Bring your Tigers football, basketball and recruiting questions, and talk to Eli Hoff in a live chat at 11 a.m. Thursday.
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Eli Hoff:ÌýMorning, all! Thanks for stopping by another Mizzou chat. We'll take your questions and takes for the next couple of hours.
Russ:ÌýGood morning, Eli. Have you heard any feedback on what the players think or saying about the new DC, Corey Batoon?
Hoff:ÌýI haven't asked them about Coach Batoon recently, but back in spring ball, he got a lot of compliments. Players agreed that he's pretty laid back (he is Hawaiian, after all) but relentless when it comes to details. “A cool dude,†linebacker Chuck Hicks called him during spring ball. “He takes it a little more laid back, he’s going to talk to you a little bit differently. But get on the field with him, he wants the best from you. He’s pushing you, he’s running behind you on the field.â€
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Tiger Warrior:ÌýI wish Brady Cook, Cody Schrader, and Luther Burden III, the three musketeers of Mizzou Tigers offense, the best. They're all from our town joining my team from college football. Who's your favorite player?
Hoff:ÌýI don't have favorite players on the teams I cover. It's my job not to have that and to write independently and work to maintain an objective view of Mizzou sports. Schrader and Darius Robinson stood out last season as great guys to talk to, so they were helpful from a media standpoint.
But let me spin this one to y'all with a little poll... (Poll appears in chat.)
TigerÌýWarrior:ÌýWill Mizzou Tigers football quarterback Brady Cook be able to play in his first game against the Murray State Racers?
Hoff:ÌýI haven't seen or heard anything to the contrary. He's QB1. The only thing that would get in the way of him starting for the opener would be health — but again, I am not aware of any concerns on that front. He was healthy throughout spring practice, too.
bigron:ÌýHow much playiing time do you expect the big freshmen to get on the mens Bball team this season?
Hoff:ÌýAt least some. I know that's vague, but it's so hard to predict right now what this team's actually going to look like, with 1/3 returners, 1/3 transfers and 1/3 freshmen. I think the centers (Marshall and Burns) have the best chance of getting playing time, since Josh Gray is the only other true center on the roster. Might there be times where Mizzou goes smaller without a typical No. 5? Sure, but the freshmen have a real chance there. And then Annor Boateng has the most talent of the freshmen, it seems, so you'd have to think he will be able to push for a spot in the rotation too.
CoMo Tiger:ÌýWill you be covering today's Board of Curators meeting? There is a presentation on athletics scheduled.
Hoff:ÌýYep! The board is currently in executive session but expected to come back around 1:15. I'll have a story on it later today and in tomorrow's paper. There should be some nuggets on the Memorial Stadium project and potentially more. We'll see what comes up.
Hoff:ÌýThat's where we'll wrap up the chat today. Thanks for coming by. There won't be a Mizzou chat next week, with July 4 falling on a Thursday. See you July 11!
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