Coach Gates joined "The Opening Drive" to talk about the Missouri Tigers heading into the game on Friday evening, why the Tigers built their schedule the way they did to up the competition and prepare themselves for their conference schedule, why facing off against a ranked-Illini squad is such an opportunity, the Braggin Rights rivalry helping connect the alumni to the current team, how it helps Mizzou get their hooks into laces all around the state--not just STL, why the Illinois rivalry is so personally special for him, being part of a Mizzou Athletic program that is succeeding across multiple sports & why he ranks the Braggin Right game as one of the best rivalries in the entire country.

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