Kampy

I'm a Rams fan who typically always wants Seattle to lose, but last night was different. Glad to see my dude Drew sling it like he did at Faurot for 4 years. That last drive was legendary, but even better was him throwing a pass then sprinting 50 yards downfield to deliver the TD-sealing block at the goal line. Also loved seeing him say "Hold on, I'll be right back" while in the middle of a postgame TV interview so he could go hug his Mizzou homie– Eagles TE Albert Okwuegbunam.

Awww man, my smugly smiling emoji came out as a question mark

I try to limit my indulgence in schadenfreude to sports fans only… and must admit that this season, I’ve probably watched more post-game reactions from fanbases of Mizzou’s opponents than our own. It’s satisfying to watch so many SEC fans that have ridiculed and dismissed Missouri over the past decade reluctantly accept the reality that our football program has leveled up in all aspects recently (results, attendance, coaching, facilities, NIL, recruiting, talent, culture) and looking towards the future, there’s plenty of evidence suggesting our rise is no fluke and will continue next year and beyond. Of course, there’s still plenty of fans in denial this new reality, and it’s been equally satisfying to watch them melt down and overreact with takes like: “After getting embarrassed by lowly Missouri, we need to think about getting rid of Lea/Stoops/Beamer/Heupel/Napier/Pittman !!! I’ve enjoyed watching Coach Drink put so many of his SEC colleagues on the hot seat this year… (especially Heupel) ?

Glad to see my guy Brady Cook steadily moving up these rankings. He has always been tough as nails, but has really improved dramatically in nearly every other aspect of playing QB... accuracy, quick decision-making, leadership, confidence. Feels like he should be ranked even higher than 6, but I'm biased and haven't seen the other QBs as much. I just hope his upward trend continues as we get into league play

agreed. Mizzou seems to be doing a great job of feeding Burden just enough to make the opposing D key on him, and then spreading it around to other receivers, who have all been stepping up and making tough catches. Feel like Mizzou has good run/pass balance too, with Shrader being a reliable tank and Peat showing some bursts of speed. I predict Mookie Cooper is gonna break loose a few times this year too.

The really GOOD football and basketball players are getting paid. The vast majority of the athletes on campus are not. I thought Drink very clearly explained how THAT'S who he's talking about here... but apparently he didn't clarify it enough for everyone to understand.

As Mizzodcast put it so well: Mizzou has beaten Florida in 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021. Yet Gator fans are shocked each time, like it’s never happened before. Mizzou has beaten Florida more often than the vice versa... why are Gator fans so surprised every time?

J-Mac is a Mizzou Football legend and all-around great guy. I still rock my #9 Mizzou jersey in his honor. Those teams with him and Chase Daniel, Chase Coffman, etc really elevated our program. Hopefully he taught his nephew Jay Maclin a few tricks and he becomes J-Mac 2.0

Impressed with Drink's ability to recruit both players and coaches! He's not afraid to go after the big fish

now Coach Drink has a staff made up entirely of guys he chose... right? Are there any remaining staff from when Barry Odom was HC?

Hmmm wonder if they'll drop the hammer on the defending champs for self-reporting violations as hard as they did on Mizzou...

Yeah, Mizzou's D-line, and D in general, was great last year and should be great again this year. It's the offense that needs drastic improvement. I wonder if there has ever been a team with a greater disparity between the performance of the Defense and the Offense than last year's Mizzou team...

Beckner gets arrested for having a joint in his dorm the same day a former NBA All-Star opens his (totally legal) weed shop and releases a statement saying "I want to dispel the stigma around cannabis, the misperception that athletes and cannabis are incompatible.” The day is soon coming when lawmakers finally acknowledge that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol or cigarettes, and end this charade. Unfortunately for "criminals" like Beckner, not soon enough.

We've been handing out tough penalties for drug use for the past 30 years. How effective has that been as a deterrent?

"Odom, 39, who had served as Missouri’s defensive coordinator the past four seasons" (Actually, only this season. The previous 3 seasons he was DC at Memphis.)

2015: Mizzou's D-line is losing the best pass-rushing tandem in the country... Shane Ray and Markus Golden are irreplaceable. They won't be as good next year. 2014: Mizzou's D-line is losing the best pass-rushing tandem in the country... Michael Sam and Kony Ealy are irreplaceable. They won't be as good next year. (just sayin)

It's not that Mizzou can't recruit, it's that Mizzou recruits differently from most schools. For years now, Pinkel & staff have repeatedly said that they do not care about number of stars or Rivals rankings. They have a player development system that focuses on a different set of metrics than the public recruiting rankings. Before you laugh that off, do me a favor and look up which programs have had the most NFL draft picks over the past 8-10 years. While you're at it, look up which programs have had the most victories during the same time. And the most conference division titles. You'll see Mizzou in the top 10 nationally on all those lists. Oh and one more stat you should check is Tennessee's all-time record vs. Mizzou.