How long is 19 years? To some, it signifies a single chapter of a long life, but in the case of Missouri Southern football, 19 years was the absolute threshold of anguish, and to the Southern fans it was...

And so it begins—the countdown to the game circled on the schedule so many times by the Lions that Sharpie should send free green and gold samples. It is the phenomenon known as Pittsburg State week....