Curious in everyone's thoughts.

Was pleasantly surprised by the turnout. Yes, we knew it was a sellout. But everyone showed up. Placed looked packed and there didn't seem to be any spots left on the hill. Most folks seem to stay longer than I thought for a blowout game. Wasn't until the fourth quarter when you noticed a bit more empty seats.

Student section was fired up. Very loud and noticeable. They showed well.

Electronic ticket scans seem to go a bit smoother but some people just struggle with it.

New video board looked great and the sound system was much better.

Most people seemed to enjoy the drone show but if you were in the South End Zone you were out of luck.

They kept Timmy Trumpet 3rd down which I am good with as people seem to get into it.

The Mr. Brightside cover-up was a massive fail. Like others have said, you are either in or out.

There was concern about the road repairs coming west on I-70 but luckily it wasn't a big deal.

Overall, it was a great night to kick off the season and the boys took care of business. Looking forward to the next one.

Felt dingy and outdated. Broken water fountains and long lines for water.

90k fans created a cool atmosphere but the person next to you is on you the entire game. Miami took the energy out of the crowd early which dulled the atmosphere.

Just my .02, Memorial is much nicer.

Anyone have 2 tickets for sale to the BC game?

NM.

Came across my column from after the Middle Tennessee game last year


To be fair, in reading it, I don't really think it was wrong at the time. Even Drink's quotes here indicated concern. The next day I had a conversation with someone in the building and they expressed serious doubt Missouri could have a winning record last year (I think the exact phrase was "we're going to have to fight and claw.")

But, man, in the end, the whole thing sure ended up being incredibly wrong. Which is why, again, I'm going into this season making sure to pass no judgment on what I see for at least six weeks or so (unless we see something just completely unexpected and that won't be good for anybody).

from the movie Dodgeball. The music, the in and out of commercials... Has a weird feel at this point.

1) It was what we thought it was. Missouri was up 21-0 in 5:19. Literally every play went the Tigers’ way in the opening three drives save maybe a 7-yard run on the Racers’ first play from scrimmage. We knew it wasn’t a fair fight coming in. But all you can do is line up and play the team across from you. Missouri came out ready to do what it should do against this team. Can you learn a ton from it? Not really. But I’m not gonna wet blanket a game that was over before some of the people were in their seats. Missouri had a job to do and did it well.

2) Missouri’s running backs are gonna be fine. Again, I’m not going to draw overarching conclusions from this game. I’m not going to tell you they’re going to match or exceed Cody Schrader’s numbers. But I’m not going to tell you they aren’t. Nate Noel has some real speed. And Marcus Carroll isn’t just a lumbering short yardage back either. Both scored a first quarter touchdown. Maybe just as important, both had a first quarter reception. I like the early returns from the 1-2 punch. Jamal Roberts came in and scored too. Kewan Lacy flashed. Missouri had two running backs score a rushing touchdown last season. Three scored tonight. The Tigers had four different players run for a touchdown tonight. They had three all of last season.

3) The second quarter lull is understandable. Freak out about it if you want. I won’t. This game was over. I knew it. You knew it. They knew it. If you want to get distressed about it, go ahead I guess. But you just can’t ask college kids to keep the same level of focus and intensity for 60 minutes when it’s clear all they have to do is get the game over because there’s no world in which it will be close. Could it have been 87-0 if they had played well the entire game? Probably. Does it matter that it isn’t? Not a single solitary bit. It also provides Eli Drinkwitz with some ammo in practice: You think you’re great, but you really only played one quarter. Do that again, we’ll get beat.

4) This defense is going to play a lot of players. Obviously not quite as many as they did tonight on a regular basis, but the fourth drive of the game featured only five guys who started the game. Eddie Kelly, Joe Moore, Sidney Williams, Corey and Caleb Flagg, TreVez Johnson are all guys that probably won’t start, but will play a lot. Sam Williams, Sterling Webb and Jalen Marshall all got first half reps at defensive tackle. We don’t’ yet know if Mizzou has the star power it had last season defensively, but Corey Batoon has a lot of options. And, oh by the way, Murray State didn’t cross midfield until the 9:24 mark of the fourth quarter and averaged 1.6 yards per play.

5) It’s nice when a camp prediction comes true. I said I thought Josh Manning could be in the top four in snaps on this team at wide receiver. He was out there a fair amount and made the first three catches of his career. There are a lot of options out there, the number three receiver behind Luther Burden and Theo Wease will probably rotate from time to time during the season, but I think there will be times that Manning is number three. He’s a more complete receiver than Marquis Johnson right now and he was more productive tonight than Mookie Cooper.

Is getting some run in the OSU v ISU game.

Last year and the first game this year it seems like most of the passes to Burden are either behind the line of scrimmage or deep throws. I think he would be more effective catching 5-15 yr slants/routes. The one pass Thursday in that range resulted in a TD.

Is there a reason why he gets few throws in that range?

Pretty good seats. Sec 121. Row 48. Seats 23 & 24. $100 for pair. Venmo preferred. 417-439-6006

Times got data from an NIL Black Book. Avg. SEC team pays 14.4M for starting 22 in CFB, nearly 3x more than any other conference. (Sounds high to me)
Lots of data about all sports, revenue and non revenue.
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Stoops with a swipe at Mizzou

Stan was on SSJ New Day yesterday. I think the show is much better now that Steven dumped Bukaty btw…

Anyhoo. In talking about the attributes of KState QB Avery Johnson, Stan name checked Lamar Jackson, Payton Manning and of course, Patrick Mahomes😂😂😂😂

I thought VA tech was supposed to be good this year?

Section 122 Row 38 for $350

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Looking for Parking pass Lot H for Buffalo

Giving ISU all they can handle. 3-0 in the 2nd.

Selling 4 tickets to BC game in Section 106, Row 25 - 50 yard line.

Text me (Kevin: 314-681-0411)

I’ll go ahead and start. Never, ever run the trick play ever again. And… be better.

Love ya bruh.

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Someone on here mentioned that Walters had a really good game. I can't remember which thread it was in, but either way Cole Cublic seems to agree.

Up on vtech 20-10 end of the third quarter

Delete- saw other thread below

Just message me please

It’s early, but. . .

Late first Q, 10-7 NDakSt. Yikes.