Judging by the first half performances of each team, it appears the Kansas Jayhawks will lose to the Missouri Tigers. As a result, the team in gold and black will move on to face the Oklahoma Sooners in the Big XII Championship Dec. 1 in San Antonio.

In Columbia and elsewhere throughout the Show-Me State, Tigers fans are excited about three things:

A chance to even the score with the Sooners after losing 28-21 in an Oct. 13 battle in Norman;

A shot at winning their first Big XII Conference title; and

An opportunity to play in the BCS Championship Jan. 8 in New Orleans.

Before they get too excited about their prospects, Tigers fans need to remember one thing:

M-I-Z-Z-O-U ends in OU.

Enough said. BOOMER SOONER!