While hardly a distinguished institution, SportsPOOP.com has declared Missouri “America’s greatest collection of dim-witted administrators in 2009”. This spawns from the recent incident where the University failed to secure all extensions of their Mizzou digital brand. As reported two days ago, the noble owner of Mizzou.us has set this domain up to redirect it’s visitors to KU.edu.
The author does a pretty good job of ripping the university and closes with the zinger:
By late Tuesday, GoDaddy had taken down the redirection link. But no one can take Mizzou’s hard-earned title away.
The owner of www.Mizzou.us is using the address to direct visitors away from their expected online lair — a home page affiliated with the University of Missouri — and lure them instead into the official, virtual world of the Kansas Jayhawks: KU.edu.
To be honest I am kind of surprised that they even have computers to know what a domain name is. The director of alumni affairs even said” “Wow, somebody’s pretty smart.” Obviously not speaking of himself, the University
Here’s a nice compilation of Missouri’s accomplishments (events listed below):
1. MU v Nebraska “The Kick” touchdown
2. Student section after David Padgett’s shot closes Hearnes
3. The infamous Ricky Clemens
4. Steve Stipanovich’s shooting himself in the foot, then blaming it on a robber, then admitting he was lying.
5. A “full” Mizzou arena during a men’s home bball game.
6. Quin Snyder getting some TLC from a fan’s popcorn.
7. Chase Daniels picking his nose on the sidelines…then eating the boogie.
8. Colorado’s “Fifth Down” touchdown victory.
9. Skinny Antler dancing.
10. Cheerleader falls.
11. Sports Center anchor and MU grad John Anderson sports his Bucknell shirt @ MU v KU hoops game.
12. Paige Laurie, namesake of Paige Arena.
13. Quin working for his boss.
14. Tyus Edney takes Jason Sutherland and the Tigers the length of the court.
15. Rhode Island knocks Mizzou out of the first round in the 1988 tourney to cap 3 straight 1st round exists by the Tigers.
16. Arthur Johnson breaks his back.
17. Kansas defeats Missouri in Columbia to go 16-0 in the Big 12.
18. Tigers dance during their rap video.
19. Keyon Dooling has big eyes.
20. What happens when you Google “Missouri Final Four Appearances”.
The best comment to this video on YouTube:
This is so funny, i could watch it every day. Why can’t we have a quality rival? At least UNC has Duke. Both claim titles and have glory, as well as academics. We’ve got underacheiving hillbillies with a generic tiger as their mascot. Sooooo lame.