You know what I really hadn’t thought about regarding Mizzou’s 2018 football season? How Mizzou was going to enter the field before home games.

The answer: temporary tunnels!

MUtigers.com has an update on both what’s next and what’s complete. Here’s the latter:

WORK COMPLETED

Demolition

* Demo catwalk structure, and proceeded to sort and haul off material.

Mass Excavation of West Hill

* Continue to break rock and haul off.

Water Utilities

* Video record line AA.

* Complete Sewer Connections at Manhole EX9 and AA6.

* Start setting from AA6 to CC line.

* Set Structure B1 and set line from EX1 to B1.

* Start setting 72” reinforced cast pipe from B1 to B2. Start mass excavation for box culvert.

Temp Chiller

* Prepare area for temp chiller and set temp chiller.

And here’s what the construction cam had to show last night.

Pretty.

Meanwhile, [awkward transition coming], other things appear to be under construction at the moment. Namely, Mizzou’s reputation. Here’s Nu-Nu Washington, father of blue-chip St. Louis receiver Marcus Washington, on his perceptions and recent impressions of Mizzou.

The Will in question: former Tiger receiver Will Franklin, Mizzou’s coordinator of football player engagement and development. He’s evidently a) got a tough job and b) doing it pretty well.

[ANOTHER awkward transition coming] Here’s another guy we hope will do his job pretty well this fall: Derek Dooley.

Sterk also had some good, if not amazingly good, news: ticket sales are up. A hair.

More Links:

• SWEEEEEEP. Mizzou stomped Missouri State, 8-2, last night in Columbia. And in front of 2,331, no less. A season high for a mid-week game. Ryan Herrera will have more, but the Tigers are now 28-13 on the season and have crushed their mid-week slate.
• PowerMizzou just started a Where Are They Now? series, and the first subject was Rock M Nation’s first favorite player.
• Another Where Are They Now? of sorts: Michael Scherer thinks he could land on a pro roster this year.
• Rocket Watts is a 2019 recruiting priority. He talked to the KC Star about the latest in his recruitment.
• Well I guess this was pretty predictable — 2020 blue-chipper Josh Christopher, cousin of Nicodemus, got his Mizzou offer. And he even found a picture of his cousin to announce it with.

• Mizzou Softball’s got no margin for error and probably needs four non-conference games between now and next weekend’s series against Florida to keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive. First up: a double-header at Western Illinois this afternoon.
• Also starting today: Mizzou Men’s Golf’s stay in the SEC Tournament.
• Hey there, Robin Pingeton. What did you think about he 2017-18 season?

• You know what you were missing in your life? ROARS Red Carpet footage!