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Missouri athletic director Mack Rhoades released at statement on Monday to explain why the Tigers will be declining an invitation to play in the Independence Bowl.

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The Tigers finished the 2015 season with a 5-7 record and were inline for a bowl berth because of their Academic Progress Rate.
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Brosef Stalin17101 months
hunger strike until mizzou plays in a bowl game!
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CRDNLSCHMCPSN11101 months
They don't deserve to play in a bowl anyway.
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Luke101 months
Now in addition to the utter embarrassment surrounding their student Mizzou costs the SEC bowl revenue...
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Masterag101 months
Pretty sure it's spelt "berth"
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PortCityTiger82101 months
SEC should tell them since they had a chance to play in a bowl but declined it then they will not be included in the money split this season.
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Remote Controlled101 months
Pretty sure "spelt" isn't a word.
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TenTex101 months
Good for Mizzou putting their program first by decling a bowl match up no body wants to watch. Why force the added expense on their fans?
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BiggerBear101 months
"Spelt" is a word. It has multiple meanings, one of which is the past tense of "spell."
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ChunkyLover54101 months
Is this the second time in about 4 years the Independence Bowl was turned down?
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atltiger6487101 months
I agree that no one wants to see a 5-7 bowl team. Hell, I don't want to see 6-6 or 7-5 bowl teams either - I'd rather the number of bowls cut in half.

But this will cost the SEC some money, since bowl payouts are split among all conference members. That's the only downside, but the payout isn't big so it's actually not a big hit.
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Mulerider101 months
They should let the players decide since they were allowed to walk out and join an openly racist movement and then return with no punishment. Absurd...
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foshizzle101 months
It likely was at best a tossup financially anyway.
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TigerDean101 months
Good !! that school deserves NO bowl .. and players wow what a embarrassing group they are ...
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NorCalHog101 months
No reason to end the season at 5-8.
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tigerbb101 months
Good stay home racist Mizzo
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