Whitlock-MU is a Fraud

[KC_Connection]

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/col...ry/957217.html

SAN ANTONIO | When it was over, when the 12-point-favorite, former-national-title-contending Missouri Tigers finally subdued Northwestern in overtime, the Tigers danced across the Alamodome as if they’d beaten Kansas or won the Big 12 title.

When he was handed the microphone at the Alamo Bowl trophy ceremony, Gary Pinkel shrieked: “How ’bout dem Tigers?!?”

I wondered what game I’d just watched.

The one I watched was an embarrassment for the Tigers. An inferior opponent had outplayed them for most of the night, settled for a moral victory in the fourth quarter and gave up in overtime.

Congrats, Mizzou. Beating Northwestern 30-23 in overtime inside a half-empty stadium at the conclusion of a season that started with national-title hopes is now the signature moment at the end of the Chase Daniel-Dave Christensen-Spread Offense era.

I’m sorry to rain on the parade scheduled for Columbia today to celebrate the 10-4 Tigers. But I expected more. Coming off losses to Kansas and Oklahoma, I expected Daniel and Christensen to exit Missouri and the Alamodome amid fireworks they sparked.

Instead, while the Tigers were wildly celebrating their “big” victory, the Northwestern Wildcats were at the losers’ postgame news conference claiming a moral victory. Coach Pat Fitzgerald talked about how no one expected the Wildcats to be competitive in this game and how much they proved by taking Missouri into the fourth quarter.

Northwestern proved Missouri is a fraud. The Tigers’ over-the-top celebration let us know that they know they’ve been overrated and overhyped, benefactors of Bill Snyder, cupcake scheduling.

Yeah, they cooed about averaging 10 victories during the Daniel-Christensen era. Uh, 10 victories is like 1,000 yards in the NFL. It used to mean something when the NFL season was 12 and 14 games. Ten victories used to mean a lot before teams started scheduling four nonconference victories.

The Tigers have mastered the art of beating weak teams and sneaking past decent ones. We’ll call the Wildcats decent.

What should we call the Missouri Tigers?

I’m not sure. It’s all pretty much under review now — the Daniel-Christensen-Spread era.

Daniel seems more like a system quarterback now than a Heisman Trophy contender. He played miserably against Northwestern, tossing three interceptions and becoming progressively more inaccurate as the night wore on.

Christensen’s Spread seems flawed by forced diversity. On a night when the Tigers should’ve simply thrown the ball to Chase Coffman 20 times, Mizzou’s big tight end caught seven passes for 67 yards.

We might one day remember Coffman as the Michael Jordan of college football and Christensen as Dean Smith. Christensen might be the only man capable of holding Coffman to fewer than 10 receptions a game.

I spent all night begging Daniel to throw to Coffman. He caught everything in his area code and a couple of over-the-border balls. On a night when the Tigers just needed to move the chains, Christensen repeatedly got cute with reverses, fake reverses, the Wildcat formation and deep balls to receivers not named Jeremy Maclin.

It was very frustrating.

Pinkel and Christensen both need to write thank-you notes to Pat Fitzgerald.

Northwestern simply refused to score points in the fourth quarter. Fitzgerald stood on his sideline, dropped to his knees and prayed that the clock would expire during the final quarter. Rather than throw deep against Missouri’s vulnerable corners and safeties, Fitzgerald had his QB throw slants, screens and occasional dumps over the middle of the field.

With a chance to drive for the game-winning field goal at the end of regulation, Fitzgerald ran the ball once, threw sideways twice and punted. Herm Edwards must be his coaching role model.

Whatever, the Wildcats are always irrelevant when it comes to big-time football. Northwestern traveled to San Antonio to reveal things about the Tigers.

The questions that were raised about the Tigers in the losses to Kansas and Oklahoma were all answered on Monday.

The answers were unpleasant and unflattering. They put Missouri’s last two seasons in proper perspective. Gary Pinkel still has a lot of work to do. The Tigers have not arrived. They’re the kings of a pathetic Big 12 North.

Let’s save the ticker-tape parades and unseemly celebrations and shrieking until Pinkel puts a bit more on his resume.

And this is why I was laughing yesterday, Frazod.

[luv]

Excellent posts by Pitt Gorilla and KcMizzou. I wonder why KCConnection didn't comment on them? Oh yeah. He's not here to discuss things, only to try to stir shit up.

[Chiefs_Mike_Topeka]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

That's not to say that things couldn't have broken the Tigers' way. If Chase Daniel hadn't thrown that last interception against Oklahoma State, if they hadn't played so poorly in the first half against Texas, if they had gotten a stop against Todd Reesing and Kansas and if someone besides Oklahoma had squeezed into the Big 12 title game, who knows? Maybe Mizzou is prepping right now to get peppered by Florida.

This guy makes it sound like Misery just had a couple bad bounces;

"if they hadn't played so poorly in the first half against Texas"

Played poorly??? That was the biggest display of ass whipping I think I have ever seen.

(close second might be Tech over KU)

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by luv

Excellent posts by Pitt Gorilla and KcMizzou. I wonder why KCConnection didn't comment on them? Oh yeah. He's not here to discuss things, only to try to stir shit up.

I have no problem with those two. My "beef" is with Frazod for his fraud/cupcake talk about KU over the last year. It all really came back to bite him in the ass.

[phisherman]

anyone think that maybe daniel was hurt the 2nd half of the season?

the accuracy of his deep ball went down dramatically after the OK State game; every game since, the downfield throws have been WAY off the mark.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by phisherman

anyone think that maybe daniel was hurt the 2nd half of the season?

the accuracy of his deep ball went down dramatically after the OK State game; every game since, the downfield throws have been WAY off the mark.

I don't really buy into that. He's never been a downfield passer...I can't think of many long passes where his receivers didn't have to make rather large adjustments to make the catch.

IMO, its been all mental with him...that and literally half of his interceptions this season have been the fault of the receivers.

[Demonpenz]

If I am a senior, and life takes away my pads and helmet for the last time, I am celebrating. If I am a the rest of the group I am going to celebrate hard work and a win. Sorry Jason they didn't just hang their heads and start ding the oklahoma drill, they are still kids.

[Sure-Oz]

Since when did people actually give a rats ass about Fatlocks opinion anyway

[Priest31kc]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

They have nothing. There is no major difference between the 2 programs at this point (and there never was), even if they don't want to admit it.

???????

look at the records. look at the common opponents.

your gunna honestly say KU is just as good a team as Mizzou??

I don't give a damn if you beat Mizzou or not, shit like that happens. It was a rivalry game, and KU clearly wanted it more, you could see that.

Mizzou beat KU in the biggest game between the 2 schools EVER last year.

Has KU had back to back 10 win seasons? Has Mark Mangino EVER finished ahead of Gary Pinkel??

The answer is no. This is the first time KU has had back to back BOWL games. Mizzou has been to 4 straight.

Mizzou was a little overrated this year, I'll admit that. OU, Texas, and Tech all improved, while Mizzou declined a little. They lost their swagger and confidence when they took OSU lightly and lost. It happens all the time to teams. But I don't know how any Mizzou fan can argue about back to back 10 win seasons, we should be enjoying this. And I am.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I have no problem with those two. My "beef" is with Frazod for his fraud/cupcake talk about KU over the last year. It all really came back to bite him in the ass.

My piggie's still squealing, I see. Squeal some more!

[Reerun_KC]

this is great stuff

[Mizzou_8541]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

They have nothing. There is no major difference between the 2 programs at this point (and there never was), even if they don't want to admit it.

The weight of the head coach?

[gblowfish]

Typical KU smack. Mizzou wins a bowl game, and some KU douche posts an article by Fatlock poo pooing the win.

Stir the pot....
Stir the pot....

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Typical KU smack. Mizzou wins a bowl game, and some KU douche posts an article by Fatlock poo pooing the win.

Stir the pot....
Stir the pot....

It goes both ways, welcome to the rivalry.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

Typical KU smack. Mizzou wins a bowl game, and some KU douche posts an article by Fatlock poo pooing the win.

Stir the pot....
Stir the pot....

It should be noted that there's really only ONE person doing this - one sad, bitter, pathetic person who isn't even liked by other members of his own fanbase.

Look at his posts. All he does here is talk about KU basketball or flail away at me on MU threads - that's it. Even in cyberspace he can't find a life.

[64 Chief]

Has fatlock ever done anything productive in his life? Just because his employer buys ink by the barrel, does that make his inane ramblings worth reading? A pox on you fatboy and anyone who gives you a paycheck.