Black & Gold Fan Zone

This is the 31st episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl dive into the 2026 NCAA Transfer Portal and discuss both the outgoing and up-to-date incoming classes. They also dive into the hiring of new hitting coach Brandon Van Horn, and what this means for the rebuilding Tigers. If you wish to skip straight to the opinions on the incoming transfers, go to about the 18:25...

This is the 30th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! Thanks to you, our listeners, we crossed the 1,000 plays milestone across all podcast episodes during the 2026 season. In this episode, Ryan and Irl do an official Question and Answer session and dive into questions listeners have submitted to them. These questions include how the Black & Gold Fan Zone started, should coaches be fired, i...

This is the 29th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's SEC Tournament victory against Ole Miss along with their season-ending loss against Mississippi State. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's offseason with the decision to retain Kerrick Jackson and the first transfer departure. This episode was recorded on May 24, 2026.

This is the 28th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's final road series of the 2026 regular season against the Texas Longhorns. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's first opponent of the SEC Tournament, the Ole Miss Rebels. This episode was record on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

This is the 27th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's weekend series against the Vanderbilt Commodores. This includes diving into the incident known as FOGGATE with their individual perspectives of the event. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's final road series against the Texas Longhorns. This episode was record on Sunday, May 10, 2026.

This is the 26th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's series against the Georgia Bulldogs. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's final home series against the Vanderbilt Commodores. This episode was record on May 3rd, 2026.

This is the 25th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's series against Arkansas along with their midweek loss against SIUE. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's road trip against Southeast Missouri State and the Georgia Bulldogs. This episode was recorded on April 26th, 2026.

This is the 24th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Irl reviews Mizzou's series against Oklahoma along with Ryan’s researched deep dive comparing Missouri's stats from non-conference and SEC play. Irl also previews Mizzou's matchup against SIUE and their series against Arkansas with Ryan’s keys to the weekend. This episode was recorded on April 20th, 2026.

This is the 23rd episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's midweek victory against Missouri State plus their weekend series against South Carolina. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's second matchup against Missouri State and their series against Oklahoma. This episode was recorded on April 12th, 2026.

This is the 22nd episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's midweek matchup against the Jayhawks plus their weekend series victory against Kentucky. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's rivalry matchup against Missouri State and their series against South Carolina. This episode was recorded on April 5th, 2026.

This is the 21st episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's midweek matchups against Illinois and Lindenwood plus their weekend series against Texas A&M. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's Border War matchup against kansas along with their series against Kentucky. This episode was recorded Sunday, March 29, 2026.

This is the 20th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's midweek matchup against kansas and their SEC road series against Tennessee. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's pair of in-state midweek matchups and their upcoming series against the Texas A&M Aggies. This episode was recorded on March 22nd, 2026.

This is the 19th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's midweek matchup against USI and their SEC opening series against Auburn. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's rivalry matchup against kU and their upcoming series against the Tennessee Volunteers. This episode was recorded on March 15th, 2026.

This is the 18th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's series sweep against the UIC Flames. Ryan and Irl also preview Mizzou's midweek matchup against Southern Indiana and their upcoming series against the Auburn Tigers. This episode was recorded on March 8th, 2026.

This is the 17th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's series sweeps over Arkansas Pine Bluff and North Dakota State. Ryan and Irl also preview this week's upcoming four game series against the UIC Flames. This episode was recorded on March 1st, 2026.

This is the 16th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's midweek matchup against Florida Atlantic and their series sweep over New Haven. Ryan and Irl also preview this week's upcoming matchups against Arkansas Pine Bluff and the North Dakota State Bison. This episode was recorded on February 22nd, 2026.

This is the 15th episode of the Black and Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou's opening series victory over Mount St. Mary's. Ryan and Irl also preview this week's upcoming matchups against the Florida Atlantic Owls and the New Haven Chargers. This episode was recorded on February 15th, 2026.

This is the 14th episode of the Black & Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl preview Mizzou Baseball's opening series against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. Ryan and Irl also give you their pitch on why Mizzou's season ticket is the best value in the SEC. This episode was recorded Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

This is the thirteenth episode of the Black & Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl take a deep dive into the 2026 roster, covering incoming transfers, freshmen, and returners. They also make predictions for Newcomer and Most Improved Player of the Year. This episode was recorded Friday, January 30, 2026.

This is the twelfth episode of the Black & Gold Fan Zone! Ryan and Irl rank the giveaways from the 2025 Mizzou Baseball season and close with what giveaways they would like to see in 2026. This episode was recorded Friday, January 30, 2026.

This is the eleventh episode of the Black & Gold Fan Zone! Ryan and Irl are joined by special guest Tim Robertson (aka trripleplay) and Mizzou Baseball radio announcer Matt Michaels! In this episode, the group takes a final look at the 2025 Mizzou Baseball season and what exactly went wrong. We also discuss the hiring of pitching coach Drew Dickinson, players leaving via transfer portal, Tiger...

This is the tenth episode of the Black & Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou Baseball's performance in both their midweek game at home against the Missouri State Bears and their weekend series against the Oklahoma Sooners. Listen in to the best moments from the postgame press conferences in the Kerrick's Corner segment! This week's Opponent on Deck previews the upcoming...

This is the ninth episode of the Black & Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou Baseball's performance in their matchup at home against the Ole Miss Rebels on the weekend of March 21-23. This episode's Opponent on Deck previews the midweek game on March 25 on the road against the Illinois Fighting Illini. This episode was recorded Monday, March 24, 2025.

This is the eighth episode of the Black & Gold Fan Zone! In this episode, Ryan and Irl review Mizzou Baseball's performance in their weekend matchup at the LSU Tigers. This episode's Opponent on Deck previews the upcoming weekend series at home against the Ole Miss Rebels. This episode was recorded Monday, March 17, 2025.

This is the seventh episode of the Black & Gold Fan Zone! Ryan and Irl are joined by special guest Tim Robertson (aka trripleplay) and Mizzou Baseball radio announcers Tex Little and Matt Michaels! In this episode, this group of Tiger superfans take a deep dive into Mizzou Baseball's first month performance in non-conference play during the 2025 NCAA season. This episode's Opponent on Deck onc...