When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

[Kcordloh]

Season winding down: recap of the weekend of November 3rd

The #6 Missouri Tigers defeated the Baylor Bears 34-31 to keep their Big XII and national championship hopes alive.

#3 Auburn (7-1) @ #23 Ole Miss (6-2): 23-28
Cal (3-5) @ #1 Oregon State (8-0): 20-52
Northwestern (5-3) @ #9 Michigan State (6-3): 13-29
#16 Michigan (6-2) @ #24 Iowa (7-1): 35-38
#2 Boise State (7-0) @ Wyoming (1-6): 45-14
#13 Texas A&M (5-2) @ #7 Oklahoma (5-2):
#21 Mississippi State (6-2) @ #11 Georgia (7-1): 31-34
#12 Utah (7-1) @ Arizona State (2-6): 41-28
Texas (2-5) @ #14 Kansas (6-1): 20-45


BCS polls

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Nov 4, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon State	9	0	1.000
2	2	Boise State	8	0	.994
3	4	Oregon	8	1	.989
4	5	Illinois	8	1	.983
5	6	Missouri	7	1	.978
6	11	Oklahoma	6	2	.970
7	7	Michigan State	7	3	.964
8	9	Troy	8	1	.953
9	8	Notre Dame	8	2	.953
10	3	Auburn	7	2	.950
11	15	Georgia	8	1	.931
12	13	Kansas	7	1	.927
13	14	Utah	8	1	.921
23	--	Idaho	8	0	.834

Coaches top 25

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 4, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon State (39)	9	0	1503
2	2	Boise State (22)	8	0	1290
3	4	Oregon	8	1	1146
4	5	Illinois	8	1	1106
5	6	Missouri	7	1	1078
6	7	Oklahoma	6	2	1039
7	8	Troy	8	1	990
8	9	Michigan State	7	3	936
9	10	Notre Dame	8	2	906
10	11	Georgia	8	1	883
11	3	Auburn	7	2	876
12	12	Utah	8	1	848
13	14	Kansas	7	1	760
14	17	Stanford	7	3	636
15	18	Oklahoma State	5	3	594
16	19	Wisconsin	6	3	561
17	23	Ole Miss	7	2	531
18	13	Texas A&M	5	3	497
19	24	Iowa	8	1	489
20	22	Arkansas	7	2	461
21	25	Idaho	8	0	410
22	16	Michigan	7	3	368
23	--	Nebraska	6	3	323
24	21	Mississippi State	6	3	263
25	--	Nevada	7	1	258

[Kcordloh]

Update: XBOX Live expired, so no more photos for awhile. I apologize, the recaps will have more details but losing photos is going to hurt, and I might move to a second dynasty on my roommate's account (with xbox live) after this season. I will finish it out soon, thanks for sticking with me so far.

[Kcordloh]

Tigers host Cyclones

The #5 Missouri Tigers (7-1) are hosting the near winless Cyclones (1-7) who have only defeated FCS opponent Northern Iowa. Iowa State has lost to #19 Iowa (9-1), #6 Oklahoma (6-2), #18 Texas A&M (5-3) and #15 Oklahoma State (5-3); so the road to those 7 losses is understandable. However, Missouri has played and beaten two of those opponents, and Iowa State has allowed 6 opponents to achieve over 35 pts.

Now, the Tigers are not perfect. They have an offense but the defense has been lackluster in 2 games this year, allowing 56 pts to Boise State and 31pts to Baylor. Besides that the Tigers have shut down everyone. This game is the Tiger's to lose. They have the #3 offense in the nation (43.3pts/game) and the #1 defense in the nation
The Bears have the 113th offense (15.5 pts/game) and the 73rd defense.

[Kcordloh]

Key games in week 11
Iowa State (1-7) at #5 Missouri (7-1)
BYU (5-4) at #19 Iowa (8-1)
#12 Utah (8-1) at Colorado (3-6)
#2 Boise State (8-0) at New Mexico (1-7)
#4 Illinois (8-1) at Purdue (4-5)
#25 Nevada (7-1) at #6 Oklahoma (6-2)
Army (3-7) at #9 Notre Dame (8-2)
North Texas (3-5) at #9 Troy (8-1)
#1 Oregon State at UCLA (3-7)
#14 Stanford (7-3) at #3 Oregon (8-1)
Kansas State (3-5) at #13 Kansas (7-1)
#8 Michigan State (7-3) at #23 Nebraska (6-3)
#10 Georgia (8-1) at #11 Auburn (7-2)
Utah State (1-7) at #21 Idaho (8-0)


The biggest stories revolve around the two undefeated teams at the top: Oregon State and Boise State. The Beavers are playing a slightly underrated UCLA Bruins squad that has played and lost to four bowl eligible squads and only lost two games very convincingly.
The Broncos are taking on possibly the worst team in FBS. New Mexico is ranked 115th in offense, 119th in defense, and their pass offense is 108th. Boise State is ranked #2 in points per game, #23 in pass offense, and #44 on total offense.

[gorillapittpray]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kcordloh

Update: XBOX Live expired, so no more photos for awhile. I apologize, the recaps will have more details but losing photos is going to hurt, and I might move to a second dynasty on my roommate's account (with xbox live) after this season. I will finish it out soon, thanks for sticking with me so far.

When I didnt have internet for my PS3 last year I used my camera and cell phone to take pics, should try that....

[Kcordloh]

Quote: Originally Posted by gorillapittpray

When I didnt have internet for my PS3 last year I used my camera and cell phone to take pics, should try that....

Good idea!

[Kcordloh]

Cyclones give Tigers headache for all but 14 seconds

The Iowa State Cyclones (1-7) walked into Faurot Field knowing they had a lot to prove. The #5 Missouri Tigers (7-1) were overlooking them, and the Cyclones knew it.

The Cyclones took a 7-0 lead on their game opening drive when Steele Jantz connected with Jeff Woody on a 57 yard strike.
James Franklin fumbled on the Tigers first possession and Jeff Woody and the Cyclones marched 37 yards to take a 14-0 lead.

The Tiger defense stepped up big time not allowing any more touchdowns, but James Franklin threw 3 INTs in the first half and fumbled once more and the Cyclones slide into halftime up 26-0 thanks to getting great field position four times!

The Tigers defense locked down in the second half, getting three and outs on almost every single drive. However, Franklin left the game hurt after the opening drive of the third quarter and Ashton Glasser could not move the ball down field.

Finally, the Tiger defense took matters into their own hands. M. White picked off Jantz on a 3rd and long bomb and took it back to the house to make it 26-7. A three and out later the Tigers blocked a punt and H. Josey walked the ball into the endzone to make it 26-14 at the end of three.

Z. Gooden picked off Jantz halfway through the fourth period and the Tigers managed to sneak in a touchdown for a 26-21 deficit with 1:48 left. The Tigers held the Cyclones to three and out, and took the field with 0:57 left and no timeouts with 79 yards to go.

A. Glasser connected with TJ Moe for 17 yards on the first play. Henry Josey rushed the ball 22 yards on the next play. The Tigers next two pass attempts hit the ground, and with 0:27 left the Tigers were going for 3rd and 10. Josey caught a pass but was tackled before the 1st down marker, so it was 4th and inches.

Glasser threw a bomb to L. Washington and he dove across the goal line with 0:07 left to take a 27-26 lead. The Tigers missed the two point conversion, but it didn't matter as they won 27-26.

Missouri Tiger POTG: H. Josey 21 carries for 106 yards and 2 TD, 4 catches for 37 yards.
C. Browning 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT
M White 8 tackles, 1 INT, 1 defensive TD

Iowa State POTG Steele Jantz 22-35 for 311 yards and 2 TD, 5 INTs.

[Kcordloh]

Weekend ends with a big upset

#5 Missouri survived Iowa State's upset bid 27-26 with a late TD
#19 Iowa thumped BYU 55-19
#12 Utah shut out Colorado 23-0
#2 Boise State roared past New Mexico 63-9
#4 Illinois survived Purdue 33-30 in OT
#9 Notre Dame thumped Army 37-14
#9 Troy survived a scare against North Texas 24-21 in OT
#25 Nevada slipped past #6 Oklahoma 35-33
#1 Oregon State defeated UCLA 27-3
#3 Oregon defeated #14 Stanford 24-21
#13 Kansas roared past Kansas State 45-21
#8 Michigan State defeated Nebraska 19-17
#10 Georgia defeated #11 Auburn 35-28
#21 Idaho obliterated Utah State 70-7