re: Mizzou fans tell us about your football team.

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There must be some Mizzou posters that can talk about your actual team/program. Seriously.

Do you expect Odom to be as good or a better coach than Pinkel?

Is your QB a pocket passer or dual threat?

How do you expect your defense to be this year versus last year?

What is the capacity of your stadium?

Who are your best skilled players, RBs? WRs?

These are all questions I have and, admittedly, an experiment to find decent Mizzou posters.

TIA

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Odom ought to be a bit better. Pinkel was guilty of not having every position be up for grabs each year, and sticking with "his guys". Then even it would become painfully obvious that the backup was better, he still wouldn't change. His motto was "We Do What We Do".

Odom has already shown to be much more innovative, bringing in Heupel and JJ Finley from Baylor to revamp the offense, and getting TCU's D-Coordinator. He also has let every position up for grabs, and may not even release a depth chart before the WVU game. Every kid has a shot, shown by the emergence of the walkon Jordan Harold at DE, who's been able shine on one of the best DL's in the country.

Defense should be the same high quality we've come to expect. We lost only 2 impact players, 1 to the NFL and 1 to dismissal. But from what we've been hearing, this year's crew should be quite a bit faster, and the DL is said to be much tougher on stopping the run.

The team will use a 2 QB system, splitting the duties based on package. Pro-style passer Drew Lock everyone knows, and is said to be making a big step in the awareness/mental part of the game under Heupel (he already had the physical tools). The other QB Marvin Zanders is a legit 4.4 40 guy, who came in being able to play either QB or WR, Florida tried to steal him late, but he stood pat. He would've originally been an afterthought, however he's apparently jumped through the roof in his progression as a passer over the offseason. It will definitely be interesting to watch.

At RB the team has completely changed it's identity, gone are the days of the little scat backs. Starting we have OU graduate transfer and former All American Alex Ross who stands 6-1 220. The next is 4* freshman Damarea "Damage" Crockett who stands 5-11 220. Splitting 3rd down duties will be lasdt year's starter Ish Witter and 4* JUCO transfer Nate Strong.

At WR, only 1 guy who was on the 2 deep last year will make an appearance again, in J'Mon Moore. Starting in the slot will be Alabama graduate transfer Chris Black. Outside of that will be a rotation of guys including a guy they call "K9" Demetrious Mason who has been clocked in the mid 4.3's on the 40, and Justin Smith who stands 6'7" and has incredible range/hands.

Other than that, the big shift expected is a lot more use of the TE's and H-Backs. 3 year starter Sean Culkin is starting to get some recognition as a really good pro-style TE. He had been ragged on a bit for the past couple years, because he isn't the crazy hybrid receiving threat that Coffman, Rucker, and Egnew had been before him, but he blocks better than any of those guys, who all saw time in the NFL.

TLDR: The defense will be pretty much the same, and the offense will look a bit different, but will be better.

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bringing in Heupel and JJ Finley from Baylor to revamp the offense

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That should help I'd think ^^^ damn. Ouch.

Also, that was the exact type of well thought-out answer I'm looking for, thanks. What's TLDR?

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good natured conference foe" ribbing.


Trust me I've talked my fair share of trash talk to UF, AU, and GT fans.

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I get it. Thats all well and good, but its not the "frick you, gtfo of our conference" shite we get daily.

It is what it is, but again its not hard to figure out why Mizzou fans are the way they are on this board.

As far as Im concerned, frick the SEC. Send the check though...

I'm not a Mizzou fan, but I will say that I think Missouri made a home run hire with Barry Odom. The dude is a damn good coach. Their defense is going to be nasty good this season. It may take a year or two for him to learn the ropes of being a head coach, but I have nothing but respect for that guy. Does shite the right way and has done nothing but excel at every stop he's been at. I have no doubts that he will turn Missouri into a legit contender in short order.

That said, Missouri is going to struggle a bit this season, and Arkansas is going to wax that arse again at the end of the year.

Odom is an AA right?

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I thought Pinkel was a good coach. Didn't take BS.

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Pinkel had a lot of people fooled.

Taking BS is what ruined him.

Well Mizzou fans if you think it is bad now. Wait until you actually win an SEC Championship.The better your team is in this conference the more the other teams' fans talk shite. I just can't help laughing at how everybody was saying aTm belonged but Mizzou didn't belong. The next thing I knew Mizzou was in Atlanta and what's the highest aTm team might have placed third in their division?

When Pinkel first got here he was one hard motherfricker. Very strict and about as far from a players coach as you can get. Damn near got him fired too. He softened a bit, and thats when he had his most success.

Last year though, I think he just kind of gave up. He wasnt in it anymore, and at this level you simply cant have any type of let down or you'll get eaten alive. Which he did.

Great coach, and did well here, but it was time for him to move on. Glad he didnt hang around a couple extra years past his time like alot of coaches do.

If aTm had been placed in the East and Mizz in the West what do you think Mizz still wins two division titles?

ETA: Do you think aTm wins the East twice?

Two? No.

One possibly.

But come on, if your aunt had balls...right?