When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

**Kcordloh** · 08-15-2011, 10:20 PM

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#18 Missouri at #11 Boise State

Matchup Preview | September 1, 2012

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#18 Missouri Tigers
(0-0, 0-0 Away)

#11 Boise State Broncos
(0-0, 0-0 Home)

Game Notes
It used to be considered stupid to play at Boise State on the Smurf Turf, but after Nevada humanized the Broncos last year on it, it doesn't seem so bad. The home field advantage might play a factor in the upcoming Fiesta Bowl rematch, as everyone is flooding Idaho and Oregon this weekend to see the two marquee matchups this week. The main question is how do the Broncos, who went 4-2 with Joe Southwick subbing in for Kellen Moore last year, cope with Southwick in charge of the offense? New running back Blake Cooper and wide receivers Chris Potter and Geraldo Boldewijn hope to balance out the Bronco offense. Missouri lost a lot of talent from their defense, the big question is can the offense keep up again like last year.

**Kcordloh** · 08-28-2011, 02:17 PM

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Apologies to everyone who was/is still following. Student teaching has been really hard to keep up with everything, I will post the depth chart and play the game tonight. After that probably 3-5 days between recaps, it's an awesome dynasty and I won't stop playing, just had to get life sorted first, lol

**Kcordloh** · 08-29-2011, 12:38 AM

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Missouri Tigers Switch to 3-4 for 2012

Defensive Coordinator Johnny Rock has announced that the Missouri Tigers will run a 3-4 defensive scheme in 2012, with 4-2-5 and 4-4 optional sets.

The 2012 Missouri Tigers Depth Chart has been announced

Missouri Tigers Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	TJ Moe (SR)	Roland Woodland (SR/RS)	L'Damian Washington (JR/RS)	Marcus Lucas (JR)
TE	Eric Waters (JR)	Sean Smith (FR)	Marcus Lucas (JR)
LT	Michael Boddie (SO)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mark Hill (JR/RS)
LG	Max Copeland (JR/RS)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mark Hill (JR/RS)
C	Travis Ruth (SR/RS)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mitch Morse (SO/RS)
RG	Jack Meiners (SR)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mark Hill (JR/RS)
RT	George Williams (FR)	Justin Britt (JR/RS)	Mark Hill (JR/RS)
QB	James Franklin (JR)	Ashton Glaser (JR/RS)	Corbin Berkstresser (FR/RS)
FB	Eric Morrison (FR)	Eric Waters (JR)	Sean Smith (FR)
HB	Kendell Lawrence (SR)	Henry Josey (SR)	Marcus Murphy (JR)	Gred White (SO/RS)
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Larry Harris (FR)	Kony Ealy (SO/RS)	Michael Sam (JR/RS)
NT	Gerrand Johnson (FR/RS)	Jimmy Burge (SR/RS)	George White (JR)
RDE	Brayden Burnett (JR/SR)	Kony Ealy (SO/RS)	Michael Sam (JR/RS)
LOLB	Zaviar Gooden (SR/RS)	Darvin Ruise (SO/RS)	Brandon Durant (FR/RS)
ROLB	Andrew Wilson (JR/RS)	Donovan Bonner (SR)	Michael Brennan (SO/RS)
CB	D.J. Wilson (FR)	Cortland Browning (FR/RS)	EJ Gaines (JR)	Robert Steeples (SR/RS)
SS	Ben Moore (FR)	Kenronte Walker (JR/RS)	Jeremy Vincent (FR)-RS
FS	Tavont Bolden (JR)	Matt White (JR/RS)	Ian Simon (FR/RS)	Brian Pope (FR)-RS
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Chris O'Connor (FR)
P	Trey Barrow (SR/RS)

**Kcordloh** · 08-29-2011, 01:47 AM

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Tigers defensive struggles continue in 2012

The 2011 Missouri Tigers struggled defensively, but always managed to survive thanks to the awesome offense. Unfortunately, it looks like the Tigers defense has regressed instead of improving as 2012 kicked off with a fireworks display on the Boise Blue.

The Boise State Bronco offense started quickly, taking a 21-7 lead into halftime.
Missouri responded with a 21-14 2nd quarter to make it 35-28 at the halftime, anyone's ballgame. The spotlight on this game made it a huge hit with the fans, everyone in the stadium was roaring as the Broncos were hosting their first ever non Pac-12 AQ conference opponent that was decently respected.

The 3rd quarter saw the Broncos shred the Tigers defense, as J. Southwick did what Kellen Moore failed to in the Fiesta bowl 9 months ago, and hit several deep passes to put the Broncos up 56-31 at the end of 3.

The Broncos offense put up 21 points in the 3rd quarter

The Tigers defense finally started holding, but it was too little to late as the Tigers 13-0 fourth quarter meant little as the Broncos gave the Tigers their first loss in 14 games, and guaranteed the Tigers will not have back to back undefeated seasons.

The Tigers defensive line did well, but they couldn't beat the Broncos themselves

With the loss the Tigers take a week off before heading to Oklahoma to try and beat the Sooners for the 3rd year in a row.

Sep 1, 2012 - MU at BSU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#18 Missouri (0-0)	7	21	3	13	44
#11 Boise State Broncos (0-0)	21	14	21	0	56

Team Stats Comparison
MU		BSU
460	Total Offense	419
111	Rushing Yards	128
349	Passing Yards	291
23	First Downs	16
8	Punt Return Yards	25
97	Kick Return Yards	25
565	Total Yards	469
3	Turnovers	2
9-17	3rd Down Converstion	2-9
2-3	4th Down Conversion	1-1
0-1	2-Point Conversion	0-0
5-5-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0
	Penalties
	Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
3:22	(MU) K. Lawrence 0yd rush TD (PAT)	7	0
2:21	(BSU) R. Lambert 27yd catch TD from j. Southwick (PAT)	7	7
1:24	(BSU) R. Lambert 2yd rush TD (PAT)	7	14
0:36	(BSU) R. Lambert 12yd rush TD (PAT)	7	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
5:21	(MU) K. Lawrence 4yd rush TD (PAT)	14	21
3:26	(MU) K. Lawrence 3rd rush TD (PAT)	21	21
2:04	(BSU) G. Boldewijn 66 TD catch from J. Southwich (PAT)	21	28
1:06	(MU) M. Sam 32yd fumble return (PAT)	28	28
0:14	(BSU) K. Sosnowski 32yd TD catch from J. Southwick (PAT)	28	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
4:23	(BSU) M. Burroughs 65yd TD catch from J. Southwish (PAT)	28	42
3:08	(BSU) R. Lambert 1yd TD rush (PAT)	28	49
2:50	(BSU) K. Marshall recovers fumble in endzone (PAT)	28	56
1:32	(MU) C. O'Connor 47yd FG	31	56
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MU	BSU
5:12	(MU) R. Woodland 9yd catch from J. Franklin (PAT)	38	56
2:24	(MU) J. Franklin 4yd rush TD (2pt failed)	44	56

Boise State POTG: J. Southwick 17/31 for 291 yards and 4 TD
R. Lambert with 15 rushes for 138 yards and 3 TD, 2 catches for 28yds and 1 TD
Missouri POTG: J. Franklin 26/48 for 349yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 8 rushes for 30 yards and 1 TD
K. Lawrence 21 rushes for 74 yards and 3 TD

What's next:
Boise State: hosts Eastern Washington next week
Missouri: has a bye week before making another difficult road game to #7 Oklahoma

**Kcordloh** · 08-29-2011, 01:59 AM

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Edited: My dynasty apparently didn't save the simming I did after I saved after the BSU game, so the results are now different. Apologies..
Around the league after week 2

2 weeks into the season and already it's looking like another wild ride.
unranked Troy went to Tuscaloosa and defeated the #6 Alabama Crimson Tide 59-17
#8 Miami fell to #1 Oregon 34-3
#9 Virginia Tech lost to #16 Michigan State 27-7
unranked Notre Dame defeated #2 Stanford 39-31

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 2, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (38)	1	0	1502
2	3	Penn State (21)	1	0	1310
3	4	South Carolina (1)	1	0	1280
4	5	Wisconsin (1)	0	0	1223
5	7	Oklahoma	1	0	1134
6	10	Florida	1	0	998
7	11	Boise State	1	0	967
8	2	Stanford	0	1	908
9	12	LSU	1	0	905
10	16	Michigan State	1	1	834
24	18	Missouri	0	1	307

Games to watch in week 3

#13 Oklahoma State (1-0) at Texas (1-0)
Fresno State (1-0) at #1 Oregon (1-0)
#17 Troy (1-0) at #4 Wisconsin (1-0) in the GOTW

**Kcordloh** · 08-29-2011, 02:01 AM

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Not gonna lie, that Boise State loss stung. I am probably gonna switch to a 3-3-5 or a 4-2-5 soon, I got completely owned. Of course my personnel aren't suited for the 4-2-5 for long periods, so this year is gonna be rough. My hopes for a NT are gone, I just want to go 9-3 now.

**Kcordloh** · 08-29-2011, 02:14 AM

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One major upset

For the 2nd straight week a top 10 ten fell to an unranked opponent. The #2 Penn State Nittany Lions were outgunned by the Beavers of Oregon State 27-17.

Unranked Arkansas defeated #21 Arizona State 34-14.

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 10, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (37)	2	0	1501
2	3	South Carolina (21)	2	0	1371
3	4	Wisconsin (1)	1	0	1333
4	5	Oklahoma (1)	1	0	1247
5	6	Florida State (1)	2	0	1186
6	7	Boise State	2	0	1127
7	8	Stanford	1	1	1029
8	9	LSU	2	0	1012
9	10	Michigan State	2	1	920
10	11	Ohio State	2	0	902
24	24	Missouri	0	1	232

**Kcordloh** · 08-29-2011, 03:56 AM

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Missouri invades Oklahoma for 2nd straight year

The Missouri Tigers have only defeated the Oklahoma Sooners two years in a row twice in history. 1931/1932 and 2010/2011. If the #24 Missouri Tigers (0-1) defeated the #4 Oklahoma Sooners on September 15th, 2012, then it will be historic as it will be the first time the Missouri Tigers have ever had a 3 game winning streak against the historic blue-blooded Sooners.

This game is quickly becoming a fixture of having a top 5 team in the nation involved. This game will have a huge impact on the Big XII's title picture, as Missouri has been tabbed the one team that could upset any of the top teams in the conference and possibly win it all. After the loss to Boise State two weeks ago most people question Missouri's defense, but Oklahoma looks geared towards the run this year, which is DC Johnny Rock's speciality at shutting down.

It should be a good one!

**Kcordloh** · 08-29-2011, 04:09 AM

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I was saddened when I realized I hadn't gotten it saved before. The week of the upset was very exciting, I debated replaying all those games on weak sliders to ensure that the same results occurred but I decided that was not what should happen so I simply simulated the games again, and didn't get as exciting of a storyline.

**Kcordloh** · 08-31-2011, 10:26 AM

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Tigers apparently changing to 3-3-5

According to inside sources, DC Johnny Rock has completely revamped the entire Missouri defense. They will now run a new custom playbook that is primarily 3-3-5, with a little 4-2-5, and the 4-3. This is a huge shift from the former strategy the Tigers employed. Sources say Rock is most likely on the hotseat after the Tigers put up 44 points on the Boise State Blue last week and still lost.

**Kcordloh** · 08-31-2011, 10:35 AM

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Texas A&M announces departure from Big XII, more conference alignment

Texas A&M just announced effective June 1st, 2013 they are leaving the Big XII. The SEC has offered A&M a spot, along with Clemson as #14.

The ACC has fired back by offering West Virginia a spot in the ACC but was declined, so the ACC offered UCF the 12th spot in the ACC and got a commitment.

The Big XII seems shaken to the core. Reportedly offers have been extended to Notre Dame, Arkansas, TCU, BYU, and backup plans of SMU, Rice, Tulsa, and Boise State are on the table. The fact Boise State is at the bottom of the list is no surprise, as only the football team offers real appeal to joining the Big XII. The most likely new members are BYU, SMU, and Rice according to sources, but if the Big XII does not get any of ND, Arkansas, TCU, or BYU then Boise gets an occur is the rumor due to needing a stronger football schedule.

**Kcordloh** · 08-31-2011, 05:51 PM

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Tigers embarrass Sooners

The #24 Missouri Tigers (0-1) went on the road for their second straight road game against a top 12 opponent. The #4 Oklahoma Sooners were starting their national championship bound season off on the right note, at home against a rival they have never lost 3 games in a row to.

The first quarter was a draw, as neither team did much. Missouri did get down to the red zone but a timely hit by OU put J. Franklin out for a few plays. A. Glasser stepped in and tossed an interception, saving OU from a deficit.

OU makes a timely 1st quarter INT

Missouri drove back in the 2nd quarter, taking a 7-0 lead thanks to Franklin's arm. Missouri's next drive resulted in a field goal, and almost immediately after wards Missouri got the ball back when D. Allen tried to thread the needle and D. Washington snagged a beautiful interception. Missouri took advantage and walked into the half up 17-0.

D. Washington makes a beautiful pick to give Missouri the ball back

Missouri held course in the 3rd quarter, and walked into the fourth quarter holding a 31-0 lead. Missouri kept putting in their 2nd and 3rd string, and Oklahoma finally got on the board when J. Reynolds caught a 57 yard pass from D. Allan with 0:53 left in the game.

Sep 16, 2012 - MU at OU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#24 Missouri (0-1)	0	17	14	7	38
#4 Oklahoma (0-0)	0	0	0	7	7

Team Stats Comparison
MU		OU
469	Total Offense	55
82	Rushing Yards	-57
387	Passing Yards	112
19	First Downs	4
43	Punt Return Yards	9
22	Kick Return Yards	67
534	Total Yards	131
4	Turnovers	2
6-12	3rd Down Converstion	1-13
0-0	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
7-2-1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-0-0
4	Penalties	2
12:56	Posession Time	11:04

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MU	OU
2:56	(MU) R. Steeples 6yd pass from J. Franklin (PAT)	7	0
1:35	(MU) C. O'Connor 21yd FG	10	0
0:07	(MU) M. Lucas 7yd pass from J. Franklin (PAT)	17	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MU	OU
2:26	(MU) R. Woodland 30yd pass from J. Franklin (PAT)	24	0
0:29	(MU) R. Steeples 28yd pass from J. Franklin (PAT)	31	0
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MU	OU
3:02	(MU) B. Moore, returned int 18 yards (PAT)	38	0
0:53	(OU) J. Reynolds 57 yard pass from D. Allen (PAT)	38	7

Missouri POTG: J. Franklin 26/33 for 350yards and 4 TD
L. Harris, 9 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 sacks

**Kcordloh** · 08-31-2011, 06:05 PM

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Week 4 in review

The Missouri Tigers shocked the world when they dominated the #4 Oklahoma Sooners, a team many pegged to win the Big XII and possibly the national championship. This marks the 3rd straight year the Sooners have lost to the Tigers, a new record. Each time the Sooners have been top 5, the prior two losses they were ranked #1.

Other significant results
Georgia defeated #8 LSU 29-28
#20 Notre Dame defeated #9 Michigan State 31-21

NCAA Hoops Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 17, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Oregon (41)	3-0	1505
2	2	South Carolina (20)	3-0	1439
3	3	Wisconsin	2-0	1394
4	5	Florida State	3-0	1251
5	6	Boise State	3-0	1191
6	7	Stanford	2-1	1094
7	10	Ohio State	3-0	965
8	11	Oklahoma State	3-0	912
9	13	Texas A&M	1-0	809
10	4	Oklahoma	0-1	782
11	15	Auburn	2-0	712
12	16	Virginia Tech	2-1	636
13	17	Illinois	3-0	621
14	20	Notre Dame	3-0	599
15	9	Michigan State	2-2	586
16	18	Ole Miss	3-0	577
17	19	Oregon State	2-0	547
18	8	LSU	2-1	506
19	21	Troy	2-1	439
20	24	Missouri	1-1	434
21	23	Arkansas	4-0	378
22	---	Michigan	2-1	378
23	14	Penn State	1-2	350
24	---	North Carolina	2-1	337
25	25	Utah	2-0	307

**Kcordloh** · 08-31-2011, 06:08 PM

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Missouri opens home play with Texas

Missouri may have opened up with a very disappointing loss to Boise State in a high stakes high scoring shootout, but they made up for it with a massive upset over Oklahoma last week. Now they have to defeat Texas (0-3) and continue their winning ways. Missouri is a long shot to make the National title game, but they control their destiny in the Big XII once again. If Oklahoma State and Texas A&M win out until they face Missouri, Missouri could be in the national title talk at the end of the year if there is at most 1 undefeated team.

Missouri is the favorites by 10-1/2 points

**Kcordloh** · 09-01-2011, 06:35 PM

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Missouri slaughters Texas

The Missouri Tigers hosted the Texas Longhorns, and in the game of a life time for James Franklin sent the Longhorns home losers in a 70-0 blowout.

Texas started the game throwing a pick 6 to T. Bolden, and it just got worse as the Tigers defense held the Longhorns to 94 offensive yards and 7 first downs.

Freshmen defensive linemen Larry Harris and Gerrand Johnson combined for 5 sacks, 11 TFL, and 2 forced fumbles.

The Longhorns have not been slaughtered that bad in a game ever, and Missouri has never put the beatdown on a traditional power to this extent. After this game Missouri's reputation has gained a lot of steam, beating down the blue-blooded Texas Longhorns 70-0 is a feat not to be overlooked. However, Texas is not a highly ranked and highly respected opponent this year, they are a team filled with 5* recruits that are not living up to their potential.

Sep 22, 2012 - UT at MU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas Longhorns (0-3)	0	0	0	0	0
#20 Missouri Tigers (1-1)	28	14	21	7	70

Team Stats Comparison
MU		UT
673	Total Offense	94
136	Rushing Yards	31
537	Passing Yards	63
21	First Downs	7

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UT	MU
5:47	(MU) T. Bolden 37 yard interception return (PAT)	7	0
4:03	(MU) E. Waters 17 yard catch TD from J. Franklin (PAT)	14	0
2:27	(MU) TJ Moe 45 yard catch TD from J. Franklin (PAT)	21	0
0:21	(MU) K. Lawrence 19 yard rush TD (PAT)	28	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UT	MU
3:18	(MU) R. Woodland 22 yard catch TD from J. Franklin (PAT)	35	0
1:01	(MU) R. Steeples 51 yard catch TD from J. Franklin (PAT)	42	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UT	MU
5:31	(MU) K. Lawrence 7 yard catch TD from J. Franklin (PAT)	49	0
3:01	(MU) B. Durant 19 yard fumble return TD (PAT)	56	0
1:07	(MU) L. Washington 19 yard catch TD from A. Glasser (PAT)	63	0
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UT	MU
2:11	(MU) L. Washington 11 yard catch TD from A. Glasser (PAT)	70	0

Missouri POTG: J. Franklin 23/25 for 439 yards, 5 TD, 5 rushes for 11 yards.
L. Harris 5 TFL, 1 FF, and 3 sacks

My pictures did not save from this game, I don't know what's going on with my 360

When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

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