Javion Hilson Gives Missouri Tigers A 5-Star Win

[@LockedOnMizzou]

I completely forgot to talk about the kU loss, but that's OK. I think you guys knew where I was going. Full preview of the Border War coming tomorrow.

[@JMFBizzle]

FKU I hope Grill is back by that game. We've got a shot. Be a program boosting home win. Start filling up Mizzou Arena.

[@bassmob04]

That's because the play calling sucked

[@JMFBizzle]

Burden hate is insane. Fr year he was a 2nd to 3rd option. He was playing boundary instead of slot, & Lovett was a 1000yd wr. Cook was a 1st yr QB. 2023 AP 2nd team All American. 2024 played with a backup QB, & a very injured starter the entire season. Had 81tgts 61recs. 11ypc. Wease for example had 90tgts only 55recs. He had way more drops. Burden had 86 catches in 2023. That's 25 more catches than 2024. Its not his fault they weren't getting the ball to him. He had more catches in 2024 than even tgts in 2023. That's crazy talk.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

Totally agree.

[@adamowen366]

Last year he acted like he wanted to get the ball. This year he seemed to play very average until he absolutely had to unleash on winning drives. I will say that his commitment did turn the tide of Mizzou recruiting.

[@dreigivetimpoolmassivewedg7646]

Kid changed our program and folks can't just be thankful smh

[@JMFBizzle]

@@adamowen366 Dude, he had 122 targets in 2023, 86 receptions. He was targeted 81 times this year. That's a difference of 41 targets. 41 tgts is more than any other pass catcher even had on the team this year. That's how big of a difference it is. He was dbl teamed on every play, & didn't have a healthy SEC caliber QB throwing to him all season. What was he supposed to do differently?

[@cordellrashadhostssearcyme1987]

@@dreigivetimpoolmassivewedg7646 how? How did he change the program?

[@jacobtyler8482]

Burden under performed this year, especially after the season he had last year, it was expected for him to make another jump. He did spectacular game changing plays, however he also had bone headed penalties and diva actions as well. I’d almost argue Theo wease was more consistent of a receiver this year than burden. Seemed anytime the offense needed a spark Theo was the target.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

I love Theo, and Burden's personal-foul penalties were bad. If you want to say he underperformed, I would blame more factors around him. Football is the biggest team game of all.

[@Drollpanther]

He can’t throw himself the ball. It was 100% on Cook and Kirby for Luthers year. They wasted him. Next year we see if it was Cook, Kirby or both. If its kirby our passing game will be worse as we dont have a Theo or Luther on the roster

[@cordellrashadhostssearcyme1987]

No that was on the QB and play calling dude. Burden wasn’t the guy everyone thought he was going to be but he still was impactful.

[@jhart85]

QB and OC both underperformed badly this year. Burden was awesome when given a real opportunity. Bad take

[@JayRoberts244]

I completely agree. He didn’t have the impact he should have had this year. His numbers reflect that. 676 yards, very underwhelming. Wease on the other hand was impressive and much more consistent.

[@IsaacBruce88]

Luther is going to be the best NFL player to ever come out of Mizzou 💯. It should’ve/could’ve been Aldon but we all know how that turned out

[@Rick-z4h]

What about Justin Smith or Jeremy Maclin?

[@cordellrashadhostssearcyme1987]

@@IsaacBruce88 if he stay healthy. EJ Gaines had the talent to be a pro bowler couldn’t stay healthy. Nick Bolton is nice so it could be him when it said and done in recent years. But the best is Kellen Winslow. He’s not going to be better than him. Also, William Moore and Sean Witherspoon was also, beasts, but couldn’t stay healthy.

[@mattfrommo2483]

Keller Winslow was also pretty good.

[@thomasharp3246]

I'm really high on the class. I bet you see a good amount play. I think 5-6 skipped a redshirt last class. There's going to be more. Olugbode will play. Lang may start at left tackle as a freshman. The other o lineman may play they're physically ready. One of the other receivers will play maybe both. The RB from Ohio is better than Morron and could be the third back. Hilson will play. The tight end is a steal going to be awesome. For real this class is loaded. There's still a lot of good talent on the team too. I'd be fine with Weigmann I haven't heard anything on Moss think that's not happening but we're final 3 for Weigmann. Oh the estl safety is early enrollee he's going to play too. Loaded class.

[@tylercollins3130]

Horn has thrown 8 passes in 3 seasons. You can’t bank on him being a legit QB1.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

Of course.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

Would love nothing more than to see him ball out this year.

[@tylercollins3130]

@@LockedOnMizzou Same. I know he has the talent. We just haven’t seen it.

[@cordellrashadhostssearcyme1987]

@@tylercollins3130 I think if Horn was dedicate he would have been the best choice this year. However, he wanted to play baseball and that led to his injury. You have one life to live and he wanted to play baseball. It is what it is.

[@tylercollins3130]

@@cordellrashadhostssearcyme1987 That’s just it. From what I understand he wasn’t coming to Mizzou if he couldn’t play baseball.

[@JMFBizzle]

Huge get. Wow!

[@LockedOnMizzou]

"AND I DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT COMIN!"

[@JMFBizzle]

@LockedOnMizzou Me neither. Drink & the rec staff cooking. Love this staff. You have to have all the ingredients to bake a cake.

[@JohnCarden-zl3zf]

I would think that we have Pine and Horn and zollers. we can spin the money on the off. line rather than qb. a great off line and some good running backs make your qb look good.

[@JustAFanOfSports]

With all due respect, where the program is at right now with all this momentum over the last few years, both on the field and in recruiting, we can’t afford to hope Pyne or Horn can replace consistently what Cook brought to the game. We’ve seen Pyne have a much lower floor and we’ve seen Horn throw 8 career passes (and hasn’t played in over a year). Zollers should not have to be a starter as a freshman. Need a reliable bridge for at least 1 year. If we mess up QB and have a bad year, it can throw momentum off the tracks

[@JMFBizzle]

An injured True Fr, 3rd yr injured guy who we aren't even sure if he's coming back, & a 5'9 QB that is at best a serviceable backup. You're comfortable with that?

[@Junior1457-n6e]

No offense but I’m glad you aren’t the coach. Zollers is a true freshman coming off a broken ankle, Sam Horn has proven anything and is coming off Tommy John, and Pyne hasn’t done enough. You need some sort of serious competition for the guys already in the QB room

[@groverturner592]

Jackson arnold was a 5*, not a 4 and was the national gadtoraide player of yr. Don't let that okla game fool you

[@LockedOnMizzou]

I see the upside. Wish he didn't hold onto the ball so long.

[@jason_l5p]

Ill take Connor Wiegman over the rest. He had some solid games this year.

[@shawnkurtz4424]

Id go Weigman if given the choice of him or Moss. Though Sluka the former UNLV QB is an intriguing option. And in terms of LB3, I think he was just as advertised on the field. Luther has never been a elite route runner (though he improved quite a bit in his time here). He was more get into open space and make something happen tyoe of reciever, a liken him to more of a Deebo Samuel type. But noticably his ball tracking skills are elite. You have the South Carolina one hander this year, but you also have his Miss State TD this year. His TD against Vandy in OT. A few catches last year against Vandy in the sun. I can go on and on. The bone headed penalties werr killer yes, thats also a young player whose gotta learn he cant do that but I dont think that hurts his overall legacy here at Mizzou.

[@tylercollins3130]

Miller Moss.

[@JMFBizzle]

Ewwww

[@JMFBizzle]

I like Arnold more than Weigman & Moss. 1) Arnold 2) Weigman 3) Moss Arnold was playing with 5 new OL guys, 3 got injured. Also WR1-5 were injured this season. He was pressured on almost every play. Its like lining up Cook with our 5 backup Lineman, & Mekhi, Blood, Crutchfield, & James Madison this year. He was in a very difficult position this year, but I like him more than the other two. Arnold was sacked 35 times in basically 8 games. Over 4 sacks a game. Yikes.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

There's a case for Arnold to be sure. I'm not sure anyone could have looked great with that OL and injury situation.

[@JMFBizzle]

@LockedOnMizzou And he's already played in the SEC. He's already played at MISS, MIZ, LSU, AUB. So the players size, speed, & crowd noise are less likely to phase him. He beat ALA 133ruyds, 5.4ypc(w/a sack taken out). I like Arnold with a full year under his belt & a chance to work with Moore a real college OC & QB guru. I'm not saying Arnold is the end all be all, but I like him the most out of the 3, & we get to steal another OU player, which is always a bonus. I just want a dual threat guy, b/c we are still playing 80% of our schedule at a talent deficit, at least as far as rankings go, & a dual threat QB negates a lot of that against great defenses. Statue QBs only work at places like UGA, & even this year everyone's seeing that Beck isn't all that great.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

I mostly worry about his lack of awareness and ball protection at crucial moments after watching the Mizzou game.

[@JMFBizzle]

@LockedOnMizzou Nobody's perfect, lol. I'm with you on that. All of them have their issues. I might discount his issues being due to the amount of pressure he was constantly under, but he's definitely not mistake free. I think having better guys around him & Kirby could help alleviate some of that. He's not my 1st choice, but he is of those 3. I'd have to rewatch the OU game more closely. I usually focus on our guys & jump for joy when we get a turnover, so prob not as focused in as sharply as you are. I, like everybody else, love Mateer, but would be shocked if he doesn't end up at OU. There's some G5 & other guys I like: Mateer from WSU. Fifita from ARI Drones from VT UNLV has 2 QBs we could grab. -Williams is a total stud. -Sluka might be an interesting pickup. Henigan from MEM Angular from App St Salter from Liberty Maivia from USC might get lured away. Love his game.

[@mattponder8631]

Only bring in a Portal QB if it's a big upgrade. Drew Lock got his clock cleaned in his freshman year took off the next 3 years. Go with what we got Zollers back up Pyne and Horn

[@LockedOnMizzou]

I'd rather not experience 2015 again though.

[@Junior1457-n6e]

Maybe start Zollers if we weren’t coming off what could be b2b double digit win seasons

[@Rick-z4h]

Any updates on Zollers ankle surgery?

[@JayRoberts244]

Do you know why they only have 17 commits signed? Are they targeting anyone else that you know of?

[@arlinwright1819]

From what Drink said at the news conference, they were shooting for 15 to 20 signs and ended up with 17. Pretty much on target.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

What Arlin said. Also leaving space for portal additions. Mizzou has done well there.

[@JMFBizzle]

Smart move. Got the #13 class in avg player ranking. Most of these guys will take 2 to 3 years to develop, no idea if they'll get impatient & transfer out, no reason to stack 3 star guys. We got 8 guys in the portal. 6 starters, 1 depth, 1 FR who trans after spring camp. When you're hitting at that level, keep shopping in the portal for immediate production.

[@davebeal65]

I blame the program for not having a QB ready to go. I know Sam Horn evaporated, but you had a long time to have a plan B, C and D.

[@KaiLastOfTheBrunnen-G]

As I predicted Haynes King is in the portal. This is the QB Mizzou should be targeting. My only other target would be Sam Leavit but he won't be available until after Az St get hammered buy Penn St. or whomever they play in the first round of the CFP. So, if Mizzou can get King then we're done.

[@keitha.563]

Burden was a good and sometimes great receiver... But he was a Diva and will be in the NFL. He got his touchdown negated against Tex AM and he QUIT that Saturday as did the team. Ridiculous game

[@KaiLastOfTheBrunnen-G]

Luther definitely underperformed on his career considering his talent and recruiting position. He should have been a Maclin-esque level player. Of course the OC has a lot to do with the production of WRs so it' snot all on Burden. Also, "had that standed". "STANDED"? You say you went to J-School?

[@LockedOnMizzou]

You're right, it's STOOD. Once again, congrats on your much-needed win.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

Seriously, man. I'm gonna give you one more chance not be an asshole.

[@KaiLastOfTheBrunnen-G]

Horn is a baseball player, Eli needs to dump him onto the baseball program and move on. He's not playing football anymore, at least not Mizzou. College football is not a part time sport, ESPECIALLY at the QB position.

[@jackdrexl2977]

I’m seeing that he’s a 4 star. Where does it say he’s a 5 star?

[@LockedOnMizzou]

I said on the pod Rivals has him as a 5-star.

[@zgdafzgdaf4264]

Haha. John doesn’t like an answer so he gets mad and says the neither answer is wrong. 😑. I’m guessing he colored inside the lines as a kid.

[@LockedOnMizzou]

You haven't seen me "mad", junior.