LOTOTiger
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re: Name a random college player we probably forgot about
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/26/26 at 12:33 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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Mizzou - Jeremy Macklin
Maclin was well above average in the NFL. Maybe not elite, but definitely above average. He played 8 years (avg for a wide receiver is like 2.5). He had over 6000 yards receiving and 49 TDs (avg for a receiver is between 1000-2000 and 10-15). He was also a pro bowler.
For Mizzou - I'd go with Brad Smith. He is a legend for Mizzou fans, but it seems others may not remember him as much. First player in NCAA to pass for over 8000 yards and rush for over 4000 (4289 was at the time the rushing record for the QB position). He was THE piece that turned the program around under Gary Pinkel. His skillset didn't translate to NFL QB position though, and he was basically a swiss army knife used sparingly in rushing, receiving and returning kicks in the NFL.
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does the Reynolds family have a say
They did for 20 years, because that's what they paid for (actually DW Reynolds foundation paid for it). Donald W Reynolds didn't have a direct affiliation with U of Ark other than his businesses operated in that region. In fact he was a Mizzou journalism graduate. Basically, it was nothing more than an early naming rights deal. I'd think the Arkansas folks would be glad to have a Mizzou grad's name off of one of their most famous buildings (I know I would if tables were turned).
re: Chips are down: What are your favorite classic game(s) you re-watch?
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/25/26 at 1:02 pm to Marcelo Lavanda
Right - I just looked up both KY and TN records from that year. Pretty sure I saw KY won 8 games, TN 10 - so had this gone the other way in OT would have been a big time break through for UK.
re: Chips are down: What are your favorite classic game(s) you re-watch?
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/25/26 at 12:54 pm to Marcelo Lavanda
(also note that Tennessee / KY score at the bottom of the screen grab - I don't think I've seen that game)
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CommunityAmerica Razorback Stadium
When I saw this yesterday - it said the name of the stadium was going to be "Community America Credit Union Razorback Stadium".... which is quite a mouthful. Hope your version is right and they shorten it to CommunityAmerica. Of course everyone will just call it Razorback Stadium (except the TV guys, I think they are obligate to use the full name).
It's happening everywhere. Mizzou is in the process of selling naming rights - we are going to lose the Memorial Stadium name all together. The Memorial name comes from the fact it was dedicated to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in WWI, so it changing is a bit of bad look and has rightfully rubbed some folks the wrong way. In practice everyone calls it Faurot Field anyway (the field itself is named for Don Faurot).
Regardless what they call it - if you haven't been I hope you can make a game at Faurot some day, I certainly intend to make it to Razorback for one in the next few years! :cheers:
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Did you forget that he played football for Mizzou while the school was in the Big 12?
He played when Mizzou was in the Big12, so no SEC ties. That was my point - that and a lot of the ranters on this forum think we should be in the Big10 (or go back to the Big12), so I'm sure there will be those that suggest he should go there too.
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wasnt he shot
No - that was Ahmad Hardy (All American and first team SEC running back -which is definitely a blow for Mizzou)
Waiting on the unwarranted hate and vitriol from the SECRant posters that someone with no ties to the SEC will be a host of SEC Nation. What is the over/under on how soon someone suggests he should join the Big 10 Network.
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Austin Simmons -if able to play Mizzou could be pretty good
Is there something I missed? Why wouldn't he be able to play? (or is this a reference to his injury history)?
re: Has anyone here ever attended a tie football game?
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/19/26 at 7:37 am to JamalMurry27
1991 Mizzou / Indiana ended 27-27. Honestly, I don't really remember it - probably because...
a) It was a long time ago, and I'm getting old (there - you aged me a bit)
b) Alcohol was (necessarily) present in vast quantities
c) It was early 90s Mizzou football - I have spent a lifetime trying to forget that period.
Apparently it was actually a good game - Mizzou tied the game with a TD and 2pt conversion with less than a minute left.
a) It was a long time ago, and I'm getting old (there - you aged me a bit)
b) Alcohol was (necessarily) present in vast quantities
c) It was early 90s Mizzou football - I have spent a lifetime trying to forget that period.
Apparently it was actually a good game - Mizzou tied the game with a TD and 2pt conversion with less than a minute left.
re: Brendan Sorsby To Supplemental Draft | Pete Thamel Reporting
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/16/26 at 9:52 am to Forrestgrump
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Let’s see if the NCAA goes after Cincy since they knew last August
Cinci, assuming they didn't know all along about the stuff at Indiana, is acting after the fact in damage control mode. Tech openly shed any semblance of integrity and thumbed their nose at the rule book, was willing to ignore and even mock a golden rule of athletic competition, and arrogantly threw stupid amounts of money at it. Neither is good - Cinci's response and denial of awareness is not unusual for an institution when they discover bad things after the fact, Tech knew and charged forward anyway.
However, Athletic departments have a tendancy to try and get out in front of these stories - only to find they didn't know that they actually did know. That is lack of institutional control defined. So, for Cinci the coverup (if there was one) is the crime - and especially if they knew he bet on his own team and he still played - then they should get the hammer.
What about Indiana, what and when did they know?
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No idea on Aldon,
I don't either - but you are right that hidden health issues often come to the forefront when you add the alcohol/drug abuse. Sadly, couldn't stop that from crossing my mind in this case - he had his demons.
re: What the hell moments you remember most?
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/15/26 at 2:56 pm to GetPiggywithIt
1985 - World Series. Don Denkinger call
1990 - 5th down Colorado MU (should be on every list)
1997 Nebraska MU Flea Kicker
2022 Auburn MU:
Missed 26 yard FG for the win (went to OT)
MU Offsides on AU fg attempt in OT (after a bunch of negative yards) - 2nd attempt good
MU gained 24.75 yards then fumbled through the end zone in OT to lose.
2022 Kentucky MU roughing the kicker 30+ yards behind the line of scrimmage after over the head snap (I think they changed the rule after this)
2013 World Series G5 - Kolton Wong picked off first with tying run, Carlos Beltran no less, at the plate. I was in the 16th row even with 1st base and saw it before it happened.
edit to add... Almost all of Mizzou's NCAA tournament appearances
1990 - 5th down Colorado MU (should be on every list)
1997 Nebraska MU Flea Kicker
2022 Auburn MU:
Missed 26 yard FG for the win (went to OT)
MU Offsides on AU fg attempt in OT (after a bunch of negative yards) - 2nd attempt good
MU gained 24.75 yards then fumbled through the end zone in OT to lose.
2022 Kentucky MU roughing the kicker 30+ yards behind the line of scrimmage after over the head snap (I think they changed the rule after this)
2013 World Series G5 - Kolton Wong picked off first with tying run, Carlos Beltran no less, at the plate. I was in the 16th row even with 1st base and saw it before it happened.
edit to add... Almost all of Mizzou's NCAA tournament appearances
Mizzou - Colorado 5th Down Game. At the time I was more mad than sad. Many people might not classify this as a "best" game as there were several blown plays and missed opportunities (a lot of slips due to crummy field conditions with the OmniTurf being a disaster- but both teams played on the same field). It involved one of the top teams (CU was ranked 12th and went on to be eventual co-national champs). Mizzou's goal line stand at the end of the game was remarkable, Charles Johnson didn't even cross the line on 5th down. I guess the sad part is this was turning point game for Mizzou who was trying to rebuild, sadly it turned us right back on to the misearble path we had been on since the early 80s.
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A lot of Aldon's problems seemed to be alcohol related.
I would like to think that he had everything straightened out and this was some weird health anomoly - but realistically it is hard not to think that his demon's caught up with him. 36yo men don't typically die of natural causes. A shame really, he had a lot of resources available to help him over the years. By all accounts he was beloved by those who knew him when he was on the right path - but somehow he still couldn't beat it. Addiction is a terrible f ing thing, and for some people there seems to be no way out.
He was a beast on the field. RIP
re: Poll: have you ever been to the CWS?
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/12/26 at 2:02 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Never been to a game, but was in Omaha for work during the CWS in 2006 - made a huge mistake and forgot to book hotel in advance. Ended up staying at some roadside hotel in Iowa about 30 miles away and driving into Omaha each day.
re: This Brendan Sorsby kid has screwed himself for life.
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/12/26 at 12:29 pm to lsufball19
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I think Iowa or somewhere
Right - from what I recall many of those that got nailed at Iowa and Iowa State primarily got caught by state law enforcement for using fake accounts to get around age restrictions -and were found to be just small time betting (sitting around bored on a school night type stuff). If they gambled on their own sport or on any sport at their school they got banned - effectively ending their NCAA college careers. They have to be looking at this and saying what the hell?
The ISU QB (Hunter Dekkers) got a lifetime ban because he... wait for it... bet on his own sport and school. Dekkers completed 366 total mobile sports wagers totaling $2,799. Approximately 297 of those wagers were made when he was under 21, the legal gambling age in Iowa. This included a $15 bet on ISU to beat OU when... wait for it... he was a backup QB for ISU behind Brock Purdy.
For those arguing that Sorsby is just a kid and it would be tragic for this to end a poor kids career should know that Dekkers did play at a community college, was then on the Saints practice squad and in then the UFL. He got is chances again... and had he been good enough he'd probably be in the NFL right now. So the NCAA ban was not a death sentence - but a harsh consequence, as it should be.
re: Texas Tech needs to pay a price for going all in on this crap.....
Posted by LOTOTiger on 6/12/26 at 9:02 am to Forrestgrump
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Pete Rose bet on his team to win when he was actively managing. Should he have bet, no absolutely not, but he did not bet on his team to lose.
This argument only holds if Pete Rose bet on his team to win EVERY game. He did not. Whose to say in the games that he did not bet on that he managed in such a way to rest or save a player so they would be in the best position to win the games he did bet on. I'm not saying that happened - Pete Rose was probably one of the most competitive players ever and I doubt he could bring himself to not try and win - but it could have and that is why there needs to be ZERO tolerance for gambling. It is so nuanced and so layered the many ways a player/coach or even staff person can affect a game.
Anyone else notice the appearance of the cladding being placed on the six "columns" on the new NEZ buidling? Maybe I'm rushing to judgement here, but at this point it just doesn't look right. I'm not saying they should look like the actual columns (Neoclassical architecture does not mix well with the modern look of the Stadium addition), but the color seems off. The cladding on the columns are almost a bleached white/light gray, while the other "stone" look concrete accents such as the large panels on the stairwells seem to have a darker somewhat earthtone tinted look. Maybe there is some treatment or sealer yet to be applied - but right now they look odd.
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Most jobs are more interested in seeing that you had the commitment to finish
A key indicator for us is how the candidate did amongst their peers. The cream rises. Someone in the top 10% of their class at a solid state U would almost always get the nod over someone in the bottom half from a "prestigious" U. That said, there are always going to be some hires from those top schools just to keep up appearances.
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Stan Musial.
Wasnt born in Missouri
Stan was from Pennsylvania (Donora)... High School teammates with Ken Griffey Jr.'s Grandpa (so if my math checks out that would also be Ken Griffey's dad). Jr also went to High School in Donora.
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