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Today we’re yet again talking astir NCAA Tournament hoops. Because for nan 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, we’ve sewage tegument successful nan game.
Let maine spell disconnected connected a speedy tangent for a second: I really admit nan occupation Dennis Gates has done successful 4 years astatine Mizzou. I’ve astir apt been much captious of this year’s squad than immoderate that I know. I person a batch of gripes pinch nan measurement they play. I deliberation they’ve vastly underperformed what I deliberation they could person been…
And yet they’re successful nan tournament. Not only that, they’re successful without having to play successful nan First Four. This aft having ended their non-conference schedule pinch nary meaningful wins and 2 heavy-handed blowout losses to rivals. Back successful nan acheronian days of mid-2010’s Mizzou Hoops, this is what I wanted - for nan Tigers to ever beryllium playing successful March. On down years, they’d beryllium seeded lower. In bully years, they’d beryllium higher. And that’s really things person been, by and large, nether Gates. So kudos to this team. Go make immoderate noise.
Anyway, pinch Mizzou headed conscionable a fewer hours eastbound to quadrate disconnected against Miami (FL) successful Round One, it’s notable that nan Tigers will beryllium faced pinch immoderate aged friends. Charlton Young, aka CY, will find himself sitting connected nan other chair of nan Tigers aft wearing achromatic and golden for nan first 3 years of Gates tenure astatine Mizzou.
And while he won’t beryllium location connected nan court, different aged friend will beryllium cheering connected nan Hurricanes: Marcus Allen, erstwhile Mizzou Tiger, will watch from nan sidelines. Allen transferred to Miami aft past season, but was ruled retired for nan remainder of nan play successful December aft being diagnosed pinch non-Hodgkins lymphoma. As a reminder, you tin donate present to his GoFundMe to support his crab treatments. Fuck cancer, and fuck a wellness attraction strategy that makes group money their ain life-saving treatments.
Yesterday astatine Rock M and Rock M+
The past postseason quality for Mizzou came successful 2023 erstwhile they reached nan 2nd information of nan WNIT. This is nan Tigers’ first ever quality successful nan WBIT, arsenic nan tourney started successful 2024. The tourney was produced arsenic an replacement to nan WNIT sponsored by nan NCAA to trim down connected costs for nan teams pinch things for illustration travel.
It’s a bully touch to extremity Harper’s first play arsenic coach… much games intends much clip to gel!
Quickly nan opening likelihood astatine FanDuel’s Sportsbook were released and nan Tigers are presently a 1.5 constituent underdog to nan higher seeded Hurricanes. The over-under has been group astatine 150.5.
If you’re looking for reasons to deliberation nan Tigers tin triumph nan game, they’re playing successful a acquainted environment, aft being slotted successful nan St. Louis pod. The crippled will extremity disconnected arsenic nan past crippled connected Friday night, 9:10 p.m. Central Time, connected TruTV.
Hey, it can’t spell immoderate worse than nan past clip Mizzou played successful St. Louis!
I deliberation crippled 1 coming conscionable took nan upwind retired of nan sails a small bit, which is unfortunate,“ Jackson said. What we talk astir is it’s doubleheader day, we get it, we understand you can’t get swept successful nan league. You person to travel out, you person to beryllium competitive.”
Next, Mizzou heads westbound to play kU successful nan midweek.
- Over astatine Rock M+, it’s each things NCAA Bracket. Watkins almost nailed it perfectly, and bubble teams were discussed (and lightly mourned.)
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