• YYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHH, D’MOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Hard not to be thrilled for Hodge, who’s been a revelation since the start of the season. It’s probably unfair to expect him to keep up this sort of production once the competition gets really fierce, but Hodge’s contributions on both ends of the floor have been unreal thus far. Well-deserved.

• Mizzou women? Still unbeaten, thanks for asking

Even with a limited Mama Dembele (who we’re all very glad came back so quickly!), the Tigers continue to roll. Dembele, in her 17 minutes, held the Deacs’ leading scorer to only 2 points, and Katlyn Gilbert filled in admirably starting in her place. Combined with the men’s team, Mizzou is one of only four SEC schools to have unbeaten hoops programs across the board.

Yesterday at Rock M

• In which Barrett Banister tops the MV3, WHAT A KING
• In which it’s fine, Mizzou still beat Mississippi Valley State by more than 20 points
• In which Aaron Dryden argues that Luther Burden’s first season has been an unabashed success, despite some uneven production
• In which Lauren sets the stage and Adeen takes the bow on Mizzou’s dominant win over Wake Forest
• In which the AP Top 25 gets a fun little shakeup after a chaotic week
• In which we asked who the 2023 QB will be and Nate and BK speculate... it may not be Sam Horn!

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• Big-time recruit in town for the Battle Line Rivalry!

Wingo is a five-star receiver and the No. 1 player in the state of Missouri in the 2023 class. As if beating Arkansas wasn’t enough motivation...

• Eli Drinkwitz was candid about the coming opening of the transfer portal during his media sesh yesterday.

“And I just worry about … there’s going to be players who leave our program. And I love them dearly. Maybe they’re not excited about their role or they’re frustrated because they don’t feel like they’re being utilized the right way. Sometimes you’ve got to keep growing. Sometimes the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. And sometimes you’re just trading one set of problems for another.”

Programs like Mizzou will lose good players in the transfer portal. Here’s to hoping none of our favorites are amongst them.

Blake Baker also gave some his own thoughts, including back-handed comments about coaches trying to illegally poach Tiger players.

• Chad Bailey, I love you.

• Keegan O’Toole looks ready for the All-Star Classic.

• More senior night videos, BREAK OUT THE TISSUES!

• Mizzou Softball has some very important opinions about Thanksgiving sides, and they’d like you to know about them.

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