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Why do people look at the 70s so fondly?

Posted on: July 26, 2016 at 10:58:03 CT

Truthful MU

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Sure we upset some teams, but we would often lose to Kansas, Illinois and even Kstate. The idea that a 7-4 70s team was better than one of Pinkels 12-2 teams is crazy. Atleast those teams never lost to unranked teams. I mean, we never played a game in January during the 70s (1970 Orange Bowl does not count)

Even 1978, our best of the 70s, dropped one to ksu. Give me 2007 and 2013 any day, years when we actually had a seat at the table. Years where we were relevant at the end of the regular season.

Can someone explain to me why the 70s were in any way better than the Pinkel era?

Edited by Truthful at 11:04:34 on 07/26/16

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Why do people look at the 70s so fondly? - Truthful KC - 7/26 10:58:03

RE: Why do people look at the 70s so fondly? - Grizzly999 MU - 7/26 14:00:16

Football Saturdays at Mizzou at that time had a mystique - MakeShift MU - 7/26 12:30:08

Well put(nm) - Erwin Fletcher STL - 7/26 13:03:46

Three words: Smash Mouth Football (nm) - RootKnocknee MU - 7/26 12:19:36

It's because of the big Mizzou cup frisbee lids.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 7/26 12:00:54

I lived through it - JimD MU

- 7/26 11:55:04

RE: I lived through it - CPA MU - 7/26 12:31:32

Al was 20-29 in the Big 8, Pinkel 47-42 in the Big 12 - JimD MU

- 7/26 16:47:27

Based on NFL talent, the Mizzou teams of the 70s... - Deputy Dawg MU - 7/26 11:54:44

We played a beast of a schedule year in year out - Erwin Fletcher STL - 7/26 11:44:19

I see people look at the 60's fondly, but not the 70's(nm) - Mo Texan MU - 7/26 11:26:40

The 70's were what people say they were, good and bad. But - Fool on the Hill MU - 7/26 11:24:04

Nothing tops our 1983 uniforms - Truthful KC - 7/26 11:27:38

I do like those, but they were gettin' a little yeller.(nm) - Fool on the Hill MU - 7/26 11:28:37

PInkel lost plenty of bad games, he just was able to - alwaysright MU - 7/26 11:16:15

RE: PInkel lost plenty of bad games, he just was able to - CPA MU - 7/26 11:40:34

That is exaclty what I said. - alwaysright MU - 7/26 18:02:33

Pinkel was 7-4 vs kansas, in fact Pinkel - Truthful KC - 7/26 11:45:39

RE: Pinkel was 7-4 vs kansas, in fact Pinkel - CPA MU - 7/26 11:51:41

50/50 chance he upsets ku and lardazz - Truthful KC - 7/26 12:02:23

Was looking through records. Mango is only coach since the - Erwin Fletcher STL - 7/26 12:18:36

Because it was ku and he was snakebit there(nm) - Bobk MU - 7/26 11:52:18

I know - Truthful KC - 7/26 11:23:14

not sure who is saying that, don't agree (and I was there) - tigerinhogtown STL - 7/26 11:14:33

I was there, and I've never said it, and I've never heard - BB63 STL - 7/26 11:45:42

Im not calling anybody out, its just i have heard some - Truthful KC - 7/26 11:48:13

Definitely not the golden era. Fun atmosphere but - Erwin Fletcher STL - 7/26 11:49:43

The 70's was the beginning of the Dark Ages for MU FB, - MU-TULSA MU - 7/26 11:17:32

it was alive and well in the 70's, it was in the 80's - tigerinhogtown STL - 7/26 11:19:11

I remember the slogan Away We Go with Onofrio, then - MU-TULSA MU - 7/26 14:08:02

RE: I remember the slogan Away We Go with Onofrio, then - CPA MU - 7/26 14:13:50

Al Onofrio was 38-41, all in the seventies - JimD MU

- 7/26 12:35:10

I think it was that '80 team that had SEVEN future NFL - Bobk MU - 7/27 00:37:50

Based on records it was quick and sudden. Those that - Erwin Fletcher STL - 7/26 11:48:21

RE: it was alive and well in the 70's, it was in the 80's - CPA MU - 7/26 11:43:24

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