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Mizzou Links, 2-13-12

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Atlanta Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon reacts after the Falcons stopped the Minnesota Vikings late in the fourth quarter near the goal line in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

And here we go with the rest of the weekend's links.

Other Basketball Links

Kansas State is kind of a mess right now, but it probably goes without saying that it would be lovely if they would get it together and pull an upset tonight.

Mizzou Football Recruiting Links

You only thought you were done with football recruiting for a while. Mizzou's Junior Day was this past weekend; Mizzou hosted select juniors from the state and region, and as is somewhat customary, they scored a couple of commits as well: Jeff City linebacker (and pole vaulter extraordinaire) Joe Burkett and CBC cornerback Aarion Penton. The state is low on the highest of high-end talent (i.e. the DGBs and Evan Boehms) this year, but it seems reasonably deep with mid- to high-three-star guys, and both Burkett and Penton will likely qualify as that.

Joe Burkett, Pole Vaulter
Aarion Penton (Second Highlight)
  • 2013 COMMIT: JOE BURKETT (6'3, 200, LB, JEFFERSON CITY)
    2013 COMMIT: AARION PENTON (5'10, 170, CB, ST. LOUIS CBC)
    PowerMizzou: Joe Burkett confirms he committed to Missouri
    PowerMizzou: Quick decision for CBC's Penton
    KC Star (Campus Corner): An inside look at Missouri's first two '13 football commitments
  • Junior Day
    PowerMizzou: Off and running
    PowerMizzou: Spotlight grows for Lee's Summit LB Nick Ramirez
    PowerMizzou: Four-star OT checks out Mizzou
    PowerMizzou: A family affair for KC athlete Anthony Sherrils
  • Other 2013 Recruits
    Rivals.com: Georgia defensive tackle Jay Woods happy to have first offer

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Mizzou Links, 2-10-12

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COLUMBIA, MO - FEBRUARY 04: Marcus Denmon #12 of the Missouri Tigers shoots past Elijah Johnson #15 of the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half at Mizzou Arena on February 4, 2012 in Columbia, Missouri. Missouri won 74-71. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Woohoo, something for every category today...

Mizzou Basketball Links

Other Basketball Links

Mizzou Football Links

  • Recruiting
    Mr. SEC: MU's Pinkel Talks Recruiting Hurdles Down South And Respect
  • 2012 Recruits
    PowerMizzou: Forget-me-not

Other Football Links

  • Playoffs
    Dr. Saturday: A Humble Suggestion: So, you're putting together a 4-team playoff...

SEC (And Big 12)

Other Mizzou Links

  • Ben Askren
    The Trib: Askren will defend Bellator title against Lima
  • Mizzou Wrestling
    MUtigers.com: No. 13 Tigers Open National Duals with Cal Poly
    The Maneater: Waters eyes Askren in chase for honors
  • Mizzou Softball
    MUtigers.com: Softball Hosts Annual Black and Gold Intersquad
  • Mizzou Baseball
    SimmonsField.com: Baseball America puts MU 5th in Big 9
  • Mizzou Women's Basketball
    The Maneater: The freshman foundation delivers hope to Tigers
  • Mizzou Tennis
    The Missourian: Graduate student leads Missouri after experience at UCLA

Other

  • This Is So Awesome (Team Cake Stadium, Here We Come)
    Dirty Tackle: You can name Bath City’s stadium (almost) whatever you want for a mere £50

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Mizzou Links, 2-9-12

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Baylor starters Perry Jones III, Cory Jefferson, and Brady Heslip, from left, sit on the bench late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Waco, Texas. Kansas won 68-54. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mizzou Basketball Links

  • Fhaith
    The Missourian: Frank Haith finds success after leaving Miami's basketball program
  • Baylor Upcoming
    Fox Sports MW: Tigers aim for sweep of Baylor
  • Bernie Says Nice Things
    Post-Dispatch: Bernie Bytes

    We have praised Missouri's basketball team for its record, its hard work, its unselfish and unified play. But I wanted to mention something that deserves more praise: this is a classy group. It really is. Two things made that perfectly clear in recent days. First, after MU raced back to upend Kansas on Saturday night, Kim English and Marcus Denmon took a stand and discouraged fans from rushing the court at Mizzou Arena. Why? A simple reason: the Tigers' players expect to win home games, even against Kansas, so there's no need to act like you've never won a big game before. I like that. Second, when Oklahoma's Steven Pledger missed a 3-point buzzer shot that would have tied Missouri on Monday night, he slumped to the floor -- distraught by the miss. MU's Ricardo Ratliffe and English displayed first-rate sportsmanship and fine decency by walking over to Pledger to help him up and console him. The OU hoops office was so impressed by that, it posted a photo of the scene on Twitter and praised Ratliffe and English.

Other Basketball Links

Mizzou can lose at Lawrence and still take at least a share of the conference title as long as Kansas loses to somebody else. Last night was a good opportunity for such a loss, but the Jayhawks proved once again that if you punch Baylor in the mouth, the Bears might fold. I would call a 32-4 run "folding." So now, of course, I have to say ... Go Kansas State (next Monday)!

Mizzou Football Links

  • Tiger Town
    The Trib: Details emerge about MU football day fan zone plan
  • Elvis!
    We Are Mizzou: Elvis Fisher Back For 2012
  • 2012 Recruiting
    We Are Mizzou: 2012 Signing Day
    We Are Mizzou: Signing Day Press Conferences
  • 2013 Recruiting
    Rivals.com: Nkemdiche tops initial Rivals 100 for 2013
    PowerMizzou: Tiger Mailbag

    minxcat asks: Now that the 2012 recruiting class is in the bag, what are your thoughts on the 2013 in-state class? […]

    GD: As far as the 2013 in-state class, it isn't nearly as good as 2012. Missouri offered 11 players last year and a total of 16 committed to BCS conferences. I think both numbers could be lower this year.

Other Football Links

  • Playoff?
    SB Nation: The Big Ten's Cold-Hearted College Football Playoff Plan Is Actually Good For Everybody
    SI.com (Stewart Mandel): Four-team playoff preferable to BCS majority of seasons
    ESPN.com: Mike Slive says changes to BCS still couple years away
  • Just For Fun
    Solid Verbal: Podcast With Spencer Hall

SEC

Other Mizzou Links

Other

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Mizzou Links, 2-8-12

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ELVIS! (Photo via Bill Carter.)

Kind of an odd day of football-centric links smack in the middle of basketball's stretch run ... but like I'm really going to complain about that...

Mizzou Football Links

@Dave_Matter
Dave Matter How anxious is Elvis Fisher to play again? His dad @FisherFiles tells me: "He's itching to hit somebody."
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  • ELVIS!
    The Trib: Missouri's Fisher cleared to return for sixth year
    KC Star (Campus Corner): Fisher granted sixth year of eligibility
  • SEC!
    Post-Dispatch (Bryan Burwell): Pinkel looks forward to next big step in SEC

    But here he was doing just that and he couldn't help himself. A room full of giddy boosters were upstairs at a private dinner inside the Edward Jones building in Des Peres, and they couldn't wait to hear Pinkel reflect on one of the seminal moments in Mizzou football history. What does it all mean when MU football is good enough to go big-game hunting on the high school recruiting trail and come away with the biggest prize of them all? What does it mean when his primary professional life's mission — making Missouri football stand for something special — is so close he can almost taste it?

    What does it mean when Pinkel knows that over the past few weeks, a series of fortunate events keep happening to MU athletics, giving the football and basketball programs maximum brand-name exposure?

    "It's been a pretty good few weeks for us, hasn't it?" Pinkel said Tuesday evening just before the annual Football Recruiting Night dinner with the St. Louis Tiger Club. "After (the nation's top football recruit Dorial Green-Beckham) made that announcement that he was signing with us on national TV, (director of athletics) Mike Alden came over to me and sat down. His eyes were watering a little bit and said to me 'Remember the Michigan State game?'"

  • DGB
    ESPN.com: Dorial Green-Beckham offers blueprint on how to handle recruiting
  • The Effects Of DGB (And Other Successes)
    PowerMizzou: From Regional to National
  • Still Not Sure About This, But We'll See
    The Missourian: Tiger Town location proposed for area north of Elm Street
  • Gabs
    Pro Football Weekly: Maurice Jones-Drew thinks Blaine Gabbert will learn from adversity
  • Spencer Hall Hates Mizzou's Hexagonal Weights
    EDSBS: THE CURIOUS INDEX, 2/7/2012

Other Football Links

  • Playoffs
    SB Nation: Big Ten's College Football Playoff Support May Actually Be Real
    Team Speed Kills: BIg Ten Might Jump on the Playoff Bandwagon
    Senator Blutarsky: The Super Bowl Is Not An Argument Against (Some) Playoffs

SEC (And Other Conferences)

Mizzou Basketball Links

Other Basketball Links

Other Mizzou Links

Other

  • USMNT (Sort Of)
    Dirty Tackle: Bob Bradley is standing up as a leader of Egypt

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Mizzou Links, 2-7-12

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Missouri's Kim English, front, and Ricardo Ratliffe, back, help Oklahoma's Steven Pledger up after he reacts to missing the game winning shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Missouri won 71-68. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Mizzou Basketball Links

"Slips past," "survive," "sneaks past," "slips past," "hangs on," "pulls out close win," "holds off," "holds on," "survives." Sounds about right.

Other Basketball Links

Mizzou Football Links

Other Football Links

Other Mizzou Links

  • Mizzou Wrestling
    Big 12 Sports: Missouri's Waters Wins Third Big 12 Wrestler of the Week Honor
    MUtigers.com: Waters Again Picked as Wrestler of the Week
  • Mizzou Baseball
    SimmonsField.com: MU #7 in CollegeBaseballToday.com Big 12 Preview

Other

  • Food
    NPR: Who Killed Lard?

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Mizzou Links, 2-6-12

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COLUMBIA, MO - FEBRUARY 04: Dorial Green-Beckman, who signed to play football for the Missouri Tigers, waves to the crowd before a basketball game against the Kansas Jayhawks Mizzou Arena on February 4, 2012 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

And here's the other half of your TO BE CONTINUED... links post.

Other Basketball Links

Kudos to Iowa State for moving to 7-3 in conference. I was skeptical of how good they might (or might not) be this year because of all the new pieces, but I think their trajectory could be instructive for Mizzou fans next year: they started pretty slow, then began to figure things out.

Mizzou Football Links

  • Former Tigers
    KSDK.com: Mizzou alums like where the program is headed
  • Future Tigers
    The Trib: Missouri recruits raised in the game

    Yost learned there’s one major advantage when recruiting the son of a high school head coach. Per NCAA recruiting guidelines, college coaches are limited in how often they can call a recruit and his family. But college coaches have fewer restrictions when it comes to contacting high school coaches.

    In Green-Beckham’s case, Yost could pick up the phone and call Hillcrest’s coach on a whim. Of course, John Beckham also doubles as Dorial’s dad.

    "The ability to call Coach Beckham and say, ‘Hey, are you coming up for the game this weekend?’ as opposed to having to email him and hope you get a response, it’s just easy communication," Yost said.

    That’s why in April, three hours before Yost’s wife, Carrie, was about to give birth to their youngest son, Yost was free to send John Beckham a text message to offer Dorial a trade request: Pledge a verbal commitment, and he could name the newborn.

    "He wrote back, ‘Dorial Yost would be a good name,’ " Yost said. "So, I wrote John back, ‘Does that mean he’s committing?’ He said, ‘I don’t know about that.’ "

    Alas, Kamden Yost was born a few hours later.

    KBIA Sports Extra: 2012 recruit Michael Scherer ready to play for Mizzou
    Blatant Homerism: Putting a bow on the DGB saga

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Mizzou Basketball Links, 2-6-12

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COLUMBIA, MO - FEBRUARY 04: Truman the Tiger pumps up the crowd before a game between the Missouri Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks the first half at Mizzou Arena on February 4, 2012 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

You can probably do the math. Since I didn't include any links in yesterday's Study Hall post, I've got an absolute boatload to share today. And since I don't want some of the others to get missed because of the wealth of Mizzou-Kansas links, we're going to break them out into two different posts. (And while we're at it ... huge content day at Rock M. Two links posts, a podcast (!!!!!!), an OU preview, and, in hopefully the early afternoon, Rock-M-Tology's 2012 debut!

Mizzou Basketball Links

"The conference doesn't matter. It's a rivalry."

-- Jay Bilas on ESPN GameDay

“No, I don’t feel bad. Missouri wanted this. So why should I feel bad? I don’t feel bad for anybody. If anybody should feel bad for anybody, it’s the players that don’t get a chance to play in it. But not the fans. Fans to me don’t drive the bus at all. Missouri wanted this.”

-- Bill Self

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Mizzou Links, 2-3-12

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COLUMBIA, MO - FEBRUARY 09: DeMarre Carroll #1 of the Missouri Tigers celebrates after the Tigers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 62-60 on February 9, 2009 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Mizzou Basketball Links

Other Basketball Links

  • There's Something Strangely Familiar About This Story, But I Can't Quite Put My Finger On It...
    The Dagger: Arkansas is winless on the road yet in the hunt for an NCAA bid
  • Good Old Coach Eustachy
    CBS Sports: I like Larry Eustachy (and you should, too)

Mizzou Football Links

  • More On Recruiting
    The Trib (Dave Matter): Emptying the Signing Day Notebook

    If coffee's indeed for closers, then call Hill the Barista.

    Of course, offensive coordinator David Yost deserves praise for landing the nation's No. 1 recruit. The joke around MU the last few years is that Columbia has been Yost's second home; his permanent residence lies in Springfield. But time and time again Wednesday, Yost credited Hill with closing the deal for Green-Beckham. It's Hill who made Missouri a desirable place for players who like to catch the football. It's his knowledge of the position. His funloving personality. His high standards. And, maybe most of all, the black and gold running through his veins.

    If there comes a time when John Kadlec's title should fall to someone else, Hill might be the most deserving Mr. Mizzou, 2.0. [...]

    Hill's reward came Wednesday in the shape of a 6-foot-6, 220-pound specimen, a player destined to join the others on his list of great Missouri receivers. I caught Hill as he was leaving Mizzou Arena yesterday. You'd need a sledgehammer to knock the smile off his face. I asked him if he sees Green-Beckham as a slot receiver or more of a split end.

    "I don't know. He's an inside receiver. Or an outside receiver," he said as he walked to the parking lot "We're just starting to have those discussions. All that matters now is he's a Missouri Tiger."

    And with that, he turned his back, threw his right arm into the air and pumped it again, another TD celebration for Mr. Mizzou.

    The Trib: 2012 Missouri football recruiting class
    KC Star (Campus Corner): Andy Hill stakes Missouri claim to Kansas City
    PowerMizzou: More than a one-man class
    PowerMizzou: PMTV-HD: Signing Day Press Conference
  • More On DGB
    The Trib: Green-Beckham's signing has Missouri on top of the world
    The Trib: Fun part starts for coaches
    SI.com: Location leads top WR Dorial Green-Beckham to sign with Missouri
    Lost Lettermen: Top 10 WR Recruits of Past 20 Years

SEC (And Big 12, And Big East)

  • Gamecocks Online: VIDEO: Gamecocks Welcome Missouri Tigers to SEC
  • SB Nation: Big East Expansion: West Virginia Gone, But Boise State And Air Force Could Join Early

Other Mizzou Links

  • KC Star: Mizzou Hall of Fame tickets still available
  • Mizzou Wrestling
    MUtigers.com: No. 13 Mizzou Hosts Pair of Top-10 Conference Foes
    The Missourian: Waters leads Missouri against Top-10 opponents Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
  • Mizzou Gymnastics
    The Missourian: Missouri confident after win over Nebraska
    The Missourian: New assistant gymnastics coach fits in at Missouri

Other

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