Check out this beautiful flag duo spotted in Gladstone MO today. KC Northland is representing Mizzou. Send us your interesting flag pics and location and we'll post to the site.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Let That Mizzou Flag Fly
We moved three years ago and I never got around to putting up a new flag bracket. That oversight was corrected this morning. Now we're ready for game day--but why raise the flag only on game day? Why not leave it up every day, as a way to claim your street for Mizzou? It's a corny notion, but I'd love to see a Mizzou flag on every street in Missouri. Are you seeing a rash of Illini or Razorback gear in St. Louis and southern MO? It's time to make our mark.
I've heard several people in the media say that Kansas City is a Big 12 city. If they are speaking of Kansas City Missouri, I beg to differ. While old habits die hard, we are now in SEC country. I was glad to see KC will continue to host the Big 12 tournament. KCMO is a great town to host an event with an arena, entertainment district and infrastructure that isn't available on the other side of the state line (try catching a flight to New York out of Kansas). These schools are our former rivals and welcome guests, but at the end of the day Missouri is with Mizzou. That said, whether you are in St. Louis or KC, Dallas or Chicago, fly your Mizzou flag proudly year round as a small way to Represent Mizzou.
We moved three years ago and I never got around to putting up a new flag bracket. That oversight was corrected this morning. Now we're ready for game day--but why raise the flag only on game day? Why not leave it up every day, as a way to claim your street for Mizzou? It's a corny notion, but I'd love to see a Mizzou flag on every street in Missouri. Are you seeing a rash of Illini or Razorback gear in St. Louis and southern MO? It's time to make our mark.I've heard several people in the media say that Kansas City is a Big 12 city. If they are speaking of Kansas City Missouri, I beg to differ. While old habits die hard, we are now in SEC country. I was glad to see KC will continue to host the Big 12 tournament. KCMO is a great town to host an event with an arena, entertainment district and infrastructure that isn't available on the other side of the state line (try catching a flight to New York out of Kansas). These schools are our former rivals and welcome guests, but at the end of the day Missouri is with Mizzou. That said, whether you are in St. Louis or KC, Dallas or Chicago, fly your Mizzou flag proudly year round as a small way to Represent Mizzou.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Why Represent Mizzou?
It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm March day in Kansas City and we were on a mission.
My son and I had ventured to Kansas earlier to procure a pair of Big 12
tournament tickets from a disgruntled Jayhawk fan. Now we're downtown,
headed to the final game matchup with Baylor. We walked past a hotel
where the Bears were loading their team bus. The anticipation was
electric as we reached the Sprint Center. Once inside concessions could
not be ignored--we'd forgotten to eat lunch in our haste to get
downtown. We grabbed our seats and spied a friendly crowd, a handful in
green and some haters in blue. Those few who came to witness a Tiger
loss got more quiet as the game progressed, and began to filter out of
the arena in the last few minutes. That was definitely not a tear in my
eye as time expired, must have been smoke in the arena. It was the
last basketball game we'd play as members of the Big 12, and we were
taking the championship trophy with us. The poet Jay-Z posed the
question "who's gonna run this town tonight?" The answer: We are.
Flash forward to May 2012. Kansas City is a college athletics battleground, as two conferences and three universities vie for the hearts and minds of its residents. Mizzou fans need to show the undecided residents and the media that we are and will continue to be the best fans in the metro, and we're not going anywhere as we join the SEC.
But this isn't just about Kansas City. We should represent Mizzou with pride wherever we live and wherever we go. You've probably got some good ideas of your own. Let's get creative. How do you plan to represent Mizzou? You know that community service project you were joining? Don't forget your Mizzou T-shirt. Is it Red Friday at work? How about Black and Gold Friday instead? Share your ideas with us on Twitter @representmizzou and we'll share with those who follow.
It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm March day in Kansas City and we were on a mission.
My son and I had ventured to Kansas earlier to procure a pair of Big 12
tournament tickets from a disgruntled Jayhawk fan. Now we're downtown,
headed to the final game matchup with Baylor. We walked past a hotel
where the Bears were loading their team bus. The anticipation was
electric as we reached the Sprint Center. Once inside concessions could
not be ignored--we'd forgotten to eat lunch in our haste to get
downtown. We grabbed our seats and spied a friendly crowd, a handful in
green and some haters in blue. Those few who came to witness a Tiger
loss got more quiet as the game progressed, and began to filter out of
the arena in the last few minutes. That was definitely not a tear in my
eye as time expired, must have been smoke in the arena. It was the
last basketball game we'd play as members of the Big 12, and we were
taking the championship trophy with us. The poet Jay-Z posed the
question "who's gonna run this town tonight?" The answer: We are.Flash forward to May 2012. Kansas City is a college athletics battleground, as two conferences and three universities vie for the hearts and minds of its residents. Mizzou fans need to show the undecided residents and the media that we are and will continue to be the best fans in the metro, and we're not going anywhere as we join the SEC.
But this isn't just about Kansas City. We should represent Mizzou with pride wherever we live and wherever we go. You've probably got some good ideas of your own. Let's get creative. How do you plan to represent Mizzou? You know that community service project you were joining? Don't forget your Mizzou T-shirt. Is it Red Friday at work? How about Black and Gold Friday instead? Share your ideas with us on Twitter @representmizzou and we'll share with those who follow.
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