Bowl games are not as profitable or as popular as one would think. Take a look at the attendance for today’s 2011 Advocare V100 Independence Bowl featuring two 7-5 teams in the Missouri Tigers and the North Carolina Tar Heels. As the picture clearly indicates, Independence Stadium is nowhere near the 49,147 capacity level. This is not a knock on Missouri or North Carolina or even on Shreveport, LA, it’s more of a commentary on the need to reduce...
The last time the Colorado Buffaloes had reason to celebrate, George W. Bush was in office and the Buffs knocked off #21 West Virginia in an edge-of-your-seat 17-14 overtime victory. Fast forward to 2010, the Colorado nation now has something to cheer about after a strong non-conference showing going 3-1 with one setback at the hands of Cal 52-7. The eyes of excitement were apparent by the ecstatic fans rushing Folsum Field after the Buffs upset Georgia 29-27 this past...
Missouri’s third scrimmage of the season proved to be one too many. Yesterday, senior cornerback Munir Prince, the fastest man on the team, was critically injured during a punt return drill. Practice came to a halt after Prince suffered a crushing blow knocking him out. He was removed from the field via stretcher. His early diagnosis was transient quadriplegia–a temporary loss of sensation and movement in the upper body. As of now, Coach Gary Pinkel says Prince is on...
