Remembering the Joplin Tornado and the One State, One Spirit Classic

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By Bill Connelly@SBN_BillC May 23, 2016, 5:02am CDT

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The One State, One Spirit Classic.

Yesterday was the five-year anniversary of the devastating tornado that wiped out Joplin. There are a lot of inspiring, interesting reads about the town's rebuilding process.

Post-Dispatch: Survivors of tornado that leveled Joplin look back

The Missourian: Joplin spreads its wings as it moves on from 2011 tornado

The Missourian: PHOTO GALLERY: A look back on Joplin in the aftermath

KC Star: Joplin five years later: Healing and scars

I'm not sure the state has ever been more unified than it was in the months following this disaster. And the work Mizzou did with the One State, One Spirit Classic made me incredibly proud of this place. Five years later, I'm not sure the state and the university have ever been less unified in modern times, and I wish there was something other than a natural disaster that could pull everybody together again. My best wishes to those who had their lives transformed five years ago.

KOMU.com: Missouri Beats Missouri Southern 114-68 in One State, One Spirit Classic

Rock M Nation: Mizzou's Greatest, #19: One State, One Spirit

Rock M Nation: Mizzou 86, Missouri Southern 60: Study Hall

ESPN.com: Missouri Southern Lions and Missouri Tigers play charity game for Joplin, Missouri relief