Month: October 2014

Preview: Mizzou vs. Florida

Mizzou Football (4-2 overall, 1-1 in SEC play) continues its trek through the SEC East on Saturday, as the team heads to Gainesville, Fla. for a showdown in the Swamp with the Florida Gators (3-2, 2-2). Saturday’s trip to Florida will be a homecoming of sorts for a number of Tigers. DeSean Blair, Nate Crawford,
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Mizzou Football Nike Uniform Combination: October 18

In August before the football season begins, the Mizzou Football Seniors choose what uniform combination the team will wear for each game. For the game at Florida, Mizzou is breaking out a new helmet. The glossy black helmet has never been paired with a chrome face mask and a chrome tiger head. For the Nike
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This Week in Mizzou Football With Coach Pinkel

The newest edition of “This Week In Mizzou Football” will feature Head Coach Gary Pinkel, an interview with wide receiver Bud Sasser, and a feature story on defensive end Markus Golden. Sasser hails from Denton, Texas, and in his senior campaign he has compiled a career-high 32 receptions for 468 yards and 4 scores, just
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Watch #MizzouMade Tigers in the NFL: Week 7

#91 Sheldon Richardson – New York Jets Defensive Tackle – Thursday, 7:25, CBS #88 Chase Coffman – Tennessee Titans Tight End – Sunday, 12:00, CBS #48 Beau Brinkley – Tennessee Titans Long Snapper – Sunday, 12:00, CBS #50 Zaviar Gooden – Tennessee Titans Linebacker – Sunday, 12:00, CBS #94 Kony Ealy – Carolina Panthers Defensive End – Sunday, 12:00, FOX #99 C.J. Mosley – Detroit Lions Defensive
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Mike Alden Meets Mizzou Fans on Northwest Missouri Trip

Mizzou’s athletic director, Mike Alden, and the director for advancement for the Tiger Scholarship Fund, Nico Yantko, hit the road yesterday to visit several counties in Northwest Missouri in an effort to get to know more Mizzou fans. The pair made stops in Saline, Livingston, Grundy, Mercer, Harrison, Gentry, Nodaway, Atchison, Buchanan and Jackson counties,
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Shane Ray Added to Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List

Mizzou Football’s Shane Ray has been added to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list. The award is sponsored by Maxwell Football Club and includes the names of some of the biggest and most productive NCAA defensive lineman. Ray has amassed eight sacks to go with 12.5 tackles-for-loss on the season. With his eight sacks, Ray
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Mizzou Football Asks Fans to “Tiger Stripe” The Zou For Homecoming Game

In honor of Mizzou Football’s homecoming game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, October 25, fans are being asked to participate in creating a tiger stripe effect in the stands. The theme of this year’s homecoming week is “Celebrating Our Stripes,” and Mizzou Nation can take part in “tiger striping” The ZOU by dressing in either black
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Learning from Setbacks and Attacking Adversity

“Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.” –Robert Schuller The truth is: everyone faces failure. There is no secret formula that excludes certain leaders, performers, or athletes from this reality. In fact, the great names of the world would not be as acclaimed as they are without their ability
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SEC Commissioner To Retire July 2015

Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive announced on Tuesday that he will step down from his position next summer. “Mike Slive is one of the top leaders in all of sport in the country,” said Mizzou Athletics Director Mike Alden. “He is a visionary, a consensus builder, someone who is focused on the student-athlete and who
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Find Yourself in the Gold Rush Panorama For a Chance To Win

Mizzou fans can find and tag themselves in an ultra high-resolution panorama from the October 11 Gold Rush game for a chance to win great prizes. The interactive photograph, composed of more than 26 billion pixels, spans the entire stadium, showing the sea of gold created by Mizzou Football’s Gold Rush theme for the game.
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