Hotels give thumbs up, bars concerned about Thursday football game

Thursday, October 8, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT; updated 11:37 a.m. CDT, Thursday, October 8, 2009

COLUMBIA — Missouri's football game against Nebraska on Thursday night will attract national attention to Columbia as ESPN crews descend on MU. But while the cameras focus on the gridiron, reaction is mixed among city bars and hotels about what effect the game will have on their bottom lines.

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