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Time to confuse you guys with one last Links Post > Camp Links combination. It seems to always kill comments, but ... after the karma thread, we might not be ready to look each other in the eye anyway, so maybe that's okay. Regardless ... MIZZOU FOOTBALL KICKS OFF IN FEWER THAN SIX DAYS!!!!!!1!!!
Mizzou Football Links
If you ignore what was either a poorly-worded passage or an enormous error -- Toledo in no way "ran Urban Meyer’s spread option," since a) Pinkel and Dave Christensen utilized a one-back set when they got to Mizzou, and b) Meyer's "spread option" didn't actually exist until 2001, when Pinkel took the Missouri job and Meyer went to Bowling Green -- the KC Star article on Yost below was very enlightening, perhaps the most interesting piece I've read about him.
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Yost
KC Star: MU assistant Yost has a flair for this gameIn 2007, Daniel led the Tigers to a brief stay as the nation’s No. 1 team, and he was a Heisman Trophy finalist. Blaine Gabbert was the best pocket passer of the lot, a future first-round NFL draft pick, and Franklin is a mix of all those skills. Mizzou has had no shortage of talent at the game’s most important position, largely because of Yost’s ability to identify recruits and then coach them to master the Tigers’ system.
"Don’t tell me what they can’t do; tell me what they can do," he says, "and then that’s what they’re going to do within our system."
A football team is only as good as its players. Years ago, Yost decided he again needed to stand out to get recruits’ attention. Around his second or third year at Mizzou, he stopped getting haircuts. His hair eventually touched his shoulders, and he’d had it frosted. But he wasn’t finished. He wanted a perm. The problem was that the bleaching had fried his hair so much that the texture wouldn’t stick. So Yost cut his hair and started over.
"Just like you build nice facilities, you do all these things," he says. "… Whatever it takes in recruiting to make an impression."
Yost, 42, says he believes the surfer look makes him seem relaxed and younger, maybe more identifiable to prospects. The key, though, is making a mark, because something unusual is unforgettable.
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MUtigers.com: Mizzou Football Opener to be Televised on Pay-Per-View -
It Begins
Mizzou Magazine: Diving into the SECHoward Richards, BA ’88, joined the Tiger Radio Network booth last season, so the analyst and former Mizzou offensive lineman had a perfect view for Missouri’s Big 12 swan song. As the team transitions to a new set of opponents, Richards says the key is the defensive line in the SEC.
"They play a more professional, attacking style in the SEC, and the players up front are big," says Richards of the conference that features five of the nation’s top 10 defenses. "Not just big but strong and athletic pass rushers. That’s where Mizzou is going to have to develop because of losing three starters."
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Tweets
The Missourian: Preseason Twitter musings from Missouri football players -
Gabs
Jacksonville.com: Plenty of questions remain for Jaguars after blowout preseason loss to Baltimore
Mizzou Basketball Links
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Europe
Post-Dispatch: Tigers come together on their trip to Europe
Mizzou Diamond Sports Links
From Elias: Max Scherzer is 1st pitcher w 8 straight starts of 8+ K and 7 or fewer IP in a single season since 1900.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 27, 2012#nasty
Max Scherzer now leads the majors in strikeouts after mowing down Angels with his fastball Sunday. es.pn/PHKTai
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 27, 2012
#Nasty indeed.
- The Pros
SimmonsField.com: Missouri Baseball in the Minors: KBG to ROC - SEC
SimmonsField.com: SEC Fan's Guide to Mizzou Baseball: The Typical Jamieson Team
Mizzou Soccer Links
3-0, with two wins over ranked teams (one by a lot at home, another on the road without a star player). That's pretty much the best possible start you could ask for from a Mizzou Soccer team that should be right on the cusp of the Top 10 in the next set of polls.
- No. 13 Mizzou 3, No. 19 Cal 2
The Trib: Missouri soccer beats No. 19 Cal
Mizzou Volleyball Links
It was neither a great nor terrible start to the season for Mizzou Volleyball. They handled who they were supposed to handle, and they lost to a team ranked higher than them. Michigan handled them a little too easily for my liking, but it's early. We'll see how things develop.
- Mizzou 3, North Florida 0
Mizzou 3, Virginia Tech 1
MUtigers.com: Mizzou Wins a Pair on Opening Day of Tiger Invite
The Trib (Ross Dellenger): Missouri volleyball opens season with win (Meister to return)
KBIA Sports: Mizzou volleyball opens tournament with win over North Florida
KBIA Sports: Kreklow pleased with play of Mizzou volleyball team
The Maneater: Missouri rolls in season-opening day at Tiger Invitational
Mizzou Network: 1 on 1 with Wayne Kreklow
Mizzou Network: Mizzou Goes 2-0 in first day of Mizzou Invitational - Mizzou 3, Nicholls State 0
No. 23 Michigan 3, Mizzou 0
MUtigers.com: Mizzou Finishes Second at Tiger Invitational
The Trib (Ross Dellenger): No. 23 Michigan rolls over Missouri
KBIA Sports: Mizzou volleyball loses to No. 23 Michigan
The Maneater: Missouri drops tournament finale in loss to Michigan
Mizzou Network: Henning's 17 kills not enough
Mizzou Network: 1 on 1 with Wayne Kreklow