NEW STORY THE CHAMBER: FEBRUARY 3 2023
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING
The February signing day is now in the books and it was a very quiet one for Missouri, who signed all 19 of their high school/JUCO commitments during the more action-packed Early Signing Period in December.
Regardless, final 2023 rankings were recently released last week and Missouri finished with a class ranking of 32nd nationally, that's also good enough for 12th in the SEC.
The Tigers' class also featured a total of 14 three-star signees and five, four-star prospects for average star rating of 3.26, which also ranked 12th among SEC programs.
Missouri finished with three signees featured in the Rivals250 rankings - Marvin Burks (200), Logan Reichert (201), and Gabarri Johnson (229).
The Tigers also had four signees receive ratings bumps in the final 2023 rankings, they are as follows.
Jordon Harris, DE - 5.5 to a 5.7
Daniel Blood, WR - 5.6 to a 5.7
Shamar McNeil, DB - 5.5 to a 5.6
Blake Craig, K - 5.4, two-star to a 5.5, three-star
Missouri held their first big Jr. Day event of 2023 last weekend, in case you missed any of our coverage of that, here are some key links below:
Jr. Day Thread
Jr. Day Recap
Ryan Jostes recaps visit
Williams Nwaneri back at Mizzou
Rivals250 RB Darrion Dupree recaps Missouri stop
- Tionne Gray is expected to announce a Top 5 today. We expect Missouri to be among that group. The Hazelwood Central product was back in Columbia again this past weekend. He has picked up notable offers from Colorado, Tennessee, LSU, and others throughout the month of January.
- Jacob Simpson was also back at Missouri last weekend. The three-star TE target was also in Columbia for a game back in October. He's another target to keep an eye on.
- Like Simpson, Kyle Rakers was another Iowa native that was back at Missouri this past weekend after attending a game in October. The three-star OL picked up an offer from the Tigers' staff on this visit and he has a family connection with the school as his sister is currently a senior at Missouri.
- Top 2025 WR target Isaiah Mozee was also back on campus this past weekend. Always a good sign.
- Local 2025 OL Taren Hedrick out of Battle HS picked up an offer from the Tigers this past weekend as well. The Tigers join Michigan State and Iowa State as early offers there.
- There's been a good amount of chatter that Missouri is making up significant ground on top-10 national prospect Ryan Wingo. The efforts, as was posted here earlier this week, are very similar to the Luther Burden recruitment. At one time, we'd have said Missouri had very little chance to keep Wingo in the state. That's definitely changed. We're not ready to make a prediction or anything, but Mizzou is much more of a threat in this one than we thought it was a few weeks ago.
BASKETBALL RECRUITING
In last week's Chamber, we ran down the list of 13 top prospects for the Tigers. There were updates on a couple of them this week.
Travis Perry was on campus for the Iowa State game. Missouri has always been a factor in this one. The general consensus seems to be that Kentucky might not be a major factor for Perry and the other in-state program, Louisville, is having historic struggles right now. The consensus seems to be that top-ranked Purdue is in good shape here, but Mizzou has made Perry a priority and getting him on campus is a big step.
Travis Graf talked with Oklahoma point guard T.O. Barrett. Barrett's recruitment has been pretty quiet. Missouri has been on him hard since the start and has gotten the only official visit so far. In-state programs are always a threat, but Mizzou was able to get Oklahoma product Trent Pierce over OU and Oklahoma State last year and the Tigers are definitely in a good position to repeat that with Barrett.
The player to watch here in our opinion is New York wing Qin Pang. Mizzou had him on campus last fall before a lot of people knew who he was and the Tigers' staff absolutely loves his game. Pang is having a solid year and is starting to garner some more attention across the country. But getting in early should help the Tigers here. We believe they have an excellent shot based on what we've heard.
As always, we'll keep you updated if anything develops.
BASKETBALL Iowa voids Illinois students tickets when it discovers prank...
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Fair? Or NOT? Had Iowa canceled the ticket order earlier, I'd have said FAIR. But to wait until the week of...cost the Illinois student group $6,000 to cancel charter busses...so I'd say NOT fair at that point, unless Iowa absorbs that loss.
Kilton Rauman, an Illinois senior and vice president of Illini Pride, the umbrella organization for Orange Krush ordered 200 tickets, calling Iowa in September to order discounted group tickets for “a Boys and Girls Club.”
Well, it worked until Wednesday. That's when Iowa notified Rauman the ticket barcodes would not scan and that a refund had been issued. Iowa declined to comment beyond its statement.
In retrospect, Rauman said, the Champaign mailing address attached to a large ticket order should have made Iowa suspicious before this week. Because of the late notice, he said, Orange Krush lost $6,000 having to cancel charter busses.
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Kilton Rauman, an Illinois senior and vice president of Illini Pride, the umbrella organization for Orange Krush ordered 200 tickets, calling Iowa in September to order discounted group tickets for “a Boys and Girls Club.”
Well, it worked until Wednesday. That's when Iowa notified Rauman the ticket barcodes would not scan and that a refund had been issued. Iowa declined to comment beyond its statement.
In retrospect, Rauman said, the Champaign mailing address attached to a large ticket order should have made Iowa suspicious before this week. Because of the late notice, he said, Orange Krush lost $6,000 having to cancel charter busses.
Iowa voids Illini students' tickets when it discovers prank
The Iowa athletic department voided the tickets an Illinois spirit group purchased under an assumed identity for the men's basketball game in Iowa City on Saturday.
BASKETBALL POSTGAME THOUGHTS: MISSISSIPPI STATE 63, MIZZOU 52
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Some quickies from me while @drewking0222 does postgame for you all
*Let’s say this first: Dennis Gates has done virtually everything right this year. Even when we didn’t understand it, he’s pushed almost every correct button this season. But not tonight.
The lineups were strange. I get that Noah Carter had three fouls early and that caused some problems. But Kaleb Brown? For nine minutes at critical times? And Mabor Majak’s playing? There were just way too many lineups where it seemed like Missouri was playing 4 on 5 or sometimes even 3 on 5 offensively. Missouri's only semblance of a run came when they were playing four guards and Kobe Brown.
*That said, I don’t know what lineup would have worked tonight. Missouri was bad. Pretty much top to bottom and start to finish. This is the first game of the year I come out really discouraged by the result. The Kansas loss was a team that wasn’t yet ready for that stage. The Arkansas loss was a loss to a desperate team that got red hot. A&M and Florida, hey, it happens on the road. Bama is just better. But this seemed like a mediocre team that hardly played a great game. Missouri was just worse. The opportunity was there, but Mizzou was in no way prepared to take advantage of it.
*Give Mississippi State some credit. They are good defensively. Not good enough that a team that was hitting 50% of its threes should miss 12 of its first 13 and go 6-22 overall, but good.
*The Bulldogs controlled this game from the tip. We knew the pace was huge. We knew Missouri needed a game in the 70s and if it didn’t get there, they were probably losing. MSU frequently avoided the temptation of taking an open shot even if it was early. The made it slow and ugly and Missouri can’t play slow and ugly. Or if they can, we haven’t seen it. Mizzou had 15 turnovers. MSU had 13. I'd be stunned if the Tigers beat a high major team when they lose the turnover battle this year.
*It’s disappointing when you go into a game knowing the main guy from the other team that can beat you and then he beats you. Missouri had no answer for Tolu Smith. He just dominated them. He finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and only 2 fouls and 2 turnovers.
*We got passive Kobe Brown tonight. Sometimes you can tell from the opening tip. If he hits a shot or gets to the foul line early, it seems like it goes all night. He was no factor early…or most of the night. And he had no help.
*Play of the game: D’Moi Hodge is fouled at 46-41. Tigers are on an 8-1 run. He nearly made the layup and got a three point play, but didn’t. He then missed both free throws. Mississippi State scored on the other end. Isiaih Mosley turned it over on the next possession. Could have been a one possession game. Immediately went back to seven. Mizzou went 2/6 from the line in the next 90 seconds. You want a turning point, that was a big one. Just so you know this isn't hindsight:
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*Secondary play of the game: Mizzou gets a steal down seven at 50-43. Nick Honor (the only guy who made anything while the game was in doubt) flares out for a corner three and misses. Hodge misses the tip. MSU scores. On the next possession, Missouri turned it over. Bottom line, the Tigers had chances, but they made way too many mistakes and wasted those chances.
*Missouri has an issue that’s really exacerbated in games like this: They only have two guys who seem to be willing to put the ball on the floor and go find a shot. DeAndre Gholston is the most willing. But he also turns the ball over about 1/2 the time he goes to do it. I applaud him for trying it, especially on a night Missouri can’t make a shot from beyond ten feet, but at the same time, there are a lot of momentum killing drives that don’t end with a shot. And on this night, Isiaih Mosley did a lot of the same things. That duo combined for seven of Mizzou's 15 turnovers.
*This was a game I thought offered a lot more upside with a win than downside with a loss. Winning on the road is hard. We’ll keep saying it every single time Missouri goes on the road because it’s true. The disappointing part about tonight is that a big reason winning on the road is hard is because the officiating is usually against you. It wasn’t tonight. This wasn’t in any way about officiating. Missouri just wasn’t any good. Start to finish. That said, a win in this one would have put top four in the SEC and some really exciting things on the table. A loss doesn’t knock Missouri out of the tournament or kill the season. But it probably does take a double bye off the plate. You can have a good season with this loss. A win tonight would have opened up the possibility of a great season. It's okay to be disappointed in tonight, but overall they're still 17-6 with a game they're almost certainly going to win on Tuesday night.
*Let’s say this first: Dennis Gates has done virtually everything right this year. Even when we didn’t understand it, he’s pushed almost every correct button this season. But not tonight.
The lineups were strange. I get that Noah Carter had three fouls early and that caused some problems. But Kaleb Brown? For nine minutes at critical times? And Mabor Majak’s playing? There were just way too many lineups where it seemed like Missouri was playing 4 on 5 or sometimes even 3 on 5 offensively. Missouri's only semblance of a run came when they were playing four guards and Kobe Brown.
*That said, I don’t know what lineup would have worked tonight. Missouri was bad. Pretty much top to bottom and start to finish. This is the first game of the year I come out really discouraged by the result. The Kansas loss was a team that wasn’t yet ready for that stage. The Arkansas loss was a loss to a desperate team that got red hot. A&M and Florida, hey, it happens on the road. Bama is just better. But this seemed like a mediocre team that hardly played a great game. Missouri was just worse. The opportunity was there, but Mizzou was in no way prepared to take advantage of it.
*Give Mississippi State some credit. They are good defensively. Not good enough that a team that was hitting 50% of its threes should miss 12 of its first 13 and go 6-22 overall, but good.
*The Bulldogs controlled this game from the tip. We knew the pace was huge. We knew Missouri needed a game in the 70s and if it didn’t get there, they were probably losing. MSU frequently avoided the temptation of taking an open shot even if it was early. The made it slow and ugly and Missouri can’t play slow and ugly. Or if they can, we haven’t seen it. Mizzou had 15 turnovers. MSU had 13. I'd be stunned if the Tigers beat a high major team when they lose the turnover battle this year.
*It’s disappointing when you go into a game knowing the main guy from the other team that can beat you and then he beats you. Missouri had no answer for Tolu Smith. He just dominated them. He finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and only 2 fouls and 2 turnovers.
*We got passive Kobe Brown tonight. Sometimes you can tell from the opening tip. If he hits a shot or gets to the foul line early, it seems like it goes all night. He was no factor early…or most of the night. And he had no help.
*Play of the game: D’Moi Hodge is fouled at 46-41. Tigers are on an 8-1 run. He nearly made the layup and got a three point play, but didn’t. He then missed both free throws. Mississippi State scored on the other end. Isiaih Mosley turned it over on the next possession. Could have been a one possession game. Immediately went back to seven. Mizzou went 2/6 from the line in the next 90 seconds. You want a turning point, that was a big one. Just so you know this isn't hindsight:
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*Secondary play of the game: Mizzou gets a steal down seven at 50-43. Nick Honor (the only guy who made anything while the game was in doubt) flares out for a corner three and misses. Hodge misses the tip. MSU scores. On the next possession, Missouri turned it over. Bottom line, the Tigers had chances, but they made way too many mistakes and wasted those chances.
*Missouri has an issue that’s really exacerbated in games like this: They only have two guys who seem to be willing to put the ball on the floor and go find a shot. DeAndre Gholston is the most willing. But he also turns the ball over about 1/2 the time he goes to do it. I applaud him for trying it, especially on a night Missouri can’t make a shot from beyond ten feet, but at the same time, there are a lot of momentum killing drives that don’t end with a shot. And on this night, Isiaih Mosley did a lot of the same things. That duo combined for seven of Mizzou's 15 turnovers.
*This was a game I thought offered a lot more upside with a win than downside with a loss. Winning on the road is hard. We’ll keep saying it every single time Missouri goes on the road because it’s true. The disappointing part about tonight is that a big reason winning on the road is hard is because the officiating is usually against you. It wasn’t tonight. This wasn’t in any way about officiating. Missouri just wasn’t any good. Start to finish. That said, a win in this one would have put top four in the SEC and some really exciting things on the table. A loss doesn’t knock Missouri out of the tournament or kill the season. But it probably does take a double bye off the plate. You can have a good season with this loss. A win tonight would have opened up the possibility of a great season. It's okay to be disappointed in tonight, but overall they're still 17-6 with a game they're almost certainly going to win on Tuesday night.
NEW STORY STATS THAT STOOD OUT AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE
- By drewking0222
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Stats that stood out against Mississippi State
Looking at Mizzou's shooting splits at home and away and early and late in the shot clock.
GBU: Starkville
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The Good:
Bill Laurie back in the house...on the road, even. Could more NIL cheddar be along for the ride? We can hope.
That's it. That's the Good in its totality.
The Bad:
Literally everything else.
The effort? Poor.
Defensive execution? Severely lacking.
Offense? Offensive. For huge swaths of the game, Missouri simply did not run a coherent offense. Hero-Ball, mind-numbing sloppiness, and an overall seeming lack of interest in playing ball today in all facets.
Sometimes, shots aren't falling. Today was one of those days. But the answer is never...I repeat, NEVER to just back up until you're open and jack the first available shot you can. For brief glimpses, the offense looked like it's capable of running it. For the vast majority, it did not. And it got whacked as a result, by a mediocre team.
The Ugly:
Mississippi State is an average college basketball team. If Missouri has designs on playing for more than a trip to Madison Square Garden to conclude the season, this one needs to be put behind them. Just a terrible, disheartening outing.
Epilogue:
All that said, it's one game. Now flush twice, light a match (and maybe a scented candle) and get back to business on Tuesday. A home loss against Columbia Minora is wholly unacceptable.
Bill Laurie back in the house...on the road, even. Could more NIL cheddar be along for the ride? We can hope.
That's it. That's the Good in its totality.
The Bad:
Literally everything else.
The effort? Poor.
Defensive execution? Severely lacking.
Offense? Offensive. For huge swaths of the game, Missouri simply did not run a coherent offense. Hero-Ball, mind-numbing sloppiness, and an overall seeming lack of interest in playing ball today in all facets.
Sometimes, shots aren't falling. Today was one of those days. But the answer is never...I repeat, NEVER to just back up until you're open and jack the first available shot you can. For brief glimpses, the offense looked like it's capable of running it. For the vast majority, it did not. And it got whacked as a result, by a mediocre team.
The Ugly:
Mississippi State is an average college basketball team. If Missouri has designs on playing for more than a trip to Madison Square Garden to conclude the season, this one needs to be put behind them. Just a terrible, disheartening outing.
Epilogue:
All that said, it's one game. Now flush twice, light a match (and maybe a scented candle) and get back to business on Tuesday. A home loss against Columbia Minora is wholly unacceptable.
NEW STORY NEWCOMER PROFILE: SIDNEY WILLIAMS
- By JHamilton23
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PowerMizzou - Newcomer Profile: Sidney Williams
A look at former Florida State safety Sidney Williams.
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NEW STORY TIGERS TOPPED BY BULLDOGS ON THE ROAD, 63-52
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PowerMizzou - Tigers topped by Bulldogs on the road, 63-52
Mizzou struggles to find its range against MSU, shooting 6-23 from deep.
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