My wife’s phone, my iPhone radio dock, and the dog. Nothing gets you going like a wet nose to the foot.
What do you mean I can't retire at 32?
The Father-in-law is coming into town for the game.
My wife and I plan to be there by about 8:00 am b/c he wants to see the Tiger Walk at 8:45. Tomorrow morning can’t get here soon enough.
M-I-Z …
Z-O-U!!
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
why?
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
He's going to do reply work during games
Why can’t he go and hide in disgrace for a year
What do you mean I can't retire at 32?
a year
and then all is forgiven?
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
why not
move that indifference up a few months?
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
him? or you? ;-)
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
by threadkiller on Sep 2, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
So KU
is going to be the second LHN game, so much for not showing converence games. Kinda funny though
yeah.
so much for not showing high school games, too.
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
by threadkiller on Sep 2, 2011 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
mucho goodo
Sir
"Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy." --Frank Sinatra
by Other Side of the Pillow on Sep 2, 2011 9:21 PM CDT via iPhone app reply actions
Yes, it's early
But “RG3” may need to be in the Heisman discussion
What do you mean I can't retire at 32?
ESPN is in
Showing sad faces mode.
by tigers and chiefs fan on Sep 2, 2011 9:34 PM CDT via iPhone app reply actions
Fight Tigers!
I will be at work tomorrow during the game. My DVR is already set to game time, but I don’t think I will have the will power to wait and see what happened in CoMo. My evil plan is to sneak my laptop in and hide in my office between responsibilities to see what the RMN Live Thread has to say. Thanks in advance for giving a misplaced Missouri girl a place to hang out and enjoy all things Tigers! M I Z!
Z-O-U, BABY.
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
by threadkiller on Sep 2, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Z O U
TIGERS!!
I saw the ESPN crawl with Mizzou v. Miami (Ohio) and got so excited!
by tigers and chiefs fan on Sep 2, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
ahhhhhhhhh, yeah.
"My friend! My friend!" You big crybaby. Go bury him in the yard before he stinks up the place.
by threadkiller on Sep 2, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I will be at work, also
Unfortunately, the TV system at work doesn’t get FSN (I had our engineering manager check today). HOPEFULLY, the radio streams won’t be blocked by my firewall.
If they are, I’m going to enjoy this season much less. If they AREN’T, I think I might love this season – listening to Mike Kelly call the majority of the season could be very enjoyable.
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
by Andy--01 on Sep 2, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If I can actually hold out til I get home,
I even have all the necessary requirements for a “Tailgate” in my living room. I just don’t think I can make it… been thinking about the first game of the season for too long now!
by FLMizzouGrad on Sep 2, 2011 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I would love to put off the game
until 4:00 p.m.
Not sure if that is going to happen.
by tigers and chiefs fan on Sep 2, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I won't get home until 6PM at least
No way in hell I can last that long. But, if I can’t get a radio feed, I’ll try.
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
I could be home by 4PM
too bad the powers-that-be didn’t check our schedules… oh well. I am going to try to wait to watch when I get home. Turn on the game and pull up the Live Thread… will maybe, almost seem like it is live…
by FLMizzouGrad on Sep 2, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm thinking/hoping tcu isnt as good as the hype
by dp2 on Sep 2, 2011 10:07 PM CDT via iPhone app reply actions
I wanted to start a slow clap, but this post deserves immediate accolades.
Well done.
by MUPete on Sep 2, 2011 10:29 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Goodness Gracious this Baylor TCU game is ridiculous
50-48 Baylor after TCU had 25 unanswered points to take the lead. 1 minute left, TCU to get the ball.
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wowza
this game has had freaking EVERYTHING!
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
by SleepyFloyd7 on Sep 2, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
0:59 left. TCU has about 60 yards to go to get into field goal range.
0:52 left to go, they now have 30 yards to go.
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
They're saying inside the 33. which is 21 yards to go.
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
0:18, 2nd down, 44 yard line. 7 yards past the kicker's career long.
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
W. O. W.
Baylor, you certainly are exciting.
The good news is that TCU is out of the National Title discussion early. Maybe Georgia can beat BSU tomorrow and take them out of it, too.
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
Wow.
That game was awesome
and terrible
and awesome
and wow.
Baylor could beat OU and lose to K-State.
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
I for one...
look forward to the return of brass bonanza.
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
hey guys....
it’s game day. about f’ing time.
the long winter summer is over!
tomorrow
tomorrow evening, a 20 something year old will close the books a few minutes earlier than his boss would like. His students will be pretty stoked about it however and he will wait in line for the 664 bus because it’s quicker than the subway, even if it means standing the whole way. He will curse the heavy traffic and for the 1000th time be annoyed at everyone staring and gawing at the foreigner. He will get to his incredibly expensive and far too small apartment a few minutes before the game starts, change out of his suit and tie and put on shorts and an oversized Mizzou jersey he brought to Beijing for just this reason. He remembers the sights and sounds of gameday at Faurot, but today none of that is with him. Instead of the roar of the crowd and the smell of fall settling into northern MIssouri, he hears the little baby crying from the next apartment over, he smells the pungent odors and heavy spices of Chinese home cooking. Most nights, he would just rather bide his time at his favorite bar in an international district. But tonight is different. For you see, it’s morning in America and Missouri has a game. The fact that he can’t even watch or listen to the game only reminds him that his beloved Tigers are 12,000 miles away and, instead he’s keeping track best he can through updates on his favorite sports blog and yahoo’s game tracker, refreshing every 30 seconds and getting pissed off at his POS Chinese made router. But it doesn’t really bother him, for today….Missouri has a game. And near or far, this true son will follow them tramping around the columns in spirit, and giving quite a cheer for Old Mizzou.
For Missouri has a game today.
Cheers from Beijing, guys…
M…I…Z….
by Dan Barker on Sep 3, 2011 12:15 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
GREAT COMMENT
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by Andy--01 on Sep 3, 2011 6:47 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
tears forming
nicely done
"What if all those cats had to recruit like the rest of us?" ----- Texas
by Spider_Monkey on Sep 3, 2011 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
gameday!
Let’s do this!!!!
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by DnrW on Sep 3, 2011 5:36 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
gameday!
Let’s do this!!!!
Top Heavy Beer Drinker
by DnrW on Sep 3, 2011 5:36 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
FOOTBAWW!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CANNOT WAIT
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O I\1 E M I Z Z O U
Were your eyes closed when you threw that pass, son?
No sir…they were wide open.
CEFHCL
So pumped, rolling out of KC in about 30 minutes.
hear us roar
by bgtd on Sep 3, 2011 7:27 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
See you at Faurot!!
Mizzourah!!!!
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Fixed.
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Kendial-damned is the preferred nomenclature.
/trying to lighten the mood
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by RPT on Sep 3, 2011 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Good morning Tiger Nation!
And close your blouse Oklahoma!
by Gaknar on Sep 3, 2011 9:28 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
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