Mizzou Links, 10-27-09

by Bill C. on Oct 27, 2009 5:27 AM CDT in News Comment 9 comments

Colorado/Media Day Links!

MUtigers.com: OFFICIAL RELEASE
Obviously, Mizzou has had a rough go of it the past three weeks, but the fact remains that the future is bright in Columbia, as the Tigers are a very young team. Picked to finish third this season in the Big 12 North Division, the Tigers began the season hoping to successfully defend its 2007 and 2008 North Division titles. ...

While Head Coach Gary Pinkel would never offer up youth as an excuse for anything, the fact remains that this team is very young, with only 15 seniors on the roster. Of those, only six are projected to start on offense/defense Saturday against Colorado, with only eight total who are on the two-deep entering the game. That’s a stark contrast to 2008, when the Tigers began the season with 12 senior starters (5 on offense and 7 on defense).
MUtigers.com: Missouri Football Team Hosts Media Day
The Trib: Tigers Meet the Press
KC Star: MU's Gabbert sports new cast, still plans to play
Post-Dispatch: Pinkel seeks way to reach his team
Post-Dispatch: Blaine Gabbert remains focused on Buffs
While X-rays taken over the weekend continue to show no structural damage, MU offensive coordinator Dave Yost said Monday, Gabbert's status still hinges on practice today and Wednesday. "Our deal is if you don't practice on Tuesday and Wednesday, you don't play," Yost said.

Based on information from MU's training staff, Yost and coach Gary Pinkel expect Gabbert will practice. Still, Yost said they'd have to see "how it is when they take it out of the cast, and go from there."
PowerMizzou: PMTV: Tigers meet the media
PowerMizzou: Audio: Pinkel and Hawkins Talk
Denver Post: Dan Hawkins: Tyler Hansen 'still the guy'

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Greatness from The Dagger

. And finally, be glad you do not play for Mike Anderson. Even watching the Tigers play can be exhausting. They stop for nothing. And the only way a team can play this style for 35 games a season without losing life and limb halfway through the Big 12 slate is, of course, conditioning. So the Tigers do lots and lots of sprints. I can’t imagine Missouri’s practices, nor do I want to, but I do know that Missouri didn’t have a Midnight Madness this year. They just had “practice.” And pretty much all of the photos of that practice look like this one. Like I said, fun to watch, but watching’s as close as I’d like to get to whatever makes Division 1 athletes hunch over like that.

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by RPT on Oct 27, 2009 8:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I understand

that the walk-on tryout was about 50% running, and then more running while shooting. Half the folk there didn’t make it beyond 20 minutes.

One thing that I find odd is that basketball is one of your most continuous bouts of running, yet there are teams that run out of gas against us. Why doesn’t everyone condition to this level? Further, why don’t all teams just run constantly?

I think Alden should institute a department wide level of conditioning for all athletes. Everyone breaks a six minute mile, or puppies get punted!

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by Ausgiano on Oct 27, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It is quite difficult to get McDonald AAs to run until they puke....

after all they’ll be getting paid millions in a year or two. Why should they work hard? Did you see them play?

That is one reason why teams will lose a step or four against Mizzou as the game wears on.

I am of the thought the most in shape people are the ones on the Soccer, or Cross Country squads. Though you can argue various requirements on basketball players that these training regimes do not address, I bet an Anderson training staff has either implemented some ideas from these areas, or at least understand some of the basics of conditioning from these sports.

Sponsoring a glorious game for Will Ebner against CU, buy drinking heavily starting.....now.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Oct 27, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Puking McDonald AAs

This is exactly the reason we Tigers have always competed with the hollowed McDonald AA’s at KU. They step on the floor and expect everyone to bow before them. We show up to play ball!
I’ll always point to guys like Michael Jordan & Jerry Rice here too. No doubt some of the hardest working players in their sport and they attained “All-Time Great” status as a result.
That’s also what is so great about HC Mike Anderson. He won’t chase any McD AA. He’s gona find the players that want to work for what they earn.

by B_W on Oct 27, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not even an Iowa State fan...

…and that video gave me goosebumps. Good for the ‘Clones…they’ve had a really rough go of it for, well, a long time now. And even though they were pretty much handed that win on a silver platter (taking nothing away from ISU, but Nebraska did shoot themselves in the foot…eight times), you still have to feel good for them getting a win like that.

It’s the kind of win that means more to ISU than it would to NU.

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by ghtd36 on Oct 27, 2009 9:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

OH MAN...

Sign me up to play for the ‘Clones. That video brought tears to my eyes. That’s what we play football for right?
I’m so happy that they wrecked the carpet in the locker room too.

by B_W on Oct 27, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Indeed, gave me chills

Sometimes when I get upset or feeling the crazy NCAA football fan need to vent, I really need to do a better job to realize, these are kids working their butts off, just for a chance sometimes to do the unexpected.

That was great to see.

Sponsoring a glorious game for Will Ebner against CU, buy drinking heavily starting.....now.

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Oct 27, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

As far as relying on the newcomers in the front court..

Let’s not forget during the Connecticut game Marcus Denmon played 14 minutes, Keith Ramsey 17 minutes, and Justin Safford 15 minutes. Granted they only accounted for 11 of 75 points, but they were out there getting experience against one of the nation’s best. Throw Kim English and Miguel Paul in the mix and you have one hell of a ball club. I don’t think anybody could argue against getting English in there for more than 8 minutes considering he practically won the Marquette game. I believe the Mizzou Tigers could be just as good as last year.

by dhartley987 on Oct 27, 2009 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs