Epic Weekend!

If you haven't heard of the Missouri Tigers' win over the Oklahoma Sooners, you're living in the dark ages. While I wasn't able to attend the game, I was at a family baby shower, I did enjoy watching the game with my family who are also alumni of MIZZOU. I knew it was our game after the kick off return for a touchdown on the first play of the game. However, my beloved Tigers have thrown games away when they've had the early lead.

The perfect day started when ESPN's Game Day broadcasted live from the Quad. Forecasts called for rain the entire day, but the sky stayed blue until late evening. 18,000 students showed up on the Quad for the Universities first Game Day appearance. There's a good chance they'll be heading our way in the future with that kind of turnout. Following Game Day, fans, students, families, and the public headed downtown for the Annual Homecoming Day Parade. The Grand Marshall was Russ Mitchell, a 1982 graduate of the school of journalism.

The big game against Oklahoma was broadcast on ABC for the nation. Every Missouri fan was on pins and needles the entire game. Our offense performed, but I think our defense is why we won the game. I tried to contact so many different people who were at the game in hopes that they could secure my a piece of the goal post. Both goalpost were taken down and walked to Harpos where it was disseminated to those who could get their hands on a piece.

This win for us is huge in many different ways. One it solidifies the program as solid, it was Gary Pinkel's first win over Oklahoma and the first win in the last 20 meetings, and it shoots us to the leader of the Big 12 North. Did anyone see who is the leader of the Big 12 S? Baylor!!!

If we continue to play like we did last week and beat Nebraska this Saturday, we will have a good chance of getting a BCS bowl game. We were robbed of our chance in 2007 when Kansas went over us.

Here are a couple of my favorite shots



Want more on the Tigers win? Click here to read the Columbia Tribune's article.

Next year is the 100 anniversary of the start of homecoming. That's right, you can thank MU for the grand tradition. My family is already making plans to attend.

One last thing, vote for Gary Pinkel to win Coach of the Year.