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The first loss in the transfer portal for Mizzou women’s basketball is a big one, as guard Shannon Dowell is leaving the program after just one season. She has one year of eligibility of remaining. Dowell was a revelation for coach Kellie Harper in year one, averaging 14.9 points as the second-leading scorer on the […]
Elite defenses have elite pass rushers and projecting sack totals is not a one-to-one exercise. Like many things in football, individual skill contributes a lot but luck also plays a big factor. Did you play a lot of mobile quarterbacks? Did you face a slate of particularly lackluster pass protecting offensive lines? Did you end […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Volleyball and Hoops Got anything planned for Labor Day weekend? Maybe after Mizzou Football’s Thursday night season opener Tiger fans can make the trip to Chicago to watch volleyball play at Wrigley Field. Yeah, that’s right. Mizzou will play Nebraska on Sunday, September 6th nationally televised […]
Mizzou Basketball made some early offseason moves following an 80-66 loss in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in a short-lived postseason. While forward Trent Pierce declared that he’ll be staying for his senior year, key point guard Anthony Robinson II announced he’s hitting the portal this offseason. Robinson, a 6’3 guard out of […]
Wrigley Field has been host to legendary World Series, NFL Championships, two NHL Winter Classics and concerts by music icons including Paul McCartney. Now, the Friendly Confines will hold an outdoor volleyball match for the first time — and Mizzou is one of the schools involved in the historic event. The Tigers will face Nebraska […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Softball and the heater they’re currently on. First, we have to start by acknowledging that standards around the program have been a bit lax for a minute. Larissa Anderson set a high bar for herself in her first few seasons on the job, and the […]
In the top of the third inning, the plastic wrapper of a hot dog was blown onto the field and picked up by the batboy for the Texas A&M Aggies. That drew the biggest cheer of the day from the Mizzou contingent at Taylor Stadium on Sunday who watched the Tigers lose 14-3 in the […]
Looking to secure their first SEC sweep of the season, the Tigers handed the ball to their respective game one Harrison-surnamed starters, CeCe and Ella, in what shaped up to be a truly crazy affair on Sunday afternoon on The Plains. In a game that featured four lead changes and a who’s who of pitching […]
A five-run first inning was all the Missouri Tigers (18-18, 3-5 SEC) needed to secure their first SEC series win over the Auburn Tigers (23-12, 2-6) on Saturday afternoon at Jane B Moore Memorial Softball Complex. With such a head start, the black & gold Tigers needed to just hold on and keep the potent […]
Saturday evening was a time of repetition for Mizzou baseball in the sense that the game began by them digging their own hole. This time, the Tigers just weren’t nearly as close to getting out of it in their 13-4 loss against Texas A&M at Taylor Stadium. In Friday’s 11-9 defeat at the hands of […]
The Missouri Tigers kicked off their second outdoor meet of the season in impressive fashion, turning heads at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, NC, from March 26–27. Across two days of competition, Mizzou athletes surged to multiple top-10 finishes and etched their names into the program’s all-time lists. Thursday’s Events Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase Elijah Limo […]
It usually happens that the games I’m looking forward to the most end up being the least interesting. And the games I’m not really looking forward to end up being the best games. Such was the case on Thursday night when a ‘meh’ game between Purdue and Texas turned into a terrific game won on […]
In a Battle of Tigers, Harrisons, and coaches with Mizzou connections, the Tigers of the black & gold variety headed out to The Plains of Auburn, Ala. to take on the Tigers (23-10, 2-4) of the blue & orange variety— a weird color combo, in my opinion — looking for their second conference win and […]
The Mizzou women’s basketball finally closed its season with a loss in the second round of the WBIT. While this is the seventh consecutive season Mizzou has missed the NCAA Tournament, it snapped a two-year postseason drought. Under first year head coach Kellie Harper there was a larger sense of excitement around the program with […]
Will Wade is headed back to LSU and the high comedy and hypocrisy of some coaches comes to light. I’ve made no bones about my distaste for Will Wade in any number of columns over the years. Wade is a cheater. That was once considered cheating is no longer cheating is beside the point. Wade […]
Through the first four seasons of the Dennis Gates era, Mizzou Basketball has three NCAA Tournament appearances — and for the first time since 2012-2013 — the Tigers have made March Madness in back-to-back years. All things considered, it’s fair to say that Gates has done a solid job to put this program into consistent […]
The buzzer sounds at the end of a loss for nearly every basketball team in College Sports. The fun fact is a loss happens for good teams, bad teams, and everyone in between with the exception of a very few. The buzzer sounded on Missouri’s season at around 11:30pm last Friday night. From there Dennis […]
Just because your favorite team isn’t playing doesn’t mean you can’t watch the NCAA Tournament for some great hoops! The Sweet 16 has a bevy of interesting matchups to distract you from the lack of a Mizzou presence, as we also bide our time until the transfer portal opens. Nearly every team has an interesting […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Baseball After Mizzou Baseball’s 5-1 Braggin’ Rights win over Illinois on Tuesday night, the Tigers couldn’t pull of the sweep in the St. Louis area. A 10-4 loss to Lindenwood drops Missouri’s overall record to 17-9 on the season. While Missouri has already surpassed their […]
Get ready, Tiger fans, the two-day Raleigh Relays are here, and Mizzou athletes will face a stacked field with a lot of action. The meet will run from Thursday, March 26, through Friday, March 27, at the Paul H. Derr Track Facility in Raleigh, NC. About the Course Located in the heart of North Carolina […]
On Saturday afternoon, the no. 9 Missouri Tigers took to the raised platform floor at the Bank of Oklahoma Center in Tulsa looking to secure their regional placement with a solid performance. Long story short, mission accomplished, and I had the most fun being there in person — my first gymnastics championships! — to watch […]
The five-game slate in Missouri for Mizzou baseball kicked off on a winning note, in a slightly different stadium for one purpose. The Tigers’ annual Braggin’ Rights clash against Illinois. The 5-1 victory on Tuesday evening over their rivals didn’t come via the high-powered offense that we’ve seen throughout the season from Mizzou. On a […]
This is the final installment of Mizzou’s spring position battles series, and it comes as the Tigers wrap up spring practice and the university heads into spring break. Even with practices in the rear view mirror, the safety room remains one of the most fascinating groups to evaluate coming out of spring. Few positions were […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Softbal!. Mizzou Softball traveled to Edwardsville, Illinois, for a mid-week matchup against the SIUE Cougars. After winning 1-of-3 contests against Alabama over the weekend, the Tigers handled business against the Cougars from start to finish to secure their eight straight nonconference win. From the […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mizzou fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After the first four seasons of the Dennis Gates era, the Mizzou Basketball program is in […]