I watched Missouri beat Kansas last night, remembering all the while that two teams with the lowest football budgets in the Big 12 Conference were slugging it out for the north division championship.  Next week Missouri will go against Oklahoma in San Antonio for the conference championship.  I've been an OU fan for a long time, but this year, I'm pulling for Missouri . . . and for several reasons.

OU represents everything bad about college football.  It pays the football coaches far too much, spends too much, and is more show than they are go.  They had a good year, and they even beat Missouri at home earlier in the season.  I watched that game on television, didn't think then that the best team won, and now find myself hoping Missouri kicks their ass when the meet again next week.  If that happens, justice will be done.

And, I'm pulling for Missouri because they've got a legitimate chance of winning the national championship . . . and OU doesn't.  They blew it by looking like a bus load of stumble bums against Tech two games back.  Wouldn't it be great if the Big 12's lowest budget football program ended up winning the conference and even the national championship?  I'm sure they wouldn't want that honor because I'm sure they'll be asking for more money after this season . . . but that's down the road, not right now.  For the moment, the low budget advocates can point a finger and say, "You see, you can be a winner without spending a lot of unnecessary money."

Yeah, I just became a Missouri fan . . . at least for the time being.  Go tigers!

PMC, 11/25/07