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[KCinNY]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

The spread is only good for 8-4/7-5, huh?

Or 12 wins and a half away from playing for a national title?

Or 30 wins over a three-year period? Or the best five-year period in school history?

The spread has taken Missouri to the point where 8-4 is the minimal expectation. It certainly looks like Pinkel has Mizzou poised for more than 8-4/7-5 this season as well, with 10 wins - and possibly more - pretty easily within sight.

And Missouri doesn't always line up in five wide in short-yardage situations, especially inside the goal line. Today, for example, on the fumbled snap.

Like I said, I'd like to see them be a little more multiple. They did use ace-back sets a little last year and have used Gabbert in some sneak situations. But the spread offense has brought Missouri a greater run of offensive success than the school ever endured under a more traditional or power-oriented scheme.

The spread works against lesser teams. Like I said, it'll get you to 7 or 8 wins and not much else.

Against the big boys like Texas and Oklahoma...it has never failed to come up short. 12 wins and a half away from a national title??? You mean when they choked against the Sooners and gimmicked thier way into the Cotton Bowl? Isn't that the game where they ran a silly-assed trick play on the first play of the game, blew it and set the tone for thier eventual loss?

Yeah...they ran under center today on goal to go...and look what happened..

The spread sucks and they should chuck it.