When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

[Kcordloh]

First weekend of October done

Not all the Top 25 action this weekend was as one sided as #2 Missouri's 52-point rout of long time rival Oklahoma. Ohio State, Kansas, and Boise State also won, which leaves the top 4 the same as last week, although in a slightly different order.


There are still 10 undefeated teams. In addition to the ranked teams there are Air Force and Nevada from the MWC, and Bowling Green from the MWC.


The new Top 25 rankings give us a #2 vs #5 matchup this weekend as Missouri takes on the undefeated Cowboys from Oklahoma State.

Top 25 results from October 1st-3rd, 2015

Results

#1 Ohio State (5-0) spanked Nebraska (3-2) 38-14

#2 Missouri (5-0) slaughtered Oklahoma (2-3) 79-28

#3 Boise State (4-0) dominated Colorado State (0-4) 65-18

#4 Kansas (6-0) outplayed #25 Arizona (2-2) 59-55

#22 California (5-1) upset #5 USC (4-1) 38-31

#6 LSU (4-1) beat Lousiana Tech (3-2) 54-28

#7 Wisconsin (4-1) beatup #11 Michigan State (3-2) 44-14

#8 Oklahoma State (5-0) bullied Kansas State (3-2) 33-28

#9 Utah (5-0) finished Mississippi State (1-4) 49-0

#10 Virginia Tech (3-1) outlasted Washington (3-2) 34-31

#12 Auburn (3-1) beat Vanderbilt (0-3) 38-28

#13 Miami (4-1) cooked UCF (1-3) 57-10

Purdue (4-1) upset rival #14 Notre Dame (4-2) 28-20

#15 Georgia (4-1) blewout Hawaii (2-2) 55-14

Ole Miss (3-2) upset #16 Tennessee (4-1) 29-21

SMU (4-1) upset #17 TCU (3-3) 24-13

#18 Rutgers (3-1) beat Iowa (3-2) 53-37

#19 Michigan (3-2) beat Marshall (0-4) 45-21

#20 Stanford (5-1) beat Syracuse (2-2) 35-31

Arkansas (2-4) beat #23 Alabama (2-1) 42-40

#24 Maryland (4-1) beat East Carolina (3-1) 45-12

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 4, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State (33)	5	0	1497
2	2	Missouri (25)	5	0	1452
3	4	Kansas (1)	6	0	1378
4	3	Boise State (1)	4	0	1223
5	8	Oklahoma State (1)	5	0	1202
6	9	Utah	5	0	1159
7	6	LSU	4	1	1044
8	7	Wisconsin	4	1	1030
9	10	Virginia Tech	3	1	889
10	12	Auburn	3	1	798
11	5	USC	4	1
12	13	Miami	4	1
13	15	Georgia	4	1
14	18	Rutgers	3	1
15	11	Michigan State	3	2
16	22	California	5	1
17	19	Michigan	3	2
18	20	Stanford	5	1
19	21	Oregon	1	3
20	14	Notre Dame	4	2
21	24	Maryland	4	1
22	--	Georgia Tech	4	0
23	--	Purdue	4	1
24	16	Tennessee	4	1
25	--	Middle Tennessee State	3	1

[Kcordloh]

Matchup Preview *|* October 10, 2015
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#2 Missouri Tigers (5-0, 2-0 Away)		#5 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-0, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 60.6 (#1) Points Per Game 44.6 (#10) 3173 (#3) Total Offensive Yards 2706 (#6) 1684 (#8) Passing Yards 1754 (#5) 1489 (#3) Rushing Yards 952 (#32) 15 (#23) Passing TD 21 (#6) 19 (#2) Rushing TD 9 (#58) Defensive Stats Comparison 1716 (#50) Total Yards Allowed 1803 (#64) 1372 (#103) Passing Yards Allowed 1136 (#77) 344 (#2) Rushing Yards Allowed 667 (#41) 37 (#3) Sacks 12 11 (#6) Interceptions 3 Injury Report LG. S Taylor 4 weeks HB. D. Roland 5 weeks WR. B. Hannah 4 weeks Game Notes Oklahoma State looks to be the best team in the Big XII South this year, although Texas (4-1) also looks like a decent squad. Missouri has dominated this series recently, and looks to continue. Oklahoma State and Missouri bring in great passing attacks, and both struggle against the pass defensively also. A 45-42 game is not out of the question, and one must wonder how long Missouri can keep this winning streak up against Big XII foes not named Kansas. Projection: Missouri 45 Oklahoma State 35

[Kcordloh]

Is the Big XII truly strong? Arkansas looks to prove it..

Arkansas is currently 2-4 overall, with all 4 losses in conference play. They play #12 Auburn (3-1) this weekend, at Auburn. If Arkansas can overcome Auburn they will have taken down two of the SEC's powerhouses, and definitely cement in people's minds that the SEC is below the Big XII in capability this season.
With Missouri taking down SEC front runner LSU, and Arkansas taking down Alabama, if Arkansas holds down Auburn then there is no argument in fragile minds and the minds of the computers that the Big XII is heads and shoulders above the SEC.

[Kcordloh]

Missouri Tigers rout Cowboys 62-16

Missouri has played 3 top 5 teams this year. Well at the time top 5, but all top 10 currently. They beat then #4 (#7) LSU 36-3, #4 (#8) Wisconsin 64-18, and now #5 Oklahoma State also went down.

The game started off promising, as Oklahoma State's defense came to play, preventing D. Steele from gaining anything on the ground which allowed the Cowboys to key in on the pass.

With Missouri ahead 3-0, J. Walsh was sacked on a 3rd and 10, which set up 4th and 17, and also put Walsh out of the game for a few moments. Missouri keyed in on the good field position and A. Harrell caught a 5 yard pass from N. Bailey to make it 10-0.

D. Steele ran it in to make it 17-0 early in the second quarter, but J. Walsh scrambled 1 yard to make it a 17-7 game. The touchdown was in doubt, as Walsh fumbled before he broke the endzone plane, but the call of the field stood and Oklahoma State broke the shutout just like Oklahoma did last week, very questionably.

Missouri fans are questioning the referees lately

Missouri poured it on after the questionable call, putting Walsh out until the half and opening up a 31-7 lead. They traded field goals in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter started with the Tigers up 34-10, a good lead but an Oklahoma State comeback seemed possible.

Bentley or Walsh, didn't matter. The Tigers were all over them all day

Missouri ran off 28 straight points in the fourth quarter, turning a 34-16 game into a 62-16 beatdown.

Caldwell collected his 1st career interception in the fourth quarter

Missouri POTG: N. Bailey 34 of 47 for 416 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
D. Steele 39 carries for 236 yards and 4 TD
M. Wilson had 9 tackles and 1 sack
T. Leach had 8 tackles, 2 sacks, and 1 FF
J. George had 6 tackles, 6 solo, 1 FF, and 1 interception

Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oct 10, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Missouri Tigers (5-0)	10	21	3	28	62
#5 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-0)	0	7	3	6	16

Team Stats Comparison
	MIZZ	OKST
Total Offense	683	351
Rushing Yards	251	126
Passing Yards	432	225
First Downs	29	15
Punt Return Yards	36	23
Kick Return Yards	99	107
Total Yards	818	481
Turnovers	3	4
3rd Down Converstion	3-15 (20%)	6-25 (24%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	14-6-1	5-1-0
Penalties	4 for 30 yards	4 for 35 yards
Posession Time	26:46	21:14

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	OKST
8:09	(MIZZ) M. Coleman 38yard FG	3	0
1:45	(MIZZ) A. Harrell 5 yard pass from N. Bailey (PAT)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	OKST
8:17	(MIZZ) D. Steele 25 yard run (PAT)	17	0
5:34	(OKST) J. Walsh 1 yard run (PAT)	17	7
3:24	(MIZZ) D. Steele 2 yard run (PAT)	24	7
0:26	(MIZZ) M. Smith 16 yard pass from N. Bailey (PAT)	31	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	OKST
7:15	(OKST) M. Johnson 36 yard FG	31	10
3:50	(MIZZ) M. Coleman 24 yard FG	34	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	OKST
11:41	(OKST) T. Wallace 40 yard run (2pt failed)	34	16
7:27	(MIZZ) D, Steele 15 yard run (PAT)	41	16
5:38	(MIZZ) D. Steele 2 yard run (PAT)	48	16
4:35	(MIZZ) S. Ray returned fumble 32 yards (PAT)	55	16
2:15	(MIZZ) R. Lewis 6 yard run (PAT)	62	16

Missouri Tigers

Oklahoma State Cowboys

[Kcordloh]

8 Top 25 teams upset by unranked teams

#2 Missouri handling #5 Oklahoma State 62-16 was a big surprise, but not the biggest this weekend.

#19 Oregon seemed on their way to a 6-6 season, but took care of #6 Utah.

Air Force took #4 Boise State out of national title contention with a 45-39 come from behind hail mary victory.

The biggest upset? Arkansas (2-4) not only upset, but they destroyed #10 Auburn (3-2) by over twenty points. Obviously Arkansas is a great team, and their 2-4 record suggests the Big XII is one tough conference.

Top 25 results from October 8-10th, 2015

Results

#2 Missouri (6-0) beatdown #5 Oklahoma State (5-1) 62-16

#3 Kansas (7-0) beat Baylor (4-3) 49-27

Air Force (5-0) shocked #4 Boise State (4-1) 45-39

#19 Oregon (2-3) upset #6 Utah (5-1) 33-24

#7 LSU (5-1) throttled Florida (3-3) 38-21

Illinois (4-2) upset #8 Wisconsin (4-2) 35-28

Clemson (4-1) beat #9 Virginia Tech (3-2) 31-10

Arkansas (2-4) shocked #10 Auburn (3-2) 62-34

TCU (4-3) upset #11 USC (4-2) 27-24 in 2 OT

#12 Miami (5-1) survived UAB (1-4) 48-41

#13 Georgia (5-1) beat up #24 Tennessee (4-2) 56-15

#15 Rutgers (4-1) trounced Nebraska (3-3) 66-10

#15 Michigan State (4-2) beat Penn State (2-4) 27-26

BYU (3-3) shocked #16 California (5-2) 34-21

Colorado upset #18 Stanford (5-2) 35-34

#20 Notre Dame (5-2) hustled past Northwestern (1-5) 24-10

#22 Georgia Tech (5-0) beat #21 Maryland (4-2) 24-16

Minnesota (4-2) beat #23 Purdue (4-2) 20-17

#25 Middle Tennessee State (4-1) whooped Troy (2-3) 56-31

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 11, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Missouri (40)	6	0	1504
2	1	Ohio State (21)	5	0	1487
3	3	Kansas	7	0	1394
4	7	LSU	5	1	1081
5	5	Oklahoma State	5	1	878
6	12	Miami	5	1	864
7	4	Boise State	4	1	836
8	6	Utah	5	1	832
9	13	Georgia	5	1	830
10	14	Rutgers	4	1	810
11	15	Michigan State	4	2
12	19	Oregon	2	3
13	17	Michigan	3	2
14	22	Georgia Tech	5	0
15	8	Wisconsin	4	2
16	9	Virginia Tech	3	2
17	11	USC	4	2
18	20	Notre Dame	5	2
19	10	Auburn	3	2
20	--	Air Force	5	0
21	--	Arkansas	3	4
22	--	TCU	4	3
23	25	Middle Tennessee State	4	1
24	--	Clemson	4	1
25	--	Arizona	3	2

[Kcordloh]

Matchup Preview *|* October 17, 2015
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Texas Longhorns (5-1, 0-1 Away)		#1 Missouri Tigers (6-0, 3-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 51.3 (#6) Points Per Game 60.8 (#1) 3363 (#12) Total Offensive Yards 3856 (#4) 1759 (#30) Passing Yards 2116 (#10) 1609 (#8) Rushing Yards 1740 (#5) Defensive Stats Comparison 1745 (#11) Total Yards Allowed 2067 (#35) 1138 (#27) Passing Yards Allowed 1597 (#87) 607 (#7) Rushing Yards Allowed 470 (#2) Injury Report RG. S Flowers Season LG. S Taylor 3 weeks FS. K. Thompson 5 weeks WR. B. Hannah 3 weeks Game Notes Texas is back baby! The Longhorns, at 5-1, bring in an amazingly balanced offense. Missouri also brings in a balanced offense, and just killed Oklahoma State 62-16. Texas is a pass second offense this year, but Missouri is killer against the run and so so against the pass. Although last week they absolutely stopped the pass against Oklahoma State. Missouri's D. Steele and N. Bailey will run the offense just fine. Look for DE's Ray and Leach to create pressure on Texas's offensive line and for the Tigers to sack redshirt freshman G. Herring a few times. Junior's Nick Robertson and Jeremy Ratliff have split rushing duties for the Longhorns all year. Robertson has 534 yards and 7 TD's while Ratliff has 685 yards and 7 TDs. Prediction: Texas 45, Missouri 42

[gorillapittpray]

Damn your really puttin it on!!!!

[Kcordloh]

Yeah it's crazy, the first couple drives are tough stops and then I sack the QB a time or two and it's over.

MTSU is such a good team, there is a glitch or something, they are still just a 2*, but they are loaded. They have 4 WR's with 85+ catch ratings, and 90+ speed. I can't believe how good they are, and am lucky my team has recruitied some offensive beasts like D. Steele & N. Bailey.