Ready at the Cotton Bowl
It’s about 20 minutes until game time here at the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park. Fans lived it up at the Mizzou Rockin’ New Year’s Eve Party last night but still managed to get up bright and early for what Coach Gary Pinkel described as the earliest game he has ever coached. Kickoff is at 10:42.
As the game gets going, here are a few more things to watch:
- Look for a fast start, which has been a key to Tiger success this season. Mizzou has scored on its opening possession in six of 13 games, and opponents have scored only once on theirs.
- Look for a high-scoring game. Mizzou’s scoring offense ranks seventh in the NCAA with 40 points per game, and Arkansas isn’t far behind at ninth with 39.83 points per game.
- The Cotton Bowl is honoring retiring Arkansas athletics director Frank Broyles, who has served the Razorbacks for 50 years as a coach and then director. There’s a Mizzou connection, too: Broyles coached the Tigers in 1957, before heading to Arkansas.
Note: I’m seated below the press box, right above Razorback territory. My posting access will be spotty, but I will update the blog as much as I can with game info. Stay tuned after the bowl for postgame quotes and stats, too. Enjoy the game, and please keep blog comments respectful.
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