Mizzou Links, 3-1-10

by Bill C. on Mar 1, 2010 5:38 AM CST in News

Another epic Monday links...be sure to read all the way through the all-sports posts...solid weekend for most of Mizzou's non-revenue sports, including swimming & diving and indoor track...

KSU > MU

MUtigers.com: No. 6 Kansas St. Gets By Mizzou, 63-53
Bring On the Cats: Postgame Reaction: Mizzou - Bring On The Cats
The Missourian: Missouri unable to handle physical Wildcats
KC Star: Kansas State beats MU, looks to showdown with KU
KC Star: Wildcats claw out 63-53 win over Tigers
KC Star: MU makes Cats work for revenge
KC Star: MU notebook
KC Star (Upon Further Review): Out "Missouri-ing" Missouri
KC Star (Upon Further Review): K-State Secures First Round Bye
KC Star (Campus Corner): Homecourt Advantage is Too Much

What I saw at Kansas State's Bramlage Coliseum goes on at every arena in the country, and that's what is my point.

The homecourt advantage around all of college basketball is just flat out too great.

Thats at Mizzou Arena. At Allen Field House. At Bramlage Coliseum. At Gallagher-Iba Arena. At Duke. At Carolina. At Georgetown. At Kentucky.

The reason is that officials who call these games are human. And, on a side note, that these human officials are working way too many games each week; sometimes four to five in four to five different cities.

And because they are human, and because they are worn out by the end of every week, those officials often don't just call fouls they see. They call fouls they hear. And, of course, with the fans cheering on the home team, the officials hear more fouls called on the visitors than on the homies.
Post-Dispatch: Mizzou falls to Wildcats
Post-Dispatch: Loss to K-State extends Tigers' woes on the road (Really, P-D? That's the angle you take?)
PowerMizzou: PMTV: Tigers fall just short at K-State
Topeka Capital-Journal: MU's 'hell' froze over

And one more from Upon Further Review: MU-KSU-KU: What teams are they most similar to?

Big 12 Links

Big 12 Hoops: Big 12 Weekend Recap... Scores, Recaps and Players of the Games
Oklahoma State 85, Kansas 77
ESPN.com: Page's key 3-pointers help Cowboys hand Jayhawks first Big 12 loss
Rock Chalk Talk: The Progression of Bill Self's Mood
Rock Chalk Talk: Statistical Rearview: Kansas vs. Oklahoma State
The Dagger: Huge win for Oklahoma State, ho-hum loss for Kansas
Daily Oklahoman: Pokes pull off upset of No. 1 Kansas
Daily Oklahoman: Big game brings back the rowdy
Daily Oklahoman: Finally, Pokes have caught fire
Daily Oklahoman: Matt Pilgrim bounces back
Topeka Capital-Journal: Poked! Cowboys take out KU
KC Star (Campus Corner): An attempt at explaining Cole Aldrich's minutes

Texas A&M 74, Texas 58
ESPN.com: Sloan leads way for Texas A&M; Texas' Brown injured
Austin American-Statesman: Aggies outrun, outgun No. 21 Longhorns
Austin American-Statesman (Kirk Bohls): Barnes: 'There's nobody to blame but me'
Dallas Morning News: Texas guard Brown suffers neck strain against A&M; released from hospital and listed as day-to-day
Dallas Morning News: Brown injury could force UT lineup change

Baylor 70, Oklahoma 63
ESPN.com: Udoh powers Baylor to first win in Norman since 1977

Nebraska 83, Texas Tech 79
ESPN.com: Nebraska ends seven-game slump by beating Texas Tech in 2OT

Colorado 75, Iowa State 72
ESPN.com: Colorado 75, Iowa State 72
Clone Chronicles: Iowa State Makes Stupid Mistakes, Lets One Slip Against Colorado 75-72
Ralphie Report: Higgins, Crawford Power Buffs Past Iowa State
Denver Post (Blog): Big 12's hoops strength evident at Coors Event Center

Dallas Morning News: Draw your own conclusions on tiebreaker

FOOTBALL

KC Star: NFL combine buzz: Sean Weatherspoon an early-round prospect
KC Star (Red Zone - Chiefs Blog): Former Tiger Weatherspoon getting a close look
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Blog): NFL Combine: Weatherspoon wants to be a Falcon
ESPN.com: Wonderlic wonders: Are offensive linemen indeed the smartest players at the combine?

Missouri guard Kurtis Gregory finished his undergrad work in three years and already has a master's in animal science. Stuffed into his pants pocket was a paperback book ("Delta Force" by Col. Charlie Beckwith) as he broke down farming and commodity prices to unsuspecting media members.

Gregory, who started 41 straight games at Missouri, took a practice Wonderlic a year ago. He liked it so much, it inspired him.

"I went out and bought 'Brain Age' for Nintendo DS, and I play that every now and then," he said.
The Trib (Dave Matter): MU Spring Sneak Peak: Cornerbacks
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram: A team-by-team look at Big 12 spring football
Crimson and Cream Machine: Spring Ball Primer

Mizzou Softball Links

#4 Mizzou 2, #4 Michigan 1 (8)
MUtigers.com: Softball Outlasts No. 4 Michigan in Extras
The Missourian: Missouri beats Michigan in extra innings
#4 Mizzou 9, Virginia Tech 4
MUtigers.com: Tigers Knock Off Hokies
#4 Mizzou 11, #18 UL-Lafayette 6
#4 Mizzou 2, #20 UMass 1
MUtigers.com: Tigers Improve to 4-0 at Leadoff Classic
The Missourian: Missouri improves to 7-2 with two victories Saturday
#4 Mizzou 7, Radford 6 (10)
MUtigers.com: Tigers Beat Radford in 10, 7-6
The Missourian: Missouri edges Radford in extra innings

Mizzou Baseball Links

Mizzou 4, Florida Atlantic 2
MUtigers.com: Tigers Defeat FAU in Opener of Auburn Classic
SimmonsField.com: MU 4, FAU 2
Mizzou 11, Auburn 7
MUtigers.com: Senne's Two Blasts Lead Tigers to Victory
SimmonsField.com: MU 11, Auburn 7
The Missourian: Missouri wins fourth game in a row
Boston College 14, Mizzou 6
MUtigers.com: Missouri Falls to Boston College
SimmonsField.com: Boston College 14, MU 6
The Missourian: Missouri win streak ends at four

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Comments

The guy from the Star is wrong...

…K-State has not wrapped up a first-day bye in the conference tournament. If K-State goes 0-2 this week, while Mizzou, Baylor and Texas A&M all go 2-0, we’d all be tied at 11-5. In that scenario, Mizzou beats us in the tiebreaker (division record), but loses to both BU and TAMU based on head-to-head results.

I see your evil plot, Tigers.

We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats

by TB on Mar 1, 2010 7:51 AM CST reply actions

Relaaaaaaaaaax...it's in the bag...really...

…I mean, you don’t even hardly need to show up for this week’s games…gives the starters some rest! It doesn’t matter if you lose both games! Really!

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by Bill C. on Mar 1, 2010 8:00 AM CST up reply actions

Kurtis Gregory bit

…was great stuff

by AlaTiger on Mar 1, 2010 8:21 AM CST reply actions

Baylor QB got a medical redshirt???

Damn… get him out of a too-good South Division ASAP… !!!

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02/27/2002366/a-team-by-team-look-at-big-12.html

Bet me!

by TigerBartender on Mar 1, 2010 12:03 PM CST reply actions

That sad thing about this:

Robert Griffin – career record against Missouri: 0-1
Nick Florence – career record against Missouri: 1-0

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by RPT on Mar 1, 2010 12:17 PM CST up reply actions

OUCH....

Thanks for the clarification.. but OUCH. :)

Bet me!

by TigerBartender on Mar 1, 2010 12:19 PM CST up reply actions

Thoughts on DeArmond's officiating post

Everybody thinks their conference has the worst officiating
I graduated from MU, went to Arizona for grad school, and work at South Carolina. I can guarantee you that everyone in the SEC and Pac10 also thinks their officials are the worst in the game. And hell, they may all be right because the same people are officiating “big games” now that were doing it when I was in school. I’m not saying B12 refs aren’t bad, but the problem is nationwide; not specific to any conference.

Leagues should recruit new officials
There just are not enough good officials to go around right now. You don’t want too much turnover, but right now there’s too little. A big reason for this is that despite the billions college basketball rakes in annually, officiating is not a very attractive job. It’s bizarre to me that you don’t see more former players officiating. (You could easily make them ineligible in their own league for x number of seasons to reduce the appearance of impropriety.) Many guys who don’t turn pro are selling insurance anyway, just like so many officials.

Anti-officiating culture is part of the problem
The anti-officiating culture is especially pronounced in basketball. To my mind it’s the coaches who are the biggest problem. When both coaches are working hard to influence the officials it makes for crappier officiating.

Leagues need to provide bigger disincentives for “working” the refs
That might not eliminate the homecourt advantage but it would lessen it. The difference between coaches’ behavior between football and basketball is striking. You really don’t see football coaches or players mess too much with officials because 15 yards of field position ain’t nothing to sneeze at. Basketball coaches on the other hand will take a T as a matter of strategy; to stop a run and hopefully get some makeup calls. Two shots and the ball, especially in the first half, just isn’t that big of a disincentive.

Frankly, I think unsportsmanlike technicals for coaches should be worth more than for players. You rarely (almost never) see college players berate officials. You typically see an short outburst that “shows up” the official. Two shots, the ball, a T, and a personal seems about right. But that has less impact on a game than a coach cursing an official for 5 minutes after a perceived blown call. That makes the officials’ jobs harder and degrades the quality of their overall performance. Those two technicals shouldn’t warrant the same penalty.

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Mar 1, 2010 12:19 PM CST reply actions