Hey, you there...

Did you happen to hear that Mizzou Hoops is ranked?

Yeah, we think it’s pretty cool, too.

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Hey.

Did you also happen to notice they were ranked in two polls?

Again, we know. It’s pretty neat.

(Forgive us for seeming overly giddy.)

And while it doesn’t carry as much weight, Jeff Gordon at the Post-Dispatch still has Missouri as the St. Louis area’s best college team.

Except for the Kansas game, which was a disaster from start to finish, Missouri has been able to find somebody to get hot and stop an opposing run this season.

On the individual front, Kobe Brown is once again feeling the love after a dominant 30-point effort against the Wildcats to open SEC play.

Kobe was also ESPN’s college player of the week after his second consecutive 30-point performance.

In the two [wins over Illinois and Kentucky], he averaged 31.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 3.0 steals, 61.9 FG%, 58.3 3PT%, 87.5 FT%. Brown stuck it out in Columbia through the coaching change from Cuonzo Martin to Dennis Gates, and he’s playing the best basketball of his career.

Finally, do you want to capitalize on all this good news? Then head on over to Mizzou Athletics and get some discounted tickets to celebrate!

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Yesterday at Rock M

• In which Sam carries on the annual tradition of setting expectations for Mizzou Hoops in 2023
• In which a glut of returning contributors is only heaping pressure on Eli Drinkwitz this offseason
• In which, oh yeah did you hear, MIZZOU IS RANKED

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More Links:

• Yo, DG, what’s on the schedule this week?

Hey, thanks man. You can catch Coach Gates on Jon Rothstein’s podcast, which is available now.

• We really do need to start giving more shine to this Mizzou Women’s team. They just keep winning, y’all.

And they’re doing it with all the posi vibes you could want.

• KRCG ran a pretty neat story about Mizzou Hoops’ use of sports psychology in their shows yesterday. Check it out!

• Dave Matter wrote about the return of Darius Robinson and how it could help anchor a Mizzou Football defense that’s looking to top a pretty stellar 2022.
• Ben Hochman writes about TCU’s presence in the National Championship Game as a beacon of hope for programs like Mizzou, evidence that anyone can make a quick jump with the right transfer pick-ups and coaching hires.
• #TigerStyle finished third overall at the Southern Scuffle, while Zach Elam claimed the 285-pound title for himself.
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