Sep 29, 2012; Orlando, FL, USA; Missouri Tigers running back Kendial Lawrence (4) rushes for yardage during the fourth quarter against the Central Florida Knights at Bright House Networks Stadium. Missouri defeated Central Florida 21-16. Mandatory Credit: Douglas Jones-US PRESSWIRE

Good Morning Mizzou fans!

I’m sure you all had a fun-filled, and busy Saturday afternoon like I did watching football all day long. The Missouri Tigers had a bye this week, so I figured that now would be a perfect time to do a re-cap on the season thus far and to get a look at upcoming opponents.

The Tigers are (3-4) and are stil (0-4) in the SEC conference. We are still looking for that first win in the SEC. Hopefully that win doesn’t come during basketball season.

Mizzou has not lived up to expectations for this season quite yet. We have been in unfortunate circumstances and have been injury prone for a lot of the year.

QB James Franklin has been merely average and backup red-shirt freshman QB Corbin Berkstresser hasn’t been much better in games which he filled in for an injured Franklin.]

We have had our bright spots throughout the season though. The defense has looked stellar at times, with flashes of brilliance. At other times, not so much.

RB Kendial Lawrence has been a plus this season. On 95 carries he has rushed for 524 yards and 5 touchdowns with 5.5 yards per carry.

There is still hope for the Missouri Tigers, we are not finished by any means. Look for Pinkel to rally the troops during this weekend of rehabilitation. QB James Franklin will have an extra weekend of rest and should be ready to go against Kentucky in Columbia on October 27th. This weekend is a must-win for the Missouri Tigers.

Here is our upcoming opponents:

Oct. 27th vs Kentucky

Nov. 3rd @ #2 Florida

Nov. 10th @ Tennessee

Nov. 17th vs Syracuse

Nov. 20th @ #20 Texas A&M

Looking at this schedule, our chances look pretty slim. Probably our toughest game ahead of us falls on November 3rd @ #2 Florida.

This year has been much of a roller-coaster ride. Some games we have looked tremendous and some we have looked pathetic (Alabama). But who doesn’t? Anyways. The point being that we still have a chance to make ourselves known as long as we take advantage of circumstances we are put in and capitalize in the red zone.

What do you think Mizzou fans?

Can we prove we belong in the SEC the rest of this season or do you believe we will sink to the bottom?

- Jordan Pollock, Lead Editor

February 29, 2012; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers guard Jarrett Sutton (25) addresses the crowd for senior night at Mizzou Arena. The Missouri Tigers defeated the Iowa State Cyclones 78-72. Mandatory Credit: Dak Dillon-US PRESSWIRE

Get excited Mizzou basketball fans, get real excited.

Last Friday night tipped off the beginning of events for the Missouri Tiger mens basketball team when they did the annual “Mizzou Madness”. This event includes scrimmages by both the mens and womens basketball teams, and also a slam-dunk contest that senior guard Keion Bell won.

This is my absolute favorite time of the year. Over the next couple of weeks we will be going over strengths and weaknesses of this years team and where we rank in the NCAA.

I really feel that this could be a special year for the Tigers. Guard Phil Pressey will look to have a breakout year while others like forward Lawrence Bowers and quard Micheal Dixon will do all they can to help the team succeed and get far into the tournament.

The most exciting move that the Missouri Tigers made this offseason was when they brought in forward Alex Oriakhi from UCONN! I don’t know if that name rings a bell to you but if you know college basketball then you know that he has already won the NCAA tournament once with Kemba Walker! This guy is a complete manimal. He is the missing piece that the Tigers needed all year last year.

The sky is the limit for us this year. We have size, talent, and heart.

Frank Haith stepped into the program and continued the winning tradition that we are all starting to know. I remember when everyone was down on the Fraink Haith hiring, but look at our team now. I almost want to cry when I look at the size and talent we have on our team.

Could it be Mizzou fans? Do we have something to prove to this nation? We know our strengths as a school, one of those strengths is playing fundamental basketball.

I will be going more in depth in the upcoming days about more new faces in the Tigers program this year that some people may not know of quite yet!

Have a great day guys! Looking forward to this season and sharing all of it with you!

- Jordan Pollock, Lead Editor

Sep 29, 2012; Orlando, FL, USA; Missouri Tigers wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham (15) makes a reception resulting in a touchdown against the Central Florida Knights during the second quarter at Bright House Networks Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Douglas Jones-US PRESSWIRE

Oh boy….

Just as things started to look bright for the young and talented wide-out for the Missouri Tigers according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dorial Green-Beckham is being suspended for this Saturdays game against Vanderbilt on drug charges.

DGB caught one pass last week vs UCF in which he broke a tackle and took it to the house for 80-yards.

“Green-Beckham’s forward progress took an abrupt step backward when he was one of three Tigers arrested by University of Missouri police on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana..” – St.Louis Post-Dispatch

This is a pure distraction for this Saturday. DGB is a luxury. We DO NOT need him, but it is really really nice to have him. This is a dumb move on his part and won’t look good for the rookie WR with high hopes. Pinkel doesn’t allow these types of things to happen.

“We’re aware of the incident and have addressed it,” MU athletics spokesman Chad Moller said via e-mail. All individuals involved have been immediately suspended from the program for one game. All other disciplinary measures will be handled internally, and there will be no further comment. Also arrested and facing the same punishment were Tiger freshman receiver Levi Copelin and freshman linebacker Torey Boozer.” -St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hopefully this does not become a trend with our mammoth of a reciever DGB. I do not recall any incidents in high-school at Hillcrest that were made public on any occasion. Look the bottom line here is it was a rookie mistake by three freshman who do not understand the meaning of pride, loyalty, and obeying simple rules such as drug abuse.

This is a senseless and brainless move by these three fellas. Very immature and indecent gesture by these college freshman. This does not reflect well on Missouri Tiger Football. I expect Pinkel to handle this very vigorously.

Read the rest of the story below.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/dgb-suspended-from-saturday-s-game-on-drug-charge/article_123387bd-7d05-5ade-8062-a4e38e2972f8.html

- Jordan Pollock, Lead Editor