Big-10 loses its Conference Commissioner to the Bears...
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how does this affect the SEC's main competition???
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Bears hire Big Ten commissioner Warren as team president
Kevin Warren, who replaces the retiring Ted Phillips, becomes Chicago's fifth president and the first from outside the organization. He goes from becoming the first Black president of a Power
FOOTBALL Wrote a little something on TCU
- By MGodich
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Through the eyes of my son, who was at both playoff games. A Mizzou mention as well.
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Remember TCU's Special Season For the Thrilling Journey, Not the Bummer Ending
And if you don't believe me, just ask my 28-year-old son, Class of 2017.
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NEW STORY POST-GAME THOUGHTS: TEXAS A&M 82, MIZZOU 64
- By GabeD
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I didn’t have a good feeling about this one leading up to it. Texted a friend before the game I thought A&M would win by double digits. Didn’t love the matchup and just kind of felt Missouri was due for one of those inexplicably bad nights. It just set up for a loss to me.
*I’m not sure Missouri can play worse than it did in the first 20 minutes. In every respect. I don’t know if the offense or the defense was worse in the first half. It was by far the worst half of the season. Much worse than the first half against Kansas.
*Kobe Brown was great to start. Had ten points at the under 12 timeout. Dre Gholston had added four. Missouri was up 14-13. And then, oh my God.
Missouri scored two points in the next 8:40. They went 9:29 without a field goal. They were not taking good shots. They were not moving. Everywhere they went, there were two Texas A&M defenders. It was by far the worst I’ve seen them look offensively.
*The defense wasn’t very good in the first half either. But I kind of expected that. If you don’t turn the ball over, you’ve got an excellent chance to score against Missouri. They’re really not very good defensively unless they’re wreaking havoc. They don’t contest jump shots very well. We know they don’t rebound very well, but tonight was the first time I thought it looked like an effort thing on the boards. They were getting beat to balls I thought they shouldn’t be getting beat to.
*I thought the play that best symbolized the first half came on A&M’s final free throw. The Aggies missed it. The rebound came out toward the free throw line and rolled toward the three-point line. Where it was picked up by an A&M player (not the shooter, just a guy retreating who happened to get to the ball first). I’m not sure how that happens, but that was pretty much how the first half went.
*The second half didn’t really start off any better. I thought A&M had played terribly for the first six-and-a-half minutes of the half…and Mizzou had only cut three points off the halftime lead. Missouri cut it to 12 and DeAndre Gholston missed a three that would have cut it to nine, A&M scored to go up 14 and I thought the game was over.
*Then it wasn’t. Starting with a flagrant foul and two free throws by Nick Honor, Mizzou scored the next eight points. Suddenly it was a four-point game and there was somehow still more than 10 minutes to play.
*And then Missouri flat out panicked in my opinion. There was 9:30 left. You were down four. You had all the momentum. All you had to do was line up and play solid basketball against a team that you’re probably about even with. But Missouri was still playing like it was down 20 or like there were only 30 seconds left. They were reaching and grabbing all over the place. And I know officiating is an easy target in a lot of games, but in this stretch, these weren’t bad calls. Missouri was committing fouls. That, combined with an inevitable cooling off after a short stretch where the Tigers actually made the ball go through the net, pretty much ended it.
After Mizzou got it to 53-49, here were the next four defensive possessions:
Offensive rebound, foul on Tre Gomillion, two free throws
Foul on Gomillion, two free throws
Foul on Noah Carter, one free throw
Three-pointer
That made it 61-49 and the game was essentially over.
After it was 53-49, A&M scored on nine straight possessions. By the time Missouri got another stop, it was 72-54.
*Part of that stretch was bad defense. Part of it was personnel choices.
I want to be clear, he’s not the only reason they lost. He had a lot of company. But between those two fouls at 53-49, Tre Gomillion also had a travel. He’s just not the guy you want out there in that situation trying to finish off a 20 point comeback I don’t think. He’s a great story. He brings all kinds of energy, he’s got a ton of heart, his teammates love him. I don’t think that’s the right spot for him to be in there.
I’d have liked to see Kobe Brown come back with four fouls sooner. There was foul trouble up and down the roster. I get it. But he picked up his fourth foul with 10:34 to go. It was 50-43. He came back in with 6:33 to go. By that time, it was 61-49. I get why Gates sat him. I’d probably have done it for 30 seconds to cool him off after his fourth foul. But I’d have brought him back in pretty quickly because you needed his offense. That’s second guessing and nit picking. Maybe it doesn’t make a difference. It just felt like by the time the best player came back in the game it was already over.
*Honestly, overall, I probably spent way too many words on this. Missouri shot 35.6% from the floor. It was 7-31 from three. The Tigers scored a season-low 64 points. That’s why they lost. They couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean. I thought A&M gave a hell of a defensive effort. They contributed to that bad shooting. A lot. But Missouri also missed some shots it’s made in other games. Some nights it goes like that.
*Like I said, I never felt good about this one. I came into this week saying you needed to go 1-1. They still have that chance on Saturday in Gainesville. It’s pretty important that they get it done, I think.
*I’m not sure Missouri can play worse than it did in the first 20 minutes. In every respect. I don’t know if the offense or the defense was worse in the first half. It was by far the worst half of the season. Much worse than the first half against Kansas.
*Kobe Brown was great to start. Had ten points at the under 12 timeout. Dre Gholston had added four. Missouri was up 14-13. And then, oh my God.
Missouri scored two points in the next 8:40. They went 9:29 without a field goal. They were not taking good shots. They were not moving. Everywhere they went, there were two Texas A&M defenders. It was by far the worst I’ve seen them look offensively.
*The defense wasn’t very good in the first half either. But I kind of expected that. If you don’t turn the ball over, you’ve got an excellent chance to score against Missouri. They’re really not very good defensively unless they’re wreaking havoc. They don’t contest jump shots very well. We know they don’t rebound very well, but tonight was the first time I thought it looked like an effort thing on the boards. They were getting beat to balls I thought they shouldn’t be getting beat to.
*I thought the play that best symbolized the first half came on A&M’s final free throw. The Aggies missed it. The rebound came out toward the free throw line and rolled toward the three-point line. Where it was picked up by an A&M player (not the shooter, just a guy retreating who happened to get to the ball first). I’m not sure how that happens, but that was pretty much how the first half went.
*The second half didn’t really start off any better. I thought A&M had played terribly for the first six-and-a-half minutes of the half…and Mizzou had only cut three points off the halftime lead. Missouri cut it to 12 and DeAndre Gholston missed a three that would have cut it to nine, A&M scored to go up 14 and I thought the game was over.
*Then it wasn’t. Starting with a flagrant foul and two free throws by Nick Honor, Mizzou scored the next eight points. Suddenly it was a four-point game and there was somehow still more than 10 minutes to play.
*And then Missouri flat out panicked in my opinion. There was 9:30 left. You were down four. You had all the momentum. All you had to do was line up and play solid basketball against a team that you’re probably about even with. But Missouri was still playing like it was down 20 or like there were only 30 seconds left. They were reaching and grabbing all over the place. And I know officiating is an easy target in a lot of games, but in this stretch, these weren’t bad calls. Missouri was committing fouls. That, combined with an inevitable cooling off after a short stretch where the Tigers actually made the ball go through the net, pretty much ended it.
After Mizzou got it to 53-49, here were the next four defensive possessions:
Offensive rebound, foul on Tre Gomillion, two free throws
Foul on Gomillion, two free throws
Foul on Noah Carter, one free throw
Three-pointer
That made it 61-49 and the game was essentially over.
After it was 53-49, A&M scored on nine straight possessions. By the time Missouri got another stop, it was 72-54.
*Part of that stretch was bad defense. Part of it was personnel choices.
I want to be clear, he’s not the only reason they lost. He had a lot of company. But between those two fouls at 53-49, Tre Gomillion also had a travel. He’s just not the guy you want out there in that situation trying to finish off a 20 point comeback I don’t think. He’s a great story. He brings all kinds of energy, he’s got a ton of heart, his teammates love him. I don’t think that’s the right spot for him to be in there.
I’d have liked to see Kobe Brown come back with four fouls sooner. There was foul trouble up and down the roster. I get it. But he picked up his fourth foul with 10:34 to go. It was 50-43. He came back in with 6:33 to go. By that time, it was 61-49. I get why Gates sat him. I’d probably have done it for 30 seconds to cool him off after his fourth foul. But I’d have brought him back in pretty quickly because you needed his offense. That’s second guessing and nit picking. Maybe it doesn’t make a difference. It just felt like by the time the best player came back in the game it was already over.
*Honestly, overall, I probably spent way too many words on this. Missouri shot 35.6% from the floor. It was 7-31 from three. The Tigers scored a season-low 64 points. That’s why they lost. They couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean. I thought A&M gave a hell of a defensive effort. They contributed to that bad shooting. A lot. But Missouri also missed some shots it’s made in other games. Some nights it goes like that.
*Like I said, I never felt good about this one. I came into this week saying you needed to go 1-1. They still have that chance on Saturday in Gainesville. It’s pretty important that they get it done, I think.
NCAA to increase number of coaches in baseball, softball, ice hockey, basketball
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The council’s decisions do not become official until the Division I Board of Directors reviews them, but they would go into effect for the 2023-24 school year.
The changes will allow Division I baseball, softball and ice hockey teams to have four full-time coaches instead of three.
Basketball coaching staffs can increase by two, though the two additional coaches will not be permitted to recruit off-campus.
In football, the council recommended redefining the graduate assistant positions and capping the number of years an individual can serve in the role at three.
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The changes will allow Division I baseball, softball and ice hockey teams to have four full-time coaches instead of three.
Basketball coaching staffs can increase by two, though the two additional coaches will not be permitted to recruit off-campus.
In football, the council recommended redefining the graduate assistant positions and capping the number of years an individual can serve in the role at three.
NCAA to increase number of coaches in baseball, softball, ice hockey, basketball
The NCAA Division I Council's decision to increase the number of coaches allowed in baseball, softball, ice hockey and men’s and women’s basketball do not become official until the D-I
OFF TOPIC Peyton Hills update
- By MUValjean
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There was discussion about Peyton Hills, the football player who nearly drowned here in Pensacola while saving 4 children from the rip currents. He is off the vent now and is continuing to recover. The article below tells the story. Prayers for continued recovery and healing.
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Peyton Hillis off the ventilator as he continues to recover after Pensacola Beach rescue
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- Family says Peyton Hillis is off the vebtilator and recovering well
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OFF TOPIC Grusome story in CoMO
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20-year female allegedly stabs a guy who was beating her and then burns his body in a fire pit.
Wow.
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Wow.
Police looking for MU student find human remains in Columbia backyard fire pit
The investigation began after police were called to a welfare check at MU's Hudson Hall dorm.
NEW STORY STATS THAT STOOD OUT AGAINST TEXAS A&M
- By drewking0222
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PowerMizzou - Stats that stood out against Texas A&M
How graduate senior guard DeAndre Gholston's move to the bench has benefitted both him and the Tigers.
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NEW STORY NEWCOMER PROFILE: TRISTON NEWSON
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PowerMizzou - Newcomer Profile: Triston Newson
A look at JUCO first-team All-American Triston Newson out of Northeast Mississippi Community College (Miss.).
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NEW STORY QUICK THOUGHTS ON MIZZOU'S 82-64 LOSS TO TEXAS A&M
- By drewking0222
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-You knew Mizzou was due for a run at some point. The rubber band effect was bound to contract and regress to the mean. The Tigers got back into the game by forcing turnovers. Texas A&M had six turnovers in the first half and double that in the second. They also started hitting more 3s and allowing fewer second-chance opportunities. Missouri would've won this game if it did any of that in the first half.
-I think the team got too excited and overaggressive once they cut the lead down to four. They committed five consecutive fouls, which sent Kobe Brown and D'Moi Hodge to the bench with four each in crunch time. If they would've relaxed a bit and trusted that Texas A&M was going to make mistakes, they could've pulled ahead.
-It's at least encouraging that they strung together that type of run, though. When they play at their best, I think they're legitimately one of the top four or five teams in the conference. And the team's played at its best a lot this season. But I don't think we've seen it yet on the road. They'll have to figure out how to overcome that.
-As @GabeD and I said on the podcast today, the Florida game on Saturday now becomes somewhat important, with Arkansas and Alabama coming to town next week. I don't think going 0-4 in this stretch would derail the season by any means, but 1-3 would be a whole lot better. As one of Texas State's assistants once told me, "You have to get sweeps, don't get swept." Mizzou can't do the former this week. The goal should be to do the latter.
-I think the team got too excited and overaggressive once they cut the lead down to four. They committed five consecutive fouls, which sent Kobe Brown and D'Moi Hodge to the bench with four each in crunch time. If they would've relaxed a bit and trusted that Texas A&M was going to make mistakes, they could've pulled ahead.
-It's at least encouraging that they strung together that type of run, though. When they play at their best, I think they're legitimately one of the top four or five teams in the conference. And the team's played at its best a lot this season. But I don't think we've seen it yet on the road. They'll have to figure out how to overcome that.
-As @GabeD and I said on the podcast today, the Florida game on Saturday now becomes somewhat important, with Arkansas and Alabama coming to town next week. I don't think going 0-4 in this stretch would derail the season by any means, but 1-3 would be a whole lot better. As one of Texas State's assistants once told me, "You have to get sweeps, don't get swept." Mizzou can't do the former this week. The goal should be to do the latter.