When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

[Kcordloh]

Bailey out against Texas due to family emergency
Rico Lewis will start against Texas

Due to an illness in the family, Nick Bailey has went home for an unknown amount of time. Rico Lewis will start against Texas, and as long as Bailey is gone.

"Family is more important than football. Nobody wanted him to stay and have regrets later. We fully support Nick right now, and are dedicating Saturday's game to him and his family," said DC Joey Davis.

[Cre8]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kcordloh

Bailey out against Texas due to family emergency Rico Lewis will start against Texas Due to an illness in the family, Nick Bailey has went home for an unknown amount of time. Rico Lewis will start against Texas, and as long as Bailey is gone. "Family is more important than football. Nobody wanted him to stay and have regrets later. We fully support Nick right now, and are dedicating Saturday's game to him and his family," said DC Joey Davis.

RIIIIIIICOOOOOOO! This guy is the truth!

[Kcordloh]

Rico dedicates his game to Nick Bailey's Grandfather

Rico hasn't played much for the Missouri Tigers this year despite being put in at the end of games during their many blowouts. He is relied upon to hand the ball off and avoid turnovers.

Rico's comments heading into warmups: "Bailey has been one hell of a mentor this year. He is a great player, one that was not sought after and warmed the bench for three years. Then he played excellent when he got his chance, and is now a first round draft pick easily. I dedicate my game today, my play, to him and his family. I wish my opportunity didn't come like this, so let's focus on him and his family today."

[Kcordloh]

Lewis leads comeback, Tigers stay undefeated

It was far from the smooth sailing Tigers fans have gotten used to this year, but the Missouri Tigers rebounded after a horrible first quarter and beat the Texas Longhorns 52-36. Despite the score the Longhorns were in the game until the last 3:15.

In an emotionally charged locker room the Tigers got motivated, and came out firing. Led by true freshman Rico Lewis and D. Steele the Tigers marched 77 yards on their first drive to take a 7-0 lead.

The Texas Longhorns used a brutal option run to eat up field, but didn't hit paydirt until 2:15 left in the first quarter, tying the game at 7-apiece.

The first half was all defense. D. Washington got yet another interception

Texas kept forcing Missouri's offense off the field, and took a 14-7 lead. Missouri's defense fought back, gathering two safeties and making it 14-11 at halftime.

Lewis was sacked a lot in the first half

The second half however was hell on wheels. The Tigers, behind in every statistical category, stormed the field for 41 second half points, erased the small deficit, and took a 52-36 victory!

The game was still close to the end, until A. Harrell broke free on a simple 3rd and 5 to try and end the game, and ended up going 72 yards for a TD, making it seem like it wasn't a truely epic battle.

Caldwell had a great day, including this 100+ yard interception return for a TD

Missouri POTG:
Rico Lewis: 22 of 35 for 310 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT, sacked 3x
D. Steele 48 rushes for 228 yards, 2 TD
B. Caldwell, 5 tackles, 1 INT for 104 yards, 1 defensive TD
A. Roach, 11 tackles, 10 solo

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Texas Longhorns at Missouri Tigers
Oct 17, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas Longhorns (5-1)	7	7	7	15	36
#1 Missouri Tigers (6-0)	7	4	21	20	52

Team Stats Comparison
	TEX	MIZZ
Total Offense	683	570
Rushing Yards	111	260
Passing Yards	572	310
First Downs	25	28
Punt Return Yards	19	14
Kick Return Yards	95	143
Total Yards	797	727
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Converstion	8-16	5-15
4th Down Conversion	0-1	1-1
2-Point Conversion	1-1	-0-
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	9-3-0	12-6-0
Penalties	1 FOR 15 yards	4 for 37 yards
Posession Time	24:12	23:48

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TEX	MIZZ
9:11	(MIZZ) D. Steele 14 yard run (PAT)	0	7
2:15	(TEX) C. Bonds 13 yard pass from G. Herring (PAT)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TEX	MIZZ
9:11	(MIZZ) Safety (by Missouri's defense)	7	9
5:45	(TEX) M. Onyegbule 3 yard pass from G Herring (PAT)	14	9
1:18	(MIZZ) Safety (by Missouri's defense)	14	11
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TEX	MIZZ
11:01	(TEX) T. Tolbert 9 yard pass from G. Herring (PAT)	21	11
10:00	(MIZZ) M. Smith 25 yard pass from R. Lewis (PAT)	21	18
8:57	(MIZZ) B. Caldwell 104 yard interception return (PAT)	21	25
2:11	(MIZZ) J. Ross 19 yard pass from R. Lewis (PAT)	21	32
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TEX	MIZZ
8:01	(TEX) J. Ratliff 2 yard run (2 pt)	29	32
6:45	(MIZZ) M. Smith 55 yard pass from R. Lewis (PAT)	29	39
3:19	(TEX) T. Tolbert 23 yard pass from G. Herring (PAT)	36	39
2:11	(MIZZ) D. Steele 0 yard run (missed kick)	36	45
0:12	(MIZZ) A. Harrell 72 yard run (PAT)	36	52

[Kcordloh]

More upsets, #5 Oklahoma State falls to unranked Iowa State

Poor Oklahoma State. Last week they got routed by Missouri, and then this week they kept the #5 ranking only to drop it in a massive loss to Iowa State which pretty much ends any chance they have at a national championship.

Top 25 results from October 15-17th, 2015

Results

#1 Missouri (7-0) 52, Texas (5-2) 36

#2 Ohio State (6-0) 42, Purdue (4-3) 35

#3 Kansas (8-0) 66, Idaho (2-3) 35

#4 LSU (6-1) 34, Texas A&M (0-6) 13

Iowa State (4-2) 31, #5 Oklahoma State (5-2) 24

#6 Miami (6-1) 39, Duke (4-3) 13

#7 Boise State (5-1) 38, Tulsa (3-3) 21

#8 Utah (6-1) 43, Oregon State (2-4) 22

Vanderbilt (2-3) 39, #9 Georgia (5-2) 36

#15 Wisconsin (5-2) 38, #10 Rutgers (4-2) 21

#11 Michigan State (5-2) 34, #13 Michigan (3-3) 22

#12 Oregon (3-3) 69, Texas Tech (3-4) 38

#14 Georgia Tech (6-0) 39, North Carolina (4-2) 24

#16 Virginia Tech (4-2) 24, UCF (2-4) 10

Colorado (3-4) 45, #17 USC (4-3) 27

#18 Notre Dame (6-2) 41, Nebraska (3-4) 17

#19 Auburn (4-2) 38, Penn State (2-5) 13

#20 Air Force (6-0) 23, UNLV (1-6) 13

#21 Arkansas (4-4) 45, Kansas State (4-3) 27

#23 Middle Tennessee State (5-1) 48, New Mexico State (2-3) 14

Wake Forest (2-5) 38, #24 Clemson (4-2) 28

Baylor (5-3) 53, #25 Arizona (3-3) 16

[Kcordloh]

First BCS Poll, No surprises as Buckeyes, Tigers, and Jayhawks take top 3

The first BCS Polls are out, and Missouri is the unanimous #1. The Tigers have played 5 teams that are currently ranked in the top 25 on the Coaches poll, and one of their other opponents (Texas, ranked #27) is highly regarded this year also.

NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Oct 18, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	--	Missouri	7	0	1.0000
2	--	Ohio State	6	0	.994
3	--	Kansas	8	0	.989
4	--	LSU	6	1	.983
5	--	Miami	6	1	.972
6	--	Boise State	6	1	.969
7	--	Utah	6	1	.969
8	--	Wisconsin	5	2	.956
9	--	Michigan State	5	2	.947
10	--	Georgia Tech	6	0	.944
11	--	Oregon	3	3
12	--	Notre Dame	6	2
13	--	Rutgers	4	2
14	--	Virginia Tech	4	2
15	--	Air Force	6	0
16	--	Auburn	4	2
17	--	Georgia	5	2
18	--	Oklahoma State	5	2
19	--	Michigan	3	3
20	--	Middle Tennessee State	5	1
21	--	Arkansas	4	4
22	--	TCU	4	3
23	--	Illinois	4	2
24	--	California	6	2
25	--	Maryland	5	2

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 18, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Missouri (35)	7	0	1499
2	2	Ohio State (25)	6	0	1456
3	3	Kansas (1)	8	0	1413
4	4	LSU	6	1	1144
5	6	Miami	6	1	1076
6	7	Boise State	6	1	1024
7	8	Utah	6	1	987
8	11	Michigan State	5	2	913
9	14	Georgia Tech	6	0	895
10	15	Wisconsin	5	2	828
11	12	Oregon	3	3
12	16	Virginia Tech	4	2
13	10	Rutgers	4	2
14	19	Auburn	4	2
15	18	Notre Dame	6	2
16	20	Air Force	6	0
17	5	Oklahoma State	5	2
18	13	Michigan	3	3
19	21	Arkansas	4	4
20	9	Georgia	5	2
21	22	TCU	4	3
22	23	Middle Tennessee State	5	1
23	--	Maryland	5	2
24	--	Illinois	4	2
25	--	Ohio	6	1

[Kcordloh]

Matchup Preview *|* October 24, 2015
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#1 Missouri Tigers (7-0, 3-0 Away)		Arizona State Sun Devils (2-5, 1-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison #3 Total Offensive Yards #53 #5 Passing Yards #86 #2 Rushing Yards #46 #1 Points Per Game #106 Defensive Stats Comparison #72 Total Yards Allowed #98 #114 Passing Yards Allowed #111 #2 Rushing Yards Allowed #98 #2 Sacks #108 Injury Report LG. S Taylor 2 weeks FB, J. George Probable WR. B. Hannah 2 weeks Game Notes Let's see. A top 5 offense in every category except 3rd downs facing one of the worst defenses. A struggling offense facing a defense that has put together some amazing bend but not break performances, and is better than the numbers. Why? Because the backups play half of the games. Missouri shouldn't even hiccup enroute to a 60-10 victory or the like.

[Tazer19]

Love your updates, good stuff. Nice job with Mizzou.