Missouri State is a great team. We now know how the Missouri Valley Conference is underrated and probably Creighton and Missouri State should be in (the NCAA Tournament).
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Related This is great for the Missouri Valley Conference. To have two teams in the Sweet 16, you can't say w... LAWRENCE WRIGHT Hopefully they won't let the Penn State match be a factor. Hopefully they understand Missouri is not... BOBBY DOUGLAS It's the CAA versus the Missouri Valley [Conference]. We're fighting to get two bids to the NCAA. Th... JAI LEWIS Missouri?s economy has consistently improved since Governor Blunt took office. The growth in new job... KATHARINE BARONDEAU ASUM wants legislators to realize that by investing money into the University of Missouri, they are ... MEARA SMITH We're building momentum. We're putting ourselves in a good position to have a good seed in the (Miss... LINDSAY WHORTON I had many offers and I chose to come to Missouri State. MAJA STANOJEVIC The Free State men, myself among them, took it for granted that Missouri was a slave state. BUFFALO BILL This is the most difficult schedule that we have had since I've been head coach here. We are playing... DEANN CRAFT I am a border ruffian from the State of Missouri,I am a Connecticut Yankee by adoption.In me you hav... MARK TWAIN I'll do what it takes to win. We knew Missouri State had strong guards and that my team might need s... CAROL DUNCAN I went to a little liberal-arts college in Missouri called Truman State University. JENNA FISCHER I've always felt WSU was the premier university in the Missouri Valley Conference. We have the best ... GENE STEPHENSON Southwest Missouri seems to be by far the most highly concentrated area of problem right now, althou... BRENT BRYANT I'm worried more about Troy than I am Missouri and they're probably worried more about Missouri than... LARRY BLAKENEY The Missouri Valley Conference bought games. And they all have winning records. Did I (say) that the... JOHN CALIPARI It sucks, ... When they get old and sick, the state of Missouri puts them aside like trash. ELIZABETH SULLIVAN We just happened to make the last play. If the game lasts another minute, (Missouri State) wins. Tha... JANE ALBRIGHT You listen to that all year. Digger Phelps said he saw the Missouri Valley Conference and said it wa... BOB THOMASON This is a cynical attempt by a certain faction of politicians to utilize religion to divide the peop... BRETT SHIRK Consumers in Missouri are actively reporting to us and we are following leads throughout the state, ... JAY NIXON I found this old fiddle in Missouri Valley and bought it for about three bucks. BOB EVERHART We've got (Iowa coach) Steve Alford and (Iowa State coach) Wayne Morgan to thank. If they were not w... GREG MCDERMOTT If a county adopts a sewage ordinance, then it is governed by the county and the state doesn't send ... CHARLA BAKER I just got a call from my counterpart in Missouri, on how we're handling it. They're getting calls f... GREG BUTTS Nobody has confidence in us but our team. They knock the Missouri Valley but not too many teams want... DANIEL RUFFIN Missouri could make huge strides by adopting a state version of the Federal False Claims Act. Millio... JENNIFER HILL If there is a ground zero in the cultural wars, it is Missouri, a state where pro-life groups are st... ELEANOR CLIFT No other state has such an initiative. Come November, when this initiative becomes hot in the news, ... JOE RHEA The competition should be very entertaining and it's definitely worth seeing. Hopefully we can get a... CHASE HODGES I don't feel that we're too confident. We've seen their record, that the Missouri Valley Conference ... GRANT BILLMEIER I think it is outrageous. Here is one of the more charismatic species that our state once had. The m... TED HEISEL The number of unemployment claims filed has decreased substantially over the last twelve months. Thi... KATHARINE BARONDEAU Historically, lobbyists have played an important role in drafting legislation, in twisting arms and ... GEORGE CONNOR The Columbia/central Missouri region continues to be a key growth market for our company. The acquis... DAVID KEMPER They wrestled a very good match. Missouri is a very good team, and they had to wrestle to win. BOBBY DOUGLAS I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES By all accounts we know there are no other international piano competitions in Missouri. GARY DUNCAN We have Tar Heel Nation in Butler County, Missouri. GENE HANSBROUGH Its a great opportunity to learn about Missouris native plants, BARBARA FAIRCHILD There is a lot at stake in this game. We know that Missouri State will come in here and play their b... JANE ALBRIGHT I think all the citizens in this state are tired of sending our dollars overseas to some potentate h... GARY MARSHALL If St. Louis is 1A (as a sports town in Missouri), Springfield is 1B. MATT GIFFORD Many individuals, families, businesses, and communities in rural Missouri benefited with the USDA Ru... GREG BRANUM Even though Missouri does not have mining issues identical to West Virginia, we feel it's imperative... ALLEN DILLINGHAM Farmers in Missouri and across the country must comply with a variety of federal, state, and local r... IKE SKELTON We came out flat in doubles and Missouri State just used that momentum into singles. Sergio and Andr... DANN NELSON It's another week for me to wear this Missouri State uniform. I like playing for this coaching staff... KARI KOCH Farm Bureau worked for eminent domain reform for the last three years in Missouri, and we are please... CHARLES E. KRUSE Turner is arguably the best tight end in the state of Missouri. But, not only does he do a fantastic... WILL CHRISTIAN I liked the way we finished strong. The first time we played (Missouri State), I thought we had both... BEN STROUD Fueling that growth is Missouri's renewed focus on the state's economic engine, Missouri employers. ... DANIEL P. MEHAN I'm from Missouri; you must show me. COL. WILLARD D. VANDIVER Yeah, that's still accurate. Illinois, Duke, Arizona, Missouri and Indiana -- those are my top five ... ERIC GORDON I am from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence nei... WILLIAM DUNCAN VANDIVER He is literally tiptoeing around this issue as he travels around Missouri. JACK CARDETTI I think the taxpayers of Missouri would feel better served if the governor spent more time in Jeffer... GEORGE CONNOR I'm very excited about coming to Hawaii. The farthest west I've been is Missouri. MALCOLM LANE The coffers are full of money and equipment for the Ferguson Police and the Missouri National Guard ... JESSE JACKSON I think Don is probably the most underrated player in the state. He's a great talent and I hope he g... GREG ESLER After the automatic qualifiers are named, conference affiliation really plays no part of the process... CRAIG LITTLEPAGE There's a lot of stuff going on. It comes down to not being as deep because of injuries. We'll have ... CHRIS BUCKNAM The fact is that Congressman Blunt has a senior leadership position in the Congress of the United St... JOHN HANCOCK By its decision, the State Tax Commission has recognized that Missouri?s farmers and ranchers are fa... CHARLES E. KRUSE It is built along what used to be a railroad. The Missouri Pacific used to run right along Front Str... FRED THATCHER I think if neither one of them makes the NCAA tournament, they'll probably drape the state in black. LARRY CONLEY I think we weren't as sharp as we needed to be and Missouri was aggressive and took advantage of our... BARRY COLLIER The taxpayers are paying more and getting less. Having the state executive of Missouri driving back ... JACK CARDETTI Missouri voters really aren't sure what's going on with the president. DEL ALI This split season [would restore] some balance to the Missouri River. CHAD SMITH If a scout came up to all of the baseball coaches in the conference and said, 'Here's 100 of the bes... LAWRENCE SCULLY We may have just retired (13) people or created (13) new job openings in Missouri. PATRICK FIELDS Being a new mother was a joyful and sometimes overwhelming experience - and as the first Missouri fe... CLAIRE MCCASKILL This week is our biggest week in our history here at Missouri Southern. It just goes to show you how... MARYANN MITTS UMKC competes not only against KU, Missouri State, some of the local schools that are bigger than UM... LINDA COLLIER The data show that, here in Missouri, we continue to fail to put the health and welfare of our child... BETH GRIFFIN Who put their foot in the Missouri River first: Lewis or Clark? Who cares! BUZZ ALDRIN (Penn State is) in the same situation we are; it's been a long season and this is a non-conference g... ARNIE BALL We just ignored the crowd and played hard. Missouri really helped us out as far as ignoring the crow... MARIO CHALMERS The team has set goals for competing for the conference title and being competitive in the state tou... DAVID BAHR If a candidate's message plays well in Missouri, it's going to play well everywhere. JACK CARDETTI The big talk around practice was that a few reporters called him the best post player in the Missour... GRANT STOUT We played well and to earn a berth to the state tournament is an outstanding achievement for this te... BRIAN THOMAS We're basically wanting to amend article six of the Missouri Constitution, which is where most of th... BRUCE HILLIS These guys went home and called their brothers from Kansas City (Missouri). Their brothers got in co... ERNIE CARSON I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado with some Honolulu partners. JAMES MACARTHUR I've got a quote for you. Missouri got themselves a gem. They got a gem. They sure did. TUBBY SMITH We've got them from Michigan and Missouri already. Some of them arrived last Sunday. AMY STEWART If it wasn't for the person we are here to honor today, Babe Ruth Baseball would not be what it is i... SAM ALLEN The bill does very little to solve the problem of abuses of eminent domain in Missouri. BRUCE HILLIS Each of the other destroyers pulled up next to the Missouri for its special passengers to go aboard,... GEORGE BALLE Opponents would have you believe the law would change Missouri into a Wild West shootout, CHARLTON HESTON Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude and I am utterly averse to the admission of Slavery i... JOHN ADAMS Missouri is a very well coached team and deserving of their ranking. They have an experienced team, ... BRAD HOLLAND We would like to possibly win the conference, win a regional and then be competitive thereafter in t... SEAN BIETERMAN The tornadoes caused such comprehensive damage in such an expansive area that I'm sure more counties... CANDACE ADAMS The Lansdowne was selected to ferry the Japanese ministers and generals from the Customs House Dock ... GEORGE BALLE It started 25 years ago, when I was teaching elementary school in a small town in Missouri. DAN SIMMONS There are only two states in the nation that allow for a government to take private property and tur... BRUCE HILLIS You can't give up 15 offensive rebounds and I feel like Missouri State played hard, on a mission. An... ROBIN PINGETON
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RICK RIORDAN Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swingi... RICK RIORDAN She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?" You'd probably ki... RICK RIORDAN Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up. "Y... RICK RIORDAN Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" I asked. "It only works on wild animals.... RICK RIORDAN Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right? Annabeth: Come back alive,... RICK RIORDAN You are okay?" he asked. "Not eaten by monsters?" "Not even a little bit." I showed him that I ... RICK RIORDAN What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?" "I don't know. B... RICK RIORDAN The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They w... RICK RIORDAN A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn't notice us. He... RICK RIORDAN Percy (to Annabeth): If I was going to pick one person in the world to reattach my head, I'd pick yo... RICK RIORDAN Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff." "Apoll... RICK RIORDAN Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderf... RICK RIORDAN It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. RICK RIORDAN What doesn't kill us sharpens us. Hardens us. Schools us. You're beating plowshares into swords, Vos... RICK YANCEY Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? RICK RIORDAN I turned to Dionysus. "You cured him?" "Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple." "Bu... RICK RIORDAN My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding stude... RICK RIORDAN Hermes gazed up at the stars. "My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons... RICK RIORDAN Hermes smiled. "I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really."Her... RICK RIORDAN It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inv... RICK RIORDAN Like water leaking through a dam," said Piper. "Yeah," smiled Percy. "We've got a dam hole." RICK RIORDAN I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mor... RICK RIORDAN You’re not the only one,” he says through gritted teeth. “My twelve-year-old sister died in my... RICK YANCEY A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve. RICK RIORDAN Very slowly using two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as fa... RICK RIORDAN I said hello to the poodle. RICK RIORDAN Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter." RICK RIORDAN Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you.<... RICK RIORDAN