Mizzou Links, 10-6-10

MIzzou-Colorado Links

• KC Star: VIDEO: Blair Kerkhoff remembers Fifth Down (and thank you, Blair, for mentioning that Johnson didn't actually score on fifth down ... that gets overlooked a bit too much sometimes.)
• The Missourian: Blaine Gabbert keeping MU football team on steady course
  Denver Post: In prepping for Missouri, CU's Hawkins says QB Gabbert among nation's best
• KC Star: Are you experienced? Mizzou's secondary says it is
• Post-Dispatch: Kenji Jackson making a name for himself at MU
• Denver Post: Buffs determined to trample trend
• KBIA Sports Extra: VIDEO: New Big 12 schedule no big deal for Pinkel
• KBIA Sports Extra: VIDEO: Gary Pinkel on Missouri's increased penalties
  
• PowerMizzou: Tuesday Tiger Notebook
• PowerMizzou: Tuesday's Top Tigers
• PowerMizzou: 2010 Tiger recruiting mailbag
• The Trib: Colorado shows life after big win

And be sure not to miss the New York Times' recent story on Brad Smith. Great to see him continuing to develop and make a name for himself, and in New York no less.

Big 12 Links

• Nebraska-Kansas State
  KC Star: K-State has hands full trying to stop Taylor Martinez
  Topeka Capital-Journal: Statement time for Cats, Thomas
  Omaha World-Herald: 'Cats and the clock
  Omaha World-Herald: Crick, Blackshirts savor road tests
  Omaha World-Herald: Q&A with DeJon Gomes
• Texas Tech-Baylor
  Double-T Nation: Five Questions | Gearing Up for the Baylor Bears
  Dallas Morning News: Tommy Tuberville, players talk about Tech's home game against Baylor in the Cotton Bowl
• Kansas
  Rock Chalk Talk: Did Mangino Leave the Cupboard Bare?
  Lawrence Journal-World: KU making most of bye week
• Oklahoma
  Tulsa World: Freshmen filling key roles for Sooners
  Tulsa World: OU, Nebraska talking about possible future football series
  Crimson & Cream Machine: Stoops: "We Want Roy Finch To Play"
• Oklahoma State
  Tulsa World (Dandy Dave Sittler): Quarterback impatience an age-old quandary
• Texas
  Burnt Orange Nation: In the Trenches - Longhorn Football is a Game of Nanometers
  Dallas Morning News: Texas won't rush RB D.J. Monroe's development
• Texas A&M
  Houston Chronicle: Jerrod Johnson tries to avert A&M trend

Mizzou Basketball Links

• Big 12 preseason poll
  The Trib (Steve Walentik): Big 12 coaches pick Tigers fifth
  Post-Dispatch: Mizzou picked fifth in Big 12 preseason poll
  KBIA Sports Extra: Coaches pick Missouri basketball to finish fifth in Big 12
  KC Star: Basketball coaches pick K-State to win Big 12
  KC Star (Campus Corner): Basketball excitement already building at K-State
  KC Star (Campus Corner): Prediction bodes well for Cats
  The Dagger: Big 12 coaches project Kansas State to win the league
  ESPN.com (b-ball blog): Coaches vote K-State Big 12 winners
• MUtigers.com: Something To Prove
• Fox Sports MW: English, six others from Big 12 named to Wooden preseason list

Also, don't miss your chance to buy ... a Gus Johnson T-shirt!

Other Mizzou Links

• Mizzou Volleyball
  MUtigers.com: Watch Mizzou on Mediacom Wednesday (If you get a chance to watch Mizzou-Nebraska or get to the Hearnes for it, it would be worth it. It's the last Mizzou-Nebraska home game for a long time, and it's always the best environment of the season.)
  The Missourian: Faith plays large role for Missouri's libero
• Mizzou Baseball
  MUtigers.com: Baseball to Scrimmage on Saturday