Brady Cook might as well have worn a Batman mask. That was the discourse among beat reporters, photographers and an elevator operator on the way

Mizzou (Mizzou!) had just defeated No. 2 Alabama. “All in all,” coach Paul “Bear” Bryant told reporters, “it was a good old country beating.” At halftime, the visitors from Missouri already were up 20-0.

Through the first three quarters of Saturday's homecoming game against Auburn, things did not look good for the Mizzou football team. Starting quarterback Brady Cook had gone down with an injury on the first drive of the game,