No ****ing way you can go back to Mauk.

Boy, it's funny how simply having a QB who makes the passing game a threat opens up the entire offense, isn't it?

Gary says different.

Will the Chiefs draft Lock?

People have been noting that a lot this season. If the passing game works, the running game opens up.

Now, can we be successful in the second half without TBJ?

Mauk is never going to play for Missouri again.

Has nothing to do with Lock's play.

Where did you see that?

I know Pinkel.

He's likely gone outright long before this if not for his dad's health, IMO.

While all college defenses struggle against mobile QBs, Missouri struggles far, far more than average.


Thank God this idiot keeps throwing balls up for grabs. He should have four picks by now.

Nunezception

This has to be the end of the road for Spurdog.

Noonan!

Errr, Noonez!

We should win this one.

Vandy should be an autowin imo. Just need to find another one somewhere for a bowl; glad we play Kentuc........shit.

I don't particularly th8nk lock has been "good" today, but average competent qb play looks good compared to what they were getting

He has had some flashes - both of the TD throws were outstanding plays by him - but I would agree that he has mostly been "serviceable."

Funny how just "Serviceable" can open up the running game, though, no?

I also thought the throw to Reese (where he was running to the West sideline and Lock dropped sidearm to fit it in while throwing it perfectly in stride) was fantastic. Believe that either went for a first down or set up an easier/shorter third down.

He's also had a pick 6 dropped and hasn't had to make alot of risky throws due to puke worthy defense of sc.

Being that it's his 1st start etc, and overwhelming they kid isn't a good idea isn't smart, he's been fine.

Yeah. I think it's not dissimilar to Alex Smith vs. Chase Daniel.

Neither Daniel nor Lock is going to play at a star level this year, but they both can be more serviceable in the passing game and make easy throws that open up the rest of the offense and force defenses to be more honest.

Mauk and Alex Smith are both just incredibly limiting QBs.

Who wins more game against their divisions this year: Mizzou or KC?

Mizzou will win more than two division games, so Mizzou.

This... He's really had some great coaches, and they really helped him understand the game and the situation. He's a win for Missouri...

Nearly an Orthception

Walter Brady is doing work. Heck, all of the really young guys are playing well.

It really is unbelievable how Craig Kuligiowski and Pat Ivey just keep turning out stud DL after stud DL.

Locktober

Not encouraged by Pinkel's response to the Mauk/Lock postgame question..

That's pretty much as good as a QB could play with a training wheels game plan like that and no real playmakers on offense.

He made two mental mistakes, and one was a big one, but overall he displayed excellent accuracy and better pocket poise than any Pinkel QB has ever shown.

He's not going to answer that question forthrightly. "Well, Drew is going to start and Maty isn't going to play anymore because 1) he sucks and 2) he's a complete cokehead."

Seriously? It's the first time all year our offense has looked decent at all.

What was his response?

He said he wasn't going to address it. Which, IMO, given what is going on, is exactly what he should say.

Well he is mostly right. Mauk had just set the bar so low that anything that resembled QB play was a boost.

Stat was pedestrian, had some bad decisions but also made some great throws too.

It just depends how you want to look it it. Half empty, well it was just okay and USC has a bad D. Half full, Lock faired well for his first career start, dudes a freshman and the offense has a lot of raw and kinda bad players.

Its frightening that it took this for our staff to replace Mauk with Lock.

There's going to be a riot and possibly a lynching if he puts that little ****er back in. If that stubborn **** does that, hamas has my permission to bash Pinkel with a soldering iron.

LOL...seems there are a lot here who aren't satisfied that Lock didn't throw for 300 yards and 4 TDs.

I am quite happy that Lock came in and played the way he did....he made mistakes, which you would expect a Freshman starting his first game to make, but he got his feet wet, made throws that Mauk wouldn't have come close to making, and controlled the game.

You could tell they got conservative and Pinkel even said so in the interview after the game.

I would much rather go the rest of the season with Lock and let him learn, even if it means an average season with a low bowl appearance.

And this defense is getting more confident....they shut out SC in the 2nd half without Beckner Jr. If they aren't throwing gobs of money (and hordes of women) to Kuligowski for all his ability to churn out DL studs then they are crazy

And you should hear the locals here in SC.....a lot of frustrated Gamecock fans along with some of the insane few.

USC shut out USC

Spurrier is toast imo

Not going to happen....he is revered around here. They will NEVER fire him.

Now if you are saying he may reconsider his decision from earlier in the season to hang around a few more years, then that I might believe. But they won't fire him.

He can't say anything right now.

Go Bama!

I think he considers hanging it up after this year.

The program is trending downward and I don't think it's going to get any easier. He's getting older and other teams in the conference are getting stronger again.

I don't see a quick fix and Spurdog is too old for that rebuild shit.

I also don't think he's invincible in the bad Columbia, either. Maybe if he had made it to Atlanta at least once.

They'd be idiots too. He brought them from a laughing stock to contenders.

Not to mention his recruiting is going to keep taking a hit with these last 2 shitty seasons.

I say that they get rid of Lorenzo Ward first....his fate was sealed when John Hoke came on board. This whole "Co-Defensive Coordinators" thing was just to save face for Ward.

After that...yeah I could see Spurrier retiring.

They were never particulary strong on the recruiting trail, outside of one instance of being super ****ing lucky that Clowney said well uh I guess.

Best thing for USCe is to use Spurrier to recruit a good replacement that will stay for a long time.

Alshon Jeffries....Pharoah Cooper not bad pickups.

But your point is valid.....they lose a lot of the better players in the state to Clemson and other SEC schools.

Thank you. Finally heard his post game presser. Said the same thing.

Ok, that's fair. But anyone who thought Pinkel was going to let Lock throw it all over the field hasn't been paying attention to Mizzou football for very long. Lock did just about as good as could be expected.

Throughout his tenure, Spurrier has done a remarkable job of keeping in state players.

That is the mentality here. To hell with the win...where is the deep ball? Where are the 9 point touchdowns to wide receivers? Other QBs passed for over 300. Lock sucks.

Backup qb, dt, dt, te, rb and we still get the win. The young guys are pretty good.

Maybe....but not that many have really panned out to be anything but 2nd tier guys. Most of their talent is from other states.

Quarles and Clowney....who else from SC (that grew up in SC) are the standouts?

Spurdog isn't a strong recruiter, just has a strong system in place.

That's the difference between National Champion at Florida Spurrier (Much easier recruiting even with the instate competition) and Spurdog at Souf Cack that has to plug a lot of 2 to 3 star guys into his system and hope for the best.

Completing 21 passes for just under 140 yards would get Alex Smith lynched here. It's a safe performance for Lock, but not exactly dazzling. When you weigh in the circumstances, it's a good performance.

Some people weigh it in and others just look at the stat line.

I think this game gives Gary the obvious and right answer, but this is Gary and we all know how he loves to be an attention whore by doing something different than the obvious right thing. He can't lose, if he goes back to MM and he ****s the MIZZOU season, GP says, "I'm loyal to my players and the development process." If he goes back to MM and he does OK GP says, "see, I told you." If he sticks with DL and things go badly he'll say, "I shouldn't have given into the pressure to play a kid who wasn't ready, I'll fix that." If he sticks with DL and he does fine he says. "I knew all along he was our future, needed time with the WR corps, and this should be a lesson to the rest of the team that you have to do the right things off the field or it could cost you your career."

It's good to be GP...

Charles Harris and Walter Brady: 2** DEs.

http://www.rockmnation.com/mizzou-fo...rt-gary-pinkel

Huge day.

****Official 2015 Missouri Tigers Football Thread****
 

25th ranked Florida just beat 3rd ranked Ole Miss.

Where will Florida be ranked tomorrow?

This is the year that the SEC is truly cannibalizing eachother and will probably be left out of playoffs.

I fully expect Mizzou to beat Florida next week.

No idea what to expect any week.

While the uncertainty around the Mauk suspension looms, they have an advantage over the opponent as they aren't totally sure who to prepare for. Neither are we in result.

I think MU is the better team, but I have my hesitations about a freshman in the swamp.

Mauk is done. Florida won't spend one second preparing for him.

I am reserved about freshmen in the swamp, too, which is why it's good the game is in Columbia, not Gainesville.

I would be absolutely floored if Maty Mauk ever suits up for Mizzou again. Would mean the rumors I've heard about him aren't nearly as bad as I've heard.

At The Zou.

Oh crap duh. Forgot we crushed them with all D and ST with 0 offense in the swamp last year.

Yeah next week looks pretty good IMO.

Muschamp is not their HC anymore. McElwain is much better and that team is far more dangerous than the pathetic excuse they fielded the last few years.

Yeah, I know. They have a HC that has smoker teeth now.

The Tigers are still capable of generating enough pressure to make Grier panicky.

But they lack the offensive weapons to scare that defense even a little.

I feel a little better after seeing a pulse from the run game against USC. They aren't a great D by any means, but it's encouraging after they struggled against a FCS squad.

If they can run efficiently, I think Lock can throw it enough to keep things rolling. Florida will be a good test.

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OK, that seems interesting.

Sorry for bumping this, but it does make me wonder: Is Mizzou really that much better at identifying, developing, and coaching D-line talent?

Walter Brady played a hell of a game. I know that doesn't answer your question but I've been really impressed by him.

It's pretty hard to deny at this point.

Magic combo of Pat Ivey + Craig Kuligiowski + Good recruiting.

Of course, about a quarter of power mizzou is convinced Mizzou should sacrifice that advantage by going to a 3-4 base set, so...

People HATED the Brady signing, so I'm not sure I'd trust Mizzou Fan's judgement.

Mizzou just got a verbal commitment from a DB from Texas. Kid had a monster offer list including Texas and Oklahoma.

http://sports.yahoo.com/missouri/foo...kus-Acy-170580

Nice to pull Texas kids away from the Longhorns. We weren't even in his top 3 a short while back (Texas, Oklahoma, and Tech).

That's a nice pull.

Wasn't long ago that it wasn't even worth following a kid any longer if he had an Oklahoma and Texas offer.

I thought the SEC move was supposed to end our ability to recruit Texas.