It’s hard not to get reflective during Homecoming week. After all... it’s homecoming.
Even for me, someone who admittedly doesn’t get into the sentimentality and theatrics of the Homecoming traditions, HoCo week at Missouri always did have a different sort of feeling to it. I can’t really discern what made it special, but I can say it left a distinct impression, one that carries over post-graduation.
It sort of reminds me of the way my dad always used to talk about Christmas and why it was his favorite holiday: “Everyone’s just a little nicer this time of year.