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Today we’re talking astir each things Mizzou Sports
Happy New Year, Mizzou fans! 2025 astir Mizzou Athletics provided plentifulness of mixed results pinch highs and lows.
After back-to-back 10-win seasons nether caput coach Eli Drinkwitz — Tiger shot precocious vanished an underwhelming 8-5 play pinch nan Gator Bowl nonaccomplishment to Virginia. Though, if 8-5 is nan “down year” nether Drinkwitz, Mizzou’s programme is successful a comparatively bully spot. The attraction now turns to nan transportation portal successful hopes of putting together a CFP contending roster adjacent season.
Men’s hoops returned to nan NCAA Tournament contempt nan first-round nonaccomplishment to Drake and is bringing a apical recruiting people nether Dennis Gates … but arsenic for this play … they’re presently successful a bad spot entering convention play. As for women’s hoops … the early is looking agleam nether Kellie Harper arsenic they’re disconnected to an breathtaking and encouraging start.
After a Sweet 16 quality successful Dawn Sullivan’s first season, Mizzou Volleyball couldn’t capitalize connected nan momentum and missed nan NCAA Tournament — but aft a caller statement hold — things are still heading successful nan correct direction. And while Mizzou Wresting has taken a measurement back, Tiger Style remains a consistent, value programme nether Brian Smith.
The 2025 almanac year, however, was highlighted by Mizzou Gymnastics’ tally to nan NCAA Championships nether Shannon Welker. Another typical play is expected nether Welker arsenic nan Tigers travel successful astatine No. 7 successful nan preseason rankings arsenic they unfastened a much-anticipated twelvemonth vs Iowa State connected Sunday.
Overall, here’s hoping for a amended 2026 almanac twelvemonth for Mizzou Athletics all-around. It already originates later coming pinch WBB’s SEC opener vs No. 2 Texas.
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The violative statement is quickly becoming a spot of request this offseason for Drinkwitz & Co. arsenic extent is astatine an all-time low.
Expect Mizzou to beryllium engaged astatine nan OL position successful nan transportation portal.
In twelvemonth 1 nether Kellie Harper, Mizzou women’s hoops is already disconnected to a basking start. At nan extremity of non-conference play, nan Tigers are sitting astatine 12-3 for their champion grounds entering SEC play since 2022-23.
It’s been a bully commencement for Mizzou WBB successful twelvemonth 1 of nan Kellie Harper era …. but now nan SEC gauntlet begins.
Mizzou conscionable wrapped up a somewhat disappointing 8-5 season, and they’ll suffer immoderate cardinal members that sewage them to those 8 wins. But there’s besides a beardown civilization and roster level successful place, and Mizzou’s moves will chiefly beryllium made pinch an oculus connected winning successful 2026.
Happy portal SZN. Let’s get weird.
Overall past week, we went 5-1 truthful our full grounds sits astatine a overmuch much palatable 53-49. We’re not done yet though… we’ve sewage much playoff games and a mates much vessel games to prime to decorativeness afloat successful nan black. Let’s do it!
Nathan previews nan College Football Playoff slate from a betting angle.
Now, successful this existent campaign, nan Tigers person gone 6-6 done nan 2025 schedule and presently rank No. 17 successful nan nation. There has been an inability to compete against apical teams, but location is clip to make a play turnaround successful 2026.
Colin takes a look astatine what Tiger Style needs to do successful bid to move different struggling play around.
The squad fell conscionable short of nan NCAA Tournament owed to respective cardinal losses successful nan last period of nan season. With nan transportation portal successful afloat plaything and a Dawn Sullivan hold announced, location was overmuch to discuss. This was primitively produced successful podcast form, but has been transcribed and abbreviated for nan main site:
Closing thoughts from a disappointing volleyball season.
Still, while location is nary easy schedule successful nan SEC this is 1 of nan much manageable slates retired there. It’s tricky and location are immoderate near-guarantee losses connected nan docket but, successful this era, if you spell 10-2 successful nan SEC you are a superior contender for nan Playoff.
Let’s spot what adjacent play brings pinch hopefully a revamped roster.
This offseason, nan unit finds itself pinch rather a fewer holes to plug successful nan roster, and a decent chunk of alteration to do it. But nan mobility is… which areas of nan roster do they prioritize? So this week’s Reacts mobility is… if you were nan staff, what position would you prioritize successful nan transportation portal?
Plenty of activity for Mizzou to do successful nan portal, but what position should they prioritize?
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