Eye on the Tigers

In this week's episode Dave Matter and Calum McAndrew look back on Mizzou's almost upset over top-ranked Georgia and wonder if Tiger fans should be more optimistic about the rest of the season, starting with Saturday's trip to Florida. Calum and Dave discuss the Mizzou-Florida matchup, how Blake Baker will defend Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson and what to expect from the Mizzou offense at T...

In this week's episode, Dave Matter and Frederickson take a look back at Mizzou's crushing overtime loss at Auburn and revisit some of the coaching decisions that decided the game down the stretch. The Tigers host No. 1 Georgia next but then face a more manageable October stretch that will tell us if Eli Drinkwitz's team is capable of salvaging a spiraling season.  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

In this week's episode, Ben Frederickson and Dave Matter break down the most glaring red flags Mizzou has raised through the first three weeks of the season heading into Saturday's pivotal SEC opener at Auburn. Then Dave visits with Auburn beat writer (and former Post-Dispatch campus correspondent) Bennett Durando of the Montgomery Advertiser to get the latest on embattled Auburn coach Bryan Harsi...

In this week's episode, Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson dig deep on what went wrong for Mizzou in Saturday's loss at Kansas State. They discuss Eli Drinkwitz's now-infamous "losers" comment from this week's news conference and what to expect from the Tigers going forward, starting with Saturday's game against Abilene Christian. Former Mizzou defensive coordinator-turned-broadcaster Dave Steckel j...

In this week’s episode, Ben Frederickson and Dave Matter look back at Missouri’s season-opening win over Louisiana Tech and look forward to Saturday’s Big 12 reunion at Kansas State. Dave also visits with former Missouri All-American Chase Coffman, who came from a K-State family but starred for the Tigers during the Gary Pinkel era. Chase looks back on his decision to play for Mizzou, reminisces a...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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...

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.​ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.​ See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  See omnystudi...

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 megaconferen...

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...

On this week’s podcast, Dave Matter is joined by a special guest, newly hired Missouri associate head basketball coach Charlton “C.Y.” Young for an extensive discussion on all things Mizzou hoops. Young shares his thoughts on following Dennis Gates to Columbia, the secrets behind their success at Florida State, his recruiting philosophies for Mizzou’s roster and his lo...

College basketball season is complete, but the offseasons have become every bit as interesting. Dave Matter breaks down Mizzou’s rebuilt roster under new coach Dennis Gates then visits with two former Post-Dispatch campus correspondents now covering their own SEC beats for the USA Today Network, Christina Long (Arkansas) and Bennett Durando (Auburn). They discuss their powerhouse basketball...

Ben Frederickson and Dave Matter break down the potential candidates for the Missouri basketball coaching search, from the one established no-brainer, the hot mid-major coaches and the intriguing alum who should be in the mix. Who makes the most sense for Desiree Reed-Francois to explore?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Frederickson and Dave Matter break down the roster changes for Eli Drinkwitz's Mizzou football program via the portal and the coaching market, including some intriguing short-term solutions at positions of need. On the basketball front, Cuonzo Martin's Tigers are finding new ways to lose and Ben and Dave discuss the factors AD Desiree Reed-Francois will have to weigh in her first major pe...

In this week's Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson break down all the roster reshuffling for the Missouri football program via the transfer portal as Eli Drinkwitz has lost a handful of starters and added a stash of newcomers the Tigers hope will upgrade the roster in 2022. They also discuss Drinkwitz's remade coaching staff plus touch on Gary Pinkel's election to...

The Post-Dispatch's Ben Frederickson and Dave Matter review the good and the bad from Mizzou's 6-7 football season that saw the rise of Tyler Badie, the fall of Connor Bazelak, and the ups and downs of Steve Wilks' debut season as defensive coordinator. Eli Drinkwitz faces many pivotal questions heading into his third season on the job, starting with an unsettled quarterback situation. See omnystu...

Wednesday shapes up as the biggest day of the year on the Mizzou beat. Eli Drinkwitz’s football team is in Fort Worth to take on Army in the Armed Forces Bowl, while Cuonzo Martin’s basketball Tigers will be in St. Louis for the Braggin’ Rights Game against Illinois. Both are underdogs, but both can finish 2021 with a winning record if they pull off the respective upset.  Da...

In this week's Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson look back on Mizzou's 34-17 loss at Arkansas in the regular-season finale and look ahead to the bowl game possibilities for Eli Drinkwitz's Tigers. Some high-profile coaching changes have turned the world of college football upside down, but Mizzou has gone unscathed so far other than some new names in the transfer por...

Coming off a wild overtime win over Florida, Eli Drinkwitz's resurgent Tigers head to Arkansas for Friday's Battle Line Rivalry Game. (Apologies to Razorback fans who insist this doesn't count as a real rivalry.) Either way, the story lines are rich - hello, Barry Odom! - the stakes are high and Friday's showdown between two familiar foes should be entertaining. Dave...

Dave Matter and Ben Frederickson break down the Tigers' season-opening men's basketball win against Central Michigan and preview the football team's upcoming home game against South Carolina as the quest for a bowl game enters the home stretch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.