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WR T.J. Moe — A former prolific prep quarterback, the sophomore emerged as MU's most productive receiver over the course of his first spring in Columbia.

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But looks can be deceiving in the spring, and any assessment of MU's shutdown defense is countered by the reality that a true freshman quarterback, early enrolled James Franklin, was running the No. 2 offense.

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Moe might not initially earn a starting job over Jerrell Jackson, but he'll certainly play a significant role in MU's receiver rotation.

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Gary Pinkel has been quoting his mentor, Don James, since the day he arrived at Missouri almost 10 years ago, and the Tigers head coach didn't miss another opportunity to reference his former boss at the University of Washington after a sluggish offensive show in MU's spring game.

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WR Marcus Lucas — A 6-4 prep phenom from the Kansas City area, Lucas figures to compete immediately for a job at MU's outside receiver positions.

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Just to add one more problem with MU's methodology report, based on sample size alone the margin of error for the live interviewer data is larger than that for the automated interviews, but MU reports one error for the entire study.

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Also, it seems O'Donnell has been more controversial over the past two weeks; thus, the evidence points to something potentially off with MU's estimates: at the very least, they seem to over-estimate Republican responses and under-estimate Democrats '.

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Also, MU's exclusion of cell phones has important consequences for sampling and coverage error.

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FDU's reliance on the same methodology from earlier polling; the fact that their findings are consistent with other live interviewer telephone surveys of Delaware voters -- CNN's poll results from 10/12 show Coons with a 19% point lead; the fact that MU employed a questionable design and reported misleading statistical information; and because some of the estimates for MU's data seem to be off; I would put my money on the FDU poll results.

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S Kenronte Walker — The midyear addition to the secondary could be the second safety from City College of San Francisco to become an instant contributor for the Tigers, following the path of Jarrell Harrison, who become MU's starting strong safety midway through last season.

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