Mizzou Links, 7-8-11
by Bill C. on Jul 8, 2011 5:13 AM CDT
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Mizzou Football Links
So we've got our quarterback..
- Mauk
PowerMizzou: Mizzou lands its QB
PowerMizzou: Scouting Maty Mauk
PowerMizzou: A Mauk-To-DGB Connection?
The Trib: MU football gets commitment from prized QB Mauk
The Trib (Dave Matter): More on Mauk, Missouri's latest QB commit
Post-Dispatch: Mizzou gets commitment from Ohio QB
KC Star: Mizzou lands commitment from Ohio prep quarterback
KC Star (Campus Corner): It is now Mizzou's Maty Mauk at QB in Class of 2012 - Watch Lists Are Completely And Totally Ridiculous And Outdated In The Internet Age, But Watch Lists With Mizzou Players Are More Fun Than Watch Lists Without Them
MUtigers.com: Zaviar Gooden Named to Bednarik Watch List
MUtigers.com: Michael Egnew, T.J. Moe Named to Award Watch Lists
MUtigers.com: Grant Ressel Named to Groza Award List
Other Football Links
Big 12 Sports' look at the "Big 12 Missile Crisis" from last summer is very well-done. Even though we all lived through it and remember it well, it's still a bit startling to think back to just how close we came to ending up in the Mountain West or Big East (or having the Big Ten freak out about the Pac-16 and expand their own ambitions). We entered the weekend described below, thinking it was all over. And then it wasn't.
- Big 12 Sports: Ten Days in June
"On Saturday ESPN had agreed to not reduce our money," Lulla said. "We were trying to stabilize our TV deals. Dan talked with both ESPN and FOX about the kind of deal the Pac-10 recently signed. He wanted to tear up both existing deals and work out a joint deal with ESPN and FOX. ESPN resisted that.
"When we got ESPN to agree to not cut our right fees - they probably could have reduced our deal by $75 million to $100 million over the final six years of our deal- that put us in a better position because we were getting the same money and having to distribute it to two fewer schools.
"For ESPN, on a business level, it made a lot of sense. Also, they had already budgeted the money so they weren't going to lose any money."
As Beebe gathered information and assurances from the Big 12's television partners, he was providing updates to Big 12 schools "that had multiple options." By late Sunday afternoon, Beebe started to feel like the tide was turning.
"I've been doing this a long time and I've never seen anyone cooler under pressure than Dan," Lulla said. "The tension in that room was unbelievable. ESPN was reporting that the move of five Big 12 schools to the Pac-10 was 'imminent." But we knew the tide was turning. We were kind of laughing at what we thought was bad information. We didn't think we were being played by Texas because we were getting a lot of encouraging signs from Austin."
About 6 p.m. Sunday, Texas president William Powers called Beebe to say that UT would hold a news conference Monday to announce it was staying put. In the hotel room where the Big 12 was headquartered, there was relief and fist bumps. - WOOHOO! We're Not The Only Fanbase To Debate Pants!
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Mizzou Basketball Links
Obviously he still has to win basketball games, but it's hard to figure out how Frank Haith could have handled his first 100 days any better than he actually did. Hopefully this program management ability translates to the court.
- MUtigers.com: Haith Took First 100 Days Personal
A focus for Haith and his staff over the first three months has been to connect with the history of Missouri Basketball. Phone conversations with former head coach Norm Stewart gave him a deeper appreciation for his new school and fueled his desire to reach out to the former players. Haith recently hired St. Louis native Matt Lawrence on as a graduate manager and his Director of Basketball Operations, Toby Lane, began a graphics project at Mizzou Arena to better highlight the history of the program.
"Without our history, none of this is possible," Haith said while inside his Mizzou Arena office. "We have great history and we can't take that for granted. The fan support, the excitement around our university, that stuff just doesn't happen everywhere. There were a number of folks that laid the foundation for this program and we all appreciate that commitment." - KC Star (Upon Further Review): The Saga Of Uche Okafor
Other Mizzou Links
The Trib's Menu Courey link below is not much different from the one posted earlier in the week, but it's such a devastating topic and story that it's worth reading again.
- Menu Courey
The Trib: Hope is swimmer's death opens dialogue - Mizzou Baseball
SimmonsField.com: 9 Reasons to Follow College Baseball: Stars of the Future
MUtigers.com: Team USA Clinches Series with Japan - Mizzou Gymnastics
MUtigers.com: Meet Rebecca Johnson - Mizzou Softball
MUtigers.com: Team USA to Start International Play
MUtigers.com: Tigers to Host Coaching Clinic
Other
Bucs Dugout was the first SBN blog I read with frequency, and it makes me happy to see Charlie at BD sharing the "Can we try not to be so damn bipolar?" sentiment. It's so easy to oscillate between "Everything is great!! We're never losing again!" and "The sky is falling!", and it's about the least healthy, least enjoyable way to be a fan.
- Bucs Dugout: On the Pirates' Winning Record: A Plea For Coherence
- EPL
Grantland: Chris Ryan on Reading, Swansea City A.F.C., and relegation and promotion in English football - Food
Serious Eats: New McNugget Sauces from McDonald's (Shared only because holy crap is the buffalo sauce good. I realize buffalo sauce is far from the hardest thing in the world to put together, but people screw it up all the time. Somehow, McD's does not.) - Music
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*sigh*
Earlier that afternoon, Texas president William Powers gathered the school’s coaches and told them, “We did everything we could to save the Big 12, but were unsuccessful.”
WHY – WON’T – YOU LET US – SAVE – THE – CONFERENCE???
by Gaknar on Jul 8, 2011 8:30 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
The Saga of Uche Okafor
is very well done. It pieces some stuff together that I hadn’t ever really considered before.
This may be a little Dallas-centric...
But Buster Olney has his thoughts on the tragedy in Arlington last night.
A man dying at a baseball game is sad. His four-year-old son having to watch is unfathomable.
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Don't we still have a couple open scholarships for this fall?
If so, then I can think of a way Haith could have done better thus far.
exactly
we should pick up a tyler stone or john underwood for the quick fix and forsake scholarships for the uber-important class of 2012.
I didn't say that, did I?
The question was ‘could Haith have done better?’. If we’re going into the fall with a couple open scholarships then the answer is clearly yes.
your answer was thinly veiled sarcasm in response to a legitimate question
there’s a question that answers, but not the one you think it is
your premise is that "there are open scholarships, so he could have done better"
my response was that filling scholarship spots just for that sake of filling them does not mean someone did it better. Based upon your premise, Stone and Underwood types would show that Haith would have done it better because we wouldn’t be “going into the fall with a couple of open scholarships” which apparently “clearly” means the answer is “yes” he could have done it better.
if there are open scholarships, he could have done better
as in, he could have gotten guys who could contribute this year and in the future.
no one said anything about filling spots just to have a full roster but you.
so now he could have done better by doing something that was totally out of his control?
I guess based on your criteria, he could have done better by getting Beal to decommit and come to Mizzou. Or maybe he should have landed McLemore in the 2 weeks he had to recruit him.
Maybe you just want to take could have done better as literally as it can be taken. So, for instance, UCONN could have done better last year because they lost some games and if they had won all of their games, they would have been better. I mean, they still won it all, but it could have been better.
absolutely no one! empty roster spots are the best he could have done!
There wasn’t one high school or juco player in America that could have improved upon that open chair!
None of those guys were available, bro
He was hired in April. It’s very difficult to scoop up anyone of impact that late in the game.
And he has. George Goode, Earnest Ross, and Keion Bell. That’s three scholarships taken of the four available for next year. So, moving on…
by CBonerfied on Jul 8, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
it appears that I'm wrong, though
mutigers.com lists 13 ppl on the roster for the fall. I guess I haven’t been paying attn.
too much 5HE this morning?
is there even such a thing?
Officer Olson: What'd this guy look like, anyway?
Mr. Mohra: Oh, he was a little guy... Kinda funny lookin'.
Officer Olson: Uh-huh. In what way?
Mr. Mohra: Oh, just in a general kinda way.
HEY HEY HEY NO ABSOLUTELY NO THERE ISNT
"If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged, I'd probably just start calling out letters" - Demetri Martin
"Eggs this guys overdone, then I hit the slope on them call it rise over run"- Chiddy
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Easy to see why everyone makes fun of this sorry sack mascot.
Can someone explain why all other sites hate Clemson? Whenever I’m surfing, it’s always f—— Clemson. Where does that come from? To me they’re harmless like UNL basketball or Indiana football. What’s the deal?
Black and Gold!
by Spider_Monkey on Jul 8, 2011 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Blame Holly from EDSBS
Back in 08, she and Spencer were previewing and predicting opening weekend games. #9 Clemson was opening against Alabama, and due to Clemson’s recent tendency to never live up to their incredible hype, she couldn’t decide between picking Clemson or Alabama. In her “mock” frustration, she simply typed: “Alabama. Cuz f*** Clemson”. The Comentariat embraced this phrase, and it has spread like wildfire ever since.
In summation: it’s a college football blog meme
I dunno man...hockey?
Thank you. THAT makes sense.
Black and Gold!
by Spider_Monkey on Jul 9, 2011 4:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Why is there a debate about pants?
Black pants. So there. Debate over.
Elke ware zoon, zo blij van harte / Hemels boven ons zijn blauw / Er is een geest zo diep binnen ons / Oud Missouri dit is voor jou / Wanneer de band het Tijger oorlogslied speelt / En wanneer de strijd over is / We zullen stampen, stampen, stampen, rond de kolommen / Met een kreet voor oud Mizzou!
by Dutch Missourian on Jul 8, 2011 10:32 AM CDT reply actions
no way. gold pants, black jerseys.
Officer Olson: What'd this guy look like, anyway?
Mr. Mohra: Oh, he was a little guy... Kinda funny lookin'.
Officer Olson: Uh-huh. In what way?
Mr. Mohra: Oh, just in a general kinda way.
And thus a debate is valid.
Black and Gold!
by Spider_Monkey on Jul 8, 2011 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Let me say that I am truly excited about Mauk. I think he is a good fit and look forward to his development.
The only downside to Mauk’s commitment at this point is that we will never really know if Pinkel and co would have beat out the big name schools on Gunner Kiel’s list for the services of the #1 QB. Sure, Kiel could still commit and that would say a lot but he will most likely go elsewhere and we (as fans) will never really know.
Pinkel could already know that Mizzou is on the outside with Kiel but that would never become public.
If feels good to believe that this recruiting posturing is really the only downside to Mauk’s committment because posturing does not effect play on the field.
Kansas loves Missouri as every parasite has to have a host.
Dare I say that DGB would make an even bigger splash.
Kansas loves Missouri as every parasite has to have a host.
by nwtiger1 on Jul 8, 2011 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
thats why I wish Kiel had commited first.
because if he did choose mizzou then we wouldn’t neccessarily need mauk, but if he didn’t then we still would’ve gotten mauk’s commitment. But all that depends on whether Kiel is the better qb or not.
"If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged, I'd probably just start calling out letters" - Demetri Martin
"Eggs this guys overdone, then I hit the slope on them call it rise over run"- Chiddy
O I E M I Z Z O U
The Menu Courey write is a very good read.
I have been studying neurological diseases for awhile now, and I can type this with no caveat, mental illness should always be approached as a molecular disease with a multi-faceted therapy ranging from pharmacological input to even mental exercises.
Never stay stagnant, always be moving forward. If something does not work, move on to the next thing. At the very least actively talk about it.
There is plenty of research out there, and it is always changing. Be Pro-active, though I understand it is supremely difficult, it is possibly the key.
I am stepping down from my soap box. If you have differing views that is totally acceptable to me, and I do not want this post to start a flame war about mental health.
Have a good day RMN. Sorry if this rubs people the wrong way.
Supporting the Kenji Jackson Approach for every day situations.
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jul 8, 2011 11:13 AM CDT reply actions
Mental illness can be so sad
because by it’s nature, it often supremely cripples the ability of the sufferer to work with efforts to treat their disease. And it is never their fault- hopefully we are getting to the point that is recognized. Being born with or developing a brain that malfunctions is no different than being born with or developing a heart that malfunctions.
And it’s by far our most important organ- it IS who we are, instead of the sort of ‘machine part’ that all our other organs are. When it goes badly wrong, it is an absolute disaster for both the sufferer and everyone around them.
Hopefully we will someday soon have a much better understanding of how the brain works- it always amazes me when I watch/read brain related stuff, and so much of it’s ‘well, we think this does that, but we aren’t sure…. the rest of it, we really have no idea…’
But at least we are getting there, at least in terms of being able to often give people effective treatments, I think. Fortunately, I have no first hand experience.
Cheery subject, eh? :)
far from a black and white subject, mental illness.
there’s an awful lot of gray area involved, especially in diagnosis. too many people looking to get off of rape, murder, etc charges by using mental illness (insanity) as a means to do just that.
Officer Olson: What'd this guy look like, anyway?
Mr. Mohra: Oh, he was a little guy... Kinda funny lookin'.
Officer Olson: Uh-huh. In what way?
Mr. Mohra: Oh, just in a general kinda way.
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Have not received confirmation from Gabbert family but appears that former #Mizzou QB Tyler Gabbert is no longer at Louisville
What in the hell is going on with this kid?
"This is not to disparage anyone in the Big 12"
Oh, so we’ve finally gotten that out of our system, have we? Well good.
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