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General Category => Random Talk => Topic started by: Swoosh on September 05, 2009, 12:44:56 PM
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WEEK 1 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Thursday, September 3
Iowa State 34
North Dakota State 17
Saturday, September 5
(13) Georgia 10
(9) Oklahoma State 24
Baylor 24
Wake Forest 21
Missouri 37
Illinois 9
North Dakota 13
Texas Tech 38
(20) Brigham Young 14
(3) Oklahoma 13
Louisiana-Monroe 20
(2) Texas 59
Florida Atlantic 3
(24) Nebraska 49
Northern Colorado 9
(25) Kansas 49
New Mexico 6
Texas A&M 41
Massachusetts 17
Kansas State 21
Sunday, September 6
Colorado State 23
Colorado 17
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
1 0 0 0 Iowa State
1 0 0 0 Kansas
1 0 0 0 Kansas State
1 0 0 0 Missouri
1 0 0 0 Nebraska
0 1 0 0 Colorado
SOUTH DIVISION
1 0 0 0 Baylor
1 0 0 0 Oklahoma State
1 0 0 0 Texas
1 0 0 0 Texas A&M
1 0 0 0 Texas Tech
0 1 0 0 Oklahoma
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Wow! 37-9 Mizzou! So that's why Nebraska wanted Blaine Gabbert so badly. 8)
This is shaping up to be a good first week for the Big 12 as a whole, with Iowa State, Mizzou, OSU, and Baylor picking up wins so far.
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Very impressive win for the Tigers. We should head into the conference opener with Nebraska 5-0 pretty easily. Still a little worried about Oct 17 in Stillwater and Oct 24 vs. Texas, but this season (to me) is looking like it could be a run to a third straight North title.
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Yah...Mizzou looked real good today. I was impressed with Gabbert. He looked poised and more than ready to take over the reigns from Chase...who BTW was cut from the Skins today. I believe he hooked up with the practice squad though. I hope he eventually gets a chance in the NFL.
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Chase who? ;)
Just like two years ago it was Brad Smith who?
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Bring on Huskers -- I'm ready to open the conference schedule
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Big 12 looking strong today. Zook may be able to recruit but the guy couldn't lead water down a drain. I am not sure if Missouri looked that good or if Illinois looked that bad.
Bradford should have taken the money. It looks like it could be a long fall in Norman.
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CHOKE-LAHOMA!!! ;D
If Bradford is out for the rest of the season, he might not even get drafted :o
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^It's a shoulder sprain. He'll probably be out 3 to 4 weeks. Next week vs. Idaho State is certainly winnable. Tulsa will be a test, but if Bradford misses the game at Miami, OU may be in trouble.
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Missouri SHOULD be ranked after this weekend's performance.
I think the preseason AP poll is a bunch of BS anyway. (hence how kU made it on there)
Top 25 Notes
Ohio State should slip some considering Navy almost beat them (and should have)
Iowa should slip because UNI gave them lessons in football (and should have beat Iowa)
UGA will drop due to their loss to OSU
OU will really drop due to their loss to BYU which will soar up the rankings
VT might slip some due to their loss to 'bama
Oregon should slip due to their loss to Boise (and should fall all the way off due to that player punching a Boise player)
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Mizzou cracked the AP Top 25 this week, barely sneaking in at #25. GO MIZZOU!!!!
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WEEK 2 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Friday, September 11
Colorado 38
Toledo 54
Saturday, September 12
Iowa 35
Iowa State 3
Arkansas State 9
(22) Nebraska 38
Houston 45
(5) Oklahoma State 35
(2) Texas 41
Wyoming 10
Bowling Green 20
(25) Missouri 27
Idaho State 0
(13) Oklahoma 64
Kansas State 15
LA-Lafayette 17
Rice 10
Texas Tech 55
(24) Kansas 34
UTEP 7
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
2 0 0 0 Kansas
2 0 0 0 Missouri
2 0 0 0 Nebraska
1 1 0 0 Iowa State
1 1 0 0 Kansas State
0 2 0 0 Colorado
SOUTH DIVISION
2 0 0 0 Texas
2 0 0 0 Texas Tech
1 0 0 0 Baylor
1 0 0 0 Texas A&M
1 1 0 0 Oklahoma
1 1 0 0 Oklahoma State
WEEK 2 - Big XII Record (6-4)
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Nice comeback for Mizzou after an initial scare. And a big WHOOPS to OSU.
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I'll take an ugly win over a pretty loss anyday.
Mizzou played like Mizzou that second half. No penalty and 21 unanswered points.
Basically MU's offense wore down BGSU's defense. TOP in the 2nd half was decidedly Mizzou's
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Well, our close call against Bowling Green didn't impress the AP voters, as we dropped out of the AP Top 25. However, we did jump to 25 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. Houston's win in Stillwater over Oklahoma State was an eye opener. They play Texas Tech next, and Tech had better be ready!
I'll say it again: Oklahoma will have a test when they play Tulsa next week, but if Bradford isn't back when they play at Miami (FL), OU will be in trouble. Bradford has a third degree separated shoulder, which is serious enough for surgery to repair it. He declined surgery, though. When he comes back teams will be trying to re-injure that shoulder. If that happens, he'll wish he'd opted for surgery.
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WHEN that happens, he'll wish he'd opted for surgery.
fixed
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WHEN that happens, he'll wish he'd opted for surgery.
fixed
:D
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Went to the Mizzou game today, and that was a lot of fun! We dominated today 52-12, like I felt we should have against Bowling Green last weekend. I'm also excited about the Papa John's promotion with my ticket stub, "Free Toppings for Touchdowns". Valid tomorrow I can get one topping free for every Mizzou touchdown! Just pay $8.99 for a large cheese pizza and get 7 toppings on it for no extra charge! :D
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^If you went today then you got to see my band play in the mass band at half time. We were on the SW 10 yd line near the last ladder in red. We had a banner that said CADETS on it. :D
Such a fun (long) day.
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^Yep, halftime was fun! We weren't too high up off the field, but I brought my binoculars anyway. So I definitely saw you guys! The binoculars helped me read the banners! :)
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WEEK 3 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Saturday, September 19
Duke 16
Kansas 44
Furman 12
Missouri 52
Wyoming 0
Colorado 24
Tulsa 0
Oklahoma 45
Nebraska 15
Virginia Tech 16
Connecticut 30
Baylor 22
Rice 24
Oklahoma State 41
Utah State 30
Texas A&M 38
Iowa State 34
Kent State 14
Texas Tech 24
Texas 24
Kansas State 9
UCLA 29
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
3 0 0 0 Kansas
3 0 0 0 Missouri
2 1 0 0 Iowa State
2 1 0 0 Nebraska
1 2 0 0 Colorado
1 2 0 0 Kansas State
SOUTH DIVISION
3 0 1 0 Texas
2 0 0 0 Texas A&M
2 1 0 0 Oklahoma
2 1 0 0 Oklahoma State
2 1 0 1 Texas Tech
1 1 0 0 Baylor
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A nice win for Mizzou over Nevada--the defense really played well and set up that explosive fourth quarter with a forced fumble at the 3 yard line when Nevada was trying to make it really, really tight. Now that the non-con is over and Mizzou has again gone 4-0, it gets interesting. After a bye week Gabbert and Mizzou will really be tested the next three weeks: Thurs., Oct. 8 vs. Nebraska, Sat., Oct. 17 at OSU, and Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Texas. Yesterday Gabbert passed for 414(!) yards. After 4 games he's averaging 66% completion for over 290 yards with a total of 11 TD and 0 interceptions; that's a 168.6 QB rating! Even after a bad rushing performance last night, he's still averaging nearly 3 yards a carry and has rushed for a total of 2 TD. There's no doubt he's good, but we'll find out just how good he is in the coming weeks.
Today I'm most interested in seeing how Kansas fares against Southern Miss, Nebraska does against Louisiana-Lafayette, and Texas Tech does against Houston.
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So far this season, I've been pleased with the way Gabbert has performed, impressive for a sophomore. By the time he's a senior, he should really be fun to watch. But...Mizzou's running game and their defense have not been very impressive, for the most part, against teams they really should dominate if they are to be considered a top tier team. I think they will be able to compete in the North division, but against the big three of the South...unless they find some balance in the offense, I just don't see it. Still....Go Mizzou!
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WEEK 4 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Friday, September 25
Missouri 31
Nevada 21
Saturday, September 26
Southern Mississippi 28
Kansas 35
Tennessee Tech 7
Kansas State 49
UTEP 7
Texas 64
Army 10
Iowa State 31
LA-Lafayette 0
Nebraska 55
Grambling State 6
Oklahoma State 56
Northwestern State 13
Baylor 68
UAB 19
Texas A&M 56
Texas Tech 28
Houston 29
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
4 0 0 0 Missouri
4 0 0 0 Kansas
3 1 0 0 Iowa State
3 1 0 0 Nebraska
2 2 0 0 Kansas State
1 2 0 0 Colorado
SOUTH DIVISION
4 0 1 0 Texas
3 0 0 0 Texas A&M
3 1 0 0 Oklahoma State
2 1 0 0 Baylor
2 1 0 0 Oklahoma
2 2 0 1 Texas Tech
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As expected, Bradford will not start against Miami(Fl) tomorrow. Oklahoma will come in to the hostile environment with Landry Jones at QB. I bet Bradford comes in for one or two series in the first half, might play more if OU gets a sizable lead. Stoops doesn't want a still-injured Bradford getting pummeled by Miami's blitzes.
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Arkansas beat A&M, and OU lost to Miami.
My joy is complete. ;D
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WEEK5 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Thursday, October 1
Colorado 24
West Virginia 35
Saturday, October 3
Kansas State 24
Iowa State 23
New Mexico 28
Texas Tech 48
Kent State 15
Baylor 31
Texas A&M 19
Arkansas 47
Oklahoma 20
Miami 21
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
3 2 1 0 Kansas State
4 0 0 0 Missouri
4 0 0 0 Kansas
3 1 0 0 Nebraska
1 4 0 0 Colorado
3 2 0 1 Iowa State
SOUTH DIVISION
4 0 1 0 Texas
3 1 0 0 Baylor
3 1 0 0 Oklahoma State
3 1 0 0 Texas A&M
2 2 0 0 Oklahoma
3 2 0 1 Texas Tech
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Bradford said yesterday he hasn't ruled out surgery, it's still a possibility. He'd like to try to start and play again before making a decision. A decision on whether he will start against Baylor Saturday will not be made until Thursday.
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A decision on whether or not he was an idiot for not going into the draft a year before graduation is still pending.
fixed.
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Wow, that was a shocking turn of events. Up 12-0 after three quarters, Gabbert, limping, throws 2 interceptions in the 4th quarter and we lose 27-12. That was a big loss, no doubt about it, with Big 12 North title implications. It doesn't get any easier from here, with OSU and Texas next. With the weather and everything else, Gabbert and the Tigers came back down to earth last night. :-[
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I'm just hoping it was a blessing in disguise.
I think we have a pretty good shot in Stillwater next weekend... 'specially since Dez will not be playing due to being ineligible.
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Might just be the wake-up call they needed. I wish, though, that they would use Moore as their main TB, rather than Washington. I've been more impressed with his slash and dash style than Washington's plodding. And with no running game to speak of, the defense can really key into the pass game.
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A local buddy is from KCMO, and a Missouri grad.
I couldn't help it: I had to post on his Facebook wall:
"Lessee... Chiefs still suck, your ATM card got skimmed and your account raided, you had an IT audit at work, Mizzou gave up 27 in the fourth quarter.
"Wow... this just ain't your week, pardner!"
;D
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Looks like Bradford will start today against Baylor (not that they really need him today; they've always had Baylor's number). He's hoping they can get themselves back into national title contention by rattling off nine straight wins. I don't think so... It's only a matter of time (today or next week against Texas, perhaps) when he gets slammed to the field again on his shoulder. Then he will have surgery. Besides, it takes more than winning out to get back into title contention. The teams ahead of you also have to lose a few more times.
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I still say that Bradford's and Tebow's NFL careers are in jeopardy. Tebow with his level 3 concusion might not play football again. Bradford is only one hit away from a career-ending injury. They both are stupid for coming back this year. I know I usually say they should always finish their degrees so they have something to fall back on, but both are majoring in football. Stupid.
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I'm an OU fan, but I totally agree...both Tebow and Bradford should probably hang it up for the year and spend their time getting healed up and prepared for the NFL combine. And as a realistic OU fan, we're NOT going to the national championship. We may not even win our division in our own conference. It's the second week of October, and 19 spots back in the polls is way too far to go with teams like Alabama, LSU, Texas, and Florida ahead of us. I'd be happy with the Holiday Bowl right now.
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WEEK 6 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Thursday, October 8
Nebraska 27
Missouri 12
Saturday, October 10
Oklahoma State 36
Texas A&M 31
Iowa State 36
Kansas 41
Baylor 7
Oklahoma 33
Kansas State 14
Texas Tech 66
Colorado 14
Texas 38
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
5 0 1 0 Kansas
4 1 1 0 Nebraska
3 2 1 1 Kansas State
4 1 0 1 Missouri
1 5 0 1 Colorado
3 2 0 1 Iowa State
SOUTH DIVISION
5 0 2 0 Texas
4 1 1 0 Oklahoma State
3 2 1 0 Oklahoma
4 2 1 1 Texas Tech
3 2 0 1 Baylor
3 2 0 1 Texas A&M
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A bit off topic but...
Jeremy Maclin had a big day for the Eagles yesterday. From the Eagles website:
"Jeremy Maclin, the Eagles' first-round pick in the 2009 draft, took advantage of his opportunity to start in the absence of injured wide receiver Kevin Curtis with a whopping 142 yards receiving on six catches. Oh, and two of those catches just happened to be touchdown receptions of 51 and 40 yards.
The 142 yards receiving were the third most ever for an Eagles' rookie, behind Don Looney's 180 yards in 1940 and Hank Baskett's 177 yards in 2006."
Way to go Jeremy!
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Well, Texas holds on to defeat OU 16-13 in a sloppy, defensive football game. And the inevitable happens, as Bradford reinjures his right shoulder. If he comes back this year you can paint me blue and call me a Smurf! ;)
Meanwhile, Texas Tech is pounding Nebraska in Lincoln at halftime 24-3! TT is a good team, with two losses not to be ashamed of (Texas and Houston).
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As I said on Facebook, if Bradford breaks that easily, he should take up chess.
OSU beat Mizzou. One of my fraternity pledge brothers posted pics of his wife and Garth Brooks before the game. (I'm kinda ashamed of him, since we're from Arkansas!)
I'm very surprised that OSU scheduled a conference contender for Homecoming -- almost as amazed as I was to learn that Florida scheduled Arkansas for Homecoming. It's an insult to be scheduled as the Homecoming opponent, because it implies you're an automatic blowout. Florida found out different! No matter what that lying scoreboard said, the final score at The Swamp was: Razorbacks 20, Gators 10, Zebras 13.
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As I said on Facebook, if Bradford breaks that easily, he should take up chess.
OSU beat Mizzou. One of my fraternity pledge brothers posted pics of his wife and Garth Brooks before the game. (I'm kinda ashamed of him, since we're from Arkansas!)
I'm very surprised that OSU scheduled a conference contender for Homecoming -- almost as amazed as I was to learn that Florida scheduled Arkansas for Homecoming. It's an insult to be scheduled as the Homecoming opponent, because it implies you're an automatic blowout. Florida found out different! No matter what that lying scoreboard said, the final score at The Swamp was: Razorbacks 20, Gators 10, Zebras 13.
In my mind Florida is still #1; wasn't impressed with Alabama's win either. In fact, the top 3 all had ugly wins yesterday (Florida, Alabama, and Texas). Arkansas is a good team, no doubt about that; and when you turn the ball over 4 times against a good team and still manage to win, that says a lot about your character. That's why Florida is still #1 in my mind--you don't play your best and still pull out a win. I have a feeling Florida will still be #1 today in all 3 polls (AP, USA Today, and BCS).
As for Mizzou, Gabbert needs to let his ankle heal this week. We need him 100% in order to beat Texas. You want to win every game, but after the last two weeks Saturday night becomes a MUST win if we want to have a chance to win the North. What doesn't help is that it's also a must win for Texas, since they're playing for a realistic shot at playing for the national title. I don't like how we're fading in the second half; the past two weeks we've been outscored 36-3 after halftime. If that happens against Texas we'll be blown out of the water!
We'll be playing under the bright lights, as the game against Texas is the Saturday night game on ABC. In fact, College Gameday may be broadcasting from Columbia! The crowd needs to be loud and boisterous, and we need to play with some fire! We are capable of pulling off this upset. In fact, our season depends on it. Looking a little ahead, we have a test on Halloween too, playing at Colorado. They're no pushover at home, as their upset of Kansas yesterday proves.
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As for Mizzou, Gabbert needs to let his ankle heal this week. We need him 100% in order to beat Texas.
Texas barely beat a second-string freshman QB on Saturday. I was not very impressed.
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As for Mizzou, Gabbert needs to let his ankle heal this week. We need him 100% in order to beat Texas.
Texas barely beat a second-string freshman QB on Saturday. I was not very impressed.
It's not like Landry Jones torched them on the field--you can't deny that was a defensive football game, and the Longhorns won that battle. Texas is outscoring opponents by 27 points a game; they score an average of 42/game while only giving up a little over 14/game. Call me crazy, but I'd rather have Gabbert out there than Costello.
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Just to thrust a little SEC news into the forum, the horrible Mark Curles officiating crew has been suspended until November 14, pending review.
While I'm a huge Razorbacks fan, I'm not a Gator hater. If Florida had legitimately won that game, I'd shrug it off and remind everyone that the Hogs are a rebuilding team of freshman, and just wait 'til next year!
Yes, the Hogs blew some game-winning scoring opportunities (two missed short FGs, one overthrown TD pass). On the other hand, the winning margin was a field goal... not the 4th quarter FG Florida made, but the FG Florida kicked when the play clock read :00 before the snap.
I am forgiving of officiating mistakes, and I don't think we should overly scrutinize live mistakes under a microscope with instant replay and high def. But, if a crew makes mistakes, those mistakes should balance out for both teams. That obviously didn't happen in UA@UF. Six sacks, four forced fumbles, constant backfield penetration, and not a single holding penalty, even accidental or unintentional? Sorry, that just doesn't add up. (Especially when you watch the game and see holding on almost every UF snap.)
Final score: Razorbacks 20, Gators 10, Zebras 13.
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Blah SEC football is so boring.
This weekend should provide some fun football to watch.
BOOMER SOONER and HORNS DOWN!!! M - I - Z!!!
Oklahoma at kansas
K-State vs Colorado
Nebraska vs ISU
Texas at Mizzou
aTm at Tech
Okie State at Baylor
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Shockingly, I think I have to root for OU against Kansas. :o We need Kansas to lose another game so we can have a shot at the North title.
I think there are three things that need to happen for us to beat Texas: 1. We need to cut down on our turnovers. Those are what killed us the last two games. 2. Gabbert needs to be healthy and effective. His ability to scramble and run with the ball will be important in this game. 3. Contain Colt McCoy and limit Shipley's YAC. Our secondary really needs to step up.
If we can do those three things we can win tomorrow!
M - I - Z!!!
Z - O - U!!!
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And #4...incredible luck.
I agree with your assessment. We've shown that we can move the ball and score, but the team needs to stay focused for the whole game. A relatively young team at some key positions, trying to replace the standouts that left the team, it seems that they get "rattled." Hang tough boys and stick with the game plan. GO MIZZOU!!
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KU is overrated, losing at home to OU 28-6 at the end of the third quarter. Iowa State beat Nebraska in Lincoln, so now Nebraska, Colorado, and MU all have two losses in the North (looks like KU will also be in that group). At the end of the day it looks like Kansas State will be alone in first place in the North!
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Well, what a disheartening Homecoming performance. :-[ Texas didn't even bother toying with us--they came out firing on all cylinders and left us in the dust before we could even get the key in the ignition!
I hope Gabbert's okay the rest of the way. If not, it may be hard to contend in the North.
Texas should get some #1 votes this coming week; Florida and Alabama looked anything but impressive today in their wins. Texas has a dangerous game next week in Stillwater. That'll be fun to watch!
Final Thought: Gettis is the worst corner in the Big 12!
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WEEK 8 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Saturday, October 23
Iowa State 9
Nebraska 7
Oklahoma State 34
Baylor 7
Colorado 6
Kansas State 20
Oklahoma 35
kansas 13
Texas A&M 52
Texas Tech 30
Texas 41
Missouri 7
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
5 3 3 1 Kansas State
5 3 2 2 Iowa State
5 2 1 2 Kansas
4 3 1 2 Nebraska
2 5 1 2 Colorado
4 3 0 3 Missouri
SOUTH DIVISION
7 0 4 0 Texas
6 1 3 0 Oklahoma State
5 2 2 1 Texas Tech
4 3 2 1 Oklahoma
4 3 1 2 Texas A&M
3 4 0 3 Baylor
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Should be an interesting Saturday night in Stillwater. Cowboys will have to play near perfect ball to beat the longhorns. I'm hoping Saturdays performance if full of treat's and not tricks! GO COWBOYS!!!!!!
I didn't even think to look, were any of you SDC'ers at the game in Stillwater a couple of weeks ago? I was there....we could have met up and had a cold one!
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Nope. We thought about it, but decided against it.
We're headed to Boulder this weekend though. Should be a fun trip regardless of the outcome of the game -- but I'm counting on my Tigers to get their first conference win come saturday.
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^I think we have a good chance of winning if we can cut down on turnovers. The Tigers just need one good win and it'll give them confidence the rest of the way.
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I think that we'll come away from Boulder with a win -- personally I hope the Tigers blow out the Buffs since it's their HC and we (me, my wife and my parents) are in Denver right now and will be going to the game tomorrow in Boulder. I would really like to have a lot to cheer about and would LOVE to see Folsom Field clear out as quickly as Faurot did last weekend. (evil laugh)
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WEEK 9 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Saturday, October 31
Nebraska 20
Baylor 10
Missouri 36
Colorado 16
Kansas 21
Texas Tech 42
Kansas State 30
Oklahoma 42
Iowa State 10
Texas A&M 35
Texas 41
Oklahoma State 14
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
5 4 | 3 2 Kansas State
5 3 | 2 2 Nebraska
5 4 | 2 3 Iowa State
5 3 | 1 3 Missouri
5 3 | 1 3 Kansas
2 6 | 1 3 Colorado
SOUTH DIVISION
8 0 | 5 0 Texas
6 2 | 3 1 Oklahoma State
5 3 | 3 1 Oklahoma
6 3 | 3 2 Texas Tech
5 3 | 2 2 Texas A&M
3 5 | 0 4 Baylor
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Man, look at the discrepancy between the North and South. The North only has two teams at or above .500 in the conference; the South has five teams at or above .500 in the conference. Whoever wins the North is probably going to get steamrolled in the conference title game. :-\
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Whoever wins the North will have the priveledge of getting slaughtered by Texas at Cowboy Stadium, which will basically be a "home game" for Texas -- though MU has a large alumni base in Dallas/Fort Worth (2nd largest MU alumni association outside of Columbia)
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Wow, well it looks like ending the regular season at KU won't be nearly as exciting as it looked before the season started. It looks like it probably won't decide the North.
I can't believe we lost at home to Baylor! :o Baylor is now 3-52 in the Big 12, winning in Ames in 2005, in Boulder the next year and now, three years later, they win in Columbia. This is beyond humiliating. :-[ I thought that we might struggle a bit this year, and losing to ranked teams three weeks in a row is understandable. But I would've never thought that we'd lose to Baylor, let alone lose at home. Especially since Baylor was starting a 3rd string freshman QB. Our defense looked confused most of the game, especially the secondary. Seriously, Florence goes 33-44 for 433 yards, 3 TD and 0 interceptions! Coming in after 5 games he never passed for even 250 yards in a game with a total of 2 TD and 4 interceptions. Absolutely pathetic.
Sometimes I wonder what the coaching staff does at halftime; there have been several games (including this one) where I thought we made no adjustments after halftime. No time to rest, as our game at Kansas State next week is the most important game of the season. We still have a slight chance of winning the North (with a lot of help) but, if we lose next week, our chance drops to zero.
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For the record, the Mizzou offense has yet to score a touch down in the 2nd half of a game against a Big XII opponent.
Very annoyed by the play calling that occurs during the 2nd half. During the first half we air out the ball and run up and down the field as we please. The 2nd half we stop doing that and instead give the ball to Washington who will at most get 1-2 yds or (more likely) lose 4 to 5 yds because he cannot run anyway but left-right and backwards.
Alexander only had 2 passes thrown to him the 2nd half. Is that a good decision by the offensive coordinator? I don't think so. AND WTH was with Gabbert not running for the first down there near the end of the game. Wide open, and instead he runs and throws it to a man triple teamed.
If anything, during the off season, Gabbert needs to work on NOT honing in on who he is going to pass it to the entire time. It's pretty obvious who he is going to throw to as he never takes his eyes off that receiver.
MU will be back next year, I just hope they can salvage what is left of the season and get 8 wins so they can go to a decent bowl game.
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Looking at the stats, is our running game really that bad? I know we're not great, but we had 468 yards passing and only 10 yards rushing on 25 carries! Baylor came in giving up an average of 179.5 yards rushing per game, worst in the conference.
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When your passing game is that good, why run the ball?
Our issue was that we went away from passing down the field the 2nd half and that killed us (even though that's our bread and butter)
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Texas could only manage a 35-3 win over UCF, a middling C-USA opponent?
Unless they didn't play anyone 2nd string or higher, that should actually move UT down in the ratings.
Alabama got yet another of those SEC miracle calls that seem to favor a Bama/UF championship matchup.
Hogs looked good in their win over South Carolina. I couldn't believe Spurrier wasted two timeouts and tried to burn his third in their first possession, less than 6 minutes into the first quarter.
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^Texas dropped to #3 in the BCS standings, but remained #2 in the AP and Coaches' Poll. It's apparent that playing UCF at all (win or lose) hurt them in the computer rankings, as they're ranked only #5 in those rankings. However, Texas controls its own destiny and will play in the BCS National Championship if they win out; this is obviously because Florida and Alabama will play one another in the SEC Championship Game.
Interestingly, TCU jumped to #4 in the BCS standings, mainly because Harris Poll voters were very kind to them this week, ranking them #4 (they were #6 last week). There's a little controversy here, because TCU jumped Cincy, who won a close (2 point) game against Connecticut. TCU crushed San Diego State 55-12.
Meanwhile, Boise State moves up 1 spot to #6 in the BCS standings; their quest for a major bowl game is helped tremendously by Oregon's loss to Stanford this week.
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I get to go to the MU/K-State game tomorrow. Yea!!! I'm going with my friends, the parents of Kurtis Gregory. Mizzou is favored by 1 point, at least according to one radio program I was listening to today. I hope they do a little bit better than that. GO MIZZOU!
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You can't spell SUCKS without KSU
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^^Have fun!
^If KSU sucks, then what does that mean for us? :-\
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records are not indicative of the level of suckage. Take kU for example, they won the Nat'l Champ in Basketball a few years ago yet still sucked majorly. I think it has to due with the fact that they live in that nasty state to the west of me.
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It's not Big XII, but...
Boise State proved today why no one cares that they're undefeated, and why they'll remain without respect until they join a real conference.
Boise State and Idaho both entered the game with 4 WAC wins, but Boise won 63(!!!) to 25. Seriously, what kind of beer league do you play in where you can score 63 points on a team that was 4-2 in conference play?
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^Sounds like a league that Colorado needs to join ;)
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WEEK 11 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Saturday, November 14
Texas 47
Baylor 14
Missouri 38
Kansas State 12
Colorado 10
Iowa State 17
Nebraska 31
Kansas 17
Texas A&M 10
Oklahoma 65
Texas Tech 17
Oklahoma State 24
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
7 3 | 3 2 Nebraska
6 5 | 4 3 Kansas State
6 5 | 3 4 Iowa State
6 4 | 2 4 Missouri
3 7 | 2 4 Colorado
5 5 | 1 5 Kansas
SOUTH DIVISION
10 0 | 6 0 Texas
8 2 | 5 1 Oklahoma State
6 4 | 4 2 Oklahoma
7 3 | 3 3 Texas Tech
5 5 | 2 4 Texas A&M
4 6 | 1 5 Baylor
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Well, glory be... I get to go to another MU football game today! Against Iowa State. Thanks to Kurtis, who finagled some extra tickets. Them Gregory's is good people. I doubt that I run into anyone from the site there...Swoosh? maybe, but if you see a couple of guys in full camo, that might be my hunting buddy Dan and I. It's tradition for us to wear camo when we go to one of Kurtis' games. GO MIZZOU!!!!
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We're over in Section D on the west side of the field in our season ticket seats.
I'll be in my Mizzou football jersey #86. ;D
GO TIGERS!!!
M - I - Z ! ! !
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Hmmmm...so Mangino is under fire. He's always had a temper but it hasn't been an issue. However, a 5 game losing streak (about to be 6; no way they beat Texas) and the coach's temper becomes an issue. No mystery there. I find it interesting that initially he said he hasn't lost the players. Yesterday he blames bitter players and their parents. Doesn't really matter since the damage has been done, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's let go at the end of this year. Blaming bitter players and their parents doesn't exactly help recruiting, either. ::)
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WEEK 12 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Thursday, November 19
Colorado 28
Oklahoma State 31
Saturday, November 21
Oklahoma 13
Texas Tech 41
Iowa State 24
Missouri 34
Baylor 3
Texas A&M 38
Kansas State 3
Nebraska 17
Kansas 20
Texas 51
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
8 3 | 5 2 Nebraska *N
6 6 | 4 4 Kansas State x
7 4 | 3 4 Missouri *
6 6 | 3 5 Iowa State *
3 8 | 2 5 Colorado x
5 6 | 1 6 Kansas
SOUTH DIVISION
11 0 | 7 0 Texas *S
9 2 | 6 1 Oklahoma State *
7 4 | 4 3 Texas Tech *
6 5 | 4 3 Oklahoma *
6 5 | 3 4 Texas A&M *
4 7 | 1 6 Baylor x
* - Bowl eligible
x - Cannot become bowl eligible.
N - NORTH Division Champs
S - SOUTH Division Champs
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^^ Ahh. We were in the players tickets section, JJ, on the east side of the field. Thoroughly enjoyed the game. Seeing Kurtis' parents down there on the field at the beginning for senior day stuff; a great ballgame that had it's share of tenseness, but they pulled it out in the end. Then watching Kurtis go over and get a rock out of the big M on the north side. Kinda sad...his last home game. Gonna have to DVR next week's game cause I have to go back to work. Vacation's almost over...darn.
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^I have a rock from the "M" in my office at school. Marching Mizzou members get one too after their final game at home.
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Well, it appears the Big 12 is headed for 8 bowls. If KU would've beat Mizzou it would've complicated things with 9 Big 12 teams being bowl eligible. A lot is at stake, obviously, if Texas loses to Nebraska in the championship game. If Texas loses, it means a BCS bowl bid; if Texas wins, a National Championship game bid. The Big 12 brass are definitely rooting for Texas, since the conference most likely already lost $4.5 million when Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State (that's how much the conference receives for an at-large BCS bowl berth, which is where Oklahoma State was headed before the loss to Oklahoma).
Here's an interesting look at where the "experts" think the Big 12 teams are headed:
http://uponfurtherreview.kansascity.com/?q=node/1656 (http://uponfurtherreview.kansascity.com/?q=node/1656)
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I know this is your baby, Swoosh, but I figured you might be busy so I decided to help you out. Great win for Mizzou over the weekend, and a good finish to the regular season.
WEEK 13 - BIG XII FOOTBALL
Thursday, November 26
Texas 49
Texas A&M 39
Friday, November 27
Nebraska 28
Colorado 20
Saturday, November 28
Missouri 41
Kansas 39
Oklahoma State 0
Oklahoma 27
Texas Tech 20
Baylor 13
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CURRENT STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION
9 3 | 6 2 Nebraska *N
8 4 | 4 4 Missouri *
6 6 | 4 4 Kansas State x
6 6 | 3 5 Iowa State *
3 9 | 2 6 Colorado x
5 7 | 1 7 Kansas
SOUTH DIVISION
12 0 | 8 0 Texas *S
9 3 | 6 2 Oklahoma State *
8 4 | 5 3 Texas Tech *
7 5 | 5 3 Oklahoma *
6 6 | 3 5 Texas A&M *
4 8 | 1 7 Baylor x
* - Bowl eligible
x - Cannot become bowl eligible.
N - NORTH Division Champs
S - SOUTH Division Champs
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Looks like Mizzou might be heading to the Texas Bowl instead of the Insight Bowl. Rumors are going around that Iowa State may be selected for the Insight Bowl. This slight comes as no surprise, since last year Nebraska was selected for a better bowl and in 2007 KU was selected for a better bowl. Honestly, the Texas Bowl isn't so bad since Houston is a recruiting haven for MU, and it's aired on ESPN on New Year's Eve day. More will be able to watch (the Insight Bowl is televised on NFL Network, which doesn't reach as large of an audience). We'll find out for sure this weekend.
It comes as no surprise that Mangino accepted a buyout settlement of his contract and left KU. Those allegations would've made it impossible to execute much authority in his position and recruit. The next coach will be pivotal: can he continue/build on the success Mangino brought to the program?
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If today's Texas plays today's Alabama in January, there are going to be elephant-shaped footprints all over Bevo.
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^Today's Texas won't play today's Alabama in January. Nebraska's defense is one of the best in the game. And, actually, Alabama provides a more winnable game than Florida would for Texas, if you look at the match-ups. Many factors went into what I anticipated to be a close game, among them being Nebraska's tenacious defense (as I mentioned earlier) and conference foes who are very familiar with each other. Another factor thrown in there would be that Nebraska needed this win more. Yes, Texas was playing for a spot in the national championship, but they were headed for a BCS bowl win or lose. Nebraska was playing for a BCS berth. Many people will say that Alabama will roll over Texas, but I don't think so. They have a month to prepare and get rested and healed, and they are not conference foes so there's no familiarity here. It should be a great game. They both play good defense, but Texas has a more explosive offense. And when you're unfamiliar with each other, that offense has a better chance of exploding. :)
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I haven't listened to any sports shows, so I don't know if anyone is talking about the critical blown call that went in UT's favor: the bogus defensive pass interference call when McCoy was about to be sacked deep in his own territory, and heaved it out of bounds. It was clearly not a catchable ball: it was 5 yards beyond the receiver and 15 feet in the air when it crossed the sideline.
That set them up for a field goal, without which they would have lost.
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^Every team gets breaks. You can't go undefeated without breaks. I recall several "bogus" calls earlier in the season that helped give Alabama and Florida a victory. Oh, those SEC officials. ::) One questionable call doesn't win a game. It gave Texas a shot, sure, but the officials didn't kick the field goal. It also doesn't negate the effort in the rest of the game.
Besides, saying it set them up for a field goal is a little bit of a stretch. It certainly put them within range, but the penalty you reference occurred in the third quarter on 2nd and 10 and gave them a first down. Who's to say that Texas wouldn't have gotten a first down on 3rd and 10?
I know it won't happen, but if any team deserves a shot at a BCS bowl, it's Boise State. Consecutive undefeated seasons. They really need to switch conferences. It's clear that nobody will play them in non-conference, because win or lose, it will hurt the other team's RPI too much. Boise State before this season went to ten major BCS schools and offered to play them on the road, a one and done deal. They all said no. Everyone says Boise State couldn't play with the "big boys". Really? If they believed that, they'd let them play in a BCS bowl, since they have no shot of winning. It may look like they have no chance of winning, but that's why the games are played. They deserve a chance. It would be really interesting to watch them play someone from a major BCS conference in a BCS bowl.
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Well, Mizzou did get relegated to the lesser Texas Bowl, while teams (Minnesota and Iowa State) with worse records get the Insight Bowl. I know the Texas Bowl gets more exposure and is in a great recruiting area for Mizzou, but I'd still like to see them get the better bowl.
To my surprise Boise State is playing in the BCS Fiesta Bowl. Unfortunately, they're playing another school from a small conference, TCU. To make matters worse, this is a rematch of last year's Poinsettia Bowl, which TCU won 17-16. So, the BCS is in effect declaring that yes, schools from smaller conferences can play in a BCS bowl, but not against the bigger schools. They get their own "special" bowl game where they get pitted against each other. Even if it is a rematch from the year before. It's like this year is one step forward and back for smaller schools. Which means really no progress was made at all. Give me a break. ::)
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Ok, get ready for something that is going to blow you away.
So you know how you keep hearing that Mizzou is excited to be going to the Texas Bowl because Houston is such a good recruiting pool for Mizzou.
BULL S#!7. This is just Pinkel wearing his positive panties.
The University is LIVID that they are being forced to go the WORST bowl game that the Big XII is affiliated with. In fact the Athletic Director's office is on the brink of calling it quits with the Big XII due to the fact Missouri gets no respect whatsoever in the conference.
Yes you read it correctly, calling it quits on the Big XII.
So where are they looking to go?
Brace yourselves -- it blew me away too when I heard this.
They are thinking about going to the Big10 conference and as early as next season.
Now you won't read this on mutigers.com or even hear it from the AD office, but this is what has been leaked to the coaches of the football team (Andy Hill is the nephew of a colleague) and this is not just some random rumor -- this is legit this time.
A little on the fence about how I feel about it, but to be honest, Missouri is right in the middle of the Big10 teams anyway so it would be a great fit.
Oh and who will fill Mizzou's spot in the Big XII -- TCU.
Yeah I know. Wow is what I said too when I first heard this tonight.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this all unfolds.
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Well, for bowl games the Big 12 is 2-2 so far. Nice wins for Nebraska and Oklahoma, and disappointing performances by A&M and Mizzou.
I knew Navy would be tough, and Mizzou had absolutely no answer for Navy's precise flexbone option offense. I'm always impressed when I watch the academies play because they're so disciplined, and it takes a disciplined team to effectively run the flexbone offense. As for Mizzou, Gabbert was off all day. I know Pinkel is big on the spread offense and likes to pass, but seriously, he should've stepped in and forced Yost to run the ball. Congrats Navy, on the big win. And Mizzou has a lot to think about this offseason after the worst loss in a bowl game in school history.
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After Texas Tech's win tonight (great game!), the Big 12 is 4-3 in bowl games, and the SEC is 5-4.
We'll see how it shapes up on Thursday, but I expect 'Bama to win. As a Horn Hater, and SEC foe of Bama, I have no favorite in this game. I do expect it to be a great game, and I expect Bama to educate UT like Florida educated Cincy.
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^In order for it to be a great game it has to be close, so I'm not hoping for a Florida/Cincy type of blowout. Blowout games are never great, even if I don't like the team that's being blown out.
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Mizzou looked absolutely pathetic in the Texas Bowl. It was no secret that Navy was going to run the option. It's not hard to defend against, we had to do it all the time in high school. You run a 5-3 front and force them to pass, but with the 5-3 front you're putting so much pressure on the QB that he won't have time to pass. It's not difficult, it's just that no body runs this style of offense anymore except a handful of schools.
I honestly did not understand the play calling by Yost (however I haven't understood it most of the season). I really think that Yost does a good job with the QBs, but I think it is time to go out and get an offensive cordinator. Yost is not getting it done just like the one before that went to Wyoming.
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^One thing that baffles me is that Navy had less time to prepare for this game due to their game against Army, but they looked more prepared than Mizzou. The way we played it looked like we didn't have a month to prepare, more like a week. I also don't understand why we played a read defense against the triple option. In order to effectively defend the triple option you have to play assignment defense, not read and react. That's just basic fundamentals. I continue to be baffled at Pinkel and staff's inability to make in-game adjustments. We also tanked in the second half again, failing to score a touchdown after halftime. There's a lot for this team to reflect on before next season.
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^^Gotta agree on the play calling. It's been a mystery all season. Continuing to call pass plays when the defense sets up with 2 on the line and 8 in pass coverage is just...well...'nough said. Sad thing is...they could have easily won the game if the coaches had been smarter.
Congrats to the Big 12 winners though. Texas Tech had a great game. Gotta root for Texas in the big one too. Go Big 12!
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What a disappointment that McCoy got hurt. :-\ I was looking forward to a good game, but it will get out of hand quickly with Clement in there as Texas QB. Texas can't move the ball at all, and their defense will tire in the second half. I hope the injury isn't serious and McCoy can come back in the second half. I wish they could postpone the game or something. Either that or make Alabama sit their best player (Ingram) to try to even things out.
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I think Texas decided the game was over at 24-6, and didn't want to risk a serious injury on McCoy, so they announced he was out for the game.
All the Horns fans here are saying, "...but if McCoy hadn't been knocked out of the game...", so I tell them, "You mean, if Bama hadn't knocked him out of the game!"
They want to treat his absence as some kind of freak incident that had nothing to do with the Bama defense.
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^That's true, it wasn't a freak accident. I'm sure "knock McCoy out of game with shoulder injury" wasn't on 'Bama's game plan, but they'll take it (I know "hit McCoy hard any time you get the chance" was on the game plan). At least it's only a pinched nerve, but it's a shame that this will hurt his draft stock. It's always sad when a player gets hurt. Never like to see that. Texas came back though, shockingly enough. I don't know if that is due to the fact that 'Bama eased up after halftime, or that Brown and his coaching staff drew up some amazing stuff to get back in the game (or maybe Gilbert finally got a little comfortable in the game), but at least it got interesting near the end.
Speaking of interesting, ESPN is trying to get the men's NCAA basketball tournament and Final Four starting in 2011. The kicker: if they get it the bracket will be expanded from 64 (technically 65) to 96 teams. So that's something to watch for. Why do I bring this up in this thread? Because all four BCS games plus the title game are moving to ESPN starting next year.
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^...and it could soon be 5 BCS games. Just saying
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^I hadn't heard about them adding a BCS game. Do you have any details and the reasons why they want to add a game (other than more money, of course)?
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I don't think this will hurt McCoy's draft stock at all. He played smart: he didn't play.
I have no doubt that his inner competitor was screaming to get back on the field, but his outer Dad was screaming at him to stay put!
Yeah, he could have come back in late in the 3rd, early 4th, and maybe made a difference. Or he might have thrown wobblers that hurt his draft status. Or he might have gotten seriously injured, and thrown away an NFL career for one more NCAA game.
I'm an avowed horns hater, being from Arkansas. I was glad to see the SEC team win, no matter who it was. That said, I have to profess some admiration for Gilbert. What must it be like for a true freshman to have his very first college game be the national frickin' championship??? He showed a lot of grit. He also gave up a couple of interceptions and a sack/fumble that made a big difference, but give the kid a break!
It was a great game. I was pleased that the outcome matched my prediction. Well, okay, I predicted Bama would win by more, burt close enough.
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^I really hope it didn't hurt McCoy's draft stock, but even a pinched nerve causes concern for NFL teams, especially when it's in his throwing shoulder.
I'm a Mizzou fan, but I'm also a big Arkansas fan, so it looks like we have that in common, KBCraig. 8) That being said, I have nothing against Texas or 'Bama, so I didn't really care who won the game last night. I, however, don't like seeing players injured especially someone like McCoy, who is really a class act. As for Gilbert, I was really impressed with his performance. He actually willed Texas back into the game in the second half. It was an incredible performance, especially for a freshman. Yeah, he made turnovers and mistakes, but that's to be expected. I think Texas will have a bright future with Gilbert behind center.
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^I hadn't heard about them adding a BCS game. Do you have any details and the reasons why they want to add a game (other than more money, of course)?
I think they want another game for the the non-automatic BCS conferences
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Here's an update on the speculation that Mizzou is looking into joining the Big 10. Rumors are flying today that Pitt has accepted an offer to join the Big 10. According to several Pitt student athletes, athletic department officials had closed door meetings with student athletes last week getting feedback on the potential move.
If this is true, what does this mean for Mizzou? If the Big 10 stops expansion at 12 teams it means that Missouri is stuck in the Big 12, and loses any leverage it might have had in changing the revenue sharing and TV packages of the Big 12. If the Big 10 keeps expanding, it might mean nothing. We'll have to wait and see.
Read more here:
http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/681 (http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/681)