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Chip Lindsey’s Career: Part II

Chip Lindsey is Missouri’s newest offensive coordinator and I am extremely skeptical of this hire. To put it nicely. In order to show you why I think this/talk myself into this hire, I’m going to review his resume and offer a break out of how he’s done at each job he’s had previously. I am […]

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Commute: Wilson Countersues Georgia in Monumental NIL Case

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Football! In case you missed it, Mizzou defensive end Damon Wilson II got sued by Georgia in regards to breached agreement by transferring and owes $390,000, the unpaid portion of the deal, under a liquidated damages clause. The Missouri defensive end challenges whether or […]

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Reinforcements can’t come soon enough for Mizzou Hoops

Mizzou fans received some much-needed good news ahead of Monday night’s matchup against Illinois. Eli Hoff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Jayden Stone and Trent Pierce were “on track to be ready for SEC play barring setbacks,” setting up the return of two players that have either played or were expected to play […]

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Commute: Mizzou is Missouri’s Football Team

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou things With Mizzou Basketball’s loss to Illinois at Braggin’ Rights on Monday night, the Tigers dropped to 10-3 overall on the season with no quality wins in non-conference heading into SEC play. Not exactly a recipe for success in hopes of making the NCAA Tournament. […]

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Illinois Hits 15 3-Pointers En Route to Braggin’ Rights Blowout

Less than three hours before tipoff of the 45th edition of the Braggin’ Rights matchup between Missouri and Illinois, the Tigers were faced with adversity. Mizzou learned it would be without senior forward Jevon Porter. Adding onto already expected absences from junior forward Trent Pierce and graduate guard Jayden Stone, the Tigers would have big […]

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Photos of the week: 12.15.2025

As we wrap up the year, I’ll be counting down my top 20 photos of the past semester. This first installment will cover the top 10 action photos and next week’s will cover the top 10 feature-style photos. Without further ado: enjoy this recap! 10. I do think it’s important to consider context when thinking […]

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MBB Preview: Mizzou looks for Braggin’ Rights over Illinois

When | 7:00 p.m. CT Where | Enterprise Center; St. Louis, Mo. TV | Fox Sports 1 Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops Kenpom prediction | Illinois -7 ESPN win probability | 31.0% chance The Starters Mizzou G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 10.8 PPG) G: Annor Boateng (SO, 5.4 PPG) F: Jacob Crews (GR, 14.8 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 18.2 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips, […]

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Chip Lindsey’s Career: Part I

Chip Lindsey is Missouri’s newest offensive coordinator and I am extremely skeptical of this hire. To put it nicely. In order to show you why I think this/talk myself into this hire, I’m going to review his resume and offer a break out of how he’s done at each job he’s had previously. I am […]

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Reacting to Chip Lindsey’s hiring

Welcome to the Morning Commute When Mizzou’s offensive coordinator position first opened up, I listed Chip Lindsey as one of my top choices. As did Matthew Gustafson (or at least, his listed potential options with connections to Drink.) So when news broke a few days ago that Lindsey was trending toward being Mizzou’s new OC, […]

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Slaughter and Smith propel Mizzou to dominant win over North Alabama

In its penultimate game of non-conference play, Mizzou women’s basketball rolled to an 84-57 win over North Alabama. The Tigers have now won seven of their last eight games. Grace Slaughter and Jayla Smith each had stellar offensive outings, as the two combined for 32 of Mizzou’s 38 first-half points and 42 of its 84 […]

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Mizzou Football Lands Chip Lindsey as New OC

It was announced on Sunday morning by ESPN’s Pete Thamel that Missouri has hired Michigan offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Chip Lindsey as the Tigers new offensive coordinator. The hiring comes after former offensive coordinator Kirby Moore was hired to be the next head coach of Washington State. “We are excited to welcome Chip Lindsey […]

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How Mark Mitchell gets to the rim — and can do it against Illinois

Looking back, it’s easy to feel sympathy for David Idada. Southeast Missouri State’s center watched Mark Mitchell dribble across half-court, hunkered in a defensive stance, and waited in the slot gap on the left side of the floor. Trailing Missouri by three with 80 seconds left, the Redhawks needed a stop. And Idada thought he […]

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Report: Michigan OC Chip Lindsey “a leading candidate” for Mizzou job

Eli Drinkwitz mentioned earlier this week that he wouldn’t hire Kirby Moore’s replacement until he felt comfortable with the Tigers’ approach to the bowl game. According to the latest report from CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz, Drinkwitz’s plans for Virginia must be coming along nicely. According to a report from Zenitz this afternoon, Michigan offensive coordinator […]

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SBN Reacts: Mizzou Fans Confident in Gator Bowl vs Virginia

The Missouri Tigers (8-4) close out their 2025 campaign in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Virginia Cavaliers next Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida (6:30 p.m. CST on ABC). Mizzou opened up as a 6.5-point favorite, but due to some significant injuries and multiple players entering the transfer portal — the Tigers will be without some […]

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Best Bets: Playoff First Round

Every week, Rock M Nation will post the SEC betting lines for that week’s slate of games. DISCLAIMER: Rock M Nation is not an online gambling operator, nor a gambling site of any kind. We are simply here to provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes only. None of the staff will be using […]

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Commute: So Long, Beau

Beau Pribula announced he would be entering the transfer portal… again. After just one season with the Tigers. The coverage links are downstream a bit but I wanted to spring my own takes to lead things off. I’m not surprised Pribula is opting to enter the transfer portal after just the one year with Mizzou. […]

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Tiger Talk Notes and Quotes: Last of 2025 Edition

Dennis Gates, David “Dickey” Nutt and Mike Kelly returned to Harpo’s for Tiger Talk to recap the week and look ahead to the Braggin’ Rights game against the University of Illinois. Here’s what the duo had to say: Dennis Gates On Jacob Crews: You see him do a better job defensively. You see a guy […]

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Five potential transfer QB options for Mizzou

Boy, Eli Drinkwitz sure seems to be having a fun week, huh? Just hours after using his regularly-scheduled press conference to decry the state of the transfer portal, namely how tampering is rampant amongst power conference programs, he suddenly finds himself in need of a starting QB. Reports this morning say that Mizzou’s 2025 starter […]

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Mizzou QB Beau Pribula to Enter Transfer Portal

It was confirmed by numerous reports on Thursday that Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula will be entering his name into the transfer portal this offseason, CBSSports Matt Zenitz broke first. Pribula, who will be entering his final year of eligibility, spent just one season with the Tigers after a redshirt year then two-year stint with Penn […]

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Grading every defensive position group

The past couple of weeks, I’ve been grading out how the Mizzou football team performed throughout the 2025 regular season. First, I took a holistic view of the team and graded out all three sides of the ball. Last week, I dug a bit deeper into the offense and graded out the offensive position groups […]

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Commute: Ahmad Hardy is a Consensus All-American

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking (more) about Ahmad Hardy. Another day, another All-American honor for Mizzou’s Ahmad Hardy. On Wednesday, he was named a First-Team All-American by the Sporting News. Hardy led all Power 4 running backs with 1,560 rushing yards this season. Hardy had a 300-yard, three-TD performance against Mississippi State […]

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Mizzou Gym Showcases Incredible Depth at Black & Gold Exhibition

Y’all, Friday was a great day. Stop Day for students, officially signaling the end of Fall 2025 coursework. My J-School promotion was officially announced at our faculty meeting. One of my friends signed, sealed and delivered his agreement to take an amazing [redacted] job at the University. My mom received what seems like good health […]

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Commute: Mizzou Gym opens season at No. 7

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Football! For the first time ever, Mizzou Gymnastics earns a preseason rank inside the top eight, ranking seventh in the 2026 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) preseason poll. The Tigers previous highest preseason ranking came in 2023 and 2025 where they started the season […]

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