Mizzou Links, 8-18-14: Rankings, Babies, and Patriotism

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Jon Bois' latest masterpiece

Go check out the whole thing, it's glorious.

Football

Numbers!

Some hack: Mizzou Ranked 24th in First AP Poll

As of 12am this morning, here's what those of you that participated in our poll thought of the Tigers' ranking.

David Morrison @ The Tribune: Missouri ranked No. 24 in preseason AP poll

Missouri is one of eight SEC teams in the poll, along with No. 2 Alabama, No. 6 Auburn, No. 9 South Carolina, No. 12 Georgia, No. 13 LSU, No. 18 Ole Miss and No. 21 Texas A&M.

The Tigers host Georgia this year and travel to South Carolina and Texas A&M.

Dave Matter @ STLToday: Mizzou ranked No. 24 in AP preseason poll

This is Missouri's first appearance in the preseason AP poll since 2011, when the Tigers began the year No. 21. The Tigers just missed cracking the other major preseason poll, the Amway Coaches poll, coming in with the most ballot points among unranked teams, essentially putting them at No. 26. Neither the AP poll or coaches poll has any bearing on the new College Football Playoff postseason structure for determining the four-team playoff field.

So, what we're all saying is: nowhere to go but up!

Basketball

D'awwwwwwwwwwwwww

Cookout with the family!  @CoachAndersonMU doing a little babysitting pic.twitter.com/ZiKvVwANdt

— Rob Fulford (@rfulford) August 18, 2014

Track & Field

'MURICA

MUTIGERS.com: Peoples Places Fourth at Pan-American Sports Festival

Senior Kearsten Peoples made her debut in the Team USA uniform on Friday, as she took on a field of some of the world's top female shot putters at the Pan-American Sports Festival in Mexico City.  She placed fourth in the competition with a top throw of 16.92m (55-6.25).

Awwwwwww yiss!