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by RPT on Mar 21, 2010 4:32 PM CDT
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PrintThere will be far more Missouri analysis to come in the next 48-72 hours, but for now, there's still NCAA Tournament basketball to be talked.
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That Maryland-MSU ending was crazy.
Also, go Xavier, I’ve got you guys winning this one.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
I've got Pitt in the elite eight
despite their youth. Sorry, Jacob Pullen’s beard.
"So we finish the 18th and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know".
Jacob Pullen's beard
will find you in your sleep. Fear it.
"This team is just one unit that gels so good. We need everybody, but we don’t need nobody." --Mr. Coffee
"We don't just necessarily wanna go to the dance... we wanna DANCE."-- CMA
by Other Side of the Pillow on Mar 21, 2010 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I think we need to make our own version of that picture for Steve Moore.
“Fear the Goggles”.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
aTm
playing pretty large just now
"This team is just one unit that gels so good. We need everybody, but we don’t need nobody." --Mr. Coffee
"We don't just necessarily wanna go to the dance... we wanna DANCE."-- CMA
by Other Side of the Pillow on Mar 21, 2010 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
anyone think Duke chokes now?
or waits for a different city to choke in?
"So we finish the 18th and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know".
I think they get to Indy before losing to Kentucky.
There seems to be a lot of thinking that they can’t do well and there really isn’t much evidence to back up that.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
BAYLOR
Basketball-wise it wouldn’t be much of an upset, but think about it. Perennial doormat turned good program ousts the pedigree basketball school. Do it, Baylor
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark that throws people up until they have to open a beach.
by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
concur.
"This team is just one unit that gels so good. We need everybody, but we don’t need nobody." --Mr. Coffee
"We don't just necessarily wanna go to the dance... we wanna DANCE."-- CMA
by Other Side of the Pillow on Mar 21, 2010 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not really impressed with Baylor.
They are good, but I’m not sure they are good enough to get the Final Four or maybe the Elite Eight. Also, I would feel awful if Baylor got to make a Final Four before us.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
So...
…am trying to crank through the Study Hall piece as soon as possible, but now that the season is over for us, my mind is already drifting toward next season’s six-team conference title race. That’s gonna be fuuuuuuuuuuuun.
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Let me guess here
KU, K-State, Baylor, Mizzou, ATM, annnnnnnnd Texas?
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark that throws people up until they have to open a beach.
by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Kansas, K-State, Baylor, Missouri, A&M, or Oklahoma State.
I think that’s what he meant.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
Ooooh, forgot about them
I’ll have to take a peek at the conference recruiting stuff some time
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark that throws people up until they have to open a beach.
by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Um, no.
OSU without Anderson (probably) and Muonelo = not a conference contender.
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Muonelo's a senior?
Huh, didn’t know that.
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark that throws people up until they have to open a beach.
by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
like Sosa from Lousiville...
"So we finish the 18th and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know".
Seriously...
…first time I saw Louisville play this year and they referred to “Sosa,” I thought it was his little brother or something. I swear that dude was a freshman when Denny Crum was there.
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No no no no no, it's definitely Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, and Missouri.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
Xavier is playing really well right now.
Up by 7 on Pitt.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
Either I'm reading it incorrectly
or Cornell played FIFTEEN guys in their stomping of Wisconsin… Half of them for about a minute, but good lord.
Oh and they shot 61% from the floor (53% from 3).
It is a mystery.
I'm really not a fan of Cornell.
I hope every single one of their calculators runs out of batteries and they don’t have any spares.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
Rolling through ESPN recruiting ranks/ grades and look here at 2008
Miguel Paul Grade: 89
Steve Moore Grade: 89
Laurence Bowers Grade: 76
Kim English Grade: 73
and the knee slapper…
Marcus Denmon Grade: 40
LOL
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark that throws people up until they have to open a beach.
by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 4:56 PM CDT reply actions
40 is what they give when they don't have film to evaluate...
…which is crazy considering, uh, Rivals and everybody else had film to evaluate.
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Ahhh
Gotcha
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by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Xavier up by 7 at the half.
They played pretty well, were up by 13 at one point.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
First Post
I have been reading RockM since the 2008 Football season and it’s fantastic that Mizzou has a blog that all Mizzou fans from around the world can follow, so thank you Bill C. and Co for your great work. Well, I’m certainly disappointed that Mizzou couldn’t pull out a W in a winnable game, but there’s no shame in losing to a slightly more talented team that was able to slow things down a bit. We knew going into this year we were going to be thin on the front court but that’s not where we lost today’s game, even though having Safford play would have been nice. As today’s game thread shows, a couple made free throws/layups/putbacks go our way its a different game. There’s little doubt in my mind that English can become a consistent scorer but at times today, and throughout the year, he looked like he was pressing his shot a bit and turned the ball over carelessly. Hopefully by next year these mistakes will be straightened out. I’m excited for next year and all the young talent we have but I’m concerned at the loss of a steady PG like Taylor. It’s one thing to be as talented as Dixon, who will be a great player as this program moves forward, but Taylor seemed to have that IT factor in a PG who knows when to step up and make a play or be calming force on offense and doesn’t need to score to make an impact. My first Mizzou game was the infamous Stephen F. Austin State University loss in 2005 in front of about 3k people. While that is an awfully low bar to surpass, Coach Anderson is developing a program capable of playing with any team in the country on any given day and any disappointment Mizzou fans have today can have perspective on how far this program has developed. I look forward to hearing about the new players as they show up over the summer and hopefully Safford can come back healthy. Thank you JT Tiller, Zaire Taylor, and Keith Ramsey for getting Mizzou back on the map, your efforts will not be forgotten.
by Hapgrass on Mar 21, 2010 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 12 recs
You're rocking a strong average, sir.
Rec it.
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--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
A Comparison
I thought it would be fun to dig through the Columbia Tribune’s archive for a little bit (Wow what a roller coaster). I certainly hope that this doesn’t bring up too many bad memories
Night: “The only redeeming thing about it is it is the first game,” Snyder said. “Obviously, if we play like this, it’s going to be an awfully long year.” (Truer words have never been spoken)
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2005/Nov/20051115Spor009.asp
Day: “It’s exciting basketball,” Anderson said. “If you can’t get excited about that, there’s something wrong with you.
”http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2006/Nov/20061111Spor007.asp" target="_blank">http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2006/Nov/20061111Spor007.asp
And this is for JT: http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2006/Nov/20061111Spor005.asp
Can Northern Iowa beat Michigan State?
I think so. Having all those seniors really pays off. We’re seeing something similar in Cornell with all that senior leadership.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
And Lucas is injured
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark that throws people up until they have to open a beach.
by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely.
Though I am not think that will be a very aesthetically pleasing game.
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If we look at it strictly post season
we finished as one of the top 30 teams in the country this year( out of 350 ish?). Not too shabby, considering what we lost.
"So we finish the 18th and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know".
So I'm guessing we get Postseason Moment 10: 2009 some time this week, right?
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark that throws people up until they have to open a beach.
by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 5:21 PM CDT reply actions
Still figuring out the season recap content...
…but that’s certainly an option.
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I've got a season recap.
Non-conference:
Missouri plays in South Padre Island invitational, Fox College Sports runs 3 ads over and over and over and over and over.
Missouri goes to Tulsa, wishes they hadn’t.
Missouri kicks Illini ass for first time all decade
Laurence Bowers continues his campaign to be the best dunker ever.
Oregon and Georgia come town, we kick their asses.
Conference:
Kansas State comes to town, ends with Party Startingest Dunk Ever.
Texas Tech decides to hit every possible three-point shot ever, but Mizzou wins in OT.
Oklahoma beats us in our first taste of the 2010 Hightower.
We get our ass kicked by Kansas a couple of times, lost close ones to BU and aTm.
Then Texas comes to town and we take our anger out on them in front of a crazy crowd.
Saffy gets injured, Missouri loses at K-State and that game sucked a lot.
Coffee in Ames
Missouri enters Kansas City, leaves quickly.
Oliver Purnell coaches in the tournament, you know the outcome.
Missouri ends “rebuilding year” with close loss to West Virginia.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
It's also a little bit out of order, but whatever.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
Crawford just hit a contested fade-away three-pointer.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
Pitt made a run but Xavier now up 8 with 6:21 left after a 7-0 run.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
aTm
into overtime— tight tight tight game
"This team is just one unit that gels so good. We need everybody, but we don’t need nobody." --Mr. Coffee
"We don't just necessarily wanna go to the dance... we wanna DANCE."-- CMA
by Other Side of the Pillow on Mar 21, 2010 6:35 PM CDT reply actions
/sigh/
"This team is just one unit that gels so good. We need everybody, but we don’t need nobody." --Mr. Coffee
"We don't just necessarily wanna go to the dance... we wanna DANCE."-- CMA
by Other Side of the Pillow on Mar 21, 2010 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
PURDUUUUUUUUE!
If you watch Jaws backwards, it's about a shark that throws people up until they have to open a beach.
by ratherfantastic on Mar 21, 2010 6:45 PM CDT reply actions
how are you guys ranked on ESPN?
I’ve got 400 points and am ranked 1,212,956. I’ve only lost 1 Elite 8 team (Kansas, my nat’l champion)
"They’ve taken the Illini to the woodshed."
-Steve Lavin on Mizzou v. Illinois
by Jason Brynsvold on Mar 21, 2010 6:46 PM CDT reply actions
How can you tell where you are ranked overall?
I can figure out our standing but am unsure where I stand overall.
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by tigers and chiefs fan on Mar 21, 2010 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
its just up there with the rest of your stats
Points, Percentage, Rank and Possible Points Remaining
"They’ve taken the Illini to the woodshed."
-Steve Lavin on Mizzou v. Illinois
by Jason Brynsvold on Mar 21, 2010 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
click your personal bracket to see the stats, btw
"They’ve taken the Illini to the woodshed."
-Steve Lavin on Mizzou v. Illinois
by Jason Brynsvold on Mar 21, 2010 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I am ranked 110,142
I have lost KS & Marquette from Elite Eight but had both of them losing before the Final Four.
450 points & 1200 possible points remaining.
Currently tied for 4th in our bracket.
(I guess Phil Helmuth knew something because I imported his bracket & made a few minor changes)
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by tigers and chiefs fan on Mar 21, 2010 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
From a WV fan
That was tight game, I wanted to mention how impressed I was: your guys played intense and did not give up any any point.
I know how much it sucks right now, we got bounced in the first round last year in a game we could have won.
Dixon scared me every time he had the ball, great spark from that guy.
Good luck next year!
thanks man
wish we could have got a lot more rolls, but you guys are obviously very talented. Go all the way so we can say we lost to the National Champions!
"They’ve taken the Illini to the woodshed."
-Steve Lavin on Mizzou v. Illinois
by Jason Brynsvold on Mar 21, 2010 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Appreciate the kind words.
Mizzou simply couldn’t afford to miss that many opportunities (in terms of both layups and free throws) and expect to beat a team of West Virginia’s caliber and pedigree.
I came away incredibly impressed with WVU’s mental toughness in taking care of business down the stretch. Hopefully it serves yall well over the coming weeks.
I made a last-minute decision to have Xavier beat Pitt before the tourney started.
But I only changed it in my CBSsports and YahooSports brackets and forgot to in my ESPN one for RMN.
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
ugh. three big ten teams in the sweet 16.
but only 1 acc team! FIVE teams from non-bcs conferences. that has to be a record.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 21, 2010 7:04 PM CDT reply actions
WVU had all the qualities of a Final Four team today.
A star player stepping up, intensity and desire, ability to withstand runs, and, perhaps most importantly, making their free throws.
"So we finish the 18th and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know".
Sad that I missed it...
My Sunday routine doesn’t give much time for stopping and watching a game. But break open a cold one for Hy-Vee West. Had the Radio feed going through their PA system, and pages were kept to a minimum.
This team showed an awful lot of character this year. Mostly schizophrenic, but I suppose that’s character. We certainly lose a lot of talent and contributions, but we did last year too. I don’t need to rehash our talent coming in the fall, nor the possible growth of the bench (Underwood, eat another sandwich). I sincerely hope that Goggles Moore watches some A. J. tape on how to work the block. And the Party Stater takes a page from the Vanilla Gorilla (also known as the Lithuanian Dream) and attacks more. And by God, let Saffy not have any complications (see Alexander, Danario).
A fine program heading up. No one got arrested (I think). No one got shot (I hope). No one had their jaw broken. They won some games they shouldn’t have, and rebounded from games they should have. Congrats to Coach Anderson and Company.
Formerly known as Mizzou Grad
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by Ausgiano on Mar 21, 2010 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Tiller arrested for unpaid speeding ticket! :(
Agree with all.
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by tigers and chiefs fan on Mar 21, 2010 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
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by tigers and chiefs fan on Mar 21, 2010 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn...
…I was going to delete the troll post, now I feel like keeping it up just so the pic stays up too.
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is this the chant
they use when burning couches? Say the state, then take a deep breath, then burn off your eyebrows?
Formerly known as Mizzou Grad
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My new favorite Web site (totally off-topic):
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Is there more than that to the front page or is that it?
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
That is all.
You say that as if your face isn’t rocked.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
are we getting study hall tonight?
honestly just asking?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 21, 2010 9:31 PM CDT reply actions
Also, do you guys do a season recap or something here at RMN?
"Don't settle for mediocrity. Be better than the best. Strive to become legendary at everything you do."
-Kim English
Tune in at 8am.
Wanted to look it over again this morning.
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probably a smart choice.
thanks for the work this season!
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by stlcardinalsfang on Mar 22, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
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