I haven't begun to look at some of the finer aspects of their sports programs. Up until a few months ago, I really didn't pay attention to Mizzou unless it was a fleeting thought about how their uniforms look.
Black and Gold by the way. They tend to over-emphasize the black it seems. I know it's the same color scheme Vandy uses, but the Commodores do a much better job.
There's not a lot "new" that they bring. We now have another Memorial Stadium in the conference. We now have another Tigers program in the conference: this one is named Truman. It's another state school that's been through name changes. It used to be SMSU, now just MSU. "Tigers" is a historical reference dating back to Civil War times. There's a good story there if you are one that reads history.
Ever wondered where Mizzou comes from? From what I can gather, it's MSU pronounced phonetically. I have no clue where Truman came from. Their Ath. Booster Club is named the Truman Club so there's some history there, of some sort. I'm guessing it's probably related to Harry S. Wasn't he born in the mid-west? Missouri?
There's really no way to judge what Mizzou is going to bring to the football field. We can only guess. Like mentioned earlier, I really haven't followed that closely. In fact, the most I've seen of them was probably on Sportscenter a few years ago. What was the name of that QB, Gabbert?
Since 2000, the Big 12 has a 16-24 record vs SEC teams. Out of all of those teams, Mizzou has the best record at 4-1 (loss in 2003 vs UArk.) OU and TX are the only other teams with a winning record for what that's worth. And, A&M hasn't won a game vs a SEC team since 2000. We'll talk more football down the road. Right now, about the only thing I'll say about our game against Mizzou is we'll have about 32 minutesāTOPāwhen the game is over.
Over the last few months we've begun to talk about Saban in light of the success we had in the '60's and '70's. Whether that talk is premature or not, I did notice a few weeks ago that Missouri had a pretty strong program in the '60's as well. The didn't have the rings we did in the '60's, but didn't have a five loss season like we did in '69 either.
Dan Devine (coach in '60's for the Tigers.) There's one of college football's elder statesmen. Their stadium, Faurot, was named after a former coach. When Meyer's offense hit the SEC I recall Coach Stallings compare it to the Split-T in a conversation with Dye. Meyer, just a few years ago, acknowledged that when Saban commented before the SECCG Florida's offense was a version of the Split-T.
Much like the wishbone is credited to schools from that region, the Split-T can be traced back to Mizzou and Faurot.
Bottom line: the school has tradition.
Looking at their facilities will take you a few minutes, but they have their in the SEC.
Football only seats 71K, but that still puts it 5th in the East, I believe, in terms of capacity.
Softball is way behind, baseball is ahead of us. They do have an indoor practice facility that's a full length field. That puts them ahead of some of the old guard in the SEC. Overall, I'd put them in the bottom half of the SEC in the arms race.
There's not a lot "new" that they bring. We now have another Memorial Stadium in the conference. We now have another Tigers program in the conference: this one is named Truman. It's another state school that's been through name changes. It used to be SMSU, now just MSU. "Tigers" is a historical reference dating back to Civil War times. There's a good story there if you are one that reads history.
Ever wondered where Mizzou comes from? From what I can gather, it's MSU pronounced phonetically. I have no clue where Truman came from. Their Ath. Booster Club is named the Truman Club so there's some history there, of some sort. I'm guessing it's probably related to Harry S. Wasn't he born in the mid-west? Missouri?
There's really no way to judge what Mizzou is going to bring to the football field. We can only guess. Like mentioned earlier, I really haven't followed that closely. In fact, the most I've seen of them was probably on Sportscenter a few years ago. What was the name of that QB, Gabbert?
Since 2000, the Big 12 has a 16-24 record vs SEC teams. Out of all of those teams, Mizzou has the best record at 4-1 (loss in 2003 vs UArk.) OU and TX are the only other teams with a winning record for what that's worth. And, A&M hasn't won a game vs a SEC team since 2000. We'll talk more football down the road. Right now, about the only thing I'll say about our game against Mizzou is we'll have about 32 minutesāTOPāwhen the game is over.
Over the last few months we've begun to talk about Saban in light of the success we had in the '60's and '70's. Whether that talk is premature or not, I did notice a few weeks ago that Missouri had a pretty strong program in the '60's as well. The didn't have the rings we did in the '60's, but didn't have a five loss season like we did in '69 either.
Much like the wishbone is credited to schools from that region, the Split-T can be traced back to Mizzou and Faurot.
Bottom line: the school has tradition.
Looking at their facilities will take you a few minutes, but they have their in the SEC.
Football only seats 71K, but that still puts it 5th in the East, I believe, in terms of capacity.
Softball is way behind, baseball is ahead of us. They do have an indoor practice facility that's a full length field. That puts them ahead of some of the old guard in the SEC. Overall, I'd put them in the bottom half of the SEC in the arms race.
