I know we probably don't do it enough at times, but here's where we give dap to the gents at Rock M Nation, where their morning link dump is a must read. They have an article up by some douchebag ESPN'er named "Bill Connelly", who I imagine may just be a Boy (Must. Hate. Media.), on why the Nubs are as overrated as Megan Fox and some B12 North analysis.

RMN also tossed a link up to Jeff Sagarin, who happens to be what Bill James is to baseball, and his B12 North preview. Let's just say, Mr. Numbers Guru likes Mizzou. Matter of fact, he ranks them 18th going in to the season. I know you're asking yourself "What about Nebraska and kansas?". kU @ 25, Nubs @ 28.

And now you can mark off "Entourage quote as a post title" on your Mizzourah bingo card.

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Dave Matter was there. You weren't. I'll let the stats have at it for the 34-20 win for the D in Thursday's scrimmage. Looks like Gabbert had another great day. Here's a report from Power Mizzou on this shindig as well.

SCORING PLAYS

Blaine Gabbert 11-yard TD pass to Danario Alexander

Jimmy Costello 29-yard TD pass to Rolandis Woodland

Blaine Dalton 3-yard TD pass to Michael Egnew

PASSING

Blaine Gabbert: 14 of 21, 121 yards, TD

Jimmy Costello: 18 of 25, 137 yards, TD, INT

Blaine Dalton: 12 of 22, 72 yards, TD

Ashton Glaser: 6 of 11, 29 yards, INT

Owen Lenander: 1-of-1, 14 yds

RUSHING

Gilbert Moye: 3 carries - 40 yards

Derrick Washington: 8-18

De’Vion Moore: 6-17

Nikko Sansone: 3-15

Chris Willett: 2-6

Blaine Gabbert: 1-5

Ashton Glaser: 1-5

Blaine Dalton: 3-3

Matt Davis: 2-1

Kendial Lawrence: 3-(-4)

RECEIVING

Jerrell Jackson: 6 catches - 60 yards

Andrew Jones: 3-46

Rolandis Woodland: 3-40, TD

Danario Alexander: 4-38, TD

L’Damian Washington: 6-35

Derrick Washington: 3-23

Terry Dennis: 2-21

Michael Egnew: 4-18, TD

Jon Gissinger: 2-16

Beau Brinkley: 2-14

Jared Perry: 2-11

Nikko Sansone: 1-10

Gilbert Moye: 2-9

Jaleel Clark: 1-6

Kendial Lawrence: 1-6

Levi Hamilton: 1-6

Gahn McGaffie: 3-5

Wes Kemp: 1-4

Joe Plevel: 1-4

Forrest Shock: 1-3

Matt Davis: 1-3

De’Vion Moore: 1-(-1)

FIELD GOALS

Grant Ressel: 6 of 8 (Made: 32, 40, 29, 37, 30, 29; Miss: 37, 41)

Trey Barrow: 5 of 8 (Made: 37, 29, 37, 30, 29; Miss: 32, 41, 40)

Tanner Mills: 4 of 8 (Made: 29, 37, 30, 29; Miss: 32, 37, 41, 40)

PUNTING

Matt Grabner: 8 punts, Avg.: 43.3 yds.

Jake Harry: 8 punts, Avg.: 40.0 yds.

DEFENSE

Zaviar Gooden: TFL

Brad Madison: sack

Brian Coulter: TFL

Bart Coslet: PBU

Chris Earnhardt: Sack

Munir Prince: PBU

Aldon Smith: Sack, 2 TFL

Sean Weatherspoon: TFL, PBU

Carl Gettis: 2 PBU

Will Ebner: Sack, 2 TFL

Andrew Wilson: INT

Andrew Gachkar: TFL

Michael Sam: Sack

Winston Wright: PBU

Robert Steeples: INT, PBU

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I know, wipe that surprised look off your face. The ex-kU'er got himself some battery and resisting arrest the day the Bucs broke camp. Sweet mugshot. Link for more. no comments

Thanks to The Wiz of Odds for this gem.

Very well played.

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I don't think any Tiger fan will stop them, but Scout.com is filling their heads with thoughts of Blaine Gabbert handshaking receivers over and over. In an article from Fox Sports, Scout ranks BG as the fourth best QB of the future.

4. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri – While not as dramatic as replacing Tebow, Gabbert certainly has huge shoes to fill now that Chase Daniel has graduated. He’s not Daniel, but in time, that’ll be couched as a positive. At 6-5 and 235 pounds, he has the raw ingredients to someday become the most physically gifted quarterback to ever play at Mizzou. More of a pro-style passer than the last two Tigers to play the position, he has a predictably big arm, but also possesses surprising speed for such a big hurler. The ingredients are there for the Missouri passing attack to keep humming along in 2009.

Interestingly enough, CoMo's Logan Gray (Gawwwgia) is 22nd.

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Via jp4Mizzou

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We all know that the preseason watch lists mean dick, but it's always nice to be mentioned. Sean Weatherspoon has been included on the '09 Bronko Nagurski watch list for kicking ass on the defensive side of the ball. A handful of B12 players were on the list, including; Oklahoma defensive end Jeremy Beal and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, Baylor 'backer Joe Pawelek, Texas d-end Sergio Kindle, Kansas defensive back Darrell Stuckey, and Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. no comments

The luck ran out on the Tigers staying injury free on Tuesday. Starting tackle Dan Hoch sprained his knee, which could have been a lot worse. Jack Meiners moves up to the starting gig for now, but it appears Hoch will only be out two weeks, not bad considering what it could have been.

After Hoch went down in a pile, tight end Andrew Jones decided to bruise his hip (hip pointer). Jones might miss today's practice, but that should be it.

Then, Brandon Gerau blew up his left leg after making a catch. He'll miss more time than Hoch according to Dave Matter.

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I've never been a huge fan of preseason polls, if only because it never makes sense. Of course, you can throw all that out the window when it's a preseason BlogPoll. Props to Brian from MGoBlog and CBS Sports for inviting us back again.

Rank	Team
1	Florida
2	Texas
3	Oklahoma
4	Southern Cal
5	Ohio State
6	Alabama
7	Virginia Tech
8	Oklahoma State
9	Mississippi
10	LSU
11	Boise State
12	Georgia
13	Penn State
14	Georgia Tech
15	California
16	Oregon
17	Florida State
18	Utah
19	TCU
20	Iowa
21	Kansas
22	Brigham Young
23	Missouri
24	Notre Dame
25	Nebraska

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"Or how a guy feels about Florida or USC, that's how I feel about Missouri. I have a mock-up of a Mizzou jersey, No. 34. I look at it every morning before I come to school. It's going to feel real good in about a year and a half. But I have to get there first."

Sheldon Richardson via some oddly put together newspaper article. no comments