Joe, Doug and Ron talk about MIzzou's upcoming game with Texas A&M and ponder what happens if the Tigers lose another QB? Is it wishbone time? They also look at the Mizzou record with the first playoff rankings out. Is there such a thing as a quality loss?

Elsewhere, the coaching carousel continues to spin and Hugh Freeze cancels a standing tee time. U-Mass is 0-9 and Joe says they are worse than their record indicates. Dabo Swinney is having a very interesting Fall and Indiana has not regressed to the mean (they would invite you to Google it).

The Chiefs have a rough trip to upstate New York. They're still the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl, yet they would not make the playoffs if they began today. It's all in the script. The Steelers keep winning by playing "varsity football." Blue Horseshoe leads the team through the college and pro picks for the week and, well, improvement is needed.

It's getting late early for the St. Louis Blues and giving up five goals per game is not a way to improve their situation. The World Series was a classic and America was watching.

It's college basketball season and Doug does his best to start an international incident. We apologize to any of our Belarus friends. All this and a reminder that a late-night "FedEx delivery" may end badly on this week's edition of The St. Louis Sportists Podcast.

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