NEW STORY TEN THOUGHTS FOR MONDAY MORNING

[pdhgx2]

@GabeD I've heard they have a good place called Applebee's in Tulsa.

RIP chuck

 

[dsnice27]

Tulsa has Whataburger. That's all you need.

 

[dsnice27]

True, but lets not pretend that they "ducked into" a cave. The lone adult made a conscious choice to put themselves in a dangerous situation.

Dude - seriously.

 

[awriley]

Definitely recommend Andolini's Pizza in Tulsa. Some of the best I've ever had. Try some beer from Prairie Artisan Ales too.

 

[cardstl143]

Dude - seriously.

I would make the same point to you. I'm sure that I'm sounding like an ahole, but the fact remains that in Gabe's original post he misstated the facts that they accidentally stumbled in to the cave to get out of the rain and that is factually untrue and comes off as an attempt to sensationalize the story.

 

[mufootball1]

It wasn't monsone season when they went in. They went in about a week before the cave closed for monsoon season.

Honestly, whether it was technically monsoon season or a week before, it was still the wrong time to go in the cave.

 

[SwiftSword]

THE best Tulsa spot that only locals know about: Brownies Hamburger Stand (2130 S. Harvard, Ave). Great burgers, homestyle fries, and AMAZING homemade pies (legit 6" merangue). Try the coconut cream. Seriously, the kind of place you just don't see much of anymore. Family owned.

 

[joplinquinn]

Starting next week, these are probably going to get a little more sports/Mizzou-centric. But for now, you get my summer ramblings one more time.

1. There's really only one place to start this week for me. Not sure how closely you guys have followed the story of the Thai soccer team. Thumbnail: 12 kids, ranging in age from 11 to 16, and their coach, ducked into a cave to escape a downpour in Thailand. They were then trapped there by floodwater, went ten days without being discovered and have been there for more than two weeks. The first boys were rescued on Saturday night. They've now gotten eight of them out. Here's a look at what the divers have to go through to extract the kids from the cave. One rescue diver died late last week when he was leaving oxygen tanks to provide more oxygen for the trapped team. Without him, they might not even be alive to rescue. Just a captivating story.

2. Speaking of heroes, I think Wendi Winters qualifies. She sacrificed herself to save multiple colleagues at the Capital Gazette in the shooting two weeks ago. Here is her story. Really, #1 and #2 on this list make everything else inconsequential. We hear a lot about the terrible stories. We don't hear enough about the people we should all strive to emulate.

3. Let's do a little bit of a tease for upcoming PowerMizzou.com content now. About a month ago, an NFL writer messaged me asking if I could point him to a good in-depth profile of Drew Lock because he was having trouble finding one. So I looked. And I couldn't find one either. Amazingly, nobody's ever really done it. Part of that is that Missouri hasn't been good enough to warrant much coverage outside of the local guys. Part of it is that nobody has really had the access to do it. Part of it is that Drew tends to be robotic in interviews. Well, a friend of mine contacted me wanting to write an in-depth profile of Drew. I've read some of it. He's got some great stuff. We'll have a five part series on the making of Mizzou's QB starting on Wednesday. I think you all will enjoy it.

Also on Wednesday, I hope to be able to give you guys some more details on something I've been working on with a friend of mine in the media. We're ironing out some details in the next couple of days, but if you live in the Kansas City area, keep July 25th open on your calendar. If you're in Columbia, keep July 30th open. If you're in St. Louis, hopefully these couple things will go well and we'll hit your town soon. Until then, I'll be speaking at the Tiger Club luncheon on August 7th.

4. In case you missed it, Rock Bridge safety Martez Manuel announced his final three last night.


Before he cut the list, I was hearing Missouri was in good shape. After seeing his final three, I'm more confident Missouri is in good shape. Manuel will commit three weeks from today. The date is July 9th. Let's revisit the commitment list one month from today. I'm confident it's going to be quite a bit more full...and make you guys quite a bit happier.

5. On a far more somber note in local high school football, a 2016 graduate of Battle, and a starter on its state championship football team, was murdered on Saturday night. Rovon Blocker died from a gunshot wound over the weekend. Not sure yet what the exact circumstances surrounding his death are, but tragic whatever the story. Blocker suffered a neck injury in high school. He still had some junior college offers out of Battle, but I'm not sure what he did after high school. Rovon graduated the same year my son did and they know a lot of the same people. Keep his family and friends in your thoughts.

6. Jay Cutler has a reality show. I'm pretty sure it's going to be amazing.


7. A reminder that the media hates your team and likes all others.


It is popular on here to call Kansas City's paper the ku Star. Here you have a ku fan convinced it is biased in favor of Mizzou. Every fan thinks every media outlet hates his school. Also, I'm sure Erik's two followers enjoyed his rant.

8. James Franklin won his first start for the Toronto Argonauts this weekend. He went 16/24 for 217 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score. He led the Argos to the game winning touchdown in the final four minutes. I maintain my long held belief that Franklin is the most underrated and underappreciated Mizzou football player I've covered in 15 years. He got a bad rap for not being tough (his teammates and his head coach furthered the narrative publicly. I've personally always believed it was Gary Pinkel's lowest moment as Missouri's head coach--at least between 2006 and 2015--and I believe he wrote in his book he wishes he hadn't said what he said during an ESPN sideline interview. Someone can correct me on that if I'm wrong). Franklin had a narrative of not being tough. Nothing could have been further from the truth. The story I always tell is after the loss to RGIII and Baylor in 2012. It was a night game, so it's like 10:30-11:00 and we're waiting outside the locker room to interview Franklin. He was one of the last guys out to talk, came over to us and bent over to pick up his boxed lunch the players took on the bus back to the airport. There was a moment I thought we might have to help him stand back up straight. He was a 21-year-old kid who was moving like he was 61. But he played. And he would play the next week too. The kid was tough...and he was also much better than most gave him credit for. Franklin went on a bit of a media boycott during his senior season at Mizzou and honestly I didn't blame him. I didn't think he was treated fairly then and I still don't think he was. As much as anyone (I put Danario Alexander, Henry Josey and Laurence Bowers in this category too), I was really happy for Franklin that he had the senior year he did, winning the SEC East.

9. To listen and to watch this week:

I'm excited to watch Sharp Objects on HBO. It's a new series in which Amy Adams plays a reporter who returns to her home town outside of St. Louis. I've heard really good things about it. Plan to watch the premier (which aired last night) this evening.

I'll give you a Mizzou listening recommendation. Full disclosure, I haven't listened, but with college football around the corner and you guys being junkies, give T.J. Moe's "Take No Offense" podcast a chance. I'm sure he'll talk a lot of Tigers and SEC football.

Also, this podcast from Jeff Passan might be worth it just for the teaser


10. We'll finish up with something to read:

We are all public figures by Ella Dawson. A look at how social media has changed every one of our lives.

Percy Harvin takes his battle with anxiety public from Sports Illustrated.

*A bonus thought, which is actually a question for you all. I'll be spending most of this week in Tulsa, watching my son in the Region VIII sectional swim meet (don't worry, I'm taking my laptop and I can still work). If any of you have any food/drink recommendations in the Tulsa area, I'm all ears. If you recommend a chain restaurant, I will ban you. It offends me when people go out of town and eat at a place they could eat at home. The best thing about traveling is the chance to try new things that are unique to that city. So don't tell me to go to Applebee's if you like being on here.

Gabe, You need to go to the White River Fish Market, you can get just about any kind of seafood about anyway you can imagine.
They fly in fresh fish twice a day I am told.http://www.whiteriverfishmarket.com/

Yes it is White River not White Water. Sea bass is wonderful. This is a shorts and T-shirt type of place.

 

[dentond]

Just a reminder that Franklin’s game is on ESPN 2 Friday. Let’s hope a lot of PM people will catch it. I always enjoyed his calm demeanor in the pocket and the way he approaches the game. And by the way, he trucked a guy on the way to the end zone a couple weeks ago.

 

[jizzou]

For steak you might try spudders. its at 51st and sherridan n.e. corner behind an oil change place. pretty good

 

[jjspkd]

I have been to Tulsa a few times to visit my sister who did her undergrad there. Never too impressed with any places. However, I did pick up a gallon of Head Country BBQ Sauce from a store there. Best sauce ever. Sucks I can’t get it here in St Louis. Maybe pick some up to try at home.

 

[mhagf4]

The Vault in Downtown Tulsa is outstanding. Great spot to have some cocktails and apps. It's a converted bank that has a really cool modern feel. It's really, really good.

http://vaulttulsa.com/

 

[pdiddy0707]

Look forward to this every week @GabeD

 

[Karlisdad]

@GabeD, thanks for your Monday thoughts. It might be the best weekly feature that you do. I enjoy your insight into topics not just Mizzou centric. I save your weekly reader recommends, trying to make time to get to them all. In today’s society it’s common place to have contentious offerings of issues big and small, it is to be celebrated when a journalist can compel someone to read thoughtful, provocative submissions, and to do so without attempting to guide the individual readers conclusions. Again thank you.

 

[tgessling]

Try some beer from Prairie Artisan Ales too.

Best recommendation ITT, although you can get most of their stuff in KC now.

 

[ColumbiaMO]

Definitely recommend Andolini's Pizza in Tulsa. Some of the best I've ever had. Try some beer from Prairie Artisan Ales too.

Prairie does some great sour beers

 

[anon_jccfbot6bkj62]

Do people actually eat at Applebys?

no it became a mega brand because no one ate there

 

[Q4MZU]

*A bonus thought, which is actually a question for you all. I'll be spending most of this week in Tulsa, watching my son in the Region VIII sectional swim meet (don't worry, I'm taking my laptop and I can still work). If any of you have any food/drink recommendations in the Tulsa area, I'm all ears. If you recommend a chain restaurant, I will ban you. It offends me when people go out of town and eat at a place they could eat at home. The best thing about traveling is the chance to try new things that are unique to that city. So don't tell me to go to Applebee's if you like being on here.

Joe Momma's in Tulsa for pizza, pasta and beer.

https://www.joemommas.com/

 

[MCPieper]

Loved Franklin and thought he got a horrible rap for not wanting to get injections. I thought even more of him for standing up and sticking to his beliefs. Hope he continues to tear up the CFL!

Pain is what tells you that your body is injured. I agree.

 

[kctiger30]

Pain is what tells you that your body is injured. I agree.

Yep. Just as it's easier to spend someone else's money, it's easier for us to sit at home thinking an athlete should "just play through it".

 

[_keeganpope]

True, but lets not pretend that they "ducked into" a cave. The lone adult made a conscious choice to put themselves in a dangerous situation.

You must be pretty miserable to read a story about people’s lives getting saved and immediately go to blaming them.

 

[cardstl143]

You must be pretty miserable to read a story about people’s lives getting saved and immediately go to blaming them.

Miserable because I prefer truth in a story? Actually very happy. I just don’t paint things as they are not.

 

[MizzouDJ]

Kilkenny's is a great Irish pub in Tulsa. Highly recommend. If that's not your thing, try Phat Philly's Cheesesteaks.

 

[MizzouDJ]

Tulsa has Whataburger. That's all you need.

And Taco Cabana!

 

[ClintT13]

Hope the best for the soccer players, coach and rescuers but I don't think they accidentally ducked into a cave and got caught. I'm guessing the only adult in the group that took the kids cave exploring during Monsoon season is going to have some explaining to do.

James Franklin received a bad rap for one ill advised statement from his coach that should never have been said out loud. I would take James Franklin as my starting QB every single year. You can win championships with him. Not to mention that he is an outstanding person.

Yeah ... the hiding from the rain excuse seemed a bit fishy to me. especially since they're about 2 miles deep in the cave. If he was just taking the kids out of the rain, they only would have had to go in a few feet.

That being said, the rescue effort has been amazing. Those guys are heroes.

 

[SidneyMan]

Perhaps the reason they ended up two miles deep in the cave is because they were searching for an exit.

 

[MickeyMizzou]

Starting next week, these are probably going to get a little more sports/Mizzou-centric. But for now, you get my summer ramblings one more time.

1. There's really only one place to start this week for me. Not sure how closely you guys have followed the story of the Thai soccer team. Thumbnail: 12 kids, ranging in age from 11 to 16, and their coach, ducked into a cave to escape a downpour in Thailand. They were then trapped there by floodwater, went ten days without being discovered and have been there for more than two weeks. The first boys were rescued on Saturday night. They've now gotten eight of them out. Here's a look at what the divers have to go through to extract the kids from the cave. One rescue diver died late last week when he was leaving oxygen tanks to provide more oxygen for the trapped team. Without him, they might not even be alive to rescue. Just a captivating story.

2. Speaking of heroes, I think Wendi Winters qualifies. She sacrificed herself to save multiple colleagues at the Capital Gazette in the shooting two weeks ago. Here is her story. Really, #1 and #2 on this list make everything else inconsequential. We hear a lot about the terrible stories. We don't hear enough about the people we should all strive to emulate.

3. Let's do a little bit of a tease for upcoming PowerMizzou.com content now. About a month ago, an NFL writer messaged me asking if I could point him to a good in-depth profile of Drew Lock because he was having trouble finding one. So I looked. And I couldn't find one either. Amazingly, nobody's ever really done it. Part of that is that Missouri hasn't been good enough to warrant much coverage outside of the local guys. Part of it is that nobody has really had the access to do it. Part of it is that Drew tends to be robotic in interviews. Well, a friend of mine contacted me wanting to write an in-depth profile of Drew. I've read some of it. He's got some great stuff. We'll have a five part series on the making of Mizzou's QB starting on Wednesday. I think you all will enjoy it.

Also on Wednesday, I hope to be able to give you guys some more details on something I've been working on with a friend of mine in the media. We're ironing out some details in the next couple of days, but if you live in the Kansas City area, keep July 25th open on your calendar. If you're in Columbia, keep July 30th open. If you're in St. Louis, hopefully these couple things will go well and we'll hit your town soon. Until then, I'll be speaking at the Tiger Club luncheon on August 7th.

4. In case you missed it, Rock Bridge safety Martez Manuel announced his final three last night.


Before he cut the list, I was hearing Missouri was in good shape. After seeing his final three, I'm more confident Missouri is in good shape. Manuel will commit three weeks from today. The date is July 9th. Let's revisit the commitment list one month from today. I'm confident it's going to be quite a bit more full...and make you guys quite a bit happier.

5. On a far more somber note in local high school football, a 2016 graduate of Battle, and a starter on its state championship football team, was murdered on Saturday night. Rovon Blocker died from a gunshot wound over the weekend. Not sure yet what the exact circumstances surrounding his death are, but tragic whatever the story. Blocker suffered a neck injury in high school. He still had some junior college offers out of Battle, but I'm not sure what he did after high school. Rovon graduated the same year my son did and they know a lot of the same people. Keep his family and friends in your thoughts.

6. Jay Cutler has a reality show. I'm pretty sure it's going to be amazing.


7. A reminder that the media hates your team and likes all others.


It is popular on here to call Kansas City's paper the ku Star. Here you have a ku fan convinced it is biased in favor of Mizzou. Every fan thinks every media outlet hates his school. Also, I'm sure Erik's two followers enjoyed his rant.

8. James Franklin won his first start for the Toronto Argonauts this weekend. He went 16/24 for 217 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score. He led the Argos to the game winning touchdown in the final four minutes. I maintain my long held belief that Franklin is the most underrated and underappreciated Mizzou football player I've covered in 15 years. He got a bad rap for not being tough (his teammates and his head coach furthered the narrative publicly. I've personally always believed it was Gary Pinkel's lowest moment as Missouri's head coach--at least between 2006 and 2015--and I believe he wrote in his book he wishes he hadn't said what he said during an ESPN sideline interview. Someone can correct me on that if I'm wrong). Franklin had a narrative of not being tough. Nothing could have been further from the truth. The story I always tell is after the loss to RGIII and Baylor in 2012. It was a night game, so it's like 10:30-11:00 and we're waiting outside the locker room to interview Franklin. He was one of the last guys out to talk, came over to us and bent over to pick up his boxed lunch the players took on the bus back to the airport. There was a moment I thought we might have to help him stand back up straight. He was a 21-year-old kid who was moving like he was 61. But he played. And he would play the next week too. The kid was tough...and he was also much better than most gave him credit for. Franklin went on a bit of a media boycott during his senior season at Mizzou and honestly I didn't blame him. I didn't think he was treated fairly then and I still don't think he was. As much as anyone (I put Danario Alexander, Henry Josey and Laurence Bowers in this category too), I was really happy for Franklin that he had the senior year he did, winning the SEC East.

9. To listen and to watch this week:

I'm excited to watch Sharp Objects on HBO. It's a new series in which Amy Adams plays a reporter who returns to her home town outside of St. Louis. I've heard really good things about it. Plan to watch the premier (which aired last night) this evening.

I'll give you a Mizzou listening recommendation. Full disclosure, I haven't listened, but with college football around the corner and you guys being junkies, give T.J. Moe's "Take No Offense" podcast a chance. I'm sure he'll talk a lot of Tigers and SEC football.

Also, this podcast from Jeff Passan might be worth it just for the teaser


10. We'll finish up with something to read:

We are all public figures by Ella Dawson. A look at how social media has changed every one of our lives.

Percy Harvin takes his battle with anxiety public from Sports Illustrated.

*A bonus thought, which is actually a question for you all. I'll be spending most of this week in Tulsa, watching my son in the Region VIII sectional swim meet (don't worry, I'm taking my laptop and I can still work). If any of you have any food/drink recommendations in the Tulsa area, I'm all ears. If you recommend a chain restaurant, I will ban you. It offends me when people go out of town and eat at a place they could eat at home. The best thing about traveling is the chance to try new things that are unique to that city. So don't tell me to go to Applebee's if you like being on here.

Mahogany is awesome for steaks! Bit pricey but worth it...killer wine list...never miss it especially if someone else is buying....hack your way on Southern Hills or at least get over for cocktails if you can...

 

[Sneaky-Pete]

Hope the best for the soccer players, coach and rescuers but I don't think they accidentally ducked into a cave and got caught. I'm guessing the only adult in the group that took the kids cave exploring during Monsoon season is going to have some explaining to do.

Yeah - not sure hoe you end up many miles deep into a cave with 12 kids.
It will be a miracle if all the soccer kids are rescued safely. Unfortunately
one rescuer has drowned.

 

[DSP73]

Yeah ... the hiding from the rain excuse seemed a bit fishy to me. especially since they're about 2 miles deep in the cave. If he was just taking the kids out of the rain, they only would have had to go in a few feet.

That being said, the rescue effort has been amazing. Those guys are heroes.

The question is not only where blame should be assessed but when.

To me there is a time and place for everything.

Rescuing the adult and the remaining kids is essential and immediate

It would seem allowing that to occur and then a finding of fact is needed to correctly assess blame, or how they got into their predicament, then can be considered.

These posts remind me of the Eastwood movie "Sully" and the real life events around it. You just don't know until the facts are laid out

 

[GabeD]

The question is not only where blame should be assessed but when.

To me there is a time and place for everything.

Rescuing the adult and the remaining kids is essential and immediate

It would seem allowing that to occur and then a finding of fact is needed to correctly assess blame, or how they got into their predicament, then can be considered.

These posts remind me of the Eastwood movie "Sully" and the real life events around it. You just don't know until the facts are laid out

The people rescuing them will remain heroes regardless of what happens or comes out. That was my point

 

[mrubinelli]

no it became a mega brand because no one ate there

Fairly certain you are the first person in recorded history to refer to it as a "mega brand" I'm not sure how you are defining MB, but can't fathom Appleby's qualifies. Hey Boss if you love eating there and it makes you happy that is all that really matters. If so, I am sure it helps you to "feeling good in the neighborhood". That is their slogan, I looked it up. Good stuff.

 

[mizzouforlife]

The Lounge (Bull in the Alley) is great. The Porterhouse for 2 was amazing.

 

[buschman77]

Gabe- I watched ‘Sharp Objects’ and thought it was pretty good. Reminded me a bit of ‘True Detective’. I’ll watch the season. What did you think?

 

[GabeD]

Gabe- I watched ‘Sharp Objects’ and thought it was pretty good. Reminded me a bit of ‘True Detective’. I’ll watch the season. What did you think?

Confusing but I’m interested. Never watched True Detective

 

[oklatiger]

Heirloom, Welltown, prairie ale, marshall’s breweries are the best ones. Prairie ale also has good food. McNellie’s is a pub with good food and 300 beers. Kid friendly.

 

[zbleezy]

Confusing but I’m interested. Never watched True Detective

PS. Only watch the first season.

 

[smadwookiee]

Gabe- I watched ‘Sharp Objects’ and thought it was pretty good. Reminded me a bit of ‘True Detective’. I’ll watch the season. What did you think?

Sharp Objects first episode was good. However, it's set in the Bootheel in a fictional town (not "outside St. Louis") that seems to resemble Caruthersville by location (according to my wife who read the book), but not by geography or features (no hills or bluffs down that far).

 

[MUTigers36]

I saw the play that injured Franklin in '13 recently and it still gets me mad. The defender started his takedown like a full second after James threw the ball and continued to pull him down. No flag, naturally.

Correct me if I'm wrong - I was a student at the time so my bias was off the charts - but wasn't James having a 1st team all-conference type of season before his injury? I remember him looking so good. He didn't quite seem to have it after he came back.

I believe he was mentioned in Heisman talks up to that point.

 

[vusani]

If you followed the Thai cave rescue, this link is to an interview on cave diving and how dangerous/difficult it is. Fascinating.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science...occer-boys/564713/?utm_source=atlfb_test190_4

 

[stljesstx]

White River Fish Market is great for lunch. If you like Sushi, In the Raw on Peoria is one of favorite sushi restaurants anywhere. So yummy.