It ranks as probably the best gem the legendary George Wilson dropped on me during my years covering his College of the Ozarks Lady ‘Cats: “It’s hard to beat a team three times in one season…then again, sometimes it’s not.” Let it sink in for a second, then note this: If Wichita State or Missouri [...]
Mighty MO State Football Recruits, snOMG Class of 2011
The Springfield News-Leader’s Lyndal Scranton reported the #snOMG-delayed Missouri State football recruiting class is 17 deep so far, with coach Terry Allen expecting to add a handful more, once schools are able to dig out and get back in session. Here’s what we know so far about the future Bears of Mighty MO State. Note: [...]
Who were those Bears?
I’ve mellowed a bit in my 30s. I don’t get as worked up about my favorite teams as I used to (though I still really don’t like Wichita State). That said, I’m incredibly bummed about Mighty MO State’s 77-65 loss at Evansville Feb. 2. This was the bad loss that the Bears had to avoid. [...]
Is close the new normal for Missouri State?
It’s been a couple of days now, but I wanted to share some thoughts on Missouri State’s close shave at Drake. The Bears – tell me if this sounds familiar – struggled, and actually trailed a good portion of the game, before rallying to win. The final score was 73-70. Not the result a lot [...]
Okay, that one stung a little bit
It had to happen eventually, and this was a pretty crummy way to go. In some ways I prefer a loss by 10 points than one like Missouri State suffered at Indiana State to break the Bears’ nine-game winning streak. I’ll save my dissertation on “A foul is a foul is a foul” for a [...]
Wins are like girlfriends…
Troy University football coach Larry Blakeney has said it better than anybody: “Wins are like girlfriends. They’re not all gonna be pretty.” True dat, Larry. True dat. So I’m not at all concerned that Mighty MO State had to sweat a little bit in a 64-51 Missouri Valley Conference win over Southern Illinois at JQH [...]
Senior class powers Mighty MO State past Wichita
It’s been more than 24 hours and I am still riding the buzz achieved while sitting in my car, in my brother’s driveway, with my brother and his wife, listening to Missouri State knock of Wichita State 59-56 Jan. 9. It’s their first win there since 2007 and – at 5-0 with wins at Northern [...]
Scheer brilliance will be key for Mighty MO State
Whew. It had all the makings of a trap game, and it certainly lived up to it. Missouri State struggled for about a half, then used a 9-0 run early in the second half to take out Evansville 65-50 in a Missouri Valley Conference game Jan. 7 at JQH Arena. Now comes the much-anticipated showdown [...]
Bears benefit from Martin’s bench moves
Forget the NCAA snubs, or the run to the NIT quarterfinals, or the 0-for-3 Valley tourney finals record. This moment, to me, crystallizes the Barry Hinson era at Missouri State University: March 14, 2007. Missouri State hosts San Diego State in an NIT opening-round game. The Bears trailed 34-31 at the break, but Drew Richards [...]
