Ad Disclosure
Mizzou fans react to new QB Brady Cook after first half of Armed Forces Bowl
By Adam Spencer
Published:
Mizzou had a new starting quarterback in the Armed Forces Bowl, turning to freshman Brady Cook instead of Connor Bazelak, who started all but 1 game in the regular season.
Cook had an exciting first half, showing off some rushing prowess that Bazelak didn’t have (partly due to injury issues he dealt with most of the year).
Here were Cook’s first-half stats against Army:
Brady Cook:
13-15 117 yards 7.8 avg
8 carries 61 yards 7.6 avg 1 TD
— Kris (@mizkris18) December 23, 2021
Naturally, as Mizzou took a 16-7 lead into the intermission, fans were excited about Cook’s performance. Here’s some of the reaction to Cook’s efforts on Twitter:
Nice first half for Mizzou football! Tigers up 16-7 over Army. Impressive job by Brady Cook at QB!
— Rod Smith (@RodKRCG13) December 23, 2021
So…..Brady Cook looks pretty good.
— The Mizzodcast (@mizzodcast) December 23, 2021
Brady Cook has two things you can't teach a QB; balls and wheels #MIZ #ArmedForcesBowl
— MIZ-BBQ (@matthewbenj76) December 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/PGRatedReese/status/1473841557904281605
Why the hell we ain’t start Brady Cook until now
— Big Frozone (@chubbypapichulo) December 23, 2021
I'm beyond impressed with Brady Cook
— Show Me Football (@ShowMeFB) December 23, 2021
Brady Cook is playing his ass off and keeps showing why he should’ve replaced Bazelak so much sooner in the year
— E (@stealerofcorn) December 23, 2021
Brady cook has opened up this offense so much
— Logan Shryock IV LIV LVII LVIII (@lmackshry5) December 23, 2021
Mizzou has a long way to go in this game if it wants to win. We’ll see if Cook can continue to make some big plays and get the Tigers into the end zone more often after having to settle for some red-zone field goals in the first half.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
