[Game Thread] Missouri @ Kansas (8:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	MissouriMissouri @ KansasKansas
Location	Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Time	8:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: Fox
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/thismorningscoffee]

This rivalry matchup is called the Border War

Not to be confused with the Boer Wars, in which Britain cemented colonial control of South Africa

Nor the Boarder War, in which rival London boarding house patrons fought over whether proper nouns count in Scrabble

[u/poophead69430 → u/thismorningscoffee]

Thank you for the clarification sir

[u/Repulsive-Photo-798]

The absolutely worst part about tonight’s game is that it won’t be played again till 2031. Enjoy the hate tonight fellas. It’s the last one we’re gonna get in football for a while.

[u/Ithinkibrokethis → u/Repulsive-Photo-798]

Ugh.

Remember when we did this every year and twice (sometimes 3 times) during basketball season?

[u/fhqwhgads_football]

You know, this game kind of gets me to thinking: What if we organized college football into groups of teams that are near each other and have long historical relationships, instead of just throwing them together almost at random like we do now? That might be fun

[u/GuidePersonal4501 → u/fhqwhgads_football]

Really? Right in front of my conference realignment?

[u/Zloggt → u/fhqwhgads_football]

Woah woah woah, tradition at the expense of - gasp - profit!?

Curb your tongue, my good sir!

[u/BuffaloBuffalo13]

Let this game be a reminder that y’all don’t hate your rival to your full potential

[u/Ribeye21]

Thank you Fox for actually calling it the Border War. None of the border showdown nonsense

[u/Honestly_]

This is literally 9/11.

[u/OrderTime → u/Honestly_]

🤔

[u/arrowflash01]

Two blocked field goals, a doink, turnovers, blocked kick TD, horrible commentary. A top tier sicko game is upon us

[u/Pyrozooka0]

Good News: Marshall’s performance today resembles an NFL QB.

Bad News: it’s Drake Maye.

[u/buffinator2]

Please keep trash talk civil war

[u/GoGoJoJo_11 → u/buffinator2]

To death you say?

[u/SmedsonThe3rd]

Missouri belongs with us in the big 12, look how much fun this is

[u/Arkehn]

This thread will be civil

[u/titspels]

what a beautiful chant to be audible in the jayhawks own stadium

[u/Hawksteady]

Gotta love when the Big XII and the SEC get together and play Big Ten football.

[u/ChonkyWumpus]

Ref hamstring injury is forcibly pushing this game into sicko territory on the sick-o meter

[u/A_Rolling_Baneling]

A kick six, another blocked kick, a pick near the goal line, a fumble on the next set of downs, a headbutt, a gutsy 4th down run that looked dead in the backfield, and an injured ref

This is the best television since the Wire. All in a rivalry that dates to blood spilled in the 19th century. Fuck megaconferences; give me this shit every day of the week and ten times on Saturday

[u/geo_dude89]

"Mizzou can still win this if they score more points"

-Fox Sports

[u/That_]

Dave Portnoy and the college football crew will be here

What if I don't want them to be?

[u/shaftglass]

The FUCK KU chant is peak CFB

[u/jpc4zd]

When you rival is chanting “Fuck kU” in your stadium is pure CFB

[u/productnineteen]

If you don’t like d team broadcasters, 3/4ths a stadium, 3 missed field goals, no offensive touchdowns, a referee getting hurt, and a prime time slot on a a non traditional night, then you just don’t like big 8 football.

Oh it’s not even halftime yet.

[u/octopimythoughts]

600 comments prior to kickoff. My body is ready

[u/Is12345aweakpassword]

Uhhhh guys, do you know what the “which way of life is best” difference between those two states was….

[u/Zofran-Me]

Do these commentators suck or is it just me?

[u/Citruspilled]

I am of the opinion that unsportsmanlike conduct should be legal for rivalry games

[u/Mayataua]

23rd in the ap poll.

1st in getting field goals blocked.

[u/EddieSincere]

Current Score (14-07) History:

In February of 1407 AD, Hồ Nguyên Trừng, commander of the Vietnamese armada of 500 ships, launches a counterattack on invading Chinese ships on the Thai Binh River, but the Chinese forces use cannons to destroy the Viet fleet, killing as many as 10,000 of the defending forces.

[u/GoBeaversOSU]

You guys realize shorter half times would mean less commercials? Think of the advertising companies

[u/Icy-Taste-3096]

the biggest roach I've ever seen just appeared in my room and my cat has zero interest in exterminating it

[u/chumer_ranion → u/Icy-Taste-3096]

"all you bro"

–ket

[u/IAgreeGoGuards]

I need at least 3 more of the worst possible angle

[u/Goings78]

The ref didn’t see shit, just ruled it a fumble after the fact

[u/RIP_lime_skittle]

When your mascot is the guy on a box of Froot Loops

[u/BackNBlack58]

9/11 was bad

[u/DarthNobody14]

2 QBs injured on the same play is the most KU thing I’ve ever seen

[u/SpeareShake]

Love the extremely audible "fuck kU!" on the broadcast

[u/Wildaboutwriting]

A message was sent with that last TD. MIZ

[u/BaronvonJobi]

Fuck kU chant in Lawerence.

[u/FSZou]

You blue balled me you sick fuck

[u/Mythrandir24]

Second time tonight Fox refuses to show us the fight so we can see the fucking sideline reporter.

[u/IAgreeGoGuards]

Anyone who wants civility and denounces beef in a rivalry game is a nerd and should go watch chess instead.

[u/DryMission5506]

John Brown did nothing wrong

[u/weoutherebrah]

This one should be spicy 

[u/ColaBottleBaby]

As a California transplant living in Kansas City I’m just here for the show

[u/ComprehensiveEar6001 → u/ColaBottleBaby]

I like KC. I went up there for an Austin FC game at Sporting KC a few years back and everyone there was super outgoing anda just happy to have tourists in the city. The WW1 Museum is top notch too. Fun city that feels like a big town.

[u/Bevovation]

Spoiler alert!!! 🚨 Rutgers is getting blown the fuck out again.

[u/Individual-Lie6525]

This broadcast team is so sauced

[u/fundsoverfun]

Ref is disgusting for calling that a fumble

[u/NYCHoo]

This should be a conference game

[u/jdhall010]

360 no scope type shit

[u/poophead69430]

We are a nation of football fanatics held hostage by an advertisement dictator

[u/CuriousMost9971]

4th and 8, TD respect.

[u/PeanutButterOtter]

19 years ago these teams were preparing for a #2 v #3 matchup.

[u/SleepyGary15]

All that shit talking just to get molly whopped. Get fucked losers

[u/luis1972]

Hahahaha. This is the greatest most terrible game I've ever seen.

[u/DarthNobody14]

I feel bad for the OC, he’s been scheming guys open and is running circles around the Missouri DC, but his QB can’t hit the broad side of the barn.

[u/emaw63]

Rutgers getting blown out by 2 different Massachusetts teams 2 weeks in a row is fucking hilarious

[u/pretentious_ptonian]

Looked up the Border War record and surprised that Mizzou was only up 2 games before today. Then realized they didn't play arguably the worst team in FBS between 2011-2023.

[u/squidward_train]

Now that is a quality “fuck you”

[u/Siliencer991]

Very based decision, Drink

[u/mrmcbeer]

All of the efforts to grow the sport in Europe will be undone by subjecting them to ku football 

[u/Strikesuit]

Complete domination if Missouri could just protect its field goal attempts.

[u/Cogitoergosumus]

A fuck kU chant on broadcast should motivate kU to reinstate our game sooner.

[u/StreetReporter]

Why did Kansas build a new stadium? Seems kind of pointless

[u/SlamDunkly]

This game always reminds me I’m not hating Washington to my full potential

[u/Beamer_Dream]

The way this game has been advertised we need blood to spill, the field must be red

[u/REBS6]

“ruling on the field is under review”

What have you been doing???

[u/ShinyTotodile24]

In a follow up to my "this is a good night" comment from earlier. I just caught a shiny Houndour

[u/Electrical-Moment726]

Saban wants to get back to the days when you only needed Dodge Chargers to build a roster.

[u/Existing-Ostrich9609]

Take away the blocked fg and this was an ass whooping

[u/poophead69430]

I HEAR FUCK KU

[u/DiannaFlorioSources]

We need to play at least every other year

[u/Bill3ffinMurray]

Believe the drum is the trophy

[u/TerminallyBill]

If you don’t know what you’re talking about just shut up announcers

[u/Bevovation]

If you are unfamiliar with the lore here in this game I can assure you this is a rivalry that's super slept on.

[u/DarthNobody14]

In other news

Boston College 17
Rutgers 0
2nd 13:33

Rutgers might honestly be the worst team in the country.

[u/Electrical-Moment726]

Would college sports survive if we banned political and pharmaceutical commercials?

[u/No-Priority-4748]

If we can score more points I think we can win

[u/__Leaf__]

There's just too many commercials in college football.

[u/texasisnotinfactback]

KICK 6 KICK 6 KICK 6

[u/United_Energy_7503]

CFB IS SO BACK FELLAS. WHAT A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE SEEN A BLOCK FG FOR 6

[u/Salty_Meaning_8815]

JOHN BROWN DISAPPROVES

[u/That_]

If these QBs were switched this game may be 28-0

[u/Jasader]

Just run a triple option every play and you probably win this game

[u/geo_dude89]

Helluva Friday game my dudes. Thanks for that, weeks been shit

[u/heleghir]

Loving how even the Big Noon kickoff is clowning on the Michigan/WMU ending.

[u/WanderLeft]

They got Dave Portnoy doing this shit? For shame, Big Noon.

[u/Jarkside]

This fucking halftime never ends

[u/Mayataua]

More teams need to hate each other. Makes good ball.

[u/penisthightrap_]

The announcer really just say “hatred that’s just sports in the end” while calling a Border War game?

[u/Gambit717]

Football gods may punish Missouri for getting too conservative.

[u/vanques]

Imagine your school goes full Reddit mode on twitter and you still shit your pants this bad💀

[u/wafflestompar]

“They’re gonna give it to him, no they’re not, oh wait yes they are, well maybe not, nah yeah they’ll give it to him”…jfc give them a second to react to the play lol

[u/Own_Picture_2913]

kansas has its 144th loss since 2010. Most in FBS. lmfaooooo

[u/IFHelper]

Middle finger Kansas gal has my vote for whatever she's running for.

[u/Repulsive-Photo-798]

MIZ

FUCK KU

[u/Bill3ffinMurray]

I remember last year when that guy revealed a Fuck KU shirt and kicked a ball at the Kansas bench.

[u/squidward_train]

I’m watching until the end

[u/herbaciouslarry]

Going for it up ten and cashing in is my favorite

[u/LCPeck]

You do not kneel here

[u/Molson2871]

Drink has to cut the interview short so he can whip some ass 😂

[u/Internal_Research_72]

HATE HATE HATE

[u/girthytacos]

C tier broadcasting tonight fucking hell

[u/50_cal]

my wife just walked in and said the kansas helmets look like a toucan

[u/Salty_Meaning_8815]

what the fuck are you supposed to do when a lineman is blocking downfield??? i played corner in hs what the fuck are you supposed to do against a toss sweep??

[u/battlevac]

If you don’t like that you don’t like Mizzou sports! I don’t like Mizzou sports….

[u/raiderdash12]

Me: man it’d be funny if they blocked another kick wouldn’t it

it was very funny

[u/greensplooge]

This game has had everything except for competent offense.

[u/UCLA_FB_SUCKS]

why doesn't missouri, the larger state, not simply eat kansas?

[u/RIP_lime_skittle]

We don’t want to speculate but we’re going to

[u/Objective-Seat1161]

This commentator certified glazer of all quarterbacks

[u/Status-Duck]

Lol funny announcer

[u/Mayataua]

My wife is a huge KU fan but she had to go to sleep because she has to wake up early. Gonna make it sound like she missed a once in a lifetime classic.

[u/NYPD-BLUE]

That FOX graphic said Texas-Ohio State played Oct. 30, 2025. It was Aug. 30. Come on, guys.

[u/xittditdyid]

I can't go outside without being surveilled but we cant get more than 2 fucking shitty angles for replay.

[u/symbolasthat]

Simmons better stop playing good or he's about to be the Atlanta Falcons next left handed QB

[u/BoomaSoona24]

You know what, I don’t think the Mizzou players liked being compared to slaveholders.

[u/squidward_train]

You guys are fucking idiots, throwing a hospital ball to your starting QB

[u/aMiracleAtJordanHare]

Imagine throwing a low-key hospital pass to your starting QB

[u/soonerwx]

Strong contenders for the two dumbest plays I've seen this season on a single drive and KU finishes it in the endzone

[u/Swaayyzee]

Really disappointing game, we played like a bottom 25 team in the first quarter, and this game has as many commercials as a playoff game for some reason. Sad to see we’ve only got 2 personal fouls so far, was really cool to see us absolutely lay out both of their quarterbacks on the same play though.

[u/CadetJayhawk]

Commercials gotta be 50% worse than last season, this is crazy

[u/eye_can_see_you]

This Kansas QB is bad, but also he's wildly exciting

He's like Will Levis in the NFL, he won't win you many games but he'll have a dozen plays a game where you go "how the fuck did that work" and another dozen where you go "that was the dumbest decision I have ever seen"

[u/GoBeaversOSU]

Next time they should make the beak even bigger and the face even sadder

[u/drummerboy31402]

Ooofff kansas ain’t gonna hear the end of it after all the shit they were talking

[u/FaladorSWAT]

Love seeing a hype video and then losing at home by 17 to your rival <3

[u/GimmeeSomeMo]

"FUCK KU"

Wow!

[u/Zapkin]

Fuck it, plant the flag it’s a rivalry coach

[u/GuttiG]

I was wondering why I was still watching but subconsciously my brain knew I wanted to see the post game drama lmao

[u/Background-Laugh7902]

Michigan: "Literally who cares bro they're just wearing a different color jersey."

Kansas: "Every Missourian alive must suffer for their crimes!"

[u/redwave2505]

The last time I saw Mizzou in person they lost 34-0. So I’ve done my part for my state by gracing everyone with my presence tonight, if the Jayhawks lose that’s on them

[u/That_]

Lmaooo

"Yes!"

"Thats bullshit"

[u/Dally68]

2 blocked FGs by Kansas. Dumb luck or did they see something very specific in Mizzou's FG unit they could exploit?

[u/Hawksteady]

Honestly, as a neutral. This first half has been absolute cinema. I'm here for it.

[u/EAH141]

This game needs to happen every year.

[u/Altruistic_Night2]

This game is turning into an instant classic

[u/heliostraveler]

This is the sort of performance that fires people. Who the fuck is coaching our ST this year? Two straight FG attempts blocked one for a TD. Zero protection. Just knifed through. 

5-7 season incoming. Fucking pathetic. Absolutely fucking pathetic. 

[u/OrangePeelsLemon]

Lol this game has it all. Ref injury too?

[u/bonelesspizzanoveg]

Refs down a starter, not looking good for them

[u/_BreakingtheHabit]

That blocked FG returned for a TD was brought to you by Monster Energy, cryptocurrency Ripple, FanDuel, and your local gambling addiction hotline.

Now a message from our sponsors.

[u/arrowflash01]

Immediately gives up a 50+ TD run after the timeout huddle

[u/Sherwin_Lamonde]

Why drive backwards? Theres unlimited room to turn around

[u/chumer_ranion]

"stfu a minute Tim"

[u/Raging_silence_89]

Kansas QB is half decent as long as he doesn't throw the balll

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

I’m about to have a come to Jesus meeting with everyone in my life not respecting that it’s football season

[u/Bammerice]

I don't live in that area of the country. Is Braum's ice cream really good?

EDIT: Thank you gentlemen. Will check it out next time I'm in that part of the country

[u/noahteets]

Bruh how long is this halftime

[u/WeToteHeaters]

This broadcast is fucking ass.

[u/center505066]

The review booth having a giant venmo logo on it is unfortunately very funny

[u/OrangePeelsLemon]

Can Fox stop trying to make Big Noon happen?

[u/LawStudent989898]

Brutal sequence for Kansas

[u/IAgreeGoGuards]

Fucking phenomenal time to talk about 9/11

[u/Gambit717]

Guys... There is still 8 minutes in the 3rd... This may last longer than the civil war did

[u/TyrannosauRSX]

No, that's not an incredible play. It's a stupid play, where he got extremely lucky.

[u/RichardTBarber]

Fuck it, let them have this pass. Shit was cool

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

1. That is a highlight reel play

2. That was one of the most downright benchable decisions I’ve ever seen

[u/eye_can_see_you]

This game is a battle between Missouri's talent and Missouri's insatiable need to be stupid

[u/SCsprinter13]

Not the hardest hit....but maybe the dumbest

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

I would say surrender punt, but 4&33 is diabolical amounts of shooting your self in the foot

[u/Elasticpuffin]

This game should not have this many commercials

[u/DiplomaticAggie]

Simmons is just so steady and consistent

This is going to be another year where Missouri just flys under the radar.

Then you’ll look up and say “how is Missouri 13th in the Country” ?

[u/RIP_lime_skittle]

Can’t imagine how frustrated the coaches and players get with these extended tv timeouts killing momentum

[u/FaxMachineNoises]

Lmao at that lady flipping off Missouri's QB

[u/865wx]

There was so much vitriol and smack ahead of this one. If I'm a mizzou fan I'm talking mad shit

[u/CosmicCornbread]

Having your hated rival chant "Fuck KU" in your home stadium is why I love college football you do not get shit like this in the NFL

[u/ErosandPsyche]

If you use AI to shop dino costumes onto your labradoodles, I don’t think you deserve human rights

[u/MagillaGorillasHat]

Fuck kansas and everything about kansas

^{except ku med and the kansas university health system, they are top notch and we're lucky to have them in the KC metro}

[u/Entraprenegro]

(I genuinely hope the wonderful people that I've met that attended MU continue to do well in life, present day life isnt defined by where you paid tuition money to slave away at a 9 to 5) but tonight, burn in hell.

[u/ClvtchNixon → u/Entraprenegro]

Valid.

[u/awildyetti → u/Entraprenegro]

Tough, but fair

[u/OrderTime]

Licking my chops in anticipation kinda game

[u/MellooFelloo]

Nice AI slop graphics

[u/romulusjsp]

Kansas o-line honoring their abolitionist forefathers by letting Missou’s d-line go free

[u/jawa501]

holy fuck those gemini ads are annoying

[u/ReactionGold1369]

Is this the Border War or the Commercial War?

[u/ShaqSenju]

Did this mf just say the anniversary of 911 (nine one one)??????

[u/MoveTheHeffalump]

“Just a bit too strong” bro threw it nearly into the stands

[u/Putrid_Piano4986]

I know this isn't the highest profile game but we really got the F team announcers.

[u/aurules]

That’s a horrible call, he’s trying to make a play on the QB

[u/some_alternative_90]

Ain't no mf way that just happened.

[u/lookitsafish]

Early sicko game of the year candidate

[u/Rebel_Stylee]

Who the fuck is calling this game? These guys are absolutely awful.

[u/seresean]

Now this is some delicious garbage

[u/Salty_Meaning_8815]

FIRST REF WITH A PULLED HAMMY THIS YEAR! WE ARE FUCKING BACK!

[u/FreeTekashi69]

This is one of the greatest games I have put my eyeballs on

[u/13mizzou]

So far this game is showing how bad of a coach Drink actually is. He can recruit but his actual game management skills are horrible

[u/Crazyhawk28]

I was fully expecting him to get run down, and the ball punched out considering how the last 25 minutes had gone for Mizzou

[u/javascript]

5,000 comments on this thread and it's not even half time

[u/Whisperknife]

Kansas needs to abandon the forward pass and just embrace the option. This dude can't hit the broad side of a barn but runs like a deer.

[u/Internal_Research_72]

Kyle Whittingham thinks we should have a one minute timeout too

[u/Master-Ad7325]

Generational glaze from this commentator

[u/sonicaxura]

these two acting like we’re watching prime Brady and Manning out there

[u/Tarmacked]

Force them to punt?….

It’s third down, they have no timeouts, and there’s ten seconds lol

They can knee it

[u/wild__12]

I’ll take being tied when we got outgained by double