On Saturday versus rival Kansas, the Missouri Tigers will be decked out in Nike's Pro Combat uniforms , designed to represent the very latest in cutting-edge football apparel technology, sophistication, and performance.

Yeah, big deal. We've all known this for weeks now.

But why Missouri?

In a press release disseminated earlier this month, Nike stated its criteria for selecting the limited number of programs that will have tested the innovative unis by month's end, revealing that company designers "gave a nod to teams' past national championships" and "drew upon the heritage of the universities' traditions."

Once again, why the Tigers? After...

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