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Eye on the Tigers
Hosted by St. Louis Post-Dispatch · EN
A regular dose of Mizzou Tigers athletics, including football, basketball and other college sports, from game previews to interviews and everything else you need to stay ahead of the curve. Hear from St. Louis Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff.
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Mizzou beat writers talk fall camp competitions, players to watch
Jul 2400:27:45Tap to summarizeWith Mizzou's 2025 preseason about to begin, the Eye on the Tigers Podcast is back. On this episode, Post-Dispatch beat writer Eli Hoff is joined by two of his counterparts — Calum McAndrew of the Columbia Daily Tribune and Jarod Hamilton of PowerMizzou — to find some consensus. What percent chance does Beau Pribula have to win the starting quarterback job? Are any other position battles even close to the importance of the QB competition? Which other players are they excited to see. Eli, Calum and Jarod dig in with their answers. Subscribe to the Post-Dispatch.
Transcribe →Scouting Drake and what Mizzou needs to watch out for in March Madness
Mar 17, 202500:03:20Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch beat writer Eli Hoff digs into Missouri's first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament and suggests three keys for MU to advance into the second round. Listen to the full episode. Subscribe to the Post-Dispatch.
Transcribe →Mizzou's potential SEC Tourney outcomes, spring football standouts, women's hoops coaching search update
Mar 11, 202500:02:20Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch beat writer Eli Hoff sets the stage for Mizzou's entrance into the SEC Tournament, shares notes and observations from spring football practices, then offers his takeaways on the future of Missouri's women's basketball program. Listen to the full episode. Subscribe to the Post-Dispatch.
Transcribe →Checking in on Mizzou's NFL Draft prospects and men's hoops panic meter rising
Mar 6, 202500:35:06Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff is joined by NFL Draft analyst Joe DeLeone to recap how Mizzou players performed at the NFL combine and how their NFL Draft stock is holding up. Is Luther Burden III still a first-round talent? How early could Armand Membou be selected? Will Brady Cook hear his name called? Joe shares his insight and the rumblings out of draft circles. Eli closes the show with a look at a concerning trend for Missouri men's basketball that is popping up at the wrong time of year. Find more podcasts from the Post-Dispatch. Subscribe to the Post-Dispatch.
Transcribe →Mizzou men's hoops builds for March, women's hoops coaching change and spring football coming
Feb 27, 202500:53:25Tap to summarizeOn this jam-packed episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff talks through all of the latest developments in Mizzou sports. He shares his takeaways from Missouri men's basketball's defeat in Arkansas and 30-point win over South Carolina, plus a quick bit of bracketology. Eli walks you through what led MU women's basketball to make a coaching change, what it means and what happens next. He then turns his attention to the start of preseason football practice, sharing the five returners and five incoming transfers he's most excited to watch during spring ball.
Transcribe →A big night against Alabama and digging into Mizzou's 'kill shots'
Feb 20, 202500:40:03Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff digs into Missouri's big-time win over No. 4 Alabama, from the crowd to the game-starting run to the fire in the arena afterward. He also explores what an analytic called "kill shots" means for Mizzou in March. Eli closes out the show with a look at the remaining SEC schedules and makes the case for the Tigers as a contender in the conference tournament.
Transcribe →Mizzou hoops right back on track after thumping Oklahoma
Feb 13, 202500:46:07Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff breaks down the key moments from Missouri men's basketball's latest two games. He talks through what one offensive possession against Texas A&M showed about Dennis Gates' coaching philosophy and what made Mark Mitchell's dominance of Oklahoma so evident. Eli also shares some quick notes on Mizzou football, softball and baseball.
Transcribe →Mizzou hoops stock rose despite Tennessee loss, plus a look at the remaining 9 SEC games
Feb 6, 202500:41:07Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff digs into Missouri men's basketball's 85-81 loss at Tennessee. He argues it was actually a net positive for the Tigers, given the extent to which they pushed the Volunteers. With Mizzou halfway through its slate of SEC games, Eli sorts MU's remaining nine matchups into tiers of how winnable they are to sort out what the Tigers' ceiling is.
Transcribe →An offensive shutdown for Mizzou hoops and looking ahead to a key 4-game stretch
Jan 24, 202500:26:19Tap to summarizeOn this basketball-focused episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff digs into what went wrong for Missouri in its low-scoring loss to Texas and what the pessimistic and optimistic views of that game are. He then previews the Tigers' upcoming stretch of four games in a row against ranked opponents and what it will mean for a Mizzou team that could still raise its ceiling.
Transcribe →Mizzou men's basketball raises its ceiling, football gets a splashy transfer and budget talk
Jan 16, 202500:41:14Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Eye on the Tigers Podcast, Post-Dispatch sportswriter Eli Hoff talks through a big-time win for Missouri men's basketball, which upset No. 5 Florida and changed the course of its season this week. What do the Tigers' latest wins mean for their season? A different expectation, Eli argues. He also talks through the latest MU football developments before walking through his takeaways from reporting on Mizzou athletics financial data.
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