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I am just wondering if Auburn considered trying to cover Amari Cooper...that is one guy you have to keep in check.

Yep, if mizzou receivers could catch the balll...totally different in the first half.

Yep, arky looked like the better team, but both teams making lots of mistakes.

Sounds a bit like Mangino from 2007. Hoping for similar results! I actually watched Bert's press conference this week. All 30 min. I kinda like the guy...seems like a good fit.

This Mizzou team is not taking anyone for granted. I am not saying we win, but they will be ready. If this was any team not named Mizzou our defense would be making national headlines. Several different TN players and coaches stated it was the best they had seen all year. It is legit. Offense is trending toward average. Should be a great game on Friday.

8 teams seem like it would work with 5 conference champions and 3 at large bids. It really depends on what you want though....the best teams in the playoffs or the most deserving...IMO often those are two different things. At least with 8 teams and the 3 at large bids you could accomplish a little of both. I don't want anymore than 8 and 23 games in college is not remotely doable.

Yeah I can't imaging how much damage 6 feet of snow will do. It is even more remarkable how localized it is. Some areas a few miles away have only a few inches....and they can literally see a wall of snow a few miles away. We get a few inches hear and the city shuts down...

I agree could be a series of colder winters for a bit. It looks that area will get some rain over the next week which is probably going to cause some major flooding. They are used to big snows, but this is probably a once in a 100 year type event for that area.

Anyone, see what is happening in parts of Buffalo and surrounding area the last couple days. Ridiculous amounts of snow with up to 6 feet in some places with the possibility of 2 more feet by Thursday night. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/snow-emergency-six-dead-100-trapped-monster-winter-storm-n251436

I agree that Indiana game is a killer! Not sure how that happened. I read a scenario in which MU could get into the playoff picture...It was a list of like 15 things that needed to happen. It was totally unreasonable, but entertaining nonetheless. UT fans sure seem confident about blowing out MU this weekend. Should be interesting. .

Yep, I like that one too! Battle Line Rivalry...I don't know what that means. As far as Missouri...I really like or defense. Probably one of our best. I think as Mizzou fans we are used to seeing good things on the offense side of the ball while or defense has historically struggled. This year it is the opposite. In some ways were are winning how most SEC teams do...with defense first. I don't care how we win the games, I just want to win them and this team seems to be finding ways. The offense looks to be improving. We are 8-2 that is pretty incredible. Regardless, I think this year has been a success and we have a shot to go back to Atlanta. Exciting times to be a Mizzou fan.

UMKC was 10-20 last year. I mean wow...how does that happen

I know it is early, but that was bad.

Yes, it would. Just hope for a couple high water years then they should stay out in the river a bit more. The water this year was as low as it was in 2012...just not as hot.

Cool picture and article!

Your exactly right. Agree 100%.

See Al's post. They move up into the park during the summer to escape the low clear water. The get picked up and yanked out by the bait fisherman. Just check out the lunker board at the park store. It will seriously ruin your day. The Brown in my Avatar was real beaut in early June of 2011.

Mountain Lions are all over the western states and people hunt with very little if any contact or issues. They are a shy animal by nature. A warning shot, tried first, would have likely scared him off. Threatened in a tree stand? That is a stretch IMO...

I'd agree...not expecting much...just hoping for improvement as the season goes along. Maybe an outside shot at a tourney invite if everything goes really well but I think that is asking a bit much. Arkansas should be pretty good...likely tourney team. Kentucky looks almost unbeatable on paper.

Pick up a weighted float and fish marabou jigs under a float. You won't be able to consistently catch trout retrieving baits all winter long especially as the water cools in the heart of winter.

I think some say the color of them can be a predictor, but I am not sure what color means what. There is a potential record setting storm in the Bering Sea that should work it way into the US around Thanksgiving....potential for parts of the lower 48 to have some extreme weather as we close out the last third of November.

With the wind and chilly temperatures It sure feels a bit like winter out today. Next week could be frigid for this time of year.

Should be stocked sometime this week...they have stocked a few lakes around STL today, but not sure if Busch was on that list

i agree OTF. I think it is a great program. It is relatively close to home and I have meet a great group of guys that I have fished with over the years that I wouldn't have met without the program. It is not the same as fishing for wild trout or even fishing the current, Meramec etc, but I do look forward to it. I spend a lot of time and money driving all over the place to fish for trout and smallmouth etc. My time is not unlimited and with a 17th month old and another baby on the way the Sunday afternoon trip in the winter time is ideal for me. It is as much about enjoying the company of people I have meet as much as catching fish. I can't think of a better way to introduce my little guy to trout fishing when he gets a bit older. I also take several winter trips to Montauk or the Meramac, which are some of my favorites of the year. I like it all as the experience is fun for me in both settings. I am also pretty sure I read that the trout for the urban stocking program are not yet being supplied by state hatcheries (that is the long term goal, but it is not happening yet is my understanding) they are purchased from private companies. Lastly, I still think there is too much emphasis on catch and keep trout. The trout program does have an expense, so it does seem a bit silly to have 4 fish limits on a stocked fish that cost money and time to raise. I would be ok if they stopped the Urban fishing program as long as those funds were used to purchase other trout areas and decrease the limits at trout parks and on Brown Trout, but it would need to be a give and take deal for me to be on board.

I thought Mauk looked much better and the offense is making slow improvemants. Our defense is very good. If we keep improving I like our chances. We are 7-2 with an entirely new offense...grinding out wins is how we are going to win. Kentucky's QB commented after the game how good MU's defense was...best he has seen this year.