Five topics from columnist Ben Frederickson that St. Louis sports fans should be discussing . . .
1) Tigers positioned for special Saturday
Gary Pinkel's favorite description applies.
Most would say Mizzou has a massive opportunity this weekend in CoMo.
Pinkel would probably opt for, "mammoth."
And he would be correct.
When was the last time Mizzou's men's basketball team and football team were ranked at the same time?
You have to go all the way back to January 2014, when Frank Haith’s basketball Tigers were sitting at No. 21 while Pinkel’s football Tigers grabbed the No.