It was a badly missed DPI at the start of the game. Not justification to completely shit the bed the rest of the way

Oh c'mon - we all saw Tyler Macon.

Go to the past threads - we saw Tyler Macon and we laughed hysterically at Tyler Macon. That kid, athletic as he was, was a TERRIBLE quarterback. He makes Anthony Richardson look laser precise.

Tyler Macon would've ended up behind...anyone. He couldn't throw a football. That's not someone that left because Cook was keeping him from getting a fair shake. That's a kid that wasn't ever going to be a starter in Division I football and anyone with eyes knew it once they saw him in action.

As for Horn - I just don't agree with you. We got him largely BECAUSE we were willing to let him pitch and play football. That was a part of the deal. He's pitching at least last season with or without Cook. And that's how the injury happened.

Jake Garcia has 12 ints to 8 touchdowns and a 60% completion percentage. He had a 59% completion percentage at Miami. He's not good. He's, at best, Brady Cook with a better Rivals rating out of high school. He's probably not even that.

Bottom line is still that a lot is riding on the emergence of Sam Horn - just as it was when we first signed him a couple years back. NOTHING has changed in that regard. With Cook, without Cook, none of the guys that have left are guys that are guys we're going to win anything meaningful with. Johnson might've made things pretty interesting this season but I also have to ask why a Redshirt freshman with 4 years of eligibility and a graduate student QB in front of him felt the need to leave. He's not starting at Oregon State either - so why do we just presume that was a Cook thing? Seat was gonna be open next season and this season he's getting as little/less run than he'd have gotten here.

You're just overplaying your hand here, IMO.

I can buy that.

It's pretty much how my leg looked when I did that last summer. But I ain't 19 yrs old...

They also called back a 75 yd TD pass to Burden because of a ticky tack illegal man down field penalty. It's either tied or were up by 4 instead of being down 10 points at that point and may end up a completely different game.

Dude was almost 5 yards down field and not engaged with a defender when the ball was thrown. That's not ticky tack, that's just a really unfortunate penalty.

Hell, if Mizzou manages ONE decent drive against 'Bama in the first half, they go into halftime down 13-7. The defense fought their asses off to keep that game close and ultimately just got zero help at all.

And Cook simply didn't look like someone that wanted to be out there. He looked intimidated by it. I think he knew he wasn't sound and that was that.

And annoyingly, i think the staff knew it as well. But they also knew Pyne sucked. So they went out there with a 'keep it close and pray' gameplan that really never had a chance to work against a 'Bama team with its back against the wall.

That's the first game over the last 2 seasons where having Horn may have really impacted the outcome. Even if he's just a healthy backup, I gotta believe he'd have started that game given what we saw from Cook.

How were the opposing fans?

Little boring.

I mean, we never gave them cause to feel anything either way. That game would've been dull even from the winning side.

They were all pretty cordial during the pre-game but nothing like we've seen at, say, West Virginia. Those guys were militantly friendly.

I was also blackout drunk before kickoff on their account. I mean every last one of them would invite us into their tailgate for some food and moonshine. That place was fantastic.

I'd say that Alabama had a really big tailgate atmosphere but were oddly ambivalent towards our presence either way. Nobody rude, nobody super stoked to have us there. Which is different from anything else I can recall. Tennessee was ornery. WVU was friendly as hell. And everywhere else has been kinda blase when it comes to tailgating either way.

As I think about it, it's maybe a little similar to how CoMo can be against some non-con rummie. "Oh hey look, West Bum**** state has fans! And they came all this way to lose by 30. Good for them..." {goes back to drinking and playing bags}

But when SEC opponents come in, we're always chatting them up (and then decide if we're gonna be friendly or assbags based on their response).

So I guess when you're Alabama, most anyone that isn't Georgia, Auburn, LSU or UT is going to be looked at as West Bum**** State? Kinda makes sense.

Side note - Alabama barbecue ****ing SUCKS.

We went to some spot on the outskirts of Tuscaloosa that won all kind of "Best Barbecue in Alabama" awards and on my worst day I make better barbecue than those guys.

I had to come home through Memphis just to get the taste out of my mouth. I could get barbecue at a gas station in Memphis and it would be better than the best 'Bama had to offer.

I mean, I'd get shot (lord is Memphis a shithole) but the barbecue would be better.

Memphis is the one place that can hold its own with KC when it comes to BBQ.

"Hold its own" is a concession to my KC roots...

Because lets be honest, Memphis barbecue beats the damn brakes off KC barbecue...

So pretty sure I have some intel on Cook (we'll see if said guy is right).

It appears he has a radial styloid fracture in his right wrist. It's the big lump on the inside of your wrist. Kinda critical for throwing a football.

I think Glover still has his redshirt intact and can keep it if he plays from this point forward.

So can we pretty pretty please be done with the Pyne experience?

I’d take anything over Pyne my lord he’s lost

Please please please play Glover.

Yeah he can play in all the games from here on out and not lose his redshirt. Seems like a obvious solution to me. Get the kid some really good experience.

Mizzou’s 5* QB recruit is visiting Penn St today. He says he’s still locked in with Mizzou, however, and that this is a cool game to go see.

Lol

Glover is practicing as a scout team WR. Sounds like another total bust at QB.

Not sure I put much stock in how this coaching staff evaluates QBs.

LMAO Welp

If their evaluations are this consistently wrong, and their player development this poor, I don't see a meaningful upward trajectory for the program.

The portal giveth, the portal taketh away.

Missouri had a real chance to build on last year. To prove they weren't a fluke. Instead, in typical, historical fashion, they fell flat on their faces. These kids are going to flee like rats from a sinking ship. And who could ****ing blame them? :shake:

Zollers knows that Drink is a fraud now. Plus he saw how bad that Drink/Moore are running the offense and he noped the f*** out of here.

Hubris at it's worst....Drink thought he could ride with only Cook and didn't learn the lesson that FSU learned last year and other teams, including Mizzou, are learning this year....you need a good backup plan.

A possibly perfect year to put Mizzou in a great position to have some positive exposure and earn recruiting points...now it's possible that Mizzou may only win 2 more games at the most.

Wouldn't have mattered. This team wasn't accomplishing shit regardless with a healthy Cook. Texas A&M completely shattered any faith left I had in this staff.

Zollers isnt going anywhere but Mizzou next year.

What is this for?

Glover practicing as a scout team WR.

Yeah, that was a bit disappointing to hear and really gives me 0 hope they'd ever let him start. They're gonna just run Pyne out the last 4 games and run the most vanilla offense possible. I mean he's shit, but they were doing him any favors with their play calling.

easy to see commits saying no to Mizzou at this point. Portal is brutal, the best want to play with the best and for the best.....

I'm not a Eli fan whatsoever, but recruits are definitely not telling Mizzou no right now.

Rollers visited Penn State for a free trip to see a top 5 matchup. He said as much before and after the visit. I don’t think he’s going anywhere.

The timing of Sam Horn’s elbow injury put Mizzou in a tough spot.

It couldn’t very well chase QBs hard early in the portal window, or risk running off Horn. Then he blows out his elbow playing baseball and they have to scramble in the late window.

Pyne, on paper, was a decent fit. Someone who had some success at a major levell at one point, experienced, and available. Obviously, he sucks.

Margins are slim at QB these days unless you can afford major NIL investments on 3 guys. You can’t really stack a ton of ready-to-play depth there because of the portal. Need to get a little lucky there, and Mizzou has not.

https://www.si.com/high-school/recru...t-01jbscwmk4k1

Yeah Zollers isn't going anywhere.

Jeremiah Jones is a Nebraska commit who's setting up his 3rd visit with ya'll. Was recruited as a safety at Nebraska supposedly you guys are recruiting him as a tight end. He's only a 3* but he's a freaking athlete that's a good flip if you get him

No Cook tomorrow…..oh joy, a whole game of Pyne.

I’m sure the genius wizard Drink has a plan though…..

Glover should be playing. No reason to not give him a shot

yeah - I'm not gonna bother to watch a game with Pyne under center.

It just doesn't mean anything. If we win, it'll be because Oklahoma played like shit. This isn't even a .500 football team with that guy playing QB and he's not part of the future.

So what the **** are we even doing here?

This is going to be fugly, isn't it?

****ing 3/3 for -4 yards. Can only imagine the shit ****ing game they're calling on offense. Drink is a raging pussy.

Not watching this crap, but apparently Oklahoma just went up 3-0, which given the state of the offense is probably an insurmountable lead.

Gonna singlehanded save Venables job

Is this guy really the best QB Mizzou has available? My God, this kid is HORRIBLE!

Honestly....Drink looks like he just doesn't have any energy on the sidelines. If you want your players to be invested in the game you need to be also.

How is this kid a D 1 QB? How is Drink a D 1 coach?

QB2 IS AIDS

3 and out, terrible punt, kick interference and OU starts with ball in MU territory...

should have been throwing it to burden instead of the last 2 runs

td anyway wease

How did that work?

Pyne has been lupus tonight, not aids

Dang were actually winning lol

How bad of a cum dumpster is Oklahoma if they're losing to Drew ****ing Pyne

...and a shanked PAT. Shocked I tell ya

I think their punter has more passing yards than their QB

South Carolina is on a roll...hope Cook is back next week!

What in the world happened to OU?

Their line has been dominated tonight, and I don't see any skill players that scare you. MAybe D coordinators as HC don't work in college either?

Vintage Mizzou.

I’ve been watching that my entire life.

Lmao, gonna lose now.

I would like to see another look at that. Was his knee down before ball was out?

Was Drink running the ball to kill the clock and hope for OT?

If so that cost him the game.

Drinks favorite move at the end of every tight game....play not to lose.

Lmao there it is

It was out before he went down

Oh well, my old eyes must be failing me.

****ing losers

Wease showed up tonight

Can't remember being this disappointed by a team. The coaching staff has failed miserably this year

Drink is a defeated loser, this game was lost before it started.

What a catch

Two insane catches that drive.

Wease the juice!

Why didn't Drink go with that game plan on the prior series?

No ****in way

OMG

Lmao

Wow

Gotta see the review!

HOly SHEET!! CLean!

LMAO One of the best tard fight games I've seen in a long time.

Who wants it less!

This one was uglier than a stomped possum, but any win over Zero U is sweet!