photo courtesy of bearcatblitz.com The 8th ranked Northwest Missouri State Bearcats will travel to Omaha to play the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks for the fourth year in a row.  The Mavericks are ranked 5th in the country and recently moved to the MIAA.

The Mavs have beaten Mel Tjeerdsma’s Bearcats two of the last three years and holds an 11-8-1 lead in the series.  I visit with Tjeerdsma to talk about this new conference rivalry, his relationship with UNO’s head coach Pat Behrns and his outlook on the rest of the season.

I have to say, if you have not made a trip up to Maryville for a Bearcats football game, you need to check one out sometime if you’re in the area.  The Bearcats are one of the top D-II programs in the country.

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