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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Inconsistency plagues Tigers as Missouri falls at Oklahoma

Inconsistency plagues Tigers as Missouri falls at Oklahoma

Pat Iversen September 26, 2011

The old adage in sports is that it’s not how you start, but how you finish. The cliche has never rung truer than Saturday night in Norman for the Missouri football team. The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners showed...

Sooners aren’t overlooking Tigers this time around

September 23, 2011

Last year, Oklahoma rolled into Columbia to face the Missouri Tigers as the newly anointed No. 1 in the BCS standings. The Sooners left with their tail between their legs, done in by turnovers and poor...

Growing pains characterize volleyball gauntlet

Seth Boster September 23, 2011

Volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow stops practice. He’s not the kind of coach that gets red-faced. He’s clearly frustrated as he folds his arms, but he’s calm when he says, “Sarah, what are you supposed...

Iowa State sends Missouri packing with sweep

Lindsey Davison September 21, 2011

The Missouri volleyball squad didn't start its first nationally televised game since 2005 the way it would have liked. Coming into Wednesday's match, The Tigers held a 13-3 record. They were tied for...

Josey burns Western Illinois en route to record books

Josey burns Western Illinois en route to record books

Pat Iversen September 20, 2011

Call sophomore Henry Josey the "forgotten man," if you will. Throughout the preseason, talk centered around Missouri’s four-headed running back. The Tigers boasted tremendous depth at the tailback position,...

Memories of Oklahoma defeats still sting for Missouri players

Nate Atkins September 20, 2011

After a win like Missouri recorded over then-No. 1 Oklahoma during last year’s Homecoming, many changes take effect. Pain and embarrassment from previous losses subside. A new-found confidence settles...

Missouri runs all over Western Illinois in record-setting victory

Nate Atkins September 17, 2011

In a 69-0 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday at Faurot Field, Missouri set program single-game records for points and yards (744) while testing a few more historic marks. And for the most part,...

A coming of age: Franklin excites in Tempe

A coming of age: Franklin excites in Tempe

Nate Atkins September 16, 2011

Missouri quarterback James Franklin chose a big night to host his coming-out party. With the roar of the opposing blackout crowd making the primetime road challenge more daunting, Franklin rose up, answered...

Lessons learned from the first week of NFL football

Michael Bracciano September 16, 2011

After writing about how I was very optimistic about my Kansas City Chiefs for the upcoming season, I had a tough time watching them get manhandled 41-7 on Sunday. Much like every season in the NFL, I feel...

Primetime exposes Tigers for better and for worse

Nate Atkins September 16, 2011

The end to Friday night’s duel in the desert was a tough pill to swallow for Missouri football fans. The outcome was deflating and gut-wrenching. But, in a strange way, it was also full of promise. Missouri...

Big 12’s lack of treasure leaves conference a sinking ship

Nate Atkins September 13, 2011

Last week aboard the S.S. Big 12, the Aggie decided to jump ship. Before he could do so, the Bear jumped out and tackled him to the ground. Quickly, the other seven passengers aboard assisted the Bear...

Recipe for success: Mix well, let them set

Seth Boster September 13, 2011

A seventh-grade Molly Kreklow sat in the stands with the focused look of a true student, as if the Hearnes Center was her classroom and the court a chalkboard to study. The young Kreklow had finished...