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This has been as bipolar a couple of weeks as I can remember for Mizzou. Lots of great, lots of terrible, little in between.
1. GREAT: Lock it up. Or down. Your pun of choice.
The Trib (Behind the Stripes): Lee's Summit QB Drew Lock picks Missouri
Post-Dispatch: Mizzou locks down state's top QB recruit
KC Star: Lee’s Summit High School quarterback Drew Lock will play at Missouri
The Missourian: State's leading high school quarterback boosts Missouri football recruiting
Fox Sports MW: Pinkel reels in a big one as four-star QB Drew Lock gives verbal to Mizzou
Rivals.com: VIDEO: Drew Lock commits to Missouri
PowerMizzou: A lock to Mizzou
PowerMizzou: Like father, like son
PowerMizzou: PMTV: Lock talks decision
By the way...
A couple of @DrewLock23's friends from elementry school said "we've known he's going to #Mizzou since 3rd grade." @bconrow12 @kole_pace15
— Jeremy Crabtree (@jeremycrabtree) April 10, 2014
Drew Lock's third-grade year, by the way? Chase Daniel's freshman year at Mizzou. We're all old.
— Rock M Nation (@rockmnation) April 10, 2014
You're welcome.
2. TERRIBLE: Pretty sure this is the first "restraining order" issue ever presented in seven years of Mizzou Links
Post-Dispatch: Mizzou's Ross filed for restraining order against teammate Price
KC Star: Earnest Ross sought protection order against former MU basketball teammate Zach Price
The Missourian: Earnest Ross: Zach Price 'put me in danger'
3. TERRIBLE: Pretty sure this is the first "snitching" issue ever presented in seven years of Mizzou Links
The Trib (Behind the Stripes): CPD assistant chief describes difficulties of investigations involving athletes
Post-Dispatch: Police: Students less likely to 'snitch out' Mizzou athletes
4. GREAT: Earleywine wins No. 500
MUtigers.com: Earleywine Gets Career Win No. 500, Mizzou Sweeps WIU
The Trib: MU's Schkade makes most of playing time in doubleheader sweep
KBIA Sports: Earlywine achieves milestone as Tigers sweep doubleheader
#Mizzou Coach Ehren Earleywine on what it means to get career win No. 500: "Absolutely nothing."
— Blake Toppmeyer (@btoppmeyer) April 10, 2014
Never change, coach.
5. GREAT: Money.
USA Today: SEC revenue up more than $41M; Slive gets 25% boost in base pay
In its first fiscal year with Missouri and Texas A&M, the Southeastern Conference raised its total revenue by more than $41 million to $314.5 million, according to the conference's latest federal tax return.
And now to the more emotionally stable portion of your daily links post...
6. Spring game
MUtigers.com: Spring Game Weekend Schedule of Events
7. The Bowtie
KBIA Sports: MU Chancellor supports student athletes by showing up to games
8. Hey look, another ranked opponent
MUtigers.com: Mizzou Continues SEC Play at No. 15 Kentucky
MUtigers.com: Mizzou Baseball to Host Brace For Impact Day April 19
9. No. 22 feels low...
...though I can't disagree with any specific name above Pinkel here.
Athlon Sports: Ranking All 128 College Football Head Coaches for 2014
10. WHATNOT
Gymnastics
MUtigers.com: Gymnastics Participates In Local Mizzou Moves Event
Men's Golf
MUtigers.com: Mizzou Golf To Compete At Ohio State's Kepler Invitational
Soccer
MUtigers.com: One on One: 2014 Freshman Taylor Walker
The pioneer
The Missourian: First openly gay Missouri athlete Greg DeStephen returns for LGBTQ panel