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.

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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.

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Enough with this pussy shit of running, lifting, and 7-on-7 drills. It is officially here: Mizzou football starts today. Fall camp opens, and with only a few positions up for the taking (we'll go over that later), the '09 the hitting shall commence. no comments

kU/Mizzou tickets at Camerohead of Armageddon III go on sale at 6p Friday on Mizzou's website. It will also be Sodd's final regular season game for kU, so a Zima for all. no comments

You can now follow Danario Alexander on Twitter. And somewhere Big Head is popping a boner. 

Update: Wes Kemp is also on Twitter and has apparently been on for a while. Where have I been?

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Via one of the greatest posters/bloggers in Mizzou history Huskerh8er

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I want to personally thank the mainstream media and everyone else who have gone out of their way to slight this year's Missouri Football Tigers every chance they get. It's starting to seem like they've personally disrespected every individual on this roster. 

Today the Doak Walker Award watch list was released and seven Big 12 running backs were included on the list including Texas A&M's Cyrus Gray who gained all of 363 yards last season while rushing for a single touchdown. He also failed to manage a single 100-yard rushing game. So he was very deserving of being named to this list.

One guy whose name was not on that list, surprisingly enough, was Derrick Washington. The same Derrick Washington who rushed for over 1,000 yards last season and accounted for 19 touchdowns. He also had six multi-touchdown games and three 100-yard rushing games. (And rushed for 97 against Baylor.)

But I'm sure D-Wash won't be using this as motivation or anything come Thursdays when two-a-days start. 

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MUTigers has a pretty bitchin' Q&A with Kim English posted online. Normally these Q&A's are painfully boring. But this one's with Kimmie, so of course it's awesome. I'll throw up some of the highlights.

Q: You never know who’s going to walk into a gym during the summer. Were there any interesting names people might know that you played against?

KE: Oh there were a lot of guys in and out of there. Sam Cassell, Rudy Gay, Juan Dixon, Carmelo Anthony and others. I was just trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible from those guys.

Q: If those three guys were an animal, which animal would they be?

KE: Keith Ramsey: Orangutan. Keith has those long arms and he’s always jumping all over the place. And I know this much, you wouldn’t want to drive the lane on an Orangutan. Zaire Taylor: Zaire is like a panther. He’s smooth, agile, serious, quiet, but very vicious on the court. J.T. Tiller: He’s the Tasmanian Devil. A more tamed version of a Tasmanian Devil.

Q: Speaking of Zaire, I understand you have a pretty close 1-on-1 contest in the works after workouts?

KE: The 1-on-1 competition isn’t even close. I’m not quite sure why Zaire is saying that to these good people. I don’t think he’s won a game in the last month. Zaire, I hope you are reading this, because we only play so I can try new things out on the court.

Q: Football season is just around the corner. What do you say to Tiger fans still on the fence about getting season tickets?

KE: I would ask them what are they waiting on? The program is coming off two great years. Two Big 12 North titles. Cotton Bowl and Alamo Bowl Champs and we have an infusion of great sophomore talent. Blaine Gabbert, Wes Kemp, Aldon Smith, Jacquies Smith, Kip Edwards, tons of young players waiting to make their mark. I tell you this much, I’ll be at every home game this year and hopefully the Illinois game too.

Q: What would you rather do, star in an episode of MTV's "Jackass" TV Show or return a punt knowing Sean Weatherspoon is coming at you?

KE: I’ll return the punt. No Fear! Of course I can always lateral the punt to a teammate.

Q: Which teammate would you like to see play some football?

KE: Oh no question, J.T. Tiller. Can you imagine Carl Gettis on one side and J.T. Tiller on the other? J.T. could be the next Justin Gage. In fact, I’m going to email Coach Pinkel and see if we can make that happen.

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Who would think that the recruiting site, Scout, would see the light on the Tigers and have them ranked? Ok, it wasn't exactly Scout, but their non-recruiting side, College Football News, who ranks the Tigers at #20 in their preseason poll. The scary part is they have Illannoy in at #19, so I don't know if that eliminates their credibility. no comments

Thank God for Jeremy Maclin for giving us some news in this dead week before camp on Thursday. Maclin and the Iggles agreed to a 5yr deal reportedly worth up to $15.5m, with $9.5m guaranteed. Couldn't happen to a better guy, so congrats on that. Now, just take it easy on my Bears. no comments