Mizzou rushed for an obscene yards. Jon Redd and Marlon Adler both put up over yards each, Mizzou averaged 8. After a frustrating non-conference run, Mizzou was in the Big 8. There was still time to make something of the season.
Clearly this was a team with talent and explosiveness; despite the tough scheduled and a quarterback controversy, through five games the Tigers were second in the country, averaging The first crack came at Nebraska, who had been ranked No. Mizzou hung tight early. Nebraska muffed a punt in the first quarter, and two plays later Eric Drain rumbled 15 yards for a score. NU tied the game at , but Mizzou had found golden opportunity on its next series when Drain drifted uncovered into the Husker secondary.
But he dropped a Marlon Adler pass, and Mizzou had to punt. Mizzou lost its way for a bit but still trailed only at the half. The Tiger defense did all it could to slow down the always potent NU offense, holding the Huskers to two first downs in the third quarter, but the Mizzou offense fell apart.
NU linebacker Marc Munford picked off Seitz near midfield and took it back for a touchdown. With one upset opportunity blown, Missouri then traveled to Manhattan to face a K-State team had just whooped Kansas for only its second conference win in two years.
In limited action, Adler had yards passing, 51 yards rushing, and four combined touchdowns, and Mizzou was back to within one game of. To this point, Mizzou had lost only competitive games to pretty good or excellent teams. But there was no excuse for this blemish.
It was slippery and wet on Faurot Field, and Missouri was bothered from the outset. Shorthose fumbled the opening kickoff after a nice return, but the Mizzou defense shut ISU down for no score. After Shorthose redeemed himself momentarily with a yard touchdown catch, Iowa State went three-and-out Late in the first half, sure-handed Andy Hill was in to field a short punt and give Mizzou another scoring opportunity, only he also fumbled, and Mizzou led only at half despite dominating defensively.
Still, when Adler went for a yard scoring jaunt late in the third quarter, it appeared Mizzou would escape with a messy-but-necessary fourth win of the season. Then Cyclone backup Alan Hood -- a St. Louis native -- stepped in and engineered a scoring drive to cut the lead to After a short Adler punt, the Cyclones took over at the Mizzou 40 and took only seven plays to score again and tie the game with an easty two-point conversion.
And finally, it shows them that they are not alone. Linda said that six years ago she started noticing things were not right with her husband and after a while they made an appointment with a doctor. Powers was working at Bommarito at the time. He was diagnosed a year later and as soon as they got that diagnosis Linda got him on a regiment of coconut oil. Mary T. Coconut water is also mentioned on various websites as a way to help with memory. It seemed he was starting to say say something about it, but quickly he lost his train of thought.
He said at first he did not want it out there, and truth be told he probably still would not want it out there, but he does understand that by going public he can help others.
She is so much to him. She is mother, wife, caregiver, friend, advocate and more. Perhaps his story prompts someone to recognize symptoms in a loved one and go to the doctor.
But it shows a lot of fortitude on behalf of Linda and him to go public with it and do something positive to address this awful malady.
I applaud them for that. There is someone inside, even though they seem to be going away. Linda Powers also has that goal.
She wants people to remember and celebrate her husband as the coach who did so much for Mizzou. He is still here and continuing to live his life, just in a different way. She has always enjoyed playing bridge and one person she played with was Mariana Hanifan, the wife of former St. Louis Cardinals head coach and Rams assistant Jim Hanifan. She and Warren are friends with some of the former Rams coaches including the Hanifans.
Marianna was quite an expert as is Linda who teaches it. Marianna recently passed away and Warren and Linda attended her funeral. Powers still has his easy smile and joking personality. He defers to Linda, maybe knowing that when he starts a story he may forget the end. But then there are days—or times— when he is doing great. While he did not remember doing the interviews for this article, when he saw this writer at the funeral he recognized her from 30 years ago when she worked at KMOX Radio and used to interview him.
The memories may not stay, but the look on his face showed he clearly had a memory when he would greet each person that day. He seemed to enjoy seeing his old friends but just greeted them and then moved on. People tell her about their relatives and friends who have died from it. She knows stories about late stage patients who wander, become moody, and completely forget their loved ones.
She works tirelessly to raise funds in hopes her husband can have a better life. This research and learning about homeopathic ways she can be proactive and keep her husband where he is right now is what keeps her going. Every day is a new adventure as they try to live in the moment. As with everything there are good days and bad days.
They try to stay active, but there are those dark moments, the moments she is alone with her thoughts and fears. In those moments she relies on her Christian faith to help her. As a bridge player, she knows about being dealt a hand; but as a championship bridge player, she knows how to win. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
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Update Sept. When her disease progressed, she made sure Coach was taken care of. Linda Powers was a great lady. Rest in peace Linda. Share this: Twitter Facebook Skype Email. Like this: Like Loading The Sad Story.
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