****Official 2013-14 Missouri Tiger Football Repository Thread****

['Hamas' Jenkins]

We have two things to look forward to this year:

1) The potential beginning of the Maty Mauk Era. Mauk represents the best chance for this program to get back to a level of respectability after horrendous QB play cost us multiple games last year.

2) The last year of the Gary Pinkel era. Pinkel's entrenched cronyism won't play in a conference this competitive, especially if he couples his abysmal gameday coaching with lackadaisical, worst-in-conference recruiting. Pinkel was the formerly adequate meal that has now turned into a four pound bowel obstruction. It's time to jam a Fleet's enema up our collective asses.

Here is the schedule. We dodge Alabama, LSU, and Arkansas in the west and the Non-con is decidedly weaker than years past.

8/31: Murray State
9/7: Toledo
9/21: @ Indiana
9/28: Arkansas State
10/5:@ Vanderbilt
10/12: @ Georgia
10/19:Florida
10/26: South Carolina
11/2:Tennessee
11/9: @ Kentucky
11/23: @ Ole Miss
11/30: aTm

Looks like 6-6. Undefeated in non-con, 2-6 in league play.

I will eventually update the OP with a list of high profile in-state recruits that decide to go elsewhere after a half-assed attempt to gain their services. The inevitable cavalcade of *** rejects, skeezers, skanks, and scalliwags we get will fill out the ranks.


Razors, cyanide capsules, and Jonestown Kool-Aid are available in the break room. Second door on the left.

Since every Mizzou thread eventually dies of AIDS, I recommend starting anti-retroviral therapy immediately. I believe Walgreens covers Express Scripts.


Premium In-State Players:

Roderick Johnson: **** OT, Florissant, MO.
Monte Harrison: **** WR, Lee's Summit, MO.
Jimmy Swain: **** LB, Lee's Summit, MO


Commitment List: From to and possibly

Spoiler!

Committed - Not Yet Signed

Name	Pos	Location	Ht	Wt	40	Rivals Rating
Paul Adams	OL	Nashville, TNChrist Presbyterian Academy	6'6"	270		5.5
Sam Bailey	OL	Lamar, MOLamar Jr/Sr R 1	6'5"	245		5.4
Andy Bauer	OL	St. Louis, MODeSmet	6'6"	304	5.2	5.9
Kendall Blanton	TE	Blue Springs, MOBlue Springs South	6'5"	225		5.4
Nate Brown	WR	Suwanee, GANorth Gwinnett	6'3"	215	4.5	5.7
Logan Cheadle	DB	Lee's Summit, MOLee's Summit West	5'10"	165		5.6
Kenya Dennis	DB	Raymond, MSHinds C.C.	6'0"	190		5.5
Michael Fairchild	OL	Overland Park, KSBlue Valley West	6'6"	262		5.4
Darnell Green-Beckham	WR	Springfield, MOHillcrest	6'5"	175		5.3
Zach Hudson	OL	Tampa, FLSickles	6'5"	280		5.5
Stepfawn Hughes	ATH	Fort Worth, TXDunbar	5'10"	170	4.6	5.5
Grant Jones	ATH	Columbia, MOHickman	6'3"	216		5.5
Lawrence Lee	WR	Pensacola, FLWest Florida Tech	5'10"	167	4.5	5.6
Rocel McWilliams	DE	Pensacola, FLWest Florida Tech	6'3"	240		5.5
Kevin Pendleton	OL	Lee's Summit, MOLee's Summit West	6'4"	329		5.5
Thomas Richard	WR	Nashville, TNChrist Presbyterian Academy	6'1"	185		5.4
Tavon Ross	ATH	Cochran, GABleckley County	6'1"	196		5.4
Finis Stribling IV	DB	Thompson's Station, TNIndependence	5'10"	170	4.5	5.4
Greg Taylor	DB	East St. Louis, ILEast St. Louis	5'10"	181		5.7
Trevon Walters	RB	Bradenton, FLManatee	5'10"	189		5.4
Jhonathon Williams	DE	Berrien Springs, MIBerrien Springs	6'6"	230	4.5	5.5
Thomas Wilson	ATH	Buford, GABuford	5'10"	176		5.5
Roderick Winters	LB	Arlington, TXBowie	5'11"	196	4.5	5.3
Ish Witter	RB	Tampa, FLAlonso	5'8"	190	4.6	5.5
Marvin Zanders	QB	Jacksonville, FLRaines	6'1"	175		5.5

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gigglepants

We should be 6 when it comes out today, so assuming Auburn and Clemson lose and we beat aTm, we should be 4 going into the SECCG.

Hard to see us NOT jumping tOSU with a win over Bama. Which is unlikely, but if we're 4 going into the SECCG, and lose to Bama, we should still finish above Auburn in the BCS (assuming they fall to 9 or 10 after a loss to Bama next weekend).

No. 5 in AP.

There is a sizeable gap between Mizzou (No. 6) and Clemson (No. 14) in the computers.

Probably already have jumped Clemson in the BCS rankings.

[Mosbonian]

Here is the breakout:




1. Alabama (56) 11-0 1496 1
2. Florida St. (4) 11-0 1444 2
3. Ohio St. 11-0 1375 4
4. Auburn 10-1 1294 6
5. Missouri 10-1 1202 8

[Mosbonian]

Baylor dropped 6 spots to #9 in the AP
Oregon dropped 7 spots to #12 in the AP

[Dr. Gigglepants]

Either way, in the honest best case scenario, we'll beat aTm and lose to Bama. End up within 2 spots of Auburn in the final standings, either higher or lower, and get picked for the inaugural Fred's Deli bowl in some shithole on the day after Christmas that no one will go to and further the idea that MU doesn't travel.

The Sugar Bowl in NOLA, against any sort of an interesting opponent would get me thinking about going.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Baylor dropped 6 spots to #9 in the AP
Oregon dropped 7 spots to #12 in the AP

If you lose by 25 points you should always drop at least 10-15 spots.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

No. 5 in AP.

There is a sizeable gap between Mizzou (No. 6) and Clemson (No. 14) in the computers.

Probably already have jumped Clemson in the BCS rankings.

Clemson was seventh and Missouri tied for eighth in the last computer rankings.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Maybe not... it all comes back to winning the SEC title game. I'm not convinced Missouri can beat Alabama in that game - in fact, I'd predict it doesn't.

But I think we see Missouri at either No. 5 or No. 6 in the BCS standings today, with a slim margin either way. Win next week vs. aTm, and I think they jump Clemson regardless. Either Auburn or Alabama is going to lose and fall below Mizzou (likely).

I don't see a way 11-1 Mizzou is less than 4th in the BCS at this time next week. Beat Alabama, and I think they've got a good shot to get into the No. 2 spot.

Of course, Michigan State could just help Mizzou out and knock off Ohio State in the B1G championship game and remove any debate.

There is absolutely no way Missouri would jump OSU in the rankings. If Ohio State wins the BX Championship, they'll have beaten a top twelve team.

Originally Posted by patteeu

It's always hard to tell on TV because they can make it sound really loud or minimize it no matter how many people are there. But Gary Pinkle made it a point to talk about the great fan turnout in his post game comments so you must have been doing something right.

You could hear the M-I-Z chant at times during the game when it was still a close contest.

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Odds of beating the Aggies next week, though? It just seems like what A&M does well is exactly what the Mizzou defense cannot stop, no matter how telegraphed.

Mobile quarterbacks have always destroyed Missouri. I'm also worried that Manziel is coming off probably the second worst game of his career. Our corners don't have the size to go up against someone like Evans, and our DL has rarely displayed any ability to scrape and hold containment. Also, our linebackers are not athletic enough to spy him. It's a really, really bad matchup.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Mobile quarterbacks have always destroyed Missouri. I'm also worried that Manziel is coming off probably the second worst game of his career. Our corners don't have the size to go up against someone like Evans, and our DL has rarely displayed any ability to scrape and hold containment. Also, our linebackers are not athletic enough to spy him. It's a really, really bad matchup.

So what is your prediction? You think MU loses the game next week?

[Mosbonian]

Went back to a few articles preseason and chuckled at preseason predictions:

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...cts-the-sec-2/

5. Missouri (Last year: 5-7)
What happened last season?
Missouri’s first year in the SEC was, shall we say, eye-opening. The Tigers suffered their first losing season under Gary Pinkel in eight years thanks, at least in part, to the fact that quarterback James Franklin couldn’t stay healthy. Missouri’s only two conference wins came against Kentucky and Tennessee.

So why are they ranked here?
It’s not a stretch to think Mizzou can have, say, a two-game swing in the win column this season. The Tigers don’t have to play Alabama or LSU out of the West and there are about four winnable conference games on the schedule. Franklin has to stay healthy, which could again be an issue if the offensive line doesn’t come through. Running back Henry Josey returns after missing last season with a significant knee injury and one-time five-star wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham is a sophomore who needs to have a big year. A lot of previously unknown names are going to have to emerge as playmakers.

Anything else?
Pinkel has been the head coach of Mizzou for 13 years if you can believe it. And, if nothing else, the Tigers have been fairly consistent with winning records. But a new conference and a disappointing 2012 campaign has made the seat beneath Pinkel’s keister a little warm. If there’s not at least a little bit of a turnaround, or some reason to be excited about the future, Mizzou could be looking for another direction by year’s end.


One other interesting comment I found in there....

"The East will continue to be dominated by Georgia and South Carolina at least for another season,"

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

So what is your prediction? You think MU loses the game next week?

I don't trust the Missouri defense. I know they've put up some nice sack numbers, but the back seven is just flat out bad, and we aren't all that technically sound.

The front four is going to have to get a lot more pressure than they did against Ole Miss, and the back seven is going to have to tackle better.

Plus, it's Mizzou. Never, ever discount that fact. There was far too much counting of chickens after the Florida game.

I could see this team winning a ten point game, I could see them getting blown out, and I could see them blowing another multiple score lead in the most heartbreaking fashion possible.

I've been too traumatized by this team to expect anything else.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Clemson was seventh and Missouri tied for eighth in the last computer rankings.

Just basing that on updated computer rankings I saw someone else post this morning.

[Mosbonian]

Mizzou #5 in the BCS.......someone likes their body of work.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Mizzou #5 in the BCS.......someone likes their body of work.

Yay yay yay yay.. Me too...

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

Mizzou #5 in the BCS.......someone likes their body of work.

If we win out, both Alabama and Auburn will have lost. We would be no worse than third at that point. We would need Ohio State or Florida State to lose...but anything is possible at this point.

For all practical purposes, there are only five teams that can win the NC...and we are one of them.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

If we win out, both Alabama and Auburn will have lost. We would be no worse than third at that point. We would need Ohio State or Florida State to lose...but anything is possible at this point.

For all practical purposes, there are only five teams that can win the NC...and we are one of them.

Crazy times. Fun ride. I still need to sit down and take in the Ole Miss game I missed it.

How was Franklin? All I have seen is his stat line.