Jason's Untimely Thoughts

Happy Thursday, Tiger fans!  Sadly, the happiest time of the year is coming to a close, as our beloved Tigers play their final home game of the season this Saturday.  Mizzou hosts the Florida Gators (chomp) with a bowl game invitation on the line for Mizzou and a termination slip on the line for no one’s favorite coach, Dan Mullen.  Mizzou shall win 31-24. Victory.  Victory!!  Go in early, cheer on the seniors.  

Florida — surprisingly bland.  That’s my description.  Kim & I went to a game there once. It was fine.  Like Lubbock with nicer weather maybe?  Except Tech would never let Samford score 50 points on them.  And then their current coach consistently starts, um, shit, and then shows up at the post-game press conference with a Darth Vader mask on.  And then his wife (maybe not anymore?) creepily greets every player with a kiss on the mouth as they’re getting off the bus before the game.  Bland, but gross.  Unusual, but mostly uninteresting.  Here this weekend, but unwanted.  Searching for a win to save his job, but unlikely (Later Gator).  Victory.  Victory!!

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m., I’ll be at the tailgate way before that.  If you get there early enough, you can hang out with me and watch The Arsenal beat Liverpool on the telly.  Top of the table by Boxing Day!
We will have beverages at the tailgate.  We will presumably have some food, but I have no idea what.  We’re not planning a big spread this game, as I don’t think we willl have a big crowd this game.  I hope to be proven wrong, however (about the crowd, not about everyone hating Dan Mullen, the Gunners beating ‘pool, and Mizzou victory).  Bring food and friends if you like, happy to see everyone.   Except Dan Mullen, that guy, I tell ya.

Speaking of things I tell ya, screw ku (and point and laugh at Texas!).

Happy Thursday, Tiger fans!  On Saturday, our beloved Tigers host the Gamecocks from South Carolina.  Kickoff is at 3:00 p.m.  After (what almost felt like) a dominant defensive performance at Georgia and a disappointing season for South Carolina (did they even play last week?), a 31-24 Tiger victory is in the forecast.

I’ll be at the tailgate full-time starting around 11:00, I’d think.  Stop by when you will.  Bill & Nancy are bringing ribs from southeast Missouri, always a popular meal.  Mike & Sarah are bringing chips from Lutz’s and baked beans.  Sides and desserts are always welcome, but did you already read we’re going to have ribs and chips and beans?  What more do you need?

If I’d have been more on the ball, I’d have incorporated my “Worst Carolina” subject line into a wurst-themed meal, but I wasn’t with it enough to think of that until now.  Or we could’ve gone with something funny about South Carolina’s mascot, but there’s objectively nothing funny about that.  Or we could’ve gone with chili, since, you know, it might be chilly.  Oh well, no one’s perfect.  Speaking of imperfection, screw ku.