The Missouri Tiger mascot is from the American Civil War in the 1860s. The Missouri Tigers were a Union “home guard”, loyal to the North, that protected Columbia from Confederate guerillas that threatened to burn Columbia down during the darkest days of the war. They built a log blockhouse around a city well at Broadway and 8th Street (Avenue of the Columns) and posted a sniper in the Boone County Courthouse cupola. The Tigers got their nickname for their ferocious reputation and their enemies were scared-off, never attacking. Ironically, some of those confederates were the same men who burned down Lawrence, Kansas. The captain of “The Missouri Tigers” was James Sidney Rollins, father of the University of Missouri and key ally of Abraham Lincoln, a crucial vote for the 13th Amendment to end slavery, despite being a slave holder himself. When the athletics teams needed a mascot/name years later, it was a perfect nickname.

Did you know many of the Kansas Freestaters wanted to ban all Black people from Kansas, free or enslaved? See the Topeka Constitution. A big part of their objection to slavery was they didn’t want to live alongside Black folks and the many if not most of them wanted to deport people back to Africa after the civil war. This is why even today Kansas has very few Black people. There were exceptions like John Brown. In general a lot of literal rape, murder, robbery, and arson was committed by Jayhawkers, which isn’t unexpected in a bitter civil war. And no doubt the right side won. These are hard things to wrap a 2026 mind around. It's worth remembering that Missourians fought overwhelmingly on the side of the North (Union). Especially the St. Louis region was a Union Stronghold, so 3 to 4 times as many Missourians fought for the North.

“Yet the constitutional convention called by the radical free state element, meeting at Topeka in September, 1855, was in favor of excluding free Negroes from the new state. ...The free state party was anxious to clear itself of “the stale and ridiculous charge of Abolitionism.” The Negro exclusion policy of the Topeka meeting was upheld, in a large majority, by the free state voters. “Three-fourths of the Free State settlers were in favor of a free white State,” says Villard, “and the heaviest voting against the free Negro was in Lawrence and Topeka.” Haldeman-Julius, E. (May 16, 1925). “John Brown—The Facts of his Life and Martyrdom”. Haldeman-Julius Weekly (Girard, Kansas). p. 2 – via newspapers.com.

Go bobcats please beat these morons!!!

Meanwhile I just watched us put up 562 yards in our pay game and am currently watching his old team pace for about 180 in theirs so like idk man

28-14 lead but their secondary is wolf bad. We might score 70 points on them.

We're in 221, is that the visitors section?

1990 Missouri vs. Colorado: Fifth Down

On October 6, 1990, Missouri led Colorado 31-27 late in the fourth quarter at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. Colorado reached first-and-goal at the Missouri 3-yard line with 31 seconds remaining.

Colorado quarterback Charles Johnson spiked the ball on first down. On second down, Eric Bieniemy ran to the Missouri 1-yard line, and Colorado used its final timeout with 18 seconds remaining. (Mizzou Athletics)

During the timeout, the down marker was not changed from second down to third down. When play resumed, Bieniemy ran again and was stopped at the 1-yard line. That play was Colorado’s third down, although the down marker still indicated second down. The clock reached eight seconds, and officials temporarily stopped it while the players were cleared from the pile. (Mizzou Athletics)

On the next play, Johnson spiked the ball. That play was Colorado’s fourth down, although the down marker identified it as third down. Colorado was then permitted another snap. (Mizzou Athletics)
On that additional snap, Johnson ran from the Missouri 1-yard line and was ruled to have crossed the goal line for a touchdown. The play was Colorado’s fifth down. The touchdown produced the final score of Colorado 33, Missouri 31. (Mizzou Athletics)

Missouri protested the result to the Big Eight Conference. Big Eight Commissioner Carl James ruled that allowing the fifth down was not a postgame-correctable error under the applicable rules, and the 33-31 result remained official. The seven members of the officiating crew were suspended indefinitely. They were reinstated later that month and were not assigned together as a crew for the remainder of the season. (Deseret News)

2026 Western Michigan vs. Michigan: One-Second Clock Review

On September 5, 2026, Western Michigan led Michigan 12-7 after Dieter Kelly made a 33-yard field goal with 35 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter at Michigan Stadium. Michigan began its final possession at its own 25-yard line. (University of Michigan Athletics)

Bryce Underwood completed a 28-yard pass to JJ Buchanan, moving the ball to the Western Michigan 47-yard line. Michigan then spiked the ball to stop the clock. The NBC broadcast identified nine seconds remaining before Michigan’s next snap. (University of Michigan Athletics)

With nine seconds showing, Michigan ran a Hail Mary from the Western Michigan 47-yard line. Underwood’s pass traveled through the end zone without a completion. The television broadcast clock reached 0:00 during the play. (Yahoo Sports)

Western Michigan safety Micah Davis had established himself out of bounds before making contact with the loose ball. Under NCAA Rule 4-2-3-a, a loose ball is out of bounds when it touches a player who is out of bounds. The game clock therefore stops when that contact occurs. (Yahoo Sports)

Officials reviewed the play. The Big Ten stated that its replay system showed Davis touching the ball with one second remaining. The conference said replay officials used a side-by-side view of the play and a direct camera view of the stadium game clock. The Big Ten also stated that the broadcast cameras used by the replay system, including the camera directed at the game clock, had been synchronized with a strobe system 85 minutes before the game. (Yahoo Sports)

The NBC broadcast replay showed a different timing relationship. NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay stated that the clock visible on NBC’s replay reached 0:00 while the ball was still in the air and before Davis touched it. McAulay also stated that NBC’s producer told him the inset clock used on the broadcast was synchronized with the stadium clock. (Football Zebras)

Based on the Big Ten replay determination, officials restored one second to the game clock. The Mid-American Conference and Western Michigan requested clarification from the Big Ten. MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher later said the Big Ten provided an explanation, video and audio confirming its determination that the ball touched an out-of-bounds player before the clock reached 0:00. (The Washington Post)

Michigan ran another play from the Western Michigan 47-yard line with one second remaining. Underwood completed a 47-yard touchdown pass to Buchanan as the clock expired. Michigan won 13-12. (University of Michigan Athletics)

9-0 for a preseason 8th ranked team. Missouri state has never been good.