I'm hearing word that Larry Smith's health is failing. I really like Larry and credit him for pulling Missouri football out of the ashes.

I remember very well listening to Missouri become bowl eligible on the radio as I sat in a parking lot after dominating Colorado in Boulder. It was a typical overcast, dreary day in Missouri, but the feeling was pure magic. I remember the music (Step by Step, or something like that), Mike Kelley being overcome with emotion and just sitting there in disbelief that we had actually done it. I remember the full house, the old gold pants, Brock Olivo's crazy leg scamper versus Nebraska, Corby Jones' bloody nose, Larry Smith's tear, time of possession at Boulder, Devin West destroying KU and so many other things that were all so special after years of failure.

Godspeed, Coach.