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NEW STORY QUICK 1ST QUARTER THOUGHTS VS. MURRAY STATE

1. Murray State went for an onside kick to start the game but there was a penalty and it didn’t recover.

Makes sense. The element of surprise was there but it’s a gamble. A super short field with this offense is crazy but what does Murray State have to lose? Nothing.

Brady Cook led a six-play TD drive that went 42 yards in two minutes and 15 seconds. This is Cook’s 18th straight game with a TD. He completed a 16-yard pass to Luther Burden.

2. Mizzou figured them out.

It took four game minutes and 10 real-life minutes for Mizzou to figure out Murray State. First, the failed onside kick. Then, the Tigers walked the Racers down in two minutes and 15 seconds before holding them to a three-and-out.

That was the whole basis of the element of surprise, and it's all gone.

3. Toriano Pride with a pick-six in his first game.

Well, this is just a cheap plug for my story that I did earlier this week.

He returned an interception 25 yards to the house for a touchdown in his first game for Mizzou. I know he was talking a lot of trash after that one because he is the team's biggest trash-talker.

Also, this is the fastest game Mizzou has ever had to score 21 points and it took five minutes and 19 seconds. It was SE Louisana in 2012 when the Tigers scored in seven minutes and 25 seconds.

MUR 0, MIZ 21

4. Marcus Carroll gets his first touchdown.

After he ran through someone's face like his favorite running back (Marshawn Lynch) for a gain of 20 yards. He got a one-yard touchdown to get his first touchdown.

It's a stat padding type of night. This is the most points in the first quarter of an opening game for the Tigers. The most points in a quarter is 35.

MUR 0, MIZ 28

My experience with NCAA 2025

It is a ton of fun, brings me back to my old video game playing days. However, it is absolutely not without its bugs. I was 9-0 just beating #1 alabama with the best offense and defense in the country, and I went from being ranked 3rd to ranked 6th in CFP poll. I won the SEC with an 11-1 record and was placed as a 6 seed with 2 1 loss teams, 2 2 loss teams, and 1 4 loss team placed ahead of me.

Lot of things to love about the game. But it is absolutely a little glitchy. I love that you can customize almost literally every aspect of the game, and I would rate it an 8/10.

SAY YOUR PIECE ON TONIGHT'S POSTGAME SHOW

This year we are bringing the voice of the fan back to the postgame shows. You can leave us a voicemail during or after the game tonight and we'll be playing some of them on the postgame show. It's super simple. All you have to do is click the link, then talk. You can do it from a phone, computer, tablet, whatever. Anything with internet access and a microphone


We have two requests

1) Keep it reasonably clean. I'm not offended by an F bomb here and there, but we don't want to run afoul of the YouTube guidelines
2) Keep it under two minutes. If you ramble on for four minutes, we aren't even going to listen to it, much less play it on the show

ISO Parking Pass for tonight

My son plays football in COMO and his practice doesn't end until 6 or 6:30...I've got tickets to the game, but would like a parking pass so that I can park a little closer to the stadium since I'll be coming in hot, right around kickoff. Anyone who has an extra not being used, I'd appreciate it. I'm willing to pay a little, but not a lot...if needed.

Thanks...and GO TIGERS!!

Text 573.356.5656

After eight long months it is

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As is the case every year we try to do things to improve the coverage and your experience following Mizzou. One of the things I’m most excited about this season is adding a number of interns who know how to do a lot of things I don’t know how to do (ie they’re a lot younger than me).

One of our big adds for this year is Nathan McClellan, whose first effort for us is today’s game day graphic. He will be doing similar stuff for us throughout the year and helping out with our social media content as well.
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