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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)
Better together.#MIZ pic.twitter.com/pXkZAHl3ZE
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) August 23, 2022
- 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.”
Drinkwitz brought a bag of Luther Burden's Old Vienna potato chips into his post-practice presser.
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) August 23, 2022
@CoachDrinkwitz brought his fav chips to the press conference today (@lutherburden3) pic.twitter.com/XYoKJnMkkz
— Chanel Porter (@ChanelABC17news) August 24, 2022
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.
Go get them pic.twitter.com/FoU6lOxgSR
— luther (@lutherburden3) August 23, 2022
On to the Links! But first, check out a new ZouCam.
Dominic Lovett (@DominicLovett2) and Brady Cook (@qbcook12) are in charge of breakfast! #ZouCam x #MIZ pic.twitter.com/f9GKpurjs5
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) August 23, 2022
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.
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)
#Mizzou’s Brady Cook and La Tech’s Matthew Downing will face off Sept. 1 after winning their respective quarterback competitions. https://t.co/py99PPtAjc
— Brandon Haynes (@BrandonHaynes_) August 22, 2022
- 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.
#Mizzou Faculty & Staff
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) August 17, 2022
Join us as we #TigerStripeFaurot on Thursday, September 1. Four game tickets + one parking pass = $50.
https://t.co/gzyMxAHTqr#MIZ pic.twitter.com/7KPR2qxhII
My favorite no. 9.. J-MACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
9 days until #MIZ kickoff. Another all time great. pic.twitter.com/tlvUW3oqiV
— @573tees (@573tees) August 23, 2022
- 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.
9⃣ days!
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) August 23, 2022
https://t.co/e8dkFwLcWC#MIZ pic.twitter.com/FaRkzIqvnV
- 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.
Drinkwitz said a group of alumni and Lonnie O'Neal spoke to the team last week about Aaron O'Neal and the team has decided St. Louis native Jamarion Wayne will wear No. 25
— Power Mizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) August 23, 2022
Hoops
- Matthew J Harris has graced us with his thoughts regarding the new Rivals rankings of both Mizzou commits and targets:
#Mizzou commit Trent Pierce checks in at No. 130, a dip of 26 spots. However, Anthony Robinson II moves into the rankings, landing at No. 100.
— Matt Harris (@MattJHarris85) August 23, 2022
Other names of note:
- No. 73: Justin McBride
- No. 75: Kris Parker
- No. 102: Jordan Butler
Lastly, Macaleab Rich is unranked. https://t.co/ea98DLOUD9
- A ways off, but looks like Charlton C.Y. Young has found himself another awesome speaking engagement and coaching session. Great work, coach!
Whew! I’m telling you …..I wouldn’t miss this one! #Respect✊ https://t.co/ydIgTc26p8
— Charlton C.Y. Young (@CoachSEEWHY12) August 19, 2022
- Get those season tickets, people! Rock M will have TWO people covering the team this year!
Season tickets are on sale NOW!
— Mizzou Basketball (@MizzouWBB) July 15, 2022
» https://t.co/YfFXTxnpST#OurTownOurTeam pic.twitter.com/wOXM5EFbrp
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.**
Original Skills/Combos: Helen Hu (Mizzou)
— InternationalGymnast (@intlgymnast) August 23, 2022
Outstanding originality and artistry! @mizzougym @hu_dat_gymnast pic.twitter.com/safFnL7Ch7
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!
Perfect debut for @MG_Plazz13 tonight! #MIZ | #C2E ⚾pic.twitter.com/1kOCtM6WrR
— Mizzou Baseball (@MizzouBaseball) August 24, 2022
Cool Stuff
- Enrollment is up! WOOOOOHOOOOOO
From Mizzou on the first day of classes: “More than 5,000 new freshmen joined the University of Missouri community on Monday, up 2.7% from last year. … Preliminary first-day figures show undergraduate enrollment was also up slightly with 23,571 students.”
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) August 22, 2022
- Deep thoughts from my favorite former Mizzou Director of Athletic Performance:
Don’t let the fear of keeping your job get in the way of doing your job. Remember your call to care.
— Dr. Scotta Morton (@Scotta_Lyn) August 24, 2022
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