Basketball is BACK, and we here at Rock M Nation (well, most of us) are so damn excited and our expectations are pretty high. I kicked off my regular season with a visit to Mizzou Arena — my first of three this week — on Tuesday evening to check out the women’s home opener, and wow, I was not expecting it to be so nerve-wracking. The Tigers trailed by 9 as late as the third quarter, and it took until midway through the fourth to regain a (very short-lived) lead. Overtime went better though, and the Tigers stormed back and held off Western Illinois.