Mizzou Links, 8-22-12

Mizzou Football Links

So it looks like Mizzou might have its first commitment from the state of Georgia soon. Linebacker Terence Waugh tried to commit already, but evidently the staff wanted him to visit campus first. For the love of God, don't take him to St. Louis then!!

Kidding. Just kidding. I promise.

/Don Denkinger gets brought up again in 3 ... 2 ... 1...

• Tickets
  MUtigers.com: Kickoff Four-Pack for Football Opener Announced
• 2012
  Yahoo! Sports: SEC Preview: The West again the best, but the title chase in East should be good one
• 2013 Recruiting
  PowerMizzou: Terence Waugh could be next

Other Football Links

It really is funny to think of concepts like packaged plays and then realize how rigid the structure of the box score is that we cram all of this data into at the end of a game.

• Loved This
  Grantland (Chris Brown): "Packaged" plays and rethinking the concept of modern play calling

Mizzou Basketball Links

Not No. 37 this year, mind you...

• We're No. 37! We're No. 37!
  ESPN.com (CBB blog): 50 in 50 rankings: No. 37 Missouri

Other Mizzou Links

As discussed in the FanShot yesterday, the two highest-ranked SEC soccer teams right now according to SoccerAmerica are ... Missouri (No. 13) and Texas A&M (No. 15). Florida checks in at No. 20, and that's it. WHY IS THE SEC SUCH A TERRIBLE ATHLETICS CONFERENCE??

• Joplin
  Joplin Challenge: Mizzou returns to Joplin to paint new homes
• Mizzou Soccer
  MUtigers.com: Soccer Ranked 13th Nationally
  The Trib: MU soccer team faces barometer game
  The Trib (Ross Dellenger): Missouri soccer: Moving on up
  The Trib (Ross Dellenger): Diggs 'doubtful' for match at Cal
  The Maneater: Tigers ride new scorer, scheme into season
• Mizzou Volleyball
  The Trib: Well-traveled Simpson is a hit with Tigers
  The Maneater: Simpson joins Missouri for SEC inauguration
• Mizzou Women's Basketball
  MUtigers.com: Field Set for Cancun Challenge
  The Trib: MU women's hoops team's Cancun Challenge slate set

Other

There are so many things we haven't yet mastered in 2012, but we've got the Oral History format down pat. So good, so easy to read, so many interesting stories in this one.

• Loved This, Too
  Grantland: An oral history of Ron Shelton's basketball comedy "White Men Can't Jump"