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It was one of the best for a single reason

Posted on: October 6, 2022 at 09:22:23 CT
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It was THE game you can point to where things changed for Mizzou football. No longer was being a laughing stock going to be acceptable after that game. It didn't happen all at once, but it started that night. Recruits started to look at Mizzou differently. Sports media started to treat Mizzou differently. And maybe most importantly, fans started to believe that it was OK to think Mizzou might become a winning program.

I tried to get some guys to get season tickets with me for that 97 season and I was mostly just laughed at. I had tickets from like 91-94, but the guy I went with moved out of state and didn't want to go anymore, but I still followed the team. You could tell in 96 things were getting better. But after that Nub game in 97 and the rest of the 97 season, there was no denying it. And I had no trouble getting 3 guys to get season tickets in 98. We didn't all site together, but our tailgating group grew to well over 20 by the early Pinkel years.

So even though the result of the game was just another loss, it wasn't just another loss. You felt good about the future of the program and that was a feeling we fans had not had in a very, very long time.
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What is the best Mizzou game you ever went to—- - mu7176grad MU - 10/5 18:17:09
     RE: What is the best Mizzou game you ever went to—- - CPA MU - 10/6 16:19:09
     2007 Arrowhead kU - Spudsmizzou MU - 10/6 11:02:47
     That’s my favorite also; OU in ‘69 was fun too(nm) - tigersailor MU - 10/6 10:44:53
     Three games come to mind that I attended - GETUP MU - 10/6 10:32:26
     KU 07 - miketig MU - 10/6 09:33:14
     Baylor 1997 - Genco98 MU - 10/6 09:16:02
          RE: Baylor 1997 - GETUP MU - 10/6 10:33:54
     1978 Liberty Bowl. All the way to Memphis!(nm) - Yellow Weasel MU - 10/6 09:03:26
     Armagedden at Arrowhead. '07 no doubt (nm) - Nohawks KC - 10/6 08:00:16
     the 1960 season was also fun - OGT MU - 10/6 07:27:42
     RE: Same 73 Nebraska and 2017 KU .attended both(nm) - oldtgr MU - 10/6 04:13:36
     My first one - Wehrli fan MU - 10/5 23:53:12
     Tie: 2007 in Arrowhead vs ku; 2013 in Athens, GA - El Zorro MU - 10/5 23:29:48
     1978 at Nebraska - Tigeraja MU - 10/5 23:08:30
     The 5th down game until the end. - XRob MU - 10/5 23:07:33
     Nebraska kicked ball game(nm) - meatiger MU - 10/5 22:22:39
          RE: Nebraska kicked ball game(nm) - DLS57 MU - 10/6 09:12:29
          I was there. Most memorable for sure. Dont know if "best" - Joeboo MU - 10/6 08:20:28
               Like the 5th down game---not good memories - mu7176grad MU - 10/6 08:33:15
                    It was one of the best for a single reason - BigDave MU - 10/6 09:22:23
                         It did indeed seem like a turning point - MoArk MU - 10/6 10:10:54
     RE: What is the best Mizzou game you ever went to—- - Featster MU - 10/5 21:43:24
     98 insight bowl was a lot of fun - cal tiger MU - 10/5 21:09:51
     Oklahoma 1969 - OGT MU - 10/5 21:04:37
     RE: What is the best Mizzou game you ever went to—- - DLS57 MU - 10/5 20:51:53
     East Carolina in 1983/ Texas AM in 2013 - Shelton MU - 10/5 20:39:44
     2010 vs Oklahoma (nm) - North co-co champs MU - 10/5 20:38:51
     2003 Nebraska - cooter MU - 10/5 20:27:41
     K-State in 1969 was a great game (nm) - Fourth and Long MU - 10/5 20:24:32
     2007 Arrowhead - Gallowglass USMC - 10/5 20:03:22
     Totally agree. Great game and wonderful atmosphere! (nm) - RootKnocknee MU - 10/5 19:45:37
     Same. Before even looking at your post and just reacting - jmlppx MU - 10/5 19:20:14
     1986 ku was fun. Mascot and cheerleader brawl - alwaysright MU - 10/5 19:19:39
     1978 in Lincoln: The James Wilder Game! - Oakville_Tim MU - 10/5 19:17:26
          Guy from our dorm was co-captain of the cheerleading - Tigrrrr! MU - 10/5 20:21:48
     USC in Coliseum, '76. We won.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 10/5 19:09:17
          1876?(nm) - meatiger MU - 10/5 22:23:27
          Never have seen the end of that game. It was tape delayed - Tigrrrr! MU - 10/5 20:24:40
     2008 Cotton Bowl probably followed by - MrTruman2U MU - 10/5 19:07:41
     2003 Nebraska game - BigDave MU - 10/5 18:45:37
     2007 at Arrowhead - JayHoaxH8r MU - 10/5 18:38:52
     Notre Dame 78 - Ando MU - 10/5 18:29:37
          I still remember Bill Wilkerson's call on that goal line - JeffB MU - 10/5 18:52:30
               Wasn’t Dan Kelly describing the play-by-play?(nm) - Genco98 MU - 10/5 20:58:00
                    Probably, though Wilkerson did play by play for the football - JeffB MU - 10/6 14:05:22
               this explains so much (nm) - pickle MU - 10/5 19:11:02
               Bill Wilkerson? Are you sure you remember Bud Wilkinson? - tmcats KSU - 10/5 19:07:16
                    Dan Kelly play by play, Bill Wilkerson on the color - Tigeraja MU - 10/5 23:05:59
          Goalposts baby! - JG A - 10/5 18:33:07
     Man, that's hard to say. In addition to all the great... - Deputy Dawg MU - 10/5 18:29:19
          I also remember Curtis Brown going nuts in the 4th - jmlppx MU - 10/5 19:23:33
          Those are great games - mu7176grad MU - 10/5 18:46:55
               Yep. I remember driving back from that game the next... - Deputy Dawg MU - 10/6 05:44:08
                    RE: Yep. I remember driving back from that game the next... - mu7176grad MU - 10/6 09:25:34




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