Merry Christmas, Tiger fans!

To be honest, I have little to no idea how to write today’s links post. Most of y’all will probably be absent or sparse on today’s post. It makes me think I could write just about anything I like and get away with it... So I’m just going to fire off a few Christmas takes to see if anyone notices.

• Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, based on the fundamental limits of genre.
• If you insist that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, I look forward to meeting the cross section of people who believe that In Bruges is easily the best Christmas movie.
• Last movie take: A Muppet Christmas Carol is the best adaptation of Charles’ Dickens classic.
• The Lonely Island’s, “D*** In a Box,” is the best Christmas carol.
• Fake trees > real trees
• Every great parent will give their kids coal (as a joke) at least once.

Please direct all complaints to Sam Snelling. Thank you very much! And Merry Christmas!

OK, on the real Mizzou stories

The Mizzou beat was pretty slow today, but there are several noteworthy highlights outside of our fine site:

• First things first: CONGRATS TO JEREMIAH TILMON ON SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK!

Tilmon has taken massive strides in his game over the past few weeks, developing into the dominant force most fans expected him to become. He’ll have to prove he can keep up this level of play over longer periods of time, but the slow realization of potential has been tantalizing.

• PowerMizzou released an early primer on the 2020 basketball recruiting class. It’s looking like Mizzou’s class could be heavily focused on in-state prospects ($$.)
• Dave Matter at the St. Louis Post Dispatch wrote about Barry Odom’s family connections to Oklahoma State and how they’re all making nice ahead of the Liberty Bowl.
• Jeff Gordon wrote about Dorial Green-Beckham, who has recently encountered new troubles with the law. He also listed Mizzou as the region’s best Division I basketball team in a power rankings style listicle.
• Also at the Post Dispatch, Ben Frederickson took a macro-look at the 2018 year in Missouri football, focusing mostly on late-breaking developments.

Yesterday at Rock M

• Xavier Pinson is the overlooked key for the future of Braggin’ Rights
• Study Hall: Mizzou 79, Illinois 63

More Links:

• Not Mizzou related, but both Alabama and Clemson will be (slightly) short-handed in their coming playoff games. It shouldn’t affect the outcomes of the games as both the Tide and Tigers are basically super teams. It’s still an interesting note.
• Defensive tackle Rashad Brandon has been invited to the FBS Tropical Bowl, a game not unlike the Senior Bowl.
• Over at The Athletic, Sam Vecenie released his latest Big Board for the 2019 NBA Draft. Jontay Porter is definitely a first round pick if you go by his opinion ($$.)