Read the full transcript of Dave Matter's Thursday Mizzou Chat

Beat writer Dave Matter took your questions Thursday on all things Mizzou.

Hey there, Mizzou fans. Busy morning already. Breaking news on the defensive coordinator hire, which means that's one question I don't have to answer over the next couple hours. I will be multitasking today as I continue to report on the Steve Wilks story. But feel free to fire away with your questions.Mizzou set to hire Steve Wilks as defensive coordinator

Mizzou has to get off to a much better start, clearly. The Tigers buried themselves in a deep hole in the opening minutes of the last matchup. They didn't play with much toughness or physicality. That can't happen again, especially given that Tennessee will come out…