Missouri Tigers ranked No. 8 in first preseason football poll of 2011

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Forget the bowls. Really, is anyone excited about the Insight Bowl? The Iowa Hawkeyes are decimated with suspensions and defections and general what-if disappointment.

Let’s face it, the Missouri Tigers should roll them. The forward-thinking folks at NationalChamps.net have released quite possibly the most premature top 50 poll ever, and Missouri comes in at No. 8. As our friends at SB Nation Kansas City note, they must be counting on Blaine Gabbert coming back for his senior season.