# missouri state (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover missouri state. Page: Feed: --- ## [2026 Houston Cougars Football Season Preview](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/big-12/44946/2026-houston-cougars-football-season-preview) _2026-08-21 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ Willie Fritz wins football games. From coaching Blinn at the JUCO ranks, to Central Missouri in Division II, to Sam Houston at the FCS level, to Georgia Southern and Tulane in the FBS, Fritz has consistently built winning programs. In 31 years across those five programs, the head coach only endured five losing seasons — \[…\] ## [2026 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Season Preview](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/big-12/44944/2026-cincinnati-bearcats-football-season-preview) _2026-08-21 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ In 2021, the Cincinnati Bearcats made history as the first American Conference team to earn a berth in the College Football Playoff. Two years later, Cincinnati transitioned to the Big 12 Conference, and they’re slowly but steadily acclimating to the league. Scott Satterfield has been at the helm since the Bearcats’ Big 12 debut, overseeing \[…\] ## [CUSA Notebook: Kennesaw State, Missouri State name starting QBs](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/conference-usa/44963/cusa-kennesaw-state-missouri-state-starting-qb-rickie-collins-skyler-locklear) _2026-08-20 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ The end of fall camp is near across the entire country, meaning it’s time to finalize depth chart decisions. Conference USA saw its fair share of quarterback battles in fall camp, and two of these competitions were decided this week: Kennesaw State Owls Starting QB – Rickie Collins The reigning CUSA champions lost starting quarterback \[…\] ## [Patrick Overmyer is ready to fill Houston’s biggest vacancy](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/big-12/44708/patrick-overmyer-feature-tight-end-houston-cougars-vacancy-tanner-koziol) _2026-08-19 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ After finishing 10-3 and No. 22 in the country, Houston returns head coach Willie Fritz, all three coordinators, and 12 primary starters including quarterback Conner Weigman and All-Big 12 selections Amare Thomas and Will James. Despite all the continuity, one significant vacancy remains. In 2025, tight end Tanner Koziol was indispensible to Houston’s offense. The \[…\] ## [2026 Conference USA Football Season Preview](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/conference-usa/44801/2026-conference-usa-football-season-preview-cusa-teams) _2026-08-18 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ No conference has turned over more than Conference USA. Fourteen years ago, the league featured the likes of Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, and UCF. Now, the conference’s longest tenured members are FIU and Middle Tennessee, which joined in 2013. Exactly half of the 10 members were added from the FCS since 2022, but those additions \[…\] ## [Navy, Memphis, Tulane receive votes in 2026 Preseason AP Top 25](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/american-conference/44902/navy-memphis-tulane-receive-votes-in-2026-preseason-ap-top-25) _2026-08-17 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ The American Conference landed three teams in the final AP Poll of 2025. Tulane was ranked No. 18, Navy landed at No. 23, and North Texas followed at No. 24. However, that doesn’t mean the conference enters 2026 with a similar level of respect. For the third-straight season, zero American teams make an appearance in \[…\] ## [SMU ranked #19 in 2026 Preseason AP Top 25](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/acc/44893/smu-ranked-19-in-2026-preseason-ap-top-25) _2026-08-17 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ For the second-straight year, SMU is ranked prior to its opening kickoff. The Mustangs garnered a ranking of No. 19 in the preseason AP Top 25. It’s the second time since 1985 they’ve started a season in the AP Poll. Last August, SMU ended a 37-year drought with an appearance at No. 16 in the \[…\] ## [Houston ranked #23 in 2026 Preseason AP Top 25](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/big-12/44886/houston-ranked-23-in-2026-preseason-ap-top-25) _2026-08-17 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ For the first time as members of the Big 12 Conference, the Houston Cougars enter a season with a number beside their name. Houston checked in at No. 23 in the preseason AP Top 25. It’s the program’s first preseason ranking since starting No. 24 in 2022 and highest preseason ranking since 2016, when it \[…\] ## [The Legend of Tim Polasek: From logger to leading North Dakota State into FBS](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/fcs-football/44363/tim-polasek-logger-leading-north-dakota-state-bison-fbs-ndsu-feature) _2026-08-17 · Emily Van Buskirk · Underdog Dynasty_ It was 5 p.m. on a Friday back in 2006, 10 degrees below zero, and Tim Polasek was just getting off work when his old yellow Nokia cell phone rang. The screen barely worked, though well enough for a few games of Snake, and Polasek had just finished another day at his logging job, operating \[…\] ## [2026 SMU Mustangs Football Season Preview](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/acc/44804/2026-smu-mustangs-football-season-preview) _2026-08-17 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ Several years ago, the SMU Mustangs were the scrappy underdogs, foregoing nine years of ACC media rights revenue just for a chance to compete in the conference. Now, the Mustangs are an established power in the league. In its ACC debut in 2024, SMU seamlessly handled the competition. It finished 8-0 in league play, qualified \[…\] ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cmc7T7bmKgjQ) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Marshall unveils alternate uniform to recognize The 75 and “We Are Marshall”](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/sun-belt-conference/44876/marshall-thundering-herd-alternate-uniform-the-75-tragedy-we-are-marshall) _2026-08-17 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ When you play for the Marshall Thundering Herd, honoring “The 75” becomes a part of your identity. On Nov. 14, 1970, following a 17-14 road loss to East Carolina, 75 individuals — primarily Marshall football players, coaches, staff, and boosters — boarded Southern Airways Flight 932. The commercial aircraft crashed into a hill, and all \[…\] ## [NFL Preseason: Which Former FCS Rookies Helped Their Chances in Week 1?](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/fcs-football/44831/nfl-preseason-which-former-fcs-rookies-helped-their-chances-in-week-1) _2026-08-16 · Jared Miller · Underdog Dynasty_ Football is back. It may have just been the preseason but helmets were cracking and pads were popping around the NFL last weekend as pro football’s most intense, three-week tryouts officially got underway. Several young players are clawing for spots and we are just a few short weeks away from when the bell rings and \[…\] ## [Rice fall camp notes: ‘slot’ position, linebacker update, Wisne v. NCAA](https://www.underdogdynasty.com/american-conference/44829/rice-fall-camp-notes-scott-abell-davis-lane-jesus-machado-stone-combs-micah-barnett) _2026-08-15 · Steve Helwick · Underdog Dynasty_ Fall camp is officially underway in South Main. The Rice Owls are three weeks away from their 2026 home opener against FCS opponent Houston Christian, gearing up for year two under head coach Scott Abell. Here are several developments from the Owls’ fall camp practices: ‘Slot’ position One position unique to Scott Abell’s gun choice \[…\] ## [My Swan Song](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/my-swan-song) _2026-08-15 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ My authenticity screaming and breaking free. ## [Forward Go](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/forward-go-b3b) _2026-08-15 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ There s nowhere to go but forward, but that s ok because today we are creating tomorrow s memories. ## [Posting Now](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/posting-now) _2026-08-10 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ I haven t been posting lately, and I realized last night that is because I don t know how to talk about what is happening in the world anymore. I don t know how to solve the world s problems, so I ve been afraid to give others false hope. That s a mistake I ve made. Just because I don t know how to fix the world doesn t mean I stay quiet. It doesn t mean we do nothing, it doesn t mean we stop… ## [Simply Summer BLT Salad](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/simply-summer-blt-salad) _2026-07-07 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ The taste of summer in a bowl ## [An Elegy for the “Respectable” Homosexual](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/an-elegy-for-the-respectable-homosexual) _2026-07-01 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ A response to "I m Gay, Not Queer. It Matters." ## [Understanding with Words](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/understanding-with-words) _2026-06-10 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ How words build our world ## [Kansas City](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/kansas-city) _2026-02-19 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ My KCMO Skyline ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Iap5Dds38R0U) _2026-02-19 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [What Could Exist](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/what-could-exist) _2026-02-19 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ There are times where we have no answers or patterns to follow or make sense of what is happening. This seems so disconcerting, but it also allows for growth, imagination, and the potential for anything to happen. We must stop asking, what should be happening and start asking what could exist if we only tried. ## [You’re Not Missing Your Life](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/youre-not-missing-your-life) _2026-02-15 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ You re inside it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188048456/71c8c682537f42ba90bafd8f0d7e2108.mp3) ## [Deconstructing Illusions: Ad Hominem](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/deconstructing-illusions-ad-hominem) _2026-01-31 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ Watch now | The Ad Hominem Fallacy [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186443160/d9b5f74c8fd68ff0ffe420015f10fa39.mp3) ## [Chasing Masculinity : Part 2](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/chasing-masculinity-part-2) _2026-01-25 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ My honest exploration of attraction, masculinity, and desire. Why attraction is about embodiment, restraint, and chemistry, not superiority or labels. ## [Chasing Masculinity : Part 1](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/chasing-masculinity-part-1) _2026-01-23 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ An essay exploring self perception, masculinity, and identity through the lens of a gay male. ## [Freedom](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/freedom) _2025-10-07 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ If we do not respect the universal rights of our neighbors, can we call ourselves a neighbor, or even a good person? ## [Changing Humanity](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/changing-humanity) _2025-09-24 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ Everyday so many of us wake up and look around and wonder how we arrived where we are today. More importantly, we wonder how we can make change in a world that doesn t seem to respond to our cries and concerns. Humanity has seen darker times than we have currently, and with each darkness and enlightenment we have experienced, strengthening communities has been key to finding brighter futures. We… ## [Market Deals!](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/market-deals) _2025-08-17 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ Sourcing cheap ingredients today - Cooking coming soon! ## [Our Pride United](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/our-pride-united) _2025-08-12 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ The desire to be free [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/170797807/707ecd34842d2b2c54ca492501d8b198.mp3) ## [Reasons to Live While in Extreme Distress](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/reasons-to-live-in-extreme-distress) _2025-08-12 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ Here is my advice to you regarding the skills I needed to survive under intense stress and in a world where I was not welcome to be me. These are lessons I learned from over 30 years in a cult. ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yNYF1dyz2OQE) _2025-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Soft Yet Powerful Grace](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/soft-yet-powerful-grace) _2025-08-11 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ A photo dedication of beautiful people changing the world. ## [Build a World Where Compassion Prevails](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/build-a-world-where-compassion-prevails) _2025-08-11 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ Building Community with Purpose ## [The Missouri State Fair](https://blog.mattdobbins.com/p/the-missouri-state-fair) _2025-08-10 · Matt Dobbins · Matt Dobbins_ It s a vibe. Captured at Missouri State Fair Grounds in Sedalia, Missouri