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2014 Missouri football: Recruiting and defensive needs
A further look at Missouri's projected 2014 and 2015 depth charts and how the 2014 recruiting class will address future holes. Here is yesterday's post on the offense.We continue our glance at next...
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Mizzou Links, 12-20-13: Braggin' Rights newbies, L'Damian's toe, and we've...
Braggin' Rights is one day away, Missouri officially announces five football signees, L'Damian Washington's toe still hurts, Mizzou and Purdue announce a football home-and-home, and apparently the...
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The big 2013 New Orleans Bowl breakdown: Defenses should rule the 'Dome
It's strength vs. strength (UL Lafayette offense, Tulane defense) and weakness vs. weakness (Tulane offense, UL Lafayette defense) in Saturday's New Orleans Bowl. Neither team finished the season...
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Illinois-Missouri basketball preview: Know your Braggin' Rights rival
Braggin' Rights features a lot of really interesting individual matchups, but if Mizzou wins the rebounding battle (as it has for most of the year) and Jordan Clarkson plays well, the Tigers will be...
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Saturday live thread
If you're headed to Braggin' Rights today, be careful.Hello, wintry mix. Missed you. So what are you folks up to before Braggin' Rights today?
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The Numerical: Bowl season's wacky opening Saturday, by the numbers
Dramatic endings sandwiched two blowouts as bowl season began. Fun? Great individual performances? Incredibly unlikely finishes? We had it. And we've still got 31 bowls to go.54,728Record attendance at...
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Illinois 65, Missouri 64: Study Hall
Well, next Saturday's N.C. State is now pretty damn big...Your Trifecta: Clarkson-Ross-Brown. Though really, it was Clarkson-Clarkson-Ross.College Basketball StatsI've decided that winning rivalry...
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Mizzou Links, 12-23-13: No Braggin' Rights, and Steckel has moved on from Auburn
Illinois has Braggin' Rights for the first time since December 22, 2009. Also: Dave Steckel and the Mizzou defense have moved on from the Auburn game, and Kony Ealy's stock has taken off like a rocket....
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The big 2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl breakdown: Pirates ripe for OMG Burger glory
Ruffin McNeill's Pirates have been drastically better than Ohio in 2013, but as always with bowls, motivation could matter. Have the Pirates recovered from a disappointing, costly loss to Marshall? Is...
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Mizzou Links, 12-24-13: Quotable Max Copeland, draftable Kony Ealy
It's Christmas Eve, and the Trip got us all what we wanted: a bunch of Max Copeland quotes. 1. Maxy Max Max Max Max Maxy MaxI cannot tell you how much I was hoping somebody would throw this together....
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2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Numerical: Ohio and ECU play 3 games, Pirates win 2
In which ECU takes two of three and Ohio might not miss its all-time great quarterback very much next year.9,129Career passing yards for Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton, who played his final game as a...
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The big 2013 Hawaii Bowl breakdown: Another Christmas Eve shootout?
Boise State and Oregon State have been evenly matched overall. And unlike a lot of pre-Christmas bowls, it appears the offenses hold most of the advantages. Then again, they almost always do in the...
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Missouri football depth chart notes: Tigers mostly healthy as they prepare...
Missouri's Cotton Bowl media guide is out (PDF). Here are some notes on the (as of December 16) depth chart.Finally completely healthy after a late-season hip injury, Duron Singleton is listed as the...
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Merry Christmas, Rock M Nation
The Internet had some fun with the #2013faves Twitter hashtag yesterday. As some of us get ready for present extravaganzas, big meals, or both, I thought it would be fun to recap some of our 2013faves...
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2013 Hawaii Bowl Numerical: Oregon State's hot start and Boise State's new start
Oregon State cruised to a 38-23 win over Boise State in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Here are the numbers that explain how the Beavers did it.+84Boise State's yardage margin. If you're just looking at the...
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Mizzou Links, 12-26-13: Year in review pieces and an awesome senior class
Marvin Foster is a leader, Mizzou's football seniors are pretty awesome, and Evan Boehm shops. 1. 2013 in review / Holiday compendiumWe Are Mizzou: Happy Holidays from the Mizzou Football...
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The big 2013 Little Caesars Bowl breakdown: Expect passing-game excitement
The Pizza Bowl matchup of Bowling Green and Pittsburgh features two teams that both make big plays in the passing game and get sacked a lot. A fast start could be key for the favored Falcons, both in...
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The big 2013 Poinsettia Bowl breakdown: Lynch vs. Aggie D an elite matchup
In his final college football game, NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch faces the best defense he's seen since last season's Orange Bowl. Does he have some tricks in store? And if he doesn't, can a weak NIU...
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The Numerical: Pitt freshmen loom large, Jordan Lynch fades away
Freshmen come up big for Pittsburgh in Detroit, and the Jordan Lynch Story has a pretty underwhelming ending in San Diego. Presenting the best stats from college football's Boxing Day.439Length, in...
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The big 2013 Texas Bowl breakdown: Volatile Orange vs. steady Gophers
Run, run, run, run, run. The Texas Bowl (Dec. 27, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN) could take about two and a half hours if Minnesota and Syracuse get their way. Both teams want to run as much as possible, though...
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