Mizzou Links, 2-3-12

Mizzou Basketball Links

• Hate Week
  MUtigers.com: No. 4 Mizzou Set for Showdown with No. 8 Kansas Saturday
  The Missourian: MU students get early jump on KU game seats
  The Missourian: PHOTO GALLERY: Students camp out to hold spots for ESPN GameDay
  The Missourian: Missouri fans ready for basketball game against Kansas on Saturday
  The Maneater: With tents and all, Missouri preps for Kansas
  Post-Dispatch: Mizzou is taking Kansas game in stride
  Post-Dispatch: Norm Stewart played up Missouri's rivalry with KU
  Post-Dispatch: Big games in the MU-KU rivalry
  KC Star: Border War is about matchups and more
  KC Star: New KU assistant comes to other side of Border War
  Lawrence Journal-World: Columbia contests stand out for Self, KU
  Lawrence Journal-World: Mizzou fan antics don't rile Thomas Robinson
  KBIA Sports Extra: Jayhawks finally set sights squarely on Missouri
• Bilas
  The Missourian: Missouri fits standard of toughness, says analyst Jay Bilas
• Well ... Yeah
  The Missourian: For Frank Haith, success stems from quality players
• Kimmeh
  KC Star: Size of the opponent hasn't mattered to Kim English
• Sons Of Paul Pressey
  The Missourian: Matt and Phil Pressey accustomed to change
• Recruiting
  PowerMizzou: Basketball Signees Talk Fast Start
  

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

• Music
  The Doctor's Orders: J-Dilla's home studio