The 2019 season brings uncertainty, as the protracted appeal over a ridiculous "scandal" with a single actor still has not been resolved. On the field, Mizzou faces what appears to be a much easier schedule than in years' past. The early season is loaded with home games before a protracted road stretch from mid-October through November.
Schedule:
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8/31 @ Wyoming
9/7 vs. West Virginia
9/14 vs. SEMO
9/21 vs. South Carolina
10/5 vs. Troy
10/12 vs. Ole Miss
10/19 @ Vandy
10/26 @ Kentucky
11/9 @ Georgia
11/16 vs. Florida
11/23 vs. Tennessee
11/29 @ Arkansas
Recruiting:
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Commits:
Jalen St. John, OG: **** 5.8 RR, St. Louis, MO
Brady Cook, QB: *** 5.7 RR, St. Louis, MO
Jay Maclin, WR: *** 5.7 RR, Kirkwood, MO
Mitchell Walters, OL: *** 5.7 RR, St. Louis, MO
Kevon Billingsley, DE: *** 5.7 RR, East St. Louis, IL
Robert Wooten, DE: *** 5.7 RR, Stafford, TX
Drake Heismeyer, OL: *** 5.6 RR, St. Charles, MO
Elijah Young, RB: *** 5.6 RR, Knoxville, TN
Cooper Davis, DE: *** 5.6 RR, Melbourne, FL
Will Norris, LB: *** 5.6 RR, Columbia MO
Dominique Johnson, RB: *** 5.6 RR, Crowley, TX
Ray Curry, OL: *** 5.5 RR, Memphis, TN
Harris Mevis, K: Unranked, Warsaw, IN
Javian Hester, WR: **** 5.8 RR, Tulsa, OK
Jalen Logan Redding, DE *** 5.6 RR, Columbia, MO
In-state talent is noticeably better than 2019, but the depth is not as impressive as the 2018 class that Missouri missed badly on. There are 7 4+* recruits per rivals, and as per usual, Ohio State has poached one of the two best in-state recruits, with Notre Dame taking the first 5* prospect in several years, Jordan Johnson. The program has de-invested in Georgia after making inroads in and around Gwinnett, and has dug further into Texas to compensate. Whether or not this is a good strategy is yet to be borne out.
The previous best recruit, Antonio Doyle, an ILB from St. Louis, decommitted on Thursday
The Class Rankings are in the low 50s from Rivals and 24/7 and again near the bottom of the SEC.
Hamas' Crystal ball sees a lot of variance. I could see this team winning as few as 7 and as many as 10 games. Georgia is the only certain loss. Florida is likely still overrated by name, but time will tell.
Official prediction: 9-3. Recruiting prediction: slightly disappointing
Originally Posted by Titty Meat:
What if Kiffin gets someone like Strong to run the defense?
Fuck. Lane. Kiffin.
He's on my Bobby Petrino 'do not draft' list.
There is no consequence of Lane Kiffin's hire that will convince me that I want Lane Kiffin representing this program and this university. I live here. I graduated from Mizzou. My wife works for them and my grandparents have their names on shit in this town.
Originally Posted by nychief:
What are the rumors about Memphis coach?
Think Quin Snyder 1.0, but throw in a dash of Conspiracy theory about why Michael Jordan actually retired the first time and a dose of what got Tyreek Hill booted from okie lite. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jerm:
Some rumors out there that Mich St. will know whether Dantonio is staying or not within 24 hrs...any interest in him if he's fired?
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
****. Lane. Kiffin.
He's on my Bobby Petrino 'do not draft' list.
There is no consequence of Lane Kiffin's hire that will convince me that I want Lane Kiffin representing this program and this university. I live here. I graduated from Mizzou. My wife works for them and my grandparents have their names on shit in this town.
**** Lane Kiffin.
Sounds like some of my family who disowned my dad when he said give Callahan a chance.
I dont know you personally but I have a hard time believing if he got kids from St.Louis to come and hire a capable DC like Strong that if they start winning you would still boycott the football program.
I get Hamas's argument and it makes perfect sense we do know if Kiffin comes be will get kids who can play and in 3/4 years when he leaves the cupboard wont be bare. You cant say the same for a guy like Fickell.
Norvell is an interesting hire. Hes done a good job but weve seen how the AAC golden boy does at a big boy program. Verdict is still out at best you have to give him 4-5 years which raises the question do Mizzou fans have that kind of patience? [Reply]
If you look at LSU though Orgeron is a used car salesman just like Kiffin. I dont think either are good in game coaches buuuut both can recruit. Ed O also has Aranda. If Kiffin gets someone similar why cant it work? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Titty Meat:
Sounds like some of my family who disowned my dad when he said give Callahan a chance.
I dont know you personally but I have a hard time believing if he got kids from St.Louis to come and hire a capable DC like Strong that if they start winning you would still boycott the football program.
I get Hamas's argument and it makes perfect sense we do know if Kiffin comes be will get kids who can play and in 3/4 years when he leaves the cupboard wont be bare. You cant say the same for a guy like Fickell.
Norvell is an interesting hire. Hes done a good job but weve seen how the AAC golden boy does at a big boy program. Verdict is still out at best you have to give him 4-5 years which raises the question do Mizzou fans have that kind of patience?
"He can recruit" is the "he sets the edge" of college coaching analysis. Or maybe "he has a quick release" when talking about college quarterbacks.
It sounds reasonably well-informed, is fairly difficult to disprove (so most won't bother trying) and can be used in the event you can't point to obvious tangible accomplishments or attributes.
It's what people say about a coach when they can't come up with a real argument in his favor. It is, at BEST, a backhanded compliment and it never gets applied to people who ever win anything.
It's what you say about Frank Haith, who then gets asked to prove it under genuinely trying circumstances and falls on his face.
Lane Kiffin will SUCK here. Horribly. He won't be any better at getting St. Louis kids to come here than anyone else has been. And he's a fucking moron so he'll lose. A lot.
There's not a single good reason to hire that legacy gomer. But/for his dad crafting a defense that was obsolete before he retired, Kiffin would be coaching special teams in High school. He can eat a whole bucket of dicks. [Reply]