I will preface this by saying (surprise!) I'm white. I have several black friends, and know several black people, and even my President is black, a fact that I figured out when I ran into him on the streets in Peoria, IL back in '05. With that said, it should be a given that I'm not cool enough to know what the hell Mizzou's '09 motto of "Beast Mode" is.

I was initially brought into it's beastieness by '09 Mizzou commit Marvin Foster when he befriended us on MySpace, and to my dismay, "Beast Mode" had nothing to do with the Beastie Boys.

Ok, if you haven't had a seizure after looking at that picture, read on. That edition of MySpace Monday made me yearn to figure out the actual meaning of "Beast Mode". Please, watch where you step, because I'm about to drop knowledge on your silly ass. I went to Urban Dictionary for the answer(s).

Beast Mode

1). A hype, energetic, outgoing, wilding out state of mind.
2). When in a state of serious training or at a level of high effort.
3). A state of or doing anything accessively and or aggressively; wildin' out. To Over-Do it
4). a state of mind in which a person becomes angry or have "beast like" personality. Orgin-Lil Boosie's beast mode; can also be refered to a person who is high and is layed back

So, we're good, right? Basically, it just means go insane on some fools.

Now, if someone could explain "Lil Boosie" to me, we'd be all good.

I'll be the first to admit that I don't know what the hell I'm doing on these interwebs at times, especially when it comes to Facebook and Twitter. Fastidious Hat created us a new Facebook page, which you can become a fan of HERE. On the new page, we added the RSS feed, which is nerd speak for 'posts will show up from Mizzourah on the Facebook page'.

Also, you can follow Mizzourah on Twitter.

So much for those rumors of a heart condition ending his Mizzou career before it began (still has it under control with meds from what I pick up). Dave Matter's got a load of notes, including this tidbit.

Freshman offensive tackle Chris Freeman was not in attendance and is still working on qualifying academically through the NCAA Eligbility Center, Gary Pinkel confirmed. Pinkel compared Freeman’s situation to that of Aldon Smith, whose arrival to preseason camp last summer was delayed because of a similar hold-up. “So, we’ll wait and see how that works out,” Pinkel said. The company line is that Freeman’s absence is not related to a health issue as speculated elsewhere.

There's apparently been some sort of curse put on the Bengals' depth chart at tight end as there's already been three injuries to the core with one being season ending. Starter Reggie Kelly is out for the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon, third stringer Daniel Coats is day-to-day with an ankle sprain, and back-up Ben Utecht just suffered a concussion during practice today. That puts Chase Coffman as the number one tight end for the Bengals.

So... yay for Coffman?

You can bet the average of Bitchassness just went down. DaNario Alexander, Jaron Baston, Kurtis Gregory, and 'Spoon were voted team captains for the '09 squad.

Perfect for scaring that Husker fan back to the car after he delivers your pizza, it's an incredibly large (listed as 'tiny'  but larger than that tree in the back?) and creepy inflatable Mizzou football player.

Via the best in the biz, Dave Matter, with his thoughts at the bottom. (Chris Freeman has a heart condition, and Pinkel will go over it later today):

OFFENSE

Left Tackle
72 Elvis Fisher – 6-5, 300, So., 1L
65 Mike Prince – 6-3, 300, Jr.
68 Justin Britt – 6-6, 270, Fr.

Left Guard
66 Austin Wuebbels – 6-4, 305, So.
71 Jayson Palmgren – 6-2, 305, So., 1L
58 Brendan Donaldson – 6-2, 295, So.
76 Quinn Brown – 6-3, 245, So.

Center
62 Tim Barnes – 6-4, 310, Jr., 1L
53 Travis Ruth – 6-3, 305, RSFr.
63 Ryan Schleusner – 6-3, 295, Sr.

Right Guard
78 Kurtis Gregory – 6-5, 305, Sr., 3L
67 J.T. Beasley – 6-4, 295, So.
79 Taylor Davis – 6-4, 295, RSFr.
56 John Birdwell – 6-6, 265, RSFr.

Right Tackle
77 Dan Hoch – 6-7, 320, So., 1L
55 Daniel Jenkins – 6-4, 205, RSFr.
74 Kirk Lakebrink – 6-6, 320, Jr.
75 Jack Meiners – 6-6, 305, Fr.

Tight End
87 Andrew Jones – 6-5, 245, So., 1L
82 Michael Egnew – 6-6, 230, So., 1L
43 Jon Gissinger – 6-3, 250, Sr., 3L
86 Beau Brinkley – 6-5, 230, So., 1L
33 Levi Hamilton – 5-11, 210, Sr.
84 Alex Sanders – 6-5, 225, Fr.

Quarterback
11 Blaine Gabbert – 6-5, 240, So.
12 Jimmy Costello – 6-3, 225, So.
7 Blaine Dalton – 6-0, 195, Fr.
16 Ashton Glaser – 6-0, 220, Fr.
14 Owen Lenander – 6-3, 210, RSFr.

Tailback
24 Derrick Washington – 6-0, 225, Jr., 2L
26 De’Vion Moore – 5-9, 195, So., 1L
10 Gilbert Moye – 6-2, 220, So., 1L
35 Matt Davis – 6-1, 200, Jr.
49 Chris Willett – 6-2, 225, RSFr.
38 Jared Culver – 5-11, 245, RSFr.
30 Kendial Lawrence – 5-9, 185, Fr.

X Receiver
4 Jared Perry – 6-1, 180, Sr., 3L
5 Rolandis Woodland – 6-3, 200, RSFr.
80 Terry Dennis – 6-3, 205, So.
9 Kerwin Stricker – 6-2, 195, Fr.
2 L’Damian Washington – 6-4, 180, Fr.

H Receiver
81 Danario Alexander – 6-5, 215, Sr., 3L
29 Jerrell Jackson – 6-1, 190, So., 1L
88 Forrest Shock – 6-2, 210, Jr.
6 T.J. Moe – 6-0, 190, Fr.

Z Receiver
8 Wes Kemp – 6-4, 225, So., 1L
16 Brandon Gerau – 6-0, 175, So.
3 Gahn McGaffie – 5-10, 185, RSFr.

DEFENSE

Defensive end
3 Jacquies Smith – 6-4, 250, So., 1L
85 Aldon Smith – 6-5, 255, RSFr.
52 Michael Sam – 6-3, 230, Fr.

Defensive tackle
93 Terrell Resonno – 6-6, 295, So., 1L
38 Chris Earnhardt – 6-5, 270, So. 1L
99 George White – 6-4, 280, RSFr.
98 Bart Coslet – 6-5, 260, Jr.

Nose tackle
96 Jaron Baston – 6-1, 305, Sr., 3L
90 Dominique Hamilton – 6-6, 300, So., 1L
91 Jimmy Burge – 6-2, 285, RSFr.
92 Andy Maples – 6-4, 310, Sr.
94 Marvin Foster – 6-2, 265, Fr.

Defensive end
2 Brian Coulter – 6-4, 250, Sr., 1L
57 Brad Madison – 6-4, 260, RSFr.
18 Marcus Malbrough – 6-5, 255, RSFr.
95 Brayden Burnett – 6-3, 240, Fr.

Weakside Linebacker
12 Sean Weatherspoon – 6-2, 245, Sr., 3L
39 Tyler Crane – 6-3, 230, So., 1L
5 Josh Tatum – 6-1, 235, Jr.
8 Donovan Bonner – 6-2, 230, Fr.

Middle Linebacker
33 Luke Lambert – 6-3, 235, Jr., 2L
32 Will Ebner – 6-1, 230, So., 1L
35 Jeff Gettys – 6-3, 235, Jr., 2L

Strongside Linebacker
6 Andrew Gachkar – 6-3, 235, Jr., 2L
25 Zaviar Gooden – 6-2, 225, RSFr.
48 Andrew Wilson – 6-3, 230, Fr.

Cornerback
20 Kevin Rutland – 6-0, 195, Jr., 2L
1 Kip Edwards – 6-1, 200, RSFr.
31 Trey Hobson – 5-11, 190, So., 1L

Cornerback
19 Carl Gettis – 5-11, 195, Jr., 2L
7 Munir Prince – 5-10, 185, Jr.
22 Robert Steeples – 6-1, 195, RSFr.

Free Safety
13 Kenji Jackson – 5-10, 195, So., 1L
15 Del Howard – 5-11, 200, Sr., 3L
10 Jasper Simmons – 6-1, 205, Jr.
9 Tavon Bolden – 6-2, 210, Fr.

Strong Safety
4 Hardy Ricks – 6-0, 200, Sr., 3L
11 Jarrell Harrison – 6-2, 220, Jr.
20 Charlie Brockway – 6-1, 200, RSFr.
17 Matt White – 6-0, 180, Fr.

SPECIALISTS

Kicker
91 Tanner Mills – 6-2, 200, Sr.
95 Grant Ressel – 6-2, 190, So.
97 Trey Barrow – 6-1, 185, RSFr.

Holder
88 Forrest Shock – 6-2, 210, Jr.
16 Brandon Gerau – 6-0, 175, So.

Deep Snapper
86 Beau Brinkley – 6-5, 230, So., 1L
43 Jon Gissinger – 6-3, 250, Sr., 3L

Punter
36 Jake Harry IV – 6-1, 195, Sr., 1L
99 Matt Grabner – 6-4, 200, So.

My thoughts: Freshman offensive tackle Chris Freeman is not listed. Gary Pinkel should address his situation after Thursday's practice. ... Neither is freshman OL Mark Hill and LB Adam Burton, both of whom have been recovering from injuries. ... I thought we'd see Meiners start off at guard, but he might have the size to immediately climb the depth chart at tackle.

BH's thoughts: Gilbert Moye must have impressed the right people to get into PT range at running back after just swapping spots in the Spring. Impressive. The more I look at this team, the more I likey. OL? Check. Defense? Check. WR? Check. Just a bit more depth on WR would be nice, but a lot of the guys have received PT in the past couple years. Oh, and a 6-6 and 6-5 TE combo? Most teams would kill for just one of those guys.