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We played a beast of a schedule year in year out

Posted on: July 26, 2016 at 11:44:19 CT

Erwin Fletcher STL

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and pulled some nice upsets. Entertaining due to that. Unfortunately, NU and OU were the class of the league by a long shot and were typically both top 5-10 in the country, then there was everyone else in the Big 8.

I also think when you look at those on this board who were around during that time we were kids and MU football was a big deal to us.

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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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