Mizzou Links, 7-22-14: Tiger SEC SOS is favorable, Jayson Tatum is good at basketball

Missouri's in-conference strength of schedule is quite favorable this fall, Gary Pinkel is asked to jab Kansas again and obliges, Jordan Clarkson had a great Summer League, and Jayson Tatum's recruiting profile just gets bigger and bigger.

By Bill Connelly@SBN_BillC Jul 22, 2014, 5:05am CDT

What's On

...not much of anything. Here, let's just watch last year's Florida game or something.

Football

2014
The Trib (Behind the Stripes): SEC Schedule Strength: Missouri's got a smooth ride, Arkansas not so much

[T]he teams are ranked by the 2013 conference records of their 2014 opponents, with overall 2013 records in parentheses:

SEC

1. Arkansas: 41-23 (77-29)
2. Texas A&M: 38-26 (74-31)
3. Florida: 36-28 (68-35)
4. Kentucky: 35-29 (66-37)
4. Tennessee: 35-29 (65-38)
6. Auburn: 33-31 (67-36)
7. Ole Miss: 32-32 (66-37)
7. South Carolina: 32-32 (61-42)
9. Mississippi State: 30-34 (64-39)
10. Georgia: 29-35 (58-44)
10. Vanderbilt: 29-35 (57-45)
12. Alabama: 27-37 (61-44)
12. LSU: 27-37 (56-46)
14. Missouri: 24-40 (51-49)

PowerMizzou: Looking for DL depth

Car Wash
The Trib (Behind the Stripes): Gary Pinkel takes his turn at the ESPN 'Car Wash'
College Football Talk: Gary Pinkel, Mizzou still pushing to re-start Border War with Kansas

(To be fair, I don't know if Mizzou's "pushing" so much as simply saying "we're ready whenever you are.")

(Hi, JJ!)

Working on a #Mizzou D-line preview for '14, got to wondering. Why doesn't Xzavie Jackson's career get more love?
— Pete Scantlebury (@PeteScantlebury) July 22, 2014