Mizzou is number 1!

Lyn Schipper and I took Fish & Ships on the road for the first time Saturday to watch Mizzou's victory over Kansas. We started out at the Hooters in Independence, MO. at 11:00 and went on the air shortly after that from my van in the parking lot. We then did 10 different live remotes from Noon to 2:00 PM inside Hooters. The crowd in Hooters was about 80% Tiger fans although we did find a few Jayhawk fans in the crowd. We had a great time at Hooters and all the people there had a lot of fun.

After we finished up at Hooters we made our way to our hotel which was right across highway 70 from Arrowhead. The 3 mile trip from Hooters to our hotel took about an hour and a half as fans lined up to get into Arrowhead when the parking lots opened at 3:00 PM. After we checked in we immediately headed back into traffic to start tailgating before the game.

We had good tickets but they were right in the middle of the Kansas section although we had a buffer zone of Mizzou fans in every direction. The stadium was packed with more than 80,000 fans split evenly between the 2 schools. It was the best atmosphere of any sporting event I have attended and for the most part the fans got along. We did have a fight break out right next to us between a Mizzou fan and some Kansas students who apparently were harassing his wife. The Mizzou fan grabbed hold of the Kansas fan as all of us around there quickly broke up the fight with the help of security.

On the field the Tigers quickly took control of the game and held off a late Kansas' rally. As the Jayhawk fans cleared out the Mizzou fans stayed in their seats after the game to celebrate the victory. The final score was 36-28 and when we left Arrowhead after the game chants of M-I-Z Z-O-U could be heard everywhere. After waiting for traffic to clear we finally got back to our room at 12:45 AM. It was a great time for everyone who was lucky enough to make the trip (at least the Mizzou fans) and we left knowing the Missouri Tigers were about to become the number 1 team in all of college football. Go Tigers!