Eye on the Tigers

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Predicting Mizzou's W-L record game by game Aug 30, 2022

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It's game week for the Missouri Tigers and Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson are making their season predictions, picking winners for every Mizzou game on the schedule, plus their picks for the College Football Playoff and their most underrated and overrated teams in the Southeastern Conference.

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Talking Mizzou football with Howard Richards Aug 24, 2022

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Entering his 12th season as Mizzou's radio analyst, former Tigers offensive lineman Howard Richards joins Dave Matter to share his expectations for MU's 2022 season. Dave and Howard talk about the Tigers' potential progress along the line of scrimmage, expectations for Brady Cook and Luther Burden and Howard reflects on his decision to join the radio booth more than a decade ago and his evolution as a broadcaster.

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What Mizzou football quarterback Brady Cook has to prove to stick as Tigers' starter Aug 15, 2022

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Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson break down Eli Drinkwitz's depth-chart decision about the team's most important position -- and touch on a name emerging at running back.

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Talking Mizzou football camp with Calum McAndrew Aug 08, 2022

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In this week’s episode, Dave Matter introduces listeners to the Post-Dispatch’s new Mizzou campus correspondent Calum McAndrew as they share takeaways from the Tigers’ first week of preseason camp. Dave and Calum pick out their choices for Mizzou’s breakout players on each side of the ball and dive into some reader questions about the Tigers and other topics.

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Eye on the Tigers podcast: Mizzou football's top storylines for preseason camp Jul 27, 2022

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Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson preview Mizzou preseason football camp and examine the five major storylines surrounding Eli Drinkwitz's 2022 Tigers, starting with, of course, the quarterback competition. Dave and Ben discuss Luther Burden's impact as a freshman, a possible running back committee, changes across the defense and much more.

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Bulldogs, Hogs and more from Day 3 of SEC media days Jul 21, 2022

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Dave Matter recaps Day 3 of SEC football media days from Atlanta and shares his thoughts from interview sessions with defending national champion Georgia, Sam Pittman and the Arkansas Razorbacks, new Florida coach Billy Napier and the Kentucky Wildcats.

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Saban, Tide roll through SEC media days Jul 20, 2022

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Dave Matter recaps the second day of SEC football media days from Atlanta, where Alabama's Nick Saban kicked off the day, followed by coaches and players from Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and South Carolina. Dave also tackles reader questions about SEC expansion, Eli Drinkwitz's next coaching feud and freshman quarterback Sam Horn.

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Sankey, Drinkwitz kick off SEC media days Jul 19, 2022

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Dave Matter is in Atlanta covering SEC football media days and shares his takeaways from the week's opening session. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey kicked off Monday by addressing the latest in expansion and realignment, followed by LSU's Brian Kelly, Mississippi's Lane Kiffin and Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz, who left the zingers back in Columbia and tried a different approach this year.

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Big Ten gets bigger, but what's next? Jul 01, 2022

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In their newest episode, Ben Frederickson and Dave Matter discuss the latest conference realignment bombshell as the Big Ten has expanded west to add USC and UCLA. Has college sports officially sacrificed its soul to the highest bidder? Do schools and conferences care at all about the fan experience with these moves? What's the next domino to fall as the Big Ten and SEC move closer to megaconferences? And as Friday marks the 10-year anniversary of Mizzou's first day in the SEC, what does the reshuffling mean for MU moving forward?

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Eye on the Tigers Podcast: Mizzou has a new QB. Now what? May 17, 2022

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Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson break down newly committed Mizzou quarterback Jack Abraham and his track record and explore the looming competition he faces in Columbia. Is the seventh-year veteran an obvious upgrade over incumbent underclassmen Brady Cook and Tyler Macon? Dave and Ben also discuss this weekend's NCAA softball regional, where the surging Tigers host Missouri State, Illinois, and Arizona in double-elimination play.

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