Can’t wait for that Mizzou MADNESS!!!
As Coach Gates and staff were wrapping up their time at the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) coaches clinic at Columbia College, Mizzou Hoops was getting ready to announce something super cool. More on that in a moment.
From the clinic: Gates’ Chief of Staff Matt Cline checked in right as HCDG was getting started talking about defense.
Getting started at the @MbcaCoaches clinic! @coachdgates kicking it off talking transition defense pic.twitter.com/oTCLZi3oFN
— Matt Cline (@mcline_20) September 15, 2022
Looks like the CC Women’s Cougars got involved as well and were used as part of DG’s demos. You love to see it.
It’s a packed house @MbcaCoaches clinic! Special thanks to @CCCougarsWBB for their participation. See you all coaches in attendance at 2pm! https://t.co/9znWUSY36r
— Dennis Gates (@coachdgates) September 15, 2022
But on to the news! It’s BIG TIME! And another very innovative approach to engaging the fan base from the mind of the BWOC (Big Woman on Campus), Desiree.
Mizzou Madness is back and better than ever.
— Mizzou Athletics (@MizzouAthletics) September 15, 2022
Get your first look at the 2022-23 basketball teams on Sept. 30! #MIZ
https://t.co/yiMYL66SHk pic.twitter.com/evLJvnAlkQ
From the MUTigers.com press release, which touts this as a partnership between campus and the athletic department/basketball teams:
Both men’s and women’s basketball teams will be introduced and participate in interactive games with members of the audience. Additionally, the event will have a live DJ, interactive games, food vendors and a laser show.
It will take pace on a makeshift basketball court, which will be placed ON THE QUAD. From DRF, in regards to the event:
“We are embracing a spirit of innovation to provide our fans this first of its kind way to be introduced to our basketball teams. This, along with our football game versus Georgia on Saturday, is another great reason for our fans to come to Columbia for the weekend. I applaud Coach Gates and Coach Pingeton for their vision to work with our staff to make this event a reality.”
This event, as Parker noted in our Rock M Slack channel, has the chance to be something really awesome. Playing hoops and meeting the almost entirely new men’s and women’s squads in front of a backdrop of the historic Columns (should that be capitalized?) and Jesse Hall? YES, PLEASE. That sounds cinematic as hell!
The last Mizzou Madness I remember is, unfortunately, burned into my brain. Mainly because it involved then coach Kim Anderson rising from a coffin in Mizzou Arena, which was… odd. Remember this? Chilling.
Kim Anderson emerges from a casket on Norm Stewart Court. pic.twitter.com/crQQUZHqW9
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) October 29, 2016
This is so cool, right?!?!? (not the KA coffin thing) So, surprise, mom & dad! We’ve figured out our Friday evening plans!
On to the Links!
BEAT THE ABILENE CHRISTIAN whatever-your-mascot-is!!!!!! [edit: it’s the wildcats, and they are ALSO purple & white. (shudders)]
Yesterday at Rock M
- Sam continued his non-con previews with Houston Baptist and Wichita State
- BK reacted to YOUR reaction survey answers about the most disappointing loss of the Eli Drinkwitz era
- A BTBS podcast provides some constructive criticism and a preview of Abilene Christian
- Much to the dismay of our staff, Mizzou Football released their Saturday ‘Fits at [checks watch] 8:46pm, resulting in a mad dash for a post by… Josh!
More Links:
Football
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Read the transcript from Matter’s Thursday (subscriber) chat | SEC college football Week 3 predictions: Can Texas A&M save its season? (Dave Matter) | Mizzou football hopes to reverse sluggish special teams play (Matter) | 5 things to watch in Tigers’ return home (Matter) | ESPN’s Greg McElroy calls Mizzou football players ‘duds,’ expects a ‘dismal season’ (Erik Hall)
- Columbia Missourian: Brady Cook highlights MU footballs Week 3 injury list (Kenny Van Doren)
- PowerMizzou/Rivals: New Target Profile: Judea Milon (Sean Williams) | Missouri Football Notebook: Tigers look to bounce back vs. ACU (Jarod Hamilton)
- Columbia Tribune/USA Today Network: On the come-up: How Mizzou coaches first made an impact in high school football ranks (Matt Stahl) | How Mizzou football hopes to get 5-star freshman Luther Burden more involved on offense (Matt Stahl) | 3 things to know about Mizzou’s next opponent (Stahl) | Betting odds for the MU-ACU game (Stahl) | Why Arkansas’ Sam Pittman, Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz are taking on keyboard warriors (Blake Toppmeyer)
- KC Star: On a new KC SportsBeat podcast episode, Kellis Robinett and Gary Bedore e look back on the impact of that game as the Wildcats and Tigers prepare for nonconference games.
- Saturday Down South: What’s going right, what’s going wrong and what’s in-between (Crissy Froyd)
- Heartwarming content about Javon Foster and Cody Schrader
- Okay, these helmets are fire. Perfection. Chef’s kiss. But as BK said, wish they weren’t trotting them out against Abilene Christian. You know what would make this entire uni combo perfect, though? A script Mizzou to go with the script Tigers!!!!!!
Mixing it up on Saturday.#MIZ pic.twitter.com/Hqq0oG91xN
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) September 16, 2022
Hoops
- You know college hoops is right around the corner when my (twitter) friend/Friend of Dive Cuts, Blake Lovell, starts you tubin’ about the SEC. Give it a listen/watch.
Don't worry, the Dennis Gates appreciation hour video is in the works too.
— Blake Lovell (@theblakelovell) September 16, 2022
- Kyle Smithpeters was also at the clinic today, catching up with a former player
Thank you @MbcaCoaches for the great event today! Impressive how many coaches in Missouri attended. Loved getting to catch up with one of my former players @Rhine50. pic.twitter.com/bDlbY36VUx
— Kyle Smithpeters (@kylesmithpeters) September 16, 2022
- Mizzou Madness news: Dave Matter (St Louis Post-Dispatch) | Blair Kerkhoff (KC Star)
- Kobe Brown and Haley Troup are heading to the league offices for a weekend’s worth of meeting of the SEC Basketball Leadership Council. Per SECSports:
The goal of the leadership council is for student-athletes to serve as a conduit of communication from their teams to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience, student-athlete wellness, and to provide feedback on proposed rules governing the SEC and NCAA
- Good observation from Coach Gates about the value of communication
This is what communication looks like! 1) Demanded from player to player 2) Leader continues to ask for it w/o growing tired or frustrated 3) Teammates finally executed the ask https://t.co/sNjMWSIiGT
— Dennis Gates (@coachdgates) September 16, 2022
Other Mizzou Sports
- Want to help show your appreciation of Mizzou’s Celebration of Women in Sports/Title IX Fiftieth? There’s a lot of merch you can bid on — not just the shoes I shared earlier — at MUTigers.com auction. You can get anything from putting lessons from the golf coach to gymnastics or swim & dive swag packages, or autographed items, club seats for MU-kU, etc. So much stuff to bid on!
- Mizzou Soccer (3-3-1) is set to kick off conference place with a match against No. 23 Auburn (4-0-4) at Walton Stadium. Per MUTigers.com:
Mizzou has been putting the pressure on the opposition this season, earning 7.43 corner kicks per game, a number that ranks 23rd in the nation and fourth in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers most recently took six corners at Illinois, Sept. 8.
- Women’s soccer makes big changes to roster (Riley Gearhart, The Maneater)
- Mizzou Volleyball wraps up their non-con with a trip to Matt Harris’ neck of the woods (Indy) for the the Bulldog Brawl, where they will face Ohio U and Butler today, and Central Michigan on Saturday. Per MUTigers.com, check out some notable season stats:
Mizzou outpaced K-State in total blocks 16-10 in its last match, making it the seventh-straight this season the team has recorded seven-or-more rejections.
After posting nine kills against K-State on Wednesday, Kaylee Cox leads the Tigers in total kills this season with 95.
Leandra Mangual-Duran recorded 19 digs Wednesday at Kansas State for a team-leading 106 on the season.
- Missouri volleyball brings on new talents but lacks seniority (Riley Gearhart, The Maneater)
- It’s baaaaack. Gymnastics is back! #gymnasticsschool
I don't know if you heard but today is the first day of preseason!!! #MIZ pic.twitter.com/vVE3FW3noA
— Mizzou Gymnastics (@MizzouGym) September 15, 2022
Mizzou in the Pros/Hodgepodge
- YESSSSSSS! My favorite aging-in-reverse kU grad, Paul Rudd, repping Nicky Bolts!
This is the kind of KU-Mizzou love fest you love to see.
— Guy’s Snacks (@GuysSnacks) September 15, 2022
- Speaking of Nicky Bolts (just go with this nickname, you guys)…. Woooooo-wheeeeeee!
Nick Bolton 3rd and 1 STUFF #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/zvRUxFsae8
— Pro Football Culture (@proftblculture) September 16, 2022
- Marching Mizzou performed at halftime (which we didn’t see), and we saw the aforementioned many times Mr Bolton, and then us Mizzou fans THOUGHT we’d be treated to #ChaseDanielTime, but no.. it was a cruel joke. Stupid Chargers. Also, these tweets are amazing, and all must be shared.
"It's Chase Daniel time!"
— Order On The Court (@DataMizzou) September 16, 2022
~Chase Daniel
When Chase Daniel saw Herbert come back in the game pic.twitter.com/ZLjPSrVzBW
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) September 16, 2022
Chase Daniel is the second richest person in the stadium after Jeff Bezos
— Aaron (the Give Smart guy) (@BobbyBigWheel) September 16, 2022
Chase Daniel. 13 years in NFL. 71 games played. 5 starts. 261 passes attempted. 8 TDs. Career earnings: $41,828,471
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) September 16, 2022
- Speaking of elite former Tigers, J’den Cox is competing in his fifth World Championships in Belgrade this weekend! Per MUTigers.com:
The three-time NCAA national champion and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist returns to compete in the freestyle 92 kg weight class after securing his spot in June with a 3-0 victory over former Indiana wrestler Nate Jackson at Final X Stillwater.
- Sigh. Miss you, Coach…
Thank you for sharing- those were beautiful times. In doing good, life has a way of returning the favor https://t.co/s7ea7Gi3q4
— Cuonzo Martin (@CuonzoMartin) September 15, 2022
- Not Mizzou-related, but these are two StL native coaches, and this is super freaking cool. #supportwomenssports
“It’s an overwhelming feeling to think about the positive impact this will have in my community and for our sport.” -Coach Ivey
— Notre Dame WBB (@ndwbb) September 15, 2022
Mark your calendars for November 12! ️#GoIrish☘️https://t.co/H9Klz1kxUb
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