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Cheeseburgers, Montana’s dilemma and Mahomes tops Brady (PODCAST)

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Andy Reid blew up social media on Monday with his two-second response to how he celebrated the Chiefs AFC Championship.

Joe Montana, who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers, tweeted some love to the Chiefs.

Patrick Mahomes topped Tom Brady once again!

This time Mahomes could run against the Titans. How his legs helped lead Chiefs into the Super Bowl

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Tremaine Brock and DaQuan Smith have no chance of slowing down Patrick Mahomes

Much of the focus in the week leading up to the AFC Championship Game between the Chiefs and Titans was on running back Derrick Henry and Tennessee’s strong running game. An area most overlooked was the Chiefs running game and in particular the scrambling ability of Patrick Mahomes. It was something I touched on this week on Missourinet sports and on my podcast “Bill Pollock Show.”

In the first matchup between these teams in Week 10, Patrick Mahomes was playing in his first game since a leg injury and it was the only game this season that Mahomes did not attempt a run or scramble past the line of scrimmage. His stat line read “0 rushing attempts.”

In that Chiefs 35-32 loss in Nashville, Mahomes was dropped twice on sacks and threw the ball 50 times. Whether he couldn’t run or coaches gave him strict orders to not take off given his recovery over his knee and ankle issues, the Titans defense had yet to see a fully healthy Mahomes on the move. That proved to be beneficial to the Kansas City and Patrick’s long touchdown run put the Chiefs in front and on their way to Super Bowl 54.

Reid talks about Mahomes’ great vision on the game turning touchdown run.

Mahomes’ 27 yard touchdown run at the end of the first half had a little bit of everything. He showed as much patience as he could looking for a receiver downfield, then was flushed to his left and out ran two Titans who took swipes at him and missed. While receivers were still covered, Mahomes wisely took off down the sideline knowing at any moment he could then step out of bounds to stop the clock. Yet, the field was wide open and Mahomes kept trucking along until Titans safety Tramaine Brock tried to wrap up Mahomes at the six. Titans cornerback Amani Cooper made a weak attempt at going low on Mahomes and missed, and 322 pound defensive tackle DaQuan Jones chased Mahomes from behind to the four, but to no avail as Mahomes slipped and pounded and spun his way past Brock again who tried to strip the ball.  The run resulted in the go-ahead score with 11 seconds left in the half.

Mahomes discusses the two-minute drive:

Mahomes rushed eight times for 53 yards with his touchdown, just 16 yards less than Derrick Henry.

Mizzou sets free throw record in loss to Bama

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Mizzou Men’s Basketball drained a school-and-SEC record 31 free throws without a miss, but lost to Alabama 88-74, Saturday at Coleman Coliseum.

Mizzou (9-8, 1-4 SEC) was 31-for-31 from the free throw line – good for the fifth-most free throws in a game without a miss in NCAA history – and eclipsed the previous program record of 23 consecutive free throws made. Eight different Tigers contributed to the effort at the charity stripe, led by Xavier Pinson, who converted 9-of-9 attempts at the foul line en route to 11 points.

Dru Smith scored a team-high 18 points and added four steals and a career-high-tying three blocks. Junior Mark Smith contributed 15 points

Bobby Petrino and his family have bounced back. He’s ready to get back to coaching (PODCAST)

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First it’s our Chiefs playoff preview and then my one-on-one conversation with new Missouri State football coach Bobby Petrino.  We talk about his past and his vision for the future of Bears football.

Bobby Petrino hungry to get back into coaching.

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Missouri State University officially introduced Bobby Petrino as its new head football coach in a news conference at JQH Arena on the Springfield campus Thursday.

Petrino has previously served as head coach in two stints at Louisville as well as Arkansas and Western Kentucky. He has compiled a 119-56 record in 14 seasons at the NCAA Division I FBS level and led his programs to 11 bowl appearances with seven teams ranked in the top 25 at season’s end. His employment agreement with Missouri State is a five-year contract with a base salary of $250,000 per year, in addition to a number of performance and incentive bonuses.

“I’m excited for this opportunity and the chance to rejuvenate the fan base at Missouri State,” said Petrino. “They are hungry for winning football, and we’ll do everything in our power to give that to them. With the support of the administration and the community, there is so much potential here.”

His clubs have finished in the top five nationally in scoring offense three times, while his 2004 club at Louisville led the country in scoring at 49.8 points per game. He has developed 34 NFL Draft selections during his career, including four in the first round, and Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson.

His first stint at Louisville (2003-06) boasted 41 wins over a four-year span in the first head coaching assignment of his career with four bowl appearances in four seasons. Petrino directed the Cardinals to their first BIG EAST title in 2006, Louisville’s second year in the league. He stepped away from college football in 2007 to coach the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons for less thana season, then returned to guide the Arkansas Razorbacks for four years, from 2008-11. In Fayetteville, Petrino’s squads were 34-17.

Petrino was fired prior to the 2012 season for lying about an extra-marital affair he was having with a school employee.

Petrino go back in the game for the 2013 season as head coach at Western Kentucky, where he helped WKU finish 8-4 while closing the season with a four-game winning streak. The Hilltoppers also set a new school record for total offense (5,502 yards) and passing first downs (141) in a season. His return to Louisville in 2014 was immediately successful, guiding the Cardinals to a 9-4 year out of the gates before reeling off four consecutive bowl appearances and another 9-4 campaign in 2016. In his nine total seasons in Louisville, Petrino’s Cardinals were 77-35 overall and 45-24 in conference games (CUSA, Big East and ACC).

Petrino and his wife Becky have four children: Kelsey, Nick, Bobby and Katie — and six grandchildren.

Listen to his full press conference Q & A. Check back on Friday for my one-on-one conversation with Coach Petrino.

Blues come up short of setting franchise record

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>>Flyers Win In OT, End Blues’ Home Winning Streak

(St. Louis, MO) — Jakub Voracek scored in overtime to lift the Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Blues in St. Louis. Tyler Pitlick and Michael Raffl lit the lamp in a three-minute span in the second period for Philly, which won for the third time in four games. Alexander Steen and Ryan O’Reilly scored in the third period for the Blues, who rallied from a two-goal deficit to force OT. St. Louis had its franchise-record-tying nine-game home winning streak snapped.

Elsewhere in the NHL:

>>Blackhawks, Smith Humble Habs

(Montreal, Quebec) — Zack Smith scored twice in the first period, including shorthanded, as the Blackhawks skated to a 4-1 win over the Canadiens in Montreal. Alex DeBrincat added a power-play tally in the second and Drake Caggiula extended the advantage in the third. Corey Crawford stopped 32 shots for Chicago, which notched its third straight win. Phillip Danault had the lone Montreal marker 54 seconds into the second period to make it a 2-1 game. Charlie Lindgren allowed four goals in 28 shots for the Habs, who had won their previous two.

MLB Network to air documentary on 1980’s Cardinals baseball

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Following a record-setting 2019 season for home runs in Major League Baseball, MLB Network will look back at how the St. Louis Cardinals played a different brand of baseball to dominate the National League in the 1980s in the latest installment of the MLB Network Presents documentary series, titled Birds of a Different Game: The ‘80s Cardinals. Golden Globe Award-winning actor, Missouri native and lifelong Cardinals fan John Goodman will narrate the one-hour program, which will premiere on Tuesday, January 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET. A trailer for Birds of a Different Game: The ‘80s Cardinals is available here.

In new interviews, Hall of Fame Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog and Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, five-time All-Star Keith Hernandez, and former Cardinals Tom Herr, Ken Oberkfell, Terry Pendleton, John Tudor and Andy Van Slyke each describe how the 1980s Cardinals used electrifying speed, outstanding defense and strong pitching to win three NL pennants and the 1982 World Series championship.

The film highlights how the Cardinals’ style of play, which was nicknamed “Whitey Ball” after Herzog’s managerial style, saw them take advantage of the artificial turf and cavernous outfield at Busch Memorial Stadium to lead the NL in stolen bases for seven consecutive seasons from 1982 – 1987, finish first in NL team fielding percentage in eight different seasons, and finish top five in NL team ERA in five different seasons.

Missouri State to hire Bobby Petrino as next football coach

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Missouri State football will name Bobby Petrino its next head coach.  A press conference has been scheduled for 8:45 a.m. on Thursday morning in Springfield.  Petrino, who has previous head coaching stints at Arkansas, Western Kentucky and two stops at Louisville, has a career record of 119-56 in 14 seasons.

Petrino was fired after ten games in the 2018 season with a 2-8 record.

Petrino lasted just one season in 2007 in the NFL coaching the Atlanta Falcons. He left Louisville and was brought to the pros to help quarterback Michael Vick. In December of ’07, Petrino left to become the head coach at Arkansas.

In April of 2012, Petrino was involved in a motorcycle crash. Petrino initially said he was alone on the motorcycle. However, on April 6, just minutes before a police report was to be released showing one of his former employees was also a rider, Petrino revealed that he and the woman were involved in an extra-marital relationship. Four days later, Petrino was fired.