Mizzou Links, 12-17-09

Mizzou Football Links

• The Trib (Dave Matter): Brian Coulter named finalist for Rudy Award

  Congratulations to Missouri senior defensive end Brian Coulter, who has been named a finalist for the third annual Rudy Award, which according to the Rudy Foundation, honors "student-athletes who demonstrate exemplary character, courage, contribution and commitment." The award is named after former Notre Dame walk-on Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, whose inspiring story was immortalized in the film "Rudy."

  The other finalists include Florida International senior defensive back O’Darris D’Haiti and Akron junior running back LeVon Morefield.
  
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  The 2009 selection committee includes current and former coaches Barry Alvarez, David Bailiff, Gary Barnett, Fisher DeBerry, Dennis Franchione, June Jones, Chuck Knox, Gary Patterson, Buddy Pough, Jackie Sherrill and Dick Tomey, as well as former Washington Redskins Quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams and NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson.

• Post-Dispatch: Service academy special foe for Tigers
• Houston Chronicle: Coaches exchange praise before Texas Bowl
• PowerMizzou: Powered Up: Pinkel's biggest win
• PowerMizzou: Video redshirt report: L'Damian Washington
  PowerMizzou: Video redshirt report: Matt White
• PowerMizzou: Commits take pride in ranking
  PowerMizzou: Nick Demien welcomes change
  PowerMizzou: Jimmie Hunt ready to play
• Atomic Teeth: Danario Alexander and the NFL Draft: The Sound of Silence
• NationalChamps.net: 2010 Early Bird College Football Preview

Big 12 Football Links

• KC Star: KU fires receivers coach Beaty, last of Mangino's staff
  KC Star: KU asks football assistants to pack up offices
  Topeka Capital-Journal: Some Jayhawks looking to stay, return
• Double-T Nation: Why It's Not the System

Big Ten Talk

• KC Star: MU's Deaton confirms willingness to listen to Big Ten
  KC Star: Missouri could be considered if Big Ten expands
  KC Star (Campus Corner): Mizzou, Syracuse lead Big Ten derby
• SI.com (Stewart Mandel): Expanding to 12 teams could hurt Big Ten in BCS, pocketbook
• SimmonsField.com: Mizzou to the Big Ten? Not if you're a baseball fan
• The Dagger: If the Big Ten expands, which school will join the conference?
• Basketball Prospectus: Hoops implications of Big Ten expansion
• EDSBS: THE INCREASINGLY INACCURATELY NAMED BIG TEN FOLLOWS THE MONEY

Mizzou Basketball Links

• The Trib (Steve Walentik): Big 12 Power Poll
• PowerMizzou: Like Father, Unlike Son: Tourney Team?
• Mizzourah: Catching Up With Mizzou B-Ball

Big 12 Basketball Links

• The Trib: Big bad Big 12
• Rush the Court: Checking in on... the Big 12
• Austin American-Statesman: Big 12 basketball is on top of the world

Other Mizzou Links

• MU Women's Basketball
  The Trib: Suspended MU players won't face charges
• MU Wrestling
  The Missourian: Ben Askren excited about MMA contract
  The Missourian: Redshirting common for newest Missouri wrestlers
• MU Volleyball
  MUtigers.com: Volleyball Signees Dubbed High School All-Americans
• MU Baseball
  The Trib: Max Scherzer relishing new start

Other

• Inhistoric: The Simpsons turn 20