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.
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How were the opposing fans?
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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 Bumfuck 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 Bumfuck State? Kinda makes sense.
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Side note - Alabama barbecue fucking 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.
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Memphis is the one place that can hold its own with KC when it comes to BBQ.
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"Hold its own" is a concession to my KC roots...

Because lets be honest, Memphis barbecue beats the damn brakes off KC barbecue...
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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?
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I’d take anything over Pyne my lord he’s lost
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Please please please play Glover.
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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.
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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.
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Lol
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Glover is practicing as a scout team WR. Sounds like another total bust at QB.
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Not sure I put much stock in how this coaching staff evaluates QBs.
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:-) Welp
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