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For an upcoming story, Missourian reporters Ben Frederickson and Harry Plumer are wading into the world of competitive eating. Frederickson attempted his first contest on Friday, Feb. 17 at the Midway Truckstop. The Big 70 Challenge, made up up seven … Continue reading →

Fox Sports sent out a release with information about channel numbers in St. Louis and other areas for Saturday’s Mizzou-Baylor game. The information is below: Saturday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m.: Big 12 Football: Missouri at Baylor On FOX Sports … Continue reading →

Sorry we didn’t get this posted until this morning, we’ve been traveling to the deep heart of Texas over the past two days. Just a refresher, the simulation is 6-1 in picking winners and 4-2 (there was no line against … Continue reading →

Big East Associate Commissioner John Paquette confirmed to the Missourian on Friday morning that West Virginia is departing the Big East for the Big 12. Here is the full text of a statement from Big East Commissioner John Marinatto: “This … Continue reading →

Last week, we learned why computers aren’t perfect. Our NCAA 12 simulation was wrong for the first time this season, after starting 4-0 against the spread (you know, if gambling were legal). This week, the Tigers led for the entire … Continue reading →

Texas coach Rick Barnes discussed the state of the Big 12 during his Q&A session at Tuesday’s Big 12 media day, and had some relatively interesting comments. “I think we’ve got a special league. And, believe me, if somebody wants … Continue reading →

Bill Self led off the coaches Q&A session at Big 12 Media Day in Kansas City on Thursday morning, and he finished off his 10 minutes by discussing the MU-KU rivalry in relation to realignment, and MU’s potential departure from … Continue reading →

Our NCAA 12 simulation has been pretty darn accurate thus far in 2011. It has predicted the correct winner in each game and, if gambling were legal, it’s perfect against the spread. This will be the make or break week … Continue reading →

The Big 12 Conference held a teleconference Tuesday morning to discuss the addition of TCU to the league. Interim Commissioner Chuck Neinas and TCU Athletic Director Chris Del Conte were on the call, but Del Conte was mostly silent while … Continue reading →

Where art thou, Zaviar Gooden? The Tigers leading tackler from 2010 was virtually invisible in Manhatan, consistently hitting the wrong gaps or getting blocked far too easily by Wildcat offensive line. Gooden is one of the fastest players on the … Continue reading →