When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

[Kcordloh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Connor

Haven't read the whole thing yet, but I just read the first season. I love it. I'm from Columbia, MO so I'm always rooting for Mizzou and other Tigers fans. I'm interested if you are going to switch Mizzou to the SEC now that that's official. If you already have I'll find out eventually. Can't wait to get caught up.

Thanks Connor, it's always great to know people are reading!

I did not take the SEC route, it was not announced when I made some other conference changes and I didn't figure we would jump to the SEC, so it's not fully realistic anymore but I enjoy it still.

I am St Joseph, MO area myself, try to make 1 or 2 Tiger games every year, always the Border Showdown (still War imo).

[gorillapittpray]

St. Joseph huh?? Man I cant stand Missouri Western, we played them in college, I went to Pitt State

[Kcordloh]

I played SS for MWSU for a year!

At least Pitt State romped NWMSU for us, I was so mad at that game this year and last in the playoffs.

[Kcordloh]

Missouri Tigers

For all the hoopla of the game between Arizona and Missouri, one thing was certain, nobody expected Arizona to even come close to Missouri.
Whether you believe the Tigers will win the national championship, or if they are destined to get BCS bid after BCS bid but never been seriously considered for the national championship, you have to admit the Tigers are on a different level than Arizona.

Missouri took charge first, marching down the field and scoring on a 57 yard miracle kick by C O'Connor. Arizona turned the ball over and Missouri quickly got into their own redzone, then coughed it up, as David Steele had a rare fumble at the end of a solid run, allowing Arizona to end the drive. Missouri's defense racked up a safety by sacking D. Garman and took a 5-0 lead.

D. Steele with a rare fumble



Smith sacked D. Garman to give Missouri a 5-0 lead

Arizona responded by scoring a TD on one play when they got the ball back, a single 50 yard run by K. Carey. Missouri's no huddle hurry up spread offense quickly took the lead back when E. Torres scrambled in for a touchdown on an option play, giving Missouri the 12-7 lead after one period. E. Torres was perfect in the first period, going 7 for 7 with 117 yards and 4 rushes for 4 yards and 1 TD.

K. Carey's 50 yard TD run

After an offensive standstill for Arizona at the start of the second half, Missouri wasted no time scoring on a 45 yard dash by W. Leftwich to take a 19-7 lead. Missouri's defense wasted no time, sacking Garman twice and hurrying him once to force a 4th and 24 from the 7 yard line, and then returning the punt to start their offense from the 35 yard line.

Arizona battled back, making it a 26-21 game at the halftime, and seemingly on a roll. Then halftime happened, and D. Steele returned the kickoff to start the second half 97 yards for a touchdown and a 33-21 lead. Arizona managed a field goal to end the third quarter, but the Tiger defense clamped down and bent but did not break, allowing Missouri a 47-24 victory. Missouri had one final great play with an interception followed by a 36 yard return by C. Graham with 0:27 left in the game.

C. Graham's sole big play of the game, an interception with a 36 yard return

While it was a close game, Missouri forced 7 total fumbles, they just did not recover any of them. Arizona was fortunate to recover all their fumbles.

Missouri POTG: D. Steele 25 rushes for 139 yards and 2 TD, 2 catches for 33 yards, 4 kick returns for 169 yards and 1 TD, 2 punt returns for 14 yards.

Ian Simon 8 tackles, 5 solo, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 FF.

Missouri Tigers at Arizona Wildcats
October 11, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Missouri Tigers (3-0)	12	14	14	7	47
Arizona Wildcats (3-1)	7	14	3	0	24

Team Stats Comparison
	ARIZONA	mISSOURI
Total Offense	388	471
Rushing Yards	121	209
Passing Yards	267	262
First Downs	22	21
Punt Return Yards	0	14
Kick Return Yards	0	195
Total Yards	388	680
Turnovers	2	4
3rd Down Converstion	4-16 (25%)	3-7 (42%)
4th Down Conversion	0-2 (0%)	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-0 (33%)	6-4-0 (66%)
Penalties	2 for 21 yards	2 for 10 yards
Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	ARIZ
5:23	(MIZZ) C O'Connor 57 yard FG	3	0
3:36	(MIZZ) Safety:	5	0
1:12	(ARIZ) K. Carey 50 yard run (PAT)	5	7
0:21	(MIZZ) E. Torres 1 yard run (PAT)	12	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	ARIZ
4:37	(MIZZ) M. Leftwich 45 yard run (PAT)	19	7
3:06	(ARIZ) D. Washington 60 yard run (PAT)	19	14
1:41	(MIZZ) D. Steele 1 yard run (PAT)	26	14
0:19	(ARIZ) D. Garman pass to C. Lyerla for 3 yards for a touchdown (PAT)	26	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	ARIZ
6:49	(MIZZ) D. Steele returned kickoff 97 yards (PAT)	33	21
2:17	(MIZZ) J. Thomas 1 yard pass from E. Torres (PAT)	40	21
0:04	(ARIZ) M. Burton 45 yard FG	40	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	ARIZ
3:41	(MIZZ) D. Steele 5 yard rush (PAT)	47	24

[Kcordloh]

Weekend recap after October 11th, 2014

The Big 10 suffered greatly on October 11th, as #1 Wisconsin and #5 Penn State both went down in conference play. Wisconsin lost to unranked Rutgers, while Penn State was destroyed by #17 Michigan.

The Big 10's title hopes lie solely in the hands of still unbeaten's Ohio State and Michigan State, unless more top 10 teams fall from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Top 25 results on weekend of October 11, 2014

Results

Rutgers (4-1) upset #1 Wisconsin (4-1) 32-18

#2 Missouri (4-0) handled Arizona (3-2) 47-24

#3 Michigan State (4-0) routed #13 Illinois (3-2) 41-17

#4 Kansas (5-0) killed Texas Tech (1-5) 76-10

#17 Michigan (3-2) exposed #5 Penn State (6-1) 34-3

#10 Oregon (4-1) slipped past #6 TCU (5-1) 37-31 in 3OT

#9 Boise State (6-0) beat Air Force (1-4) 42-19

#12 Arkansas (7-0) beat Alabama (2-4) 55-51

#14 UCLA (6-0) shook down Oregon State (4-2) 31-6

#15 LSU (4-1) beat #16 Florida (3-3) 48-25

Kentucky (3-4) upset #18 South Carolina (2-2) 31-21

#20 Notre Dame (4-2) beat Northwestern (0-7) 28-21

#21 Ole Miss (5-2) beat Vanderbilt (4-2) 42-17

#22 Fresno State (5-1) beat New Mexico (3-2) 35-14

#24 Georgia Tech (4-1) beat #23 Maryland (3-3) 24-21

SMU (2-3) ousted #25 Pittsburg (4-1) 45-20

Coaches Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 12, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	3	Michigan State (37)	4	0	1501
2	2	Missouri (21)	4	0	1416
3	4	Kansas (2)	5	0	1337
4	8	Ohio State (1)	6	0	1289
5	7	USF	5	0	1233
6	10	Oregon	4	1	1038
7	9	Boise State	6	0	1014
8	14	UCLA	6	0	993
9	12	Arkansas	7	0	969
10	11	Virginia Tech	4	1	871
11	6	TCU	5	1	843
12	5	Penn State	6	1	804
13	1	Wisconsin	4	1	792
14	15	LSU	4	1	768
15	17	Michigan	3	2	742
16	16	Mississippi State	4	1	665
17	13	Illinois	3	2	545
18	20	Notre Dame	4	2	509
19	21	Ole Miss	5	2	462
20	22	Fresno State	5	1	444
21	24	Georgia Tech	4	1	386
22	--	USC	5	1	283
23	19	Florida	3	3	209
24	--	Auburn	2	3	180
25	--	Rutgers	4	1	151

The biggest losers are the Big 10 in that they lost #1/#1 Wisconsin and #5/#4 Penn State, but the Big XII has to be pissed. #1 loses two weeks in a row, but Missouri is still #2/#2, being leaped by first Wisconsin and now Michigan State.

Michigan State also owned the Harris poll, finishing with 38 first place votes and 1598 points total, 190 more than 2nd place Missouri who had 23 first place votes.
Ohio State who was idle last week leaped from #7 to #3 in the Harris Poll, jumping Kansas who killed Texas Tech 76-10 last week. Apparently undefeated in the Big 10 is just worth more.

[Kcordloh]

Matchup Preview *|* October 18, 2014
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#9 Arkansas Razorbacks (7-0 , 3-0 Away)		#2 Missouri Tigers (4-0, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 54.0 (#1) Points Per Game 37.0 (#29) 4204 (#1) Total Offensive Yards 1739 (#114) 1006 (#50) Rushing Yards 888 (#68) 3198 (#2) Passing Yards 851 (#115) Defensive Stats Comparison 3562 (#119) Total Yards Allowed 1456 (#4) 1152 (#108) Rushing Yards Allowed 355 (#1) 2410 (#119) Passing Yards Allowed 1101 (#35) Injury Report Jimmy Lindsey (CB) Torn Pec: 3 weeks B. Butler (LG): Torn Achilles Tendon: Out for the season Game Notes Last year #1 Missouri traveled to unranked Arkansas and they battled to an **** 24-23 finale. Missouri is 4-2 with Arkansas in this series which will become yet another yearly border war, joining Kansas and Iowa State in Missouri's nearby border foes. #2 Missouri is a high powered even spread based offense with a balanced rushing attack and a quick quarterback. Arkansas operates on the spread offense, winning games with lots of points. Arkansas's lowest point total this year so far is 42, which they scored against Oklahoma State in overtime a few weeks ago. They have hit sixty once, and fifty another four times. Missouri's offense is good, but their defense is better, allowing at most 24 points, which was this past week to Arizona. This is a battle of top 10 teams, most likely for the Big XII North Division Title, and it looks to be a great battle. Arkansas is actually the favorites this time, a 4 point favorite due to their strength being Missouri's weakness. Gameday will be there, and kickoff is at 7pm sharp CST. Look for a shootout classic.

Other Big Games
#1 Michigan State (4-0) hosts #15 Michigan (3-2)
#3 Kansas (5-0) hosts Oklahoma (4-2)
#11 TCU (5-1) hosts #22 USC (5-1)

[gorillapittpray]

Big one coming up vs Arkansas!!! My defense is taking names this year lol,

Yea I was so excited that we knocled NW out of the playoffs, will definitely be tuned in this weekend when they play on ESPN or I think its ESPN3, anyway what yea did you play at Western??

[Kcordloh]

Quote: Originally Posted by gorillapittpray

Big one coming up vs Arkansas!!! My defense is taking names this year lol, Yea I was so excited that we knocled NW out of the playoffs, will definitely be tuned in this weekend when they play on ESPN or I think its ESPN3, anyway what yea did you play at Western??

2004, and by play I mean I never played in a game, although I suited up most home games. I was basically practice squad with the ability to play in a game if they needed me, but I was a hard hitting sob type, and we faced to much speed that year. I was supposed to transition to LB but I ended up quitting the team instead.

I cannot wait to play Arkansas, however that game is likely to end badly for me, my secondary is lacking in 93+ speed and Arkansas has 4 WR's with over 97 speed..