Southern Missouri’s powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee chair Jason Smith (R-Salem) predicts U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) will be elected House Speaker today at noon. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, saying he know the House Republican caucus. Congressman Smith also discussed his comments yesterday on Capitol Hill regarding poverty guidelines. Chairman Smith tells listeners that the Biden administration’s new recommended poverty guidelines would mean that a family in Alabama has to earn less than one in California to get services like school lunch and food stamps. He says all states should be treated the same, whether it’s Alabama, South Dakota or California. “This is about robbing resources from rural America to benefit coastal elite,” Congressman Smith said in a committee hearing. He elaborated during the “Wake Up” interview. Congressman Smith also discussed college campuses on the show, telling listeners that publicly-funded universities nationwide are focused more on “preferred speech” than on freedom of speech:
(LISTEN): Central Bank Tiger Network’s Brad Tregnago previews Mizzou’s season opener on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The Missouri Tiger football team has won 17 straight home openers. Mizzou battles South Dakota tonight at 7:05 at Columbia’s Faurot Field, and tickets are still available for the game. Former 939 the Eagle news director Brad Tregnago, who now works full-time at Learfield and hosts the pregame, halftime and postgame shows on the Central Bank Tiger Radio Network, joined us live in-studio this morning to preview the opener and to discuss some things you’ll see tonight. That includes fan-friendly pricing for concessions:
SEC Commissioner set to be in Columbia for tonight’s Mizzou game; expect heavy traffic
Look for heavy traffic this afternoon and evening across Columbia, especially near Faurot Field at Stadium and Providence. Mizzou football’s season opener against South Dakota is tonight at 7.
The University of Missouri wants all employees who work on-campus in non-public facing roles to work remotely today, starting at noon. That’s being done to accommodate increased traffic with thousands of fans coming in for football.
Mizzou Athletics senior associate athletic director Ryan Koslen tells 939 the Eagle that tickets are still available for tonight’s game. We’ve confirmed that Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey is scheduled to be in Columbia for tonight’s opener.
The Tigers have won 17 straight home openers. They’ll begin their 133rd season tonight.
The SEC Network’s “SEC Nation” will be live from Faurot Field from 6 to 7 pm. The popular show is hosted by Marty Smith, Tim Tebow, Roman Harper and Jordan Rodgers.