IlliniBuck

I have no prediction for the win/loss record but there are positives for this year.

Most preseason people put us middle of the pack.

The analyst Cole Kubilec had a video rating sec defenses. He placed Missouri as second best. So defense should be good.

On Offense Qb is the big question. We will find out how Sam Horn does in the baseball draft next month. Beau Pribula looked good in the second half of the Penn State/Wisconsin game last year. Check him out on Youtube. The full game is on there. I didn't see any "oh he sucks" comments from Penn State fans when he transferred. They were all positive which I think says something.

Luther and Theo are gone. We have good WR still but who will become a star? I remember a smart play from Theo in the Oklahoma game when he reached out and batted down a pass he knew he could not catch but was going to be a sure interception. Are the current receivers experienced enough to do that?

We have been spoiled with good offensive tackle play the last two years but both of them are gone. Hopefully we are not reminded of what happens when offensive tackles cannot handle edge rushers.

Mike and Shane on That SEC Football Podcast. I can play them in the background while they have fun talking to each other. They get some good guests to.

The Uncle Lou if you can handle brutal hard takes about your team and other teams. He can be so mean that it is funny. He is not always mean just factual. He gives details on why he thinks the way he does. Great preseason, pregame and post game shows.

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and they will think they are elite again

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Missouri has had 10 win seasons the last two years. How many teams here can say the same?

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The only reason we are where we are is because it is now another source of income for attorneys.

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This is why I am not a fan of the U.S. Congress stepping in to sort this out. They are almost all attorneys.

Oklahoma missed their chance to pick him up in the portal.

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Thanks for this. Something I read years ago said he was killed by his old army buddies so they could collect the reward on him.

I like this version better. It is ironic that the great bushwacker ended his days getting bushwacked.

Just because you are paranoid does not mean they are not out to getcha.

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The only upperclassmen Missouri had at QB prior to getting Pribula was Sam Horn and Drew Pyne. Fans have always been excited about Horn"s potential but he has not seen the field much. He is also a good baseball pitcher and it is possible if he does well in that sport this spring he could be gone to the MLB draft this summer.

Eli Drinkwitz has always let Sam pursue his baseball options but the team needed another option for fall football camp just in case. He liked what he saw in Beau Pribula and got his man.

Luther Burden will be missed. He and Theo Wease are clutch players that will do well at the next level. It is amazing to think back on all the 3rd down or 4th down and long conversions these guys made.

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But this is a good team, especially when you consider the QB play. Now the focus is on the portal, raising NIL money and getting a QB for 2025, Pyne cannot be an option.

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I will always remember Kirby Moore and Drew Pyne running that 2 minute drill successfully to tie Oklahoma when I thought they didn't have a chance in hell of doing it.

Do we know for sure what Sam Horn intends to do? The keys to the offense may be on Eli's desk waiting for Sam to pick them up if he wants.

On3 said Matt Zollers could be a starter as a freshman if that is how we need to proceed. All the high school quarterbacks look good to me on tape but maybe On3 has the evaluation eye to say this.