He Gave Them Nine
by Michael Atchison on Feb 5, 2012 12:18 PM CST
in Mizzou Basketball 11-12
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PrintThe quiet one, so rarely speaks
Unlike both Mike and Kim
His jump shot had been lost for weeks
‘Til he found it in the gym
When the hour was turning late
And the game was on the line
The Tigers needed more than eight
So he simply gave them nine
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Beautiful!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 5, 2012 12:34 PM CST reply actions
If that were
On phog net we’d all have a good chuckle at it.
I know, it's horrendous
But I’m still feeling a little victory drunk.
by Michael Atchison on Feb 5, 2012 12:50 PM CST up reply actions
I await your Women's College World Series couplets.
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Yes, Missouri's Milieu is Haiku, Atch.
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
by Andy--01 on Feb 5, 2012 12:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
In awe they asked him for his thoughts
After his epic run
The quiet one just shook his head
And answered, “We’re not done.”
by MizzouSA on Feb 5, 2012 12:56 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
I think we should crowd source this until it's longer than the Iliad.
by Michael Atchison on Feb 5, 2012 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
And translate it into Latin?
57-54-9 . . . get used to it, jaybirds; and let us know when you want us to make it worse. Go Mizzou!
Iliad was in greek, the aeneid was in Latin.
But your point is still well taken. It does sound like it was written in the style of epic prose sans heroic hexameter.
Irish provenance of the schwa pronunciation of vowels in weakly stressed syllables -> Missoura
Well done, Atch . . .
. . . a meaningful tribute to a reluctant hero.
57-54-9 . . . get used to it, jaybirds; and let us know when you want us to make it worse. Go Mizzou!
by countrycal on Feb 5, 2012 1:03 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
The crowd yearned to fill the floor
amid the deafening din,
but The Quiet One gave them pause, stating simply:
We. Expect. To. Win.
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by MizzouCus on Feb 5, 2012 1:09 PM CST reply actions 9 recs
There once was a guard from Nantucket...
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
by SleepyFloyd7 on Feb 5, 2012 1:11 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Keep going!
And when those red pukes left the court,
they thought like many who had come before,
“How did those guys just beat us,
when they have so few six and a half feet above the floor?”
What the people are now learning,
as they tune into SportsCenter every night,
is that it’s heart, experience and hustle
that give these Tigers their might
by Deezer25 on Feb 5, 2012 1:14 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Dixon takes a charge
Not fearful of the Jayhawks’ wrath
When the stakes were looming large
Mike stepped right into Taylor’s path
And calmly took the charge
by Michael Atchison on Feb 5, 2012 1:18 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
And the Birds in Buckled Shoes
Got back onto their bus
And their leader with his extra hair
Shot a glair at all of us
“We’ll see you soon in Lawerence,”
You and all your little elves!"
“Crap!” he thought, “We lost tonight
And we’re still in the Big 12!”
"KU, you're nothing to me now. You're not a rival, you're not a friend. I don't want to know you or what you do."
by blackfin on Feb 5, 2012 1:25 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Long time reader, first time poster
This is brilliant.
Needs a nice rap beat, some silly 20 year olds who have no moves, the columns for a backdrop
and an upload to youtube and I think you’re good to go.
"Myself and my teammates are a bunch of winners," ~ Marcus Denmon
Don't forget autotune
gotta have autotune.
by Professor Chaos on Feb 5, 2012 1:39 PM CST up reply actions
Kimmie Couplet
When asked what, all season, has driven him,
He answered while he was grinning:
“Have no fear”, said the poetic Kim:
“We’ll reconcile it by winning”
Rational Mizzou Talk, whether you like us or not.
by Andy--01 on Feb 5, 2012 1:54 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
These are all great.
Atch even if you were not whiskey aamazing, this would have still been a great poem.
All of these additions are great.
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Feb 5, 2012 1:58 PM CST reply actions
Roses are red
Violets are blue
M-I-Z
F-K-U
"Myself and my teammates are a bunch of winners," ~ Marcus Denmon
by M Krip on Feb 5, 2012 2:26 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Roses are grey
violets are grey
I’m color blind
kansas still sucks
by StopSpe on Feb 5, 2012 2:39 PM CST reply actions 8 recs
^^^This^^^
RG3=PhinsUp
by Borderline_Beast on Feb 5, 2012 3:07 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Shut your Laettneresque mouth, Conner
A little bitch named Teahan
decided to open his maw
but a cool cat named Marcus
made sure victory was what Mizzou fans saw
by Deezer25 on Feb 5, 2012 3:45 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
The correct call
Although Robinson was a mighty beast
and seemed to have his way upon the floor,
A man known to us as STEEEEEEEEEVE
would not let Rob have the final score.
Success Excellence Championships > Bad Idiocy Greed 12-4+.5+.5
Sorry guys
I know it was Dixon who took the charge. But I swear STEEEEVE was there (and I just was so excited I wanted to use his name). I call it Poetic License.
Success Excellence Championships > Bad Idiocy Greed 12-4+.5+.5
by tigerinredland on Feb 5, 2012 4:58 PM CST up reply actions
Steve was the guy who took the charge on Robinson
Dixon’s was on Taylor.
by Transmogrified Tiger on Feb 5, 2012 5:43 PM CST up reply actions
Free throws
Tyshawn at the line he stood
Shaking in his shoes
Little did he know the shaking
Was caused by the Zou Crew’s mood!
by TommyV on Feb 5, 2012 4:58 PM CST via mobile reply actions
This should be printed on a TV shirt.
Some people say "hate" is a strong word. If you're talking about kansas, it's not strong enough.
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