****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

[BryanBusby]

I'd chalk that game up to Mauk having a dreadful game.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by frazod

You really shouldn't pet the troll.

Zach's just a better fan than all of us. We need to be reminded periodically.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Zach's just a better fan than all of us. We need to be reminded periodically.

I do enjoy sports. So I have that going for me.

[warpaint*]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Last night was interesting. There were three key games with big implications for Mizzou:

Georgia at Auburn. This was obvious. A Georgia win helps Missouri tremendously, but it doesn't cripple Mizzou's chances.

Florida at South Carolina. I didn't think Florida had any chance going in, so the fact this was a game really surprised me. I think Muschamp is a coward. A first-down play-action pass in the second half likely goes for 6 and salts that game away.

Stanford at USC. If you're looking at Mizzou's hopes for the national title, this game probably helps more than either of the previous two. A one-loss Stanford team would have been a hurdle Mizzou could not clear, IMO. Now, all Missouri has to do is:

1) Win the rest of its games, including a likely SEC title game showdown with Bama

2) See at least Ohio State lose. I think the Tigers can hurdle an undefeated Baylor team, but if FSU and Ohio State finish unbeaten, they're in.

No small task, right?

LOL

[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by PackerinMo

Not really, old Pinkel gave us an appearance against South Carolina.

Yes, because Pinkel was the only reason why Mizzou lost.

The entire 4th quarter on was shit, but Pinkel wasn't the only reason why Mizzou blew a 17 point lead.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Rams Fan

Yes, because Pinkel was the only reason why Mizzou lost.

The entire 4th quarter on was shit, but Pinkel wasn't the only reason why Mizzou blew a 17 point lead.

That was the football gods hitting the smite button. It was a perfect storm of fail that came from so many different directions it's impossible to blame it all on one person.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Georgia suddenly interested in Mizzou recruit Nate Brown. I remember the days when he didn't have any legit offers and nobody could figure out why we wanted such a player.

[Pepe Silvia]

I really think Mizzou wins this one but it will be close. 34-31

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Georgia suddenly interested in Mizzou recruit Nate Brown. I remember the days when he didn't have any legit offers and nobody could figure out why we wanted such a player.

Please, post those replies.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Georgia suddenly interested in Mizzou recruit Nate Brown. I remember the days when he didn't have any legit offers and nobody could figure out why we wanted such a player.

I read something that said he seemed pretty locked into Mizzou but with this recruiting stuff who the **** ever knows unless you are truly an insider.

[BourbonMan]

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/19...#storylink=cpy

COLUMBIA — In the last month, redshirt freshman Maty Mauk won three games as Missouri’s starting quarterback while senior captain James Franklin recovered from a sprained shoulder.

Equally important, Mauk won the trust of the Tigers’ coaching staff and the respect of his teammates by guiding No. 8 Missouri to a 3-1 record and keeping the team on track for an SEC East championship.
“He’s a gutsy dude,” senior wide receiver L’Damian Washington said. “He’s back there improvising and making plays. He’s a great guy. You love to play with a guy like that who can create a play out of nothing. I love that about Maty.”
Franklin, who is set to return when the Tigers tussle with No. 24 Mississippi at 6:45 p.m. Saturday in Oxford, Miss., also praised Mauk’s performance during his absence.
“Obviously I’ve hated being out, but I’ve wanted us to win, and Maty’s done a great job making sure that we’ve been winning,” Franklin said.
For now, Mauk, who completed 57 of 114 passes for 910 yards with 10 touchdowns and only two interceptions in those four starts, will return to a backup role.
He knew it was coming. Missouri coach Gary Pinkel had said all along it was Franklin’s job when he was healthy enough to return.
Now that Mauk has a taste for big-time college football, resuming his duties as understudy won’t be easy.
“It will be a little tough, but I know my role on the team and I’m going to go out every day and give my best and be prepared no matter what happens,” Mauk said.
Pinkel also said Mauk, a Kenton, Ohio, native, has earned the right to play as the Tigers prepare for must-win games against the Rebels and Nov. 30 when Texas A&M comes to town.
“Maty will play,” Pinkel said. “How much we don’t know yet, but he’ll definitely play. Maty’s done a great job.”
Pinkel said the decision on how and when to use Mauk won’t be made until Thursday’s staff meeting, but there isn’t much chance the Tigers’ staff will simply forget to put Mauk in for a series or two.
Against Indiana on Sept. 21, Pinkel said he “forgot” to insert Mauk for a series. The following week against Arkansas State, Mauk had only mop-up duty, kneeling in the victory formation.
That isn’t going to be the case against Mississippi, but the real payoff from Mauk’s four-game stint as the starting quarterback probably won’t be realized until the spring or even next fall.
“Any time a guy gets into a football game, he’s going to use that experience and be xponentially better the next year,” Missouri associate head coach/quarterbacks coach Andy Hill said. “(Mauk) is going to be able to take these four games and really build confidence from it. Obviously, he’s played very well and it should help him next year.”
Mauk admits that he’s changed as a quarterback. He said he already had matured over the offseason from the redshirt who ran from police in a late-night scooter escapade that resulted in four misdemeanor charges.
Now, with four starts under his belt, Mauk’s maturation process on the field has been accelerated, too.
“The biggest thing is I got the game to slow down,” he said. “When I was thrown in there against Toledo, I came in and got two sacks on me. The game was faster then. And now that I’ve been in there playing a lot, it’s easier to go through reads. Everything’s just slowed way down, and that’s the biggest thing I’ve gained.”
Well, that and the confidence of his teammates.
“Maty could start anywhere else,” sophomore center Evan Boehm said. “I really believe that and I firmly believe in that. … We didn’t skip a beat (when Franklin went out), and I don’t think Maty has to prove himself for next year. Maty’s already proved himself to the nation.”

[BourbonMan]

Missouri’s regular-season finale against Texas A&M, which kicks off at 6:45 p.m. Nov. 30 at Memorial Stadium, has sold out.
It is the third sellout of the season for Tigers, who will honor their 19 seniors — including captains James Franklin, E.J. Gaines, L’Damian Washington and Andrew Wilson — before the game.
The game also serves as the traditional Blackout Game, so fans are encouraged to wear black.
• Despite missing most of the last four games because of a sprained shoulder, senior quarterback James Franklin was announced Tuesday as a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell/Tyler Rose Award, which recognizes the nation’s best NCAA Division I offensive player with ties to Texas.
Franklin has completed 132 of 195 passes for 1,577 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions on the season.
• Missouri senior left guard Max Copeland was chosen as one of 10 semifinalists for the Bulsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s top player who started as a walk-on.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/19...#storylink=cpy

[duncan_idaho]

Brown is apparently very close friends with one of the other Missouri commits, which helps quite a bit.

It sounds like an elite academic school would be the biggest threat. Say, Stanford. Notre Dame might be a little bit of a threat in that regard, too.

[BourbonMan]

Matt Millen thinks Missouri is a top-two team.

http://www.yardbarker.com/college_fo...lated_15102107

[warpaint*]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Georgia suddenly interested in Mizzou recruit Nate Brown. I remember the days when he didn't have any legit offers and nobody could figure out why we wanted such a player.

You're applying a general view to the wrong player. He's been one of our better commits all along.