I found the schedule, so I figured that now is as good of a time as any to start a new thread. Coach Drink has done well turning around the mess that Odom left behind. Solid recruiting has our best commit class in years coming in this year. The schedule isn't bad. A bowl game should be a given. I would like to see 9 -10 wins this year, with one of the wins coming against Arkansas. I really don't like losing to Odom.
Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz called it the best recruiting class ever for the Tigers.
Sure enough, Mizzou's current class is ranked No. 11 by ESPN, No. 14 by 247 Sports and No. 17 by Rivals, the highest in program history [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
I think you bring up more rational, valid points.
Part of that also has to do with the schools located near or in the region. Yes, Mizzou is the only FBS school in the state, but Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, Iowa aren't too far either. And with middling success or short bursts that aren't sustained, that gets you nowhere.
I don’t think that Illinois brand is too strong, we are clearly better in football historically. They’re a boring brand. Based on basketball. They are stronger than us there, but Mizzou fans will also compare them to Kansas and they simply just do not stack up. When we have good basketball teams, we expect to beat them
Kansas has a number of fans in Kansas City. People move here and cheer for a blue blood basketball team over a 6-6 football team that can’t decide what it’s logo is
Iowa has good branding and is consistent, and is usually playing above .500 football. Not alot of Iowa fans in Missouri but they do have a legit brand
Arkansas has a solid brand and certainly has some fans in southern Missouri. I think with the success of Pinkel you see a lot more Missouri fans in that region than before, though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin:
Yup. SEC will protect a team like Kentucky against Mizzou, but when it comes to doing them any favors against the likes of Georgia, Florida or even Tennessee . . . . . . forget about it.
Kentucky is an ‘outsider’ in their own way, just not in the same way as Mizzou.
You never answered the question from earlier. Why did you disappear from this thread earlier when the game got close only to reappear after the roughing the kicker call and Kentucky finally having the game on lockdown? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia:
Your school still sucks and Cal will never win again.
Lexington is a beautiful city with thriving industry, bourbon, and horses.
And OK.
Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin:
You never answered the question from earlier. Why did you disappear from this thread earlier when the game got close only to reappear after the roughing the kicker call and Kentucky finally having the game on lockdown?
I was pacing back and forth and would've taken my lumps after the game. I've literally seen Kentucky lose by 60 in person and stayed until the end and saw them lose by 38 last week. Believe it or not, I'm not on this forum every single second. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mizzou_8541:
I don’t think I’ve ever blamed the refs for a loss becasue it’s such a weak-minded Pete thing to do, but this was squarely on the refs. The ball was coming out and the punt…lol come on. Not to mention their receivers pushed off consistently.
Oh, and the sideline skirmish where our players were walking away yet we still got a penalty. Kentucky lost, Mizzou beat them, but the refs won the game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mizzou_8541:
Oh, and the sideline skirmish where our players were walking away yet we still got a penalty. Kentucky lost, Mizzou beat them, but the refs won the game.
Don’t forget the first down they gave them which led to a TD after MU had them stopped. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin:
You’re not a traditional football power, though, and we all know football is what makes the $$$$$ in college sports.
Aside from that, you’re kind of making my point for me regarding Mizzou vs. Kentucky.
Mizzou has historically had slightly better success in basketball than football. They aren't dominant in either sport. Mizzou has two TV markets that they can claim while Kentucky has 1. Missouri is a larger state than Kentucky population wise. Mizzou can generate more $ if they marketed their brand correctly, yet mid-level success has impacted that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mizzou_8541:
Oh, and the sideline skirmish where our players were walking away yet we still got a penalty. Kentucky lost, Mizzou beat them, but the refs won the game.
Dude hit a guy on the sideline and another guy hit Levis late.
Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia:
Lexington is so great my best friend left for India instead. :-)
Have you been to Lexington? I've only been to 7 SEC cities (6 excluding Nashville), and I'd rate them the following in terms of living and leisure.
Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
Lexington is a beautiful city with thriving industry, bourbon, and horses.
And OK.
I was pacing back and forth and would've taken my lumps after the game. I've literally seen Kentucky lose by 60 in person and stayed until the end and saw them lose by 38 last week. Believe it or not, I'm not on this forum every single second.
I’ll take your word for it, I guess. The timing just seemed a little odd. [Reply]
Kentucky players were literally throwing punches at Mizzou players on the sideline during that scuffle. At the very least, it should have been off setting penalties.
I would say it will be interesting to see when the SEC takes a look at it this week to see if any further decisions to be made, but we all know how that will turn out. [Reply]
