re: I sort of feel sorry for Mizzou this weekend

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Jacob Gilliam is the RT. He was a walkon and 5th year senior who earned a scholly this year and the starting job at LT. He's the kind of player who would've been recruited higher in HS but he had his growth spurt too late and was undersized during the recruitment time frame. He impressed all the coaches (various staffs for Kiffin, Dooley, etc.) but got caught up in the turnover (as soon as one staff was ready to play him there'd be a new coach and as a walkon he'd have to start over from scratch earning the new coach's attention - 4 different position coaches in 4 year and now 5 for Gilliam).

Gilliam just wouldn't be denied. He finally got his chance, a scholarship, a starting role, and wasn't going to let it end with one game. No one thought he'd play again but he rehabbed like hell and found a way to get it stable enough and won the RT job. The entire team looks up to him.

As for Crowder he's a RS Jr. and had limited experience before this year. No one on that line besides Marcus Jackson had much experience.

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