Pinkeled Pigs Feet

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The best bar in town is called Flat Branch.

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I would agree with this based on a simple caveat...It's the best bar in town based on Food and Drink. There are far better places to go if you're looking for the typical Mizzou party experience; Quintons, Campus Bar & Grill (formerly Big 12), Willies, Fieldhouse, Heidelberg, Harpo's & Shiloh. Don't get me wrong I enjoy Flatbranch, but it's more of a restuarant/brewery scene than a traditional college bar.

IMO, Mizzou will be fine next year (we'll finish somewhere in the middle). But it'll be tough going through all the adjustments to a new conference, more difficult defenses week in week out, different locales, schemes, stadiums, travel arrangments, etc.

It'll be a transition year, but two things will work in our favor.
-We won't play 4 games against top ten offenses (Baylor, OSU, OU, TAM).
-We have an experienced QB with a multitude of weapons at his disposal.

Additionally, defense has always been a bugaboo for Mizzou; in our great years we have an opportunistic defense that is generally great against the run and pressures the passer, and in poor years we can't stop anyone from passing at will. It's too early to say what our defense will be next year, but there certainly is the potential that we'll have a starting four up front (Richardson, Vincent, Ealy, Madison) that will end up in the NFL with two first round picks (Richardson & Ealy) in the bunch. As for our depth, we're covered at end, but in the middle is where I question our ability to not drop of dramatically at the two deep. I feel really comfortable with our LB core, Wilson is a star, Ebner (if healthy) is a difference maker and Zavier Gooden's speed and versatility on the outside is a useful weapon. We've done a great job recruiting this position and are set here. Our secondary is questionable in the middle. Safety is our biggest area of concern as we lost multi year starter and team leader Kenji Jackson. On the outside we've got a legitimate NFL caliber corner in EJ Gaines on one side and multi year starter Kip Edwards on the other side who has never really lived up to his potential. He's got the measurables and hopefully will deliver this year.

All that being said I see us finishing somewhere behind Georgia in the East. Likely 3 or 4. I wouldn't be suprised though if we jumped up and competed for the East title. For what it's worth I think it is more likely we finish in the top two than the bottom two.