Mizzou Links, 5-1-12

Mizzou Football Links

• NFL
  The Trib (Dave Matter): Keeping track of Tigers in the NFL
  
• No. 16
  Mizzou Network: 1 on 1 with Brad Smith

Other Football Links

• PLAYoff?
  SI.com (Stewart Mandel): Semifinal anchor bowl hosting currently leading BCS playoff option
  Birmingham News (Jon Solomon): College football playoff will unearth New Year's Day bowls from the dead
  Solid Verbal: Playoff Movement
  Senator Blutarsky: Your optimism is misplaced... er, I mean, inspiring

Mizzou Basketball Links

So who is Jordan Clarkson? Let's see…

…a three-star recruit in the 2010 class who chose Tulsa over offers from SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, and just about every Texas mid-major. He elected to transfer following the firing of Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik.

…Tulsa's leading scorer as a sophomore. He scored 16.5 potions per game on 44 percent shooting (46 percent on 2-pointers, 37 percent on 3-pointers, 78 percent from the line). He seems like a well-rounded scorer -- he both gets to the line and makes long-range jumpers. He also averaged 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.9 steals, 2.7 turnovers (ouch) and even blocked 17 shots.

…another "why do schools have so much control over transfers?" cause. Tulsa initially blocked Clarkson from talking to five schools, then "amicably" cut the list to four. It is so incredibly ridiculous that schools are allowed to do this.

So Mizzou gets a shot at another transfer. If they do not land Devonta Pollard (who is supposedly going to be ready to announce his chosen school within the next week or so), this is a lovely way to, in effect, pocket the scholarship for 2012-13 and put another interesting transfer on the floor the next season. We'll see how it goes.

EXPANSIONAPALOOZA™ 2012

Doesn't it feel good that I had to take "MIZZOU" out of the title above?

• Who's Next?
  Saturday Blitz: Texas State Gives Sun Belt 10, Who's Next to Move?

Mizzou Diamond Sports Links

• On Deck: Arkansas
  MUtigers.com: Mizzou Heads to Future SEC Foe Arkansas
  SimmonsField.com: Game Day: MU @ Arkansas Razorbacks
• The Pitching Is Not The Problem
  MUtigers.com: Zastryzny Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week
• In The Pros
  SimmonsField.com: HI NOTES: Brock Bond is Back

Other Mizzou Links

• Mizzou Wrestling
  MUtigers.com: Wrestling Adds Seven More to 2012-13 Class
• Mizzou Gymnastics
  MUtigers.com: Two Tigers Tapped into Secret Societies
• Truman
  We Are Mizzou: Truman Capital One Challenge

Other

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