Mizzou Football and recruiting wins don’t often go hand in hand. Sure, when you sign 20-25 guys a class a few of them are likely to be seen differently than the rest. Regardless of who commits to Mizzou, fans will always talk themselves into the tape and even the lowest ranked players will get projected to be the next Sean Weatherspoon, Michael Sam, or Charles Harris.
But we got accustomed to moderate recruiting success and hoping the development would outpace the rankings and keep the program rolling. Despite some bumps along the way, the recipe seemed to work.