Mizzou Links, 8-9-12

Mizzou Football Links

Vox did a nice interview with Mike Alden below. They touched on most of the major topics -- The Move™, stadium expansion, the wrestling program, etc.

• Alden
  Vox Magazine: Q&A with Mike Alden

  Who are you most excited to play?

  All of them. You know, it’s funny, I don’t want to say one over the other. I think that each program is going to provide a great opportunity for us, whether we’re going to Kentucky to play basketball, we’ve got Georgia coming in here for football, we’re going to go to Alabama in gymnastics, baseball in South Carolina. Every opportunity in all 13 other institutions — I couldn’t weigh one over the other.

  Do you think conference realignment is finally done?

  No. I absolutely do not. I think that there’s going to be a lull, which there has been just a little bit, but you’re going to continue to see it happen. Where it goes, I don’t know. The change of the BCS format to go to a somewhat college football playoff with the four teams, I think that’s going to make people step back and look at it a little differently right now. But I still think with television contracts, with continued emphasis on greater exposure, with the move toward a top 60 or a top 70 institutions in the country really taking a look at controlling the majority of college athletics, I think conference realignment is not done.

• DGB
  Sporting News: Missouri's Dorial Green-Beckham can't hide talent behind humility
  Fox Sports MW (AP): Green-Beckham getting settled in at Missouri
• Injuries
  PowerMizzou: Tiger Mailbag

  mcm83 asks: Boy - a lot of injuries for the first day in pads. Do you think our coaches make any decisions based on players ability to stay healthy? Who in there right mind would think that Madison, Ruth, Foster and Ebner are going to make it through the season?

  I've said this before but it bears repeating: Missouri doesn't really have more injuries than other teams. You just think they do because you follow it more closely. Do you have any idea how many players missed practice at Auburn, South Carolina or Vanderbilt today? What about places like Oklahoma and Kansas State where the media aren't even allowed to see practice? Bill Snyder's whole team may have broken limbs, but we'd never know about it because reporters aren't allowed within shouting distance of the practice field.

  As for whether they're going to make it through the season, if they're going to get hurt, they're going to get hurt. It's a tough game. That's why you have backups.

• 2013 Recruiting
  KC Star: Rockhurst lineman commits to Nebraska
• Go To Clinic
  MUtigers.com: Football X's and O's Clinic Set for Aug. 25

Mizzou Basketball Links

"If he got a rec from Izzo, I have to believe he’s a solid stand-up guy." That was the reaction from our own Logan Hill about the rumors that Frank Haith is about to fill out his coaching staff (again) with WMU assistant Rick Carter, and that about sums it up. Our inclination as fans is to want HUGE hires with WELL-ESTABLISHED names that we recognize, but ... you're probably not going to recognize the name of an incoming No. 2 or No. 3 assistant unless he has failed as a head coach somewhere before. And in that case, the same fan that would complain about not knowing the name of the incoming assistant would probably complain about bringing in a failure as an assistant. But that's neither here nor there.

Anyway, welcome, Coach Carter. Hope you stay longer than the last guy.

• New Exploding Drummer Assistant
  The Trib: Haith close to hiring Western Michigan assistant Carter
  PowerMizzou: Tigers set to fill out hoops staff
  KC Star: MU expected to hire Western Michigan assistant coach
• Europe
  KC Star: New-look Missouri heads to Europe for summer tour
• Gameday
  MUtigers.com: Feb. 23 ESPN College GameDay Features Mizzou, Kentucky in Lexington
  KC Star: KU, MU hoops will be on ESPN's 'GameDay'

Mizzou Diamond Sports Links

• Resurfacing
  MUtigers.com: Simmons Field Resurfacing Update

Other Mizzou Links

• Mizzou Volleyball
  Mizzou Network: Kreklow Ready for Season
  The Missourian: Missouri volleyball team looks forward to SEC challenges
  The Missourian: Missouri volleyball players enjoy international competition
  MUtigers.com: Volleyball to Host Meet-and-Greet at Columbia Mall
• Mizzou Women's Basketball
  MUtigers.com: Participate in the Women's Basketball Golf Tournament
• Mizzou Women's Golf
  MUtigers.com: SEC Women's Golf Championship to be Held at Greystone Golf & Country Club

Other

• I Had Such Bad Nightmares Last Night
  SB Nation: The Olympics' 15 Most Terrifying Mascots Ever Created
• Absurd
  Deadspin: This Is What A $60 Million High School Football Stadium Looks Like