COLUMBIA, Mo. — All together now, to the tune of Christmas classic “Winter Wonderland”:
Cowbells ring
It’s tradition
Used to prep
For competition
A dissonant sound,
‘Round the training ground,
Simulating Mississippi State.
And no, they don’t have the same magical, seasonal jingle as sleigh bells. The noise segment of Missouri’s Tuesday practice sounded unmistakably different from its usual tune, which saw football staff ring the training fields with the cattle-rattle that the Tigers will encounter Saturday inside Davis Wade Stadium.