NFL Draft (Day 2) live thread
The NFL Draft continues tonight with Day 2 of approximately 144 days of coverage. The broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. CT. From a Mizzou perspective, it's basically time for Zaviar Gooden Watch. Does he...
View ArticleSaturday (and NFL Draft Day 3) live thread
The NFL Draft continues today, and with Zaviar Gooden going to the Tennessee Titans with the final pick of the third round, we move on to T.J. Moe Watch. We also have an interesting pair of battles on...
View ArticleMizzou in the NFL: 2013 NFL Draft (and post-draft) results
After three long days, the NFL Draft finally concluded yesterday afternoon, setting into motion a flurry of movement and signing among undrafted free agents. Here's where all of the former Missouri...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 4-29-13
Mizzou Football LinksMizzou scored another football commitment yesterday when Thomas Richard, a receiver for Nashville's Christ Presbyterian Academy, came aboard. He is another under-the-radar guy;...
View Article2013 Air Force football's 10 things to know: Troy Calhoun and Fisher DeBerry...
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. High expectations in Colorado SpringsIt's right there in Air Force's game notes (example here -- PDF): Air Force is a hard job.• Air Force student-athletes...
View ArticleThe Greatest: Honorable Mention
It was really, really difficult coming up with a Top 100 list that mixed events with people throughout Mizzou's 100-year history. How do you compare a win to an athlete? How do you compare a picture to...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 4-30-13
Mizzou Football LinksMore On Thomas Richard (pronounced "ri-SHAR," evidently)The Trib (Dave Matter): Tigers land Nashville WR"As far as ball skills go, Missouri's getting as good as they can get in...
View ArticleMizzou's Greatest, #100: Lindsey Hunter and the 2005 Missouri Volleyball team
I attended my first Mizzou Volleyball game some time in the late-1990s. It didn't take long to figure two things out:1) Volleyball is really, really fun to watch, especially in person. It's...
View Article2013 Nevada football's 10 things to know: Moving on (again)
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Hopefully this goes better than last timeOver the last 10 years that Nevada's football team has been coached by someone other than Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack are...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 5-1-13
Mizzou Football LinksThe Chase-and-Chase-and-JMac-and-Temple-And-TRuck EffectForbes: The Flutie Effect: How Athletic Success Boosts College ApplicationsOddly, little academic research has been done on...
View ArticleMizzou's Greatest, #99: Norris Stevenson and Mel West
We don't tend to regard Frank Broyles very kindly at Missouri. A career opportunist, Broyles spent just a single season at Missouri before peeling out of town and heading to Arkansas. He inherited a...
View Article2013 San Jose State football's 10 things to know: A first-rounder, a roll of...
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Fortunes changeThree years ago, San Jose State was basically on par with Idaho and New Mexico State. The Spartans had no budget and little hope, having ranked...
View ArticleMizzou Links, 5-2-13
Tomorrow's SEC/ESPN announcement from Atlanta can be viewed live at Noon ET at secdigitalnetwork.com— Chuck Dunlap(@SEC_Chuck) May 2, 2013Consider that an all points bulletin. We've got a streaming...
View Article2013 Fresno State football's 10 things to know: A win-win scenario
Confused? Check out the glossary here.1. Everybody wonThis is probably what you envision when you make a coaching change. You want to improve your own program, obviously, but the odds are decent that...
View ArticleSEC Network: ESPN and SEC reveal plans
ESPN and the Southeastern Conference revealed their plans for an SEC Network, with coverage beginning in August 2014. Here is the official release from ESPN:The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have...
View ArticleThe Greatest, #98: Mizzou 41, Kansas State 38 (1969)
Sometimes games aren't great because of any long-term significance; sometimes they're just great because they're great. Missouri's 41-38 win over Kansas State in 1969 wasn't earth-shattering from a...
View ArticleAdvanced Baseline women's tennis rankings (May 3)
Some thoughts on this month's rankings:There was not a lot of major movement on the women's side this month, no "Nadal moving from fifth to second" type of storyline. Serena Williams is still pretty...
View ArticleMizzou's Greatest, #97: Larry Drew
From Michael Atchison:Larry Drew was Missouri’s first great modern point guard, a leader, playmaker and scorer without peer at his position. After becoming the first freshman at Mizzou to be a regular...
View ArticleSaturday Live Thread
Alert:The weekend in Missouri has been cancelled due to inclement weather.— Gabe DeArmond (@GabeDeArmond) May 4, 2013First thing a Missouri softball recruit should be told: We are weather cursed.—...
View ArticleChelsea Thomas no-hits No. 2 Tennessee
Mizzou took Game 1 of a huge series with Tennessee tonight with a 2-0, no-hit win. Chelsea Thomas is good. Game 2 begins shortly.
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