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Mizzou Links, 11-21-11

By Bill Connelly

Mizzou Football Links

I very much encourage you to read all of Matter's Notebook piece below. It is very much worthy of one of your free clicks if you are hoarding them.

  • We Win!
    The Trib (Dave Matter): Emptying the Notebook: Capos come through

    And in winning, a flood of emotions spilled onto Faurot Field in the aftermath. There have been no shortage of emotional games in the Pinkel era — these guys sure can turn on the waterworks — but other than the 2007 win over Kansas, I can't recall such an outpouring of raw feeling from players and coaches. Steckel kept it together, but he had a long embrace from Athletic Director Mike Alden on the way to the locker room after the win. Yost choked up several times in postgame interviews. Players described the last few days as draining and stressful. A win didn't forgive Pinkel's mistake, didn't heal Henry Josey's knee, didn't erase the Tigers' five losses. But when Michael Sam snatched Seth Doege's tipped pass to clinch the comeback, you could sense the weight of the world slide off everyone's shoulders. This game won't be remembered for much in the annals of Missouri football history, but it might have been the most cathartic victory the program has ever experienced.

    "It was rough, but we knew we had to win this game," Sam said, "not just for the seniors, not just for each other, but for this program. … Everyone's human, and we all make mistakes. Nobody's perfect. I know we're going to get through this together, and we're going to stick together as a team."

    PowerMizzou: PMTV-HD: Stec talks win
    We Are Mizzou: 2011 Senior Day
  • Hate Week
    KC Star: Deep roots can't keep Border War from being ripped up
    KC Star: With win over Missouri, Kansas still could salvage a disappointing season
    Post-Dispatch: Mizzou-Kansas rivalry may end after Saturday
  • Pinkel
    MUtigers.com: Open Letter From Coach Pinkel
    The Trib: More details emerge from Pinkel's DWI arrest
    The Trib: Pinkel earns penalty and 2nd chance
    Post-Dispatch (Bernie Miklasz): Five opinions on the Pinkel DWI affair
    KC Star: Pinkel given suspended sentence as details emerge regarding DWI case
  • Mizzou In The NFL
    NFL.com: Browns outlast Jags despite missed field-goal try
    Big Cat Country: Missed opportunities and poor clock management prove costly for Jaguars
    Jacksonville.com: Blaine Gabbert's big moment flutters away
    NFL.com: Surging Dolphins rout injury-riddled Bills
    NFL.com: 49ers topple Cardinals for eighth straight win
    NFL.com: Falcons hold on after Titans lose Hasselbeck

Other Football Links

As I mentioned on Twitter yesterday, it is a damn shame that ABC/ESPN cannot loan Joe Tessitore to CBS so that he can do the big SEC games down the stretch as well, just to keep the chaos going for a little while longer. That he did both the OU and OSU games this weekend is simply amazing. And while I'm still 100% in favor of the SEC move, I do have to mention just how damn fun the Big 12 has been this year. Obviously I'd have preferred it if Mizzou were still involved in the conference title race -- something that would have required them to close the deal against both Kansas State and Baylor -- but there have been more fun games in this conference this year than in the ACC, SEC and Big East combined, I'm pretty sure.

Mizzou Basketball Links

Season begins in earnest tonight...

  • Notre Dame
    MUtigers.com: Mizzou Hoops Face Notre Dame in KC Monday
    KC Star    : Notre Dame coach concerned for his 'younger guys' vs. Missouri

Other Mizzou Links

  • Mizzou Volleyball
    MUtigers.com: Tigers Fall to No. 9 Texas in Four Sets
    The Missourian: Missouri volleyball team loses to No. 9 Texas
    The Trib: Missouri falls to Texas
    MUtigers.com: Volleyball Inks Two to National Letters of Intent
  • Mizzou Women's Basketball
    MUtigers.com: Tigers Open Up At Home With A Win
    The Missourian: Missouri women's basketball team wins despite early struggles
    KBIA Sports Extra: Tigers win home opener, are 4-0 for first time since 97-98
  • Mizzou Wrestling
    MUtigers.com: Tigers Fall to No. 12 Sooners, 19-18
  • Mizzou Baseball
    The Trib: Tough SEC is opportunity for MU baseball team
    MUtigers.com: Mizzou Baseball Announces 2012 Schedule
  • Mizzou Softball
    MUtigers.com: Softball Hosting Hitting and Pitching Clinic

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