****Official 2013-14 Missouri Tiger Football Repository Thread****

['Hamas' Jenkins]

We have two things to look forward to this year:

1) The potential beginning of the Maty Mauk Era. Mauk represents the best chance for this program to get back to a level of respectability after horrendous QB play cost us multiple games last year.

2) The last year of the Gary Pinkel era. Pinkel's entrenched cronyism won't play in a conference this competitive, especially if he couples his abysmal gameday coaching with lackadaisical, worst-in-conference recruiting. Pinkel was the formerly adequate meal that has now turned into a four pound bowel obstruction. It's time to jam a Fleet's enema up our collective asses.

Here is the schedule. We dodge Alabama, LSU, and Arkansas in the west and the Non-con is decidedly weaker than years past.

8/31: Murray State
9/7: Toledo
9/21: @ Indiana
9/28: Arkansas State
10/5:@ Vanderbilt
10/12: @ Georgia
10/19:Florida
10/26: South Carolina
11/2:Tennessee
11/9: @ Kentucky
11/23: @ Ole Miss
11/30: aTm

Looks like 6-6. Undefeated in non-con, 2-6 in league play.

I will eventually update the OP with a list of high profile in-state recruits that decide to go elsewhere after a half-assed attempt to gain their services. The inevitable cavalcade of *** rejects, skeezers, skanks, and scalliwags we get will fill out the ranks.


Razors, cyanide capsules, and Jonestown Kool-Aid are available in the break room. Second door on the left.

Since every Mizzou thread eventually dies of AIDS, I recommend starting anti-retroviral therapy immediately. I believe Walgreens covers Express Scripts.


Premium In-State Players:

Roderick Johnson: **** OT, Florissant, MO.
Monte Harrison: **** WR, Lee's Summit, MO.
Jimmy Swain: **** LB, Lee's Summit, MO


Commitment List: From to and possibly

Spoiler!

Committed - Not Yet Signed

Name	Pos	Location	Ht	Wt	40	Rivals Rating
Paul Adams	OL	Nashville, TNChrist Presbyterian Academy	6'6"	270		5.5
Sam Bailey	OL	Lamar, MOLamar Jr/Sr R 1	6'5"	245		5.4
Andy Bauer	OL	St. Louis, MODeSmet	6'6"	304	5.2	5.9
Kendall Blanton	TE	Blue Springs, MOBlue Springs South	6'5"	225		5.4
Nate Brown	WR	Suwanee, GANorth Gwinnett	6'3"	215	4.5	5.7
Logan Cheadle	DB	Lee's Summit, MOLee's Summit West	5'10"	165		5.6
Kenya Dennis	DB	Raymond, MSHinds C.C.	6'0"	190		5.5
Michael Fairchild	OL	Overland Park, KSBlue Valley West	6'6"	262		5.4
Darnell Green-Beckham	WR	Springfield, MOHillcrest	6'5"	175		5.3
Zach Hudson	OL	Tampa, FLSickles	6'5"	280		5.5
Stepfawn Hughes	ATH	Fort Worth, TXDunbar	5'10"	170	4.6	5.5
Grant Jones	ATH	Columbia, MOHickman	6'3"	216		5.5
Lawrence Lee	WR	Pensacola, FLWest Florida Tech	5'10"	167	4.5	5.6
Rocel McWilliams	DE	Pensacola, FLWest Florida Tech	6'3"	240		5.5
Kevin Pendleton	OL	Lee's Summit, MOLee's Summit West	6'4"	329		5.5
Thomas Richard	WR	Nashville, TNChrist Presbyterian Academy	6'1"	185		5.4
Tavon Ross	ATH	Cochran, GABleckley County	6'1"	196		5.4
Finis Stribling IV	DB	Thompson's Station, TNIndependence	5'10"	170	4.5	5.4
Greg Taylor	DB	East St. Louis, ILEast St. Louis	5'10"	181		5.7
Trevon Walters	RB	Bradenton, FLManatee	5'10"	189		5.4
Jhonathon Williams	DE	Berrien Springs, MIBerrien Springs	6'6"	230	4.5	5.5
Thomas Wilson	ATH	Buford, GABuford	5'10"	176		5.5
Roderick Winters	LB	Arlington, TXBowie	5'11"	196	4.5	5.3
Ish Witter	RB	Tampa, FLAlonso	5'8"	190	4.6	5.5
Marvin Zanders	QB	Jacksonville, FLRaines	6'1"	175		5.5

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

DeArmond thinks it is possible Early and Golden both declare for the draft. Would suck.

I think it would be a mistake for Golden to do so, but I always expect the non-qualifiers to only stick around for as short as possible before leaving.

The defense is going to bite dick next year if that happens.

Losing Sam, Ealy, Golden, and EJ? Yuck.

Combine that with Franklin, Josey (I'm guessing), Lucas, and Washington leaving, and that's almost insurmountable.

The next few years might be pretty rough. Our best recruiting class was 2010. Once those guys matriculate out of the program and the and '13 class is what we are forced to rely on, it could get really, really ugly.

At least Copeland will be gone.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

So....I really don't know the answer to this but how do the payouts work.....do all the conferences pool everything that the teams get and then distribute equally among all members in the SEC?

Yes.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I think it would be a mistake for Golden to do so, but I always expect the non-qualifiers to only stick around for as short as possible before leaving.

The defense is going to bite dick next year if that happens.

Losing Sam, Ealy, Golden, and EJ? Yuck.

Combine that with Franklin, Josey (I'm guessing), Lucas, and Washington leaving, and that's almost insurmountable.

The next few years might be pretty rough. Our best recruiting class was 2010. Once those guys matriculate out of the program and the and '13 class is what we are forced to rely on, it could get really, really ugly.

At least Copeland will be gone.

Don't forget Britt; I'm sure you're thrilled about him being gone as well.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Yes.

Then the reality of it is that money-wise it doesn't really matter which bowl you go to, it's more about exposure than anything else.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Don't forget Britt; I'm sure you're thrilled about him being gone as well.

If you watched him constantly get crushed yesterday you should be too. The ** guys you crowed about constantly got their asses handed to them. Yesterday was a prime example of why recruiting matters.

And with that said, that's why guys like Chase Abbington should be a SS or a Will Backer for us upon entry. We need athletes on the back seven.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I think it would be a mistake for Golden to do so, but I always expect the non-qualifiers to only stick around for as short as possible before leaving.

The defense is going to bite dick next year if that happens.

Losing Sam, Ealy, Golden, and EJ? Yuck.

Combine that with Franklin, Josey (I'm guessing), Lucas, and Washington leaving, and that's almost insurmountable.

The next few years might be pretty rough. Our best recruiting class was 2010. Once those guys matriculate out of the program and the and '13 class is what we are forced to rely on, it could get really, really ugly.

At least Copeland will be gone.

Losing Golden would be a big blow. I think Loud will be ready to be a solid backup next year. If they at least bring Ray and Golden back, that's a pretty good starting pair.

If they lose both Early and Golden to the NFL, the DE spot is going to be thin. Might see Brantley moved to the strong side in some spots if that's the case.

I think they'll return all three RBs (Josey leaving early would really surprise me) and will have enough to have a pretty effective offensive unit. But the defense will be a point of concern.

[Demonpenz]

Did Mizzou not have a great TE this year? I never saw anyone that looked close to the Rucker/Coffman type.

[duncan_idaho]

Seeing first round grades for Kony Early from everyone I can find on Twitter. Some as high as top 10 (but that's Matt Milker, who thought Joeckel=Ogden).

He gone.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Seeing first round grades for Kony Early from everyone I can find on Twitter. Some as high as top 10 (but that's Matt Milker, who thought Joeckel=Ogden).

He gone.

Can't blame a kid from the bootheel for taking a payday that's going to make him a multimillionaire.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

Did Mizzou not have a great TE this year? I never saw anyone that looked close to the Rucker/Coffman type.

Henson made a lot of changes to the offense. The OL took much narrower splits than in years past and the TE went from an integral part of the offense to a de facto sixth lineman, which the team needed to boost the running game.

Sean Culkin was apparently really impressive as a true freshman, only to break his thumb and never be heard from.

Eric Waters played TE this year, but probably caught fewer than ten passes

[kepp]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

JFC ESPN SUCKS.

the CFB headline on their website says "Irish-Rutgers highlights non-BCS bowl slate"

I saw that and had to re-read it a couple times to make sure I hadn't misinterpreted it. To make funnier, there was another storyline below it that read, "Rutgers fires DC, two others."

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by kepp

I saw that and had to re-read it a couple times to make sure I hadn't misinterpreted it. To make more funny, there was another storyline below it that read, "Rutgers fires DC, two others."

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by kepp

I saw that and had to re-read it a couple times to make sure I hadn't misinterpreted it. To make funnier, there was another storyline below it that read, "Rutgers fires DC, two others."

What, you mean the whole world wasn't dying with anticipation to learn who Notre Dame or Rutgers would be playing on the bowl slate?

I only watch The World Wide Leader, so as far as I know Notre Dame is the biggest thing in the world.

[kepp]

So the Cotton Bowl seems to be Mizzou's "Ahhhh-too-bad-you-just-missed-it" bowl. Why would the Capitol One Bowl pass on us?

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by kepp

So the Cotton Bowl seems to be Mizzou's "Ahhhh-too-bad-you-just-missed-it" bowl. Why would the Capitol One Bowl pass on us?

First, it doesn't matter monetarily because the SEC splits bowl payouts.

Secondly, it's either one of the BCS games or it isn't. We may as well get to beat an old Big 12 team, and play where it's easier for Mizzou fans to travel.

Fine with me.