When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

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Conference realignment

Despite stories and rumors, the deadlines came and went and the only moves for 2012 will be TCU to the Big East, and Hawaii/Nevada/Fresno, the WAC co-champions, to the MWC.

Texas, Texas A&M, and others appear to still be talking to other conferences, but the real team to consider plucking for the Big XII appears to be the unappreciated Missouri Tigers. If the MWC could pluck the Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks, especially now that they have BCS status, one must wonder if the MWC would be the 3rd or 4th best conference in the nation.

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I will play the Fiesta Bowl tonight. Moore scares me, I hope I can get some stops or else this game is gonna be worse for my heart than KU/MU was

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Another Classic Fiesta Bowl

Talk about the Fiesta Bowl and everyone has two classic memories. The 2003 double overtime national championship game between Ohio State and Miami, and the 2007 overtime matchup between Boise State and Oklahoma won by a two point conversion.

Well the 2012 version might not be as ground breaking as those two magnificent upsets, but it lived up to the hype.

Boise State, the first non AQ to make three BCS Bowl games, and also the first to make a BCS bowl game with a loss, came in feeling destined to go 3-0 in the BCS Bowl games, against Missouri who was making it's BCS debut.

The first quarter was all defense, until James Franklin nailed a 18 yard bullet to J. Jackson for a 18 yard TD to put MU up 7-0 with 42 seconds left in the first.

Missouri harassed Kellen Moore all day

MU followed up with a field goal to start the second quarter, but Boise State responded like they always do. Kellen Moore completed a beautiful 40 yard pass to T. Shoemaker in the endzone to make it 10-7.

Shoemaker's beautiful TD catch to put Boise on the board

With no time left on the clock at the end of the second quarter, Kellen Moore threw a hail mary that was caught by M. Burroughs to put Boise State up 14-10 at the half.

Boise State and Missouri traded TD's in the third, but the difference was M. Frisina's 50yd FG and Boise State took a 24-17 lead into the fourth quarter.

With all eyes on them, Missouri tied the game on a 4 yard catch by Wes Kemp with just over 4 minutes left in the game. TJ. Moe added to the score later on a 50 yard option rush to make it 31-24 MU with just 2:14 left in the game.

Kellen Moore marched his team down the field to tie the game with 1:14 left, but Missouri's James Franklin did the same and put Missouri on top 38-31 with just 0:28 left.

Then at the end of the game, T. Shoemaker hauled in a 25 yard pass and Boise State nailed the PAT to make it 38-38, overtime for the 3rd time in Fiesta Bowl history.

Missouri took possession first, and relied on G. Ressel's foot to make it 41-38 when he sank a 47 yarder.
Bosie State took possession next, and went for the home run. Kellen Moore launched it deep, but it was picked off by M. White, who just went down and Missouri defeated Boise State 41-38 in overtime to win their first ever BCS Bowl and finished undefeated for the first time ever.

M. White saves the day for Missouri, picking off Kellen Moore

Jan 1, 2012 - MU at BSU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
#3 Missouri (12-0)	7	3	7	21	3	41
#11 Boise State (10-2)	0	14	10	14	0	38

Team Stats Comparison
MU		BSU
457	Total Offense	485
170	Rushing Yards	59
287	Passing Yards	426
20	First Downs	18

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
0:42	(MU) J. Jackson 18 yard TD reception from J. Franklin (PAT)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
4:49	(MU) G. Ressel 48 yard FG	10	0
4:25	(BSU) T. Shoemaker 40 yard TD reception from K. Moore (PAT)	10	7
0:00	(BSU) M. Burroughs 53 yard TD reception from K. Moore (PAT)	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
4:32	(BSU) M. Frisina 50 yard FG	10	17
2:02	(MU) D. Moore 2 yard rush TD (PAT)	17	17
0:23	(BSU) M. Burroughs 23 yard TD reception from K. Moore (PAT)	17	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
4:00	(MU) W. Kemp 4 yard TD reception from J. Franklin (PAT)	24	24
2:14	(MU) TJ Moe 50 yard rush TD (PAT)	31	24
1:27	(BSU) M. Burroughs 25 yard TD reception from K. Moore (PAT)	31	31
0:28	(MU) J. Jackson 24 yard TD catch from J. Franklin (PAT)	38	31
0:00	(BSU) T. Shoemaker 29 yard TD reception from K. Moore (PAT)	38	38
OVERTIME SCORING		MU	BSU
------	(MU) G. Ressel 47 yard FG	41	38

Missouri POTG: James Franklin 28/40, 287 yards, 3 TD.
T. Ruth: 14 pancakes, 0 sacks

Boise State POTG: Kellen Moore 15/21, 412 yards, 5 TD, 1 Int
M. Burroughs 8 catches for 168 yards and 3 TD

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BCS Bowl Results
BCS NC: #2 Oregon defeated #1 Michigan State 40-37 in OT
Fiesta Bowl: #3 Missouri defeated #11 Boise State 41-38 in OT
Sugar Bowl: #9 South Carolina defeated USF 31-20
Rose Bowl: #6 Stanford throttled #4 Penn State 45-10
Orange Bowl: #24 Florida State got revenge over the #7 Oklahoma Sooners 46-30
Capital One Bowl: #5 Illinois proved their merit over #8 Alabama 44-3
Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State toppled overrated #10 TCU 27-3

Final Coaches Poll of the Year

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Jan 10, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L
1	2	Oregon	14	0
2	3	Missouri	13	0
3	5	Stanford	12	1
4	1	Michigan State	13	1
5	6	Illinois	11	1
6	4	Penn State	12	2
7	11	South Carolina	12	2
8	7	Oklahoma	10	3
9	10	Boise State	10	3
10	17	Wisconsin	10	3

Oregon was also voted the AP Champion with 45 votes, Missouri finished 2nd and received 20 votes for 1st place

[Kcordloh]

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Heisman Winner, and Missouri's trophies

Case Keenum, the QB from Houston won the Heisman thanks to 4544 passing yards and 50 TD's.
LaMichael James finished second, as the HB from Oregon ran for 1138 yards and 15 TD.


J. Smith, the DE from Missouri won the Lombardi, Bednarik, and Nagurski trophies thanks to his excellent record setting season with 25 total sacks!

D. Hoch from Missouri won the Outland Trophy.

And T. Ruth, the OL from Missouri won the Remington award for his amazing protection of J. Franklin all year.

Missouri will lose 7 key players from their offense, and 6 key players from their defense. Kicker G. Ressel is also leaving.

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Missouri Tigers looking for a premier out of conference opponent for 2012

Talk around Missouri these days isn't about the 13-0 season the Tigers just had, or that the Tigers deserve to crowned co-national champions despite the fact they finished undefeated in the Big XII conference.

Missouri's AD announced they want to up their strength of schedule, and wouldn't mind a rematch with Boise State. Missouri is keeping their contracted dates with Miami (Ohio) and Arizona State for 2012, but looking for a strong opponent to open 2012 with. Boise State is a predicted top 15 team for 2012 in the way too early pre-season polls, and Missouri is pegged as a top 15 pre-season team after their great year and not losing their star playmaker J. Franklin.

Wisconsin, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Boise State have all been extended offers for 2012 and 2013 Home and Home's. While Illinois and Nebraska would continue old rivalries, Arkansas and Iowa are border wars that will always bring fans despite not having games often between the two states. The oddball is Boise State, but odds are Boise State will accept given they always want a stronger schedule and revenge would have to be on their mind given they just lost to Missouri in the Fiesta Bowl. Not to mention, it's home and home, just what they always want..

[Kcordloh]

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I have been getting ready for my work to start up (teacher), so that's why I have slowed down. I landed the #24 recruiting class, I'll post that up sometime this week and get everything lined up for the next year. I just gotta hope my defense is not as poor as it was last year.

[mm boost]

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wow, that was a clutch, exciting win over Boise. Way to end the season with a perfect record, and get your first BCS win in school history. Also glad to see Boise lose . Can't wait to see how this next season goes.

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okay, I just went back and read the Kansas-Missouri game, and I am speechless. 72-69? Are you kidding me? That is basketball! Freaking awesome, now honestly, how much fun was that game? That is insane. Those fans definitely got their money's worth. I can't believe you don't have more people posting in here, I like what you got going. Keep pushing!!

[Kcordloh]

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okay, I just went back and read the Kansas-Missouri game, and I am speechless. 72-69? Are you kidding me? That is basketball! Freaking awesome, now honestly, how much fun was that game? That is insane. Those fans definitely got their money's worth. I can't believe you don't have more people posting in here, I like what you got going. Keep pushing!!

Thank you for following!

That Kansas game, wow. I watched every Missouri offensive possession just speechless and scared, it was fun but I felt like I was turning grey! KU-MU is just that much more of a rivalry because of that game.

[Kcordloh]

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Missouri Tigers Land 24th ranked recruiting class
Fresh off of their 13-0 season and final ranking of #2/2, the Missouri Tigers landed the 24th ranked recruiting class. Alabama, Penn State, Oregon, TCU, Texas, USC, Florida State, Florida, Iowa, and Georgia were the top 10.

The Tigers landed 4 4* recruits, 15 3*'s, 1 2*, and a trifecta of 1*'s. The Tiger defense, which was first in the nation for rushing yards last year and #106th for passing yards, lost a set of key players.

They added 3 balanced 3* MLB's, a 4* balanced DT, a pair of 3* hard hitting strong safeties, a 3* balanced full safety, and a 3* pass rush DT.

[Kcordloh]

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Missouri adds Boise State to 2012/2013 schedule

2012 and 2013 is a new step for the Boise State Broncos. Finally a decent AQ conference that is not the Pac 12 is scheduling them for a home and home. Missouri & Boise State agreed to a 2012/2013 home and home, with the 2012 matchup being in Boise.


After losing key offensive and defensive players, the Tigers are set to make 2012 better then 2011, which basically means a national title. Expectations are higher than last year, but last year 8-4 would have been a good year, let alone 13-0, a Big XII Title, and a Fiesta Bowl victory.

This year, with other teams on the rise, the Tigers are projected fourth in the Big XII again. Despite that projection, the Tigers are ready for 2012.

[Kcordloh]

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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

[Kcordloh]

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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.

[Kcordloh]

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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)