When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

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Missouri Tigers projected #19, 4th in Big XII

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 8, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	-	Oregon (32)	0	0	1496
2	-	Stanford (23)	0	0	1454
3	-	Penn State (1)	0	0	1144
4	-	South Carolina (1)	0	0	1143
5	-	Wisconsin (3)	0	0	1101
6	-	Alabama (1)	0	0	1097
7	-	Oklahoma	0	0	1025
8	-	Michigan State	0	0	964
9	-	Miami	0	0	836
10	-	Virginia Tech	0	0	799
11	-	Florida State	0	0	780
12	-	Boise State	0	0	738
13	-	LSU	0	0	699
14	-	North Carolina	0	0	697
15	-	Ohio State	0	0	683
16	-	TCU	0	0	678
17	-	Oklahoma State	0	0	587
18	-	Texas A&M	0	0	576
19	-	Missouri	0	0	555
20	-	Auburn	0	0	546
21	-	Illinois	0	0	453
22	-	Arizona State	0	0	290
23	-	Ole Miss	0	0	273
24	-	Michigan	0	0	270
25	-	Utah	0	0	198

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Missouri Tigers 2012 schedule

Missouri Tigers 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 1	at #12 Boise State	44-56
Sep 15	at #7 Oklahoma	38-7
Sep 20	vs Texas	70-0
Sep 29	at Miami (Ohio)	44-7
Oct 6	vs #22 Arizona State	52-0
Oct 20	at #17 Oklahoma State	55-14
Oct 27	at Texas Tech	37-3
Nov 3	at Baylor	34-31
Nov 10	vs Iowa State	27-26
Nov 17	vs Kansas State	48-0
Nov 24	vs Kansas	31-21
Dec 1	at #18 Texas A&M	45-6

Missouri defeated Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl 41-0

The Missouri Tigers, and the entire Big XII suffered from repeat games in the same stadiums. Outrage is everywhere, but the Tigers said they will play their games without complaint. The team that got lucky to get two home games in a row is required to give up their entire gate plus travel expenses to the team that got shafted.

Gutcheck game: Against #17 Oklahoma State. They shut down the Cowboys last year, can they do it again?

Most difficult game: #12 Boise State. Last year in the Fiesta Bowl the Broncos gave the Tigers all they could handle. The Broncos lost their AA QB and HB, but the Tigers lost most of their awesome pass rush, and their secondary is still miserable.

Most difficult stretch: #22 Arizona State, #17 Oklahoma State, Texas Tech. Never take the Sun Devils or the Cowboys lightly, and Texas Tech's offense has only improved.

Snoozefest: Iowa State. There are no gimmes but Iowa State is someone that Missouri should handle by at least 2 TDs.

Upset alert: Baylor. After playing 6 of their 7 toughest opponents, including 3 in a row, the Tigers go to Waco and the Bears have their best shot to upset the Tigers.

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Week 1 recap, Week 2 preview

#8 Michigan State lost to unranked Maryland 31-25 in week 1
Unranked Clemson avenged their 2009 loss to #16 TCU 31-13


Week 2 games to watch
#18 Missouri (0-0) at #11 Boise State (0-0)
#17 Texas A&M (0-) at Florida (1-0)
#4 South Carolina (0-0) at Georgia Tech (0-0)
#16 Michigan State (0-1) at #9 Virginia Tech (0-0)
#8 Miami (0-0) at #1 Oregon (0-0)

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#18 Missouri at #11 Boise State

Matchup Preview | September 1, 2012
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#18 Missouri Tigers (0-0, 0-0 Away)		#11 Boise State Broncos (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Game Notes It used to be considered stupid to play at Boise State on the Smurf Turf, but after Nevada humanized the Broncos last year on it, it doesn't seem so bad. The home field advantage might play a factor in the upcoming Fiesta Bowl rematch, as everyone is flooding Idaho and Oregon this weekend to see the two marquee matchups this week. The main question is how do the Broncos, who went 4-2 with Joe Southwick subbing in for Kellen Moore last year, cope with Southwick in charge of the offense? New running back Blake Cooper and wide receivers Chris Potter and Geraldo Boldewijn hope to balance out the Bronco offense. Missouri lost a lot of talent from their defense, the big question is can the offense keep up again like last year.

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Apologies to everyone who was/is still following. Student teaching has been really hard to keep up with everything, I will post the depth chart and play the game tonight. After that probably 3-5 days between recaps, it's an awesome dynasty and I won't stop playing, just had to get life sorted first, lol

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Missouri Tigers Switch to 3-4 for 2012

Defensive Coordinator Johnny Rock has announced that the Missouri Tigers will run a 3-4 defensive scheme in 2012, with 4-2-5 and 4-4 optional sets.

The 2012 Missouri Tigers Depth Chart has been announced

Missouri Tigers Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	TJ Moe (SR)	Roland Woodland (SR/RS)	L'Damian Washington (JR/RS)	Marcus Lucas (JR)
TE	Eric Waters (JR)	Sean Smith (FR)	Marcus Lucas (JR)
LT	Michael Boddie (SO)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mark Hill (JR/RS)
LG	Max Copeland (JR/RS)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mark Hill (JR/RS)
C	Travis Ruth (SR/RS)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mitch Morse (SO/RS)
RG	Jack Meiners (SR)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mark Hill (JR/RS)
RT	George Williams (FR)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mark Hill (JR/RS)
QB	James Franklin (JR)	Ashton Glaser (JR/RS)	Corbin Berkstresser (FR/RS)
FB	Eric Morrison (FR)	Eric Waters (JR)	Sean Smith (FR)
HB	Kendell Lawrence (SR)	Henry Josey (SR)	Marcus Murphy (JR)	Gred White (SO/RS)
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Larry Harris (FR)	Kony Ealy (SO/RS)	Michael Sam (JR/RS)
NT	Gerrand Johnson (FR/RS)	Jimmy Burge (SR/RS)	George White (JR)
RDE	Brayden Burnett (JR/SR)	Kony Ealy (SO/RS)	Michael Sam (JR/RS)
LOLB	Zaviar Gooden (SR/RS)	Darvin Ruise (SO/RS)	Brandon Durant (FR/RS)
ROLB	Andrew Wilson (JR/RS)	Donovan Bonner (SR)	Michael Brennan (SO/RS)
CB	D.J. Wilson (FR)	Cortland Browning (FR/RS)	EJ Gaines (JR)	Robert Steeples (SR/RS)
SS	Ben Moore (FR)	Kenronte Walker (JR/RS)	Jeremy Vincent (FR)-RS
FS	Tavont Bolden (JR)	Matt White (JR/RS)	Ian Simon (FR/RS)	Brian Pope (FR)-RS
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Chris O'Connor (FR)
P	Trey Barrow (SR/RS)

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Tigers defensive struggles continue in 2012

The 2011 Missouri Tigers struggled defensively, but always managed to survive thanks to the awesome offense. Unfortunately, it looks like the Tigers defense has regressed instead of improving as 2012 kicked off with a fireworks display on the Boise Blue.

The Boise State Bronco offense started quickly, taking a 21-7 lead into halftime.
Missouri responded with a 21-14 2nd quarter to make it 35-28 at the halftime, anyone's ballgame. The spotlight on this game made it a huge hit with the fans, everyone in the stadium was roaring as the Broncos were hosting their first ever non Pac-12 AQ conference opponent that was decently respected.

The 3rd quarter saw the Broncos shred the Tigers defense, as J. Southwick did what Kellen Moore failed to in the Fiesta bowl 9 months ago, and hit several deep passes to put the Broncos up 56-31 at the end of 3.

The Broncos offense put up 21 points in the 3rd quarter

The Tigers defense finally started holding, but it was too little to late as the Tigers 13-0 fourth quarter meant little as the Broncos gave the Tigers their first loss in 14 games, and guaranteed the Tigers will not have back to back undefeated seasons.

The Tigers defensive line did well, but they couldn't beat the Broncos themselves

With the loss the Tigers take a week off before heading to Oklahoma to try and beat the Sooners for the 3rd year in a row.

Sep 1, 2012 - MU at BSU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#18 Missouri (0-0)	7	21	3	13	44
#11 Boise State Broncos (0-0)	21	14	21	0	56

Team Stats Comparison
MU		BSU
460	Total Offense	419
111	Rushing Yards	128
349	Passing Yards	291
23	First Downs	16
8	Punt Return Yards	25
97	Kick Return Yards	25
565	Total Yards	469
3	Turnovers	2
9-17	3rd Down Converstion	2-9
2-3	4th Down Conversion	1-1
0-1	2-Point Conversion	0-0
5-5-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0
	Penalties
	Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
3:22	(MU) K. Lawrence 0yd rush TD (PAT)	7	0
2:21	(BSU) R. Lambert 27yd catch TD from j. Southwick (PAT)	7	7
1:24	(BSU) R. Lambert 2yd rush TD (PAT)	7	14
0:36	(BSU) R. Lambert 12yd rush TD (PAT)	7	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
5:21	(MU) K. Lawrence 4yd rush TD (PAT)	14	21
3:26	(MU) K. Lawrence 3rd rush TD (PAT)	21	21
2:04	(BSU) G. Boldewijn 66 TD catch from J. Southwich (PAT)	21	28
1:06	(MU) M. Sam 32yd fumble return (PAT)	28	28
0:14	(BSU) K. Sosnowski 32yd TD catch from J. Southwick (PAT)	28	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
4:23	(BSU) M. Burroughs 65yd TD catch from J. Southwish (PAT)	28	42
3:08	(BSU) R. Lambert 1yd TD rush (PAT)	28	49
2:50	(BSU) K. Marshall recovers fumble in endzone (PAT)	28	56
1:32	(MU) C. O'Connor 47yd FG	31	56
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
5:12	(MU) R. Woodland 9yd catch from J. Franklin (PAT)	38	56
2:24	(MU) J. Franklin 4yd rush TD (2pt failed)	44	56

Boise State POTG: J. Southwick 17/31 for 291 yards and 4 TD
R. Lambert with 15 rushes for 138 yards and 3 TD, 2 catches for 28yds and 1 TD
Missouri POTG: J. Franklin 26/48 for 349yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 8 rushes for 30 yards and 1 TD
K. Lawrence 21 rushes for 74 yards and 3 TD


What's next:
Boise State: hosts Eastern Washington next week
Missouri: has a bye week before making another difficult road game to #7 Oklahoma

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Edited: My dynasty apparently didn't save the simming I did after I saved after the BSU game, so the results are now different. Apologies..
Around the league after week 2

2 weeks into the season and already it's looking like another wild ride.
unranked Troy went to Tuscaloosa and defeated the #6 Alabama Crimson Tide 59-17
#8 Miami fell to #1 Oregon 34-3
#9 Virginia Tech lost to #16 Michigan State 27-7
unranked Notre Dame defeated #2 Stanford 39-31

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 2, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (38)	1	0	1502
2	3	Penn State (21)	1	0	1310
3	4	South Carolina (1)	1	0	1280
4	5	Wisconsin (1)	0	0	1223
5	7	Oklahoma	1	0	1134
6	10	Florida	1	0	998
7	11	Boise State	1	0	967
8	2	Stanford	0	1	908
9	12	LSU	1	0	905
10	16	Michigan State	1	1	834
24	18	Missouri	0	1	307

Games to watch in week 3

#13 Oklahoma State (1-0) at Texas (1-0)
Fresno State (1-0) at #1 Oregon (1-0)
#17 Troy (1-0) at #4 Wisconsin (1-0) in the GOTW