2022 Captains Named… and there’s a lot of them.

Don’t get me wrong; I kinda love it. I love the idea of a bunch of captains; there’s a bunch of players, after all. My last few years coaching in NC, we had a ton of team-voted captains (7?) for my 45-ish person swim team, so I’m a fan of a lot of extra peer leadership positions. In Drinkwitz’s previous years, in case you forgot (I did), there were only three apiece: Martez Manuel, Connor Bazelak & Case Cook in 2021, and Case Cook, Larry Three-Sticks & Nick Bolton in 2020, so this is definitely a change. A change for the better, I think!

What was the reason for so many? As Rock M’s own Brandon Haynes reported from the fall camp presser, Drink didn’t want to hold run-off elections, and instead found it easier to just let the team vote them all in.

On having eight captains: “It was pretty clear-cut like, these were the top four on offense and these were the top four on defense, then everybody else. And so instead of going into a runoff election, I figured more is better.”

Inner monologue: Big fan of run-off elections, especially that one a few years ago, but I digress….

Also, this graphic is really cool. (Shout out to the new assistant creative director for the design)

• QB: Brady Cook (So. | St. Louis, MO)- not surprising since he is leading the offense; I’d be a bit worried if he wasn’t a captain, honestly
• DB: Martez Manuel (Sr. | Columbia, MO)- second year captain, SEC Media Days rep
• DL: Darius Robinson (Sr. | Southfield, MI)
• DL: Isaiah McGuire (Sr. | Tulsa, OK)- SEC Media Days rep
• LB: Chad Bailey (Sr. | Missouri City, TX)
• OL: Javon Foster (Sr. | Detroit, MI)- 2nd Team Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC
• WR: Barrett Banister (Gr. | Fayetteville, AR)- SEC Media Days rep
• WR: Tauskie Dove (Sr. | Denton, TX)

Moving on, Drink met with the media on Tuesday night, and brought a bag of Old Vienna chips. Not just any chips, you guys. LUTHER’S CHIPS. The specially created Red Hot Riplets honey BBQ flavored chips made JUST for him. And apparently, Drink ended the press conference, per Matter, with a, “I love these chips, man.”

Looks like one place you can get them in CoMo is Big Papa’s On Campus, which is on 9th Street (formerly Dash Convenience Store) in the alleyway between Chipotle and what will be Wendy’s. I walk by there literally every day as I leave Hitt Street Garage so yeah… I’ll be picking some up.

On to the Links! But first, check out a new ZouCam.

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Yesterday at Rock M

• Nate Edwards, ever a fan of the annual posts, asked readers for their season predictions.
• Brandon (new Brandon, not to be confused with BK) attended his first football presser, and wrote his first piece for the site, consisting of approximately 6,0000,0000 awesome quotes. Love to see it.
• IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Kortay, now officially our RMN baseball contributor, took an in-depth look at Bieser’s incoming transfers and how they did in the summer leagues.

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More Links:

Football

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Starters emerge for Mizzou football as Tigers get closer to game week (Dave Matter)
• PowerMizzou/Rivals: Tuesday Tiger Recruiting Show w/ Gabe DeArmond & Sean Williams | 2024 Early Look: Cornerbacks (Sean Williams)
• Columbia Tribune/Des Moines Register: How to watch the season opener (Emery Glover) | Drinkwitz announces 8 captains for 2022 season (Matt Stahl)
• The Maneater: Breaking down the 2022 Mizzou Football roster (Brandon Haynes)
• Columbia Missourian: Notebook- Missouri, Louisiana Tech’s opening-night quarterback duel set (Kenny Van Doren, Jack Soble, Kyle Pinnell)

• Just in case you’ve forgotten and work at MU… It’s 9 days- well, now it’s 8 technically… to kickoff. Really, this is just an excuse to share these sweet, sweet pics, and share that Coach Stec will be on the call for the home opener.

My favorite no. 9.. J-MACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

• The Preseason Coaches’ All-SEC selections were revealed on Tuesday, and big congrats to Harrison Mevis (1st team), Javon Foster (2nd team), and Kris Abrams-Draine (3rd team). Read more about it at MUTigers.com.

• As reported by PowerMizzou’s Gabe DeArmond, StL native Ja’Marion Wayne has been selected to wear no. 25 this season, in honor of Aaron O’Neal. In case you’ve forgotten about Aaron - and I hope you haven’t - click through this twitter thread from Gabe.

Hoops

• Matthew J Harris has graced us with his thoughts regarding the new Rivals rankings of both Mizzou commits and targets:

• A ways off, but looks like Charlton C.Y. Young has found himself another awesome speaking engagement and coaching session. Great work, coach!

• Get those season tickets, people! Rock M will have TWO people covering the team this year!

Cross Country, Gymnastics

• Championship pedigree: Lindsey Anderson begins first season at the cross country helm (Brandon Haynes, The Maneater)
• Missouri cross country embarks on challenging 2022 season with new head coach (Brandon Haynes, The Maneater)
• Damn, HELEN! Her artistry is **chef’s kiss.**

Mizzou in the Pros

• Seahawks hope to give former Missouri QB Lock plenty of action in finale (Tim Booth, Columbia Missourian)
• Now pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies, Michael Plassmeyer!

Cool Stuff

• Enrollment is up! WOOOOOHOOOOOO

• Deep thoughts from my favorite former Mizzou Director of Athletic Performance:

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