When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

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Major upset, top 10 shaken

The #1 Oregon Ducks, went to unranked Arizona State and were demolished 39-20.
Unranked Duke thumped #4 Florida State 35-25
#15 Michigan State destroyed #7 Ohio State 31-17
#2 South Carolina slipped past #18 LSU 34-28
#5 Boise State defeated Nebraska 34-32

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 23, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	South Carolina (39)	4	0	1503
2	3	Wisconsin (21)	3	0	1414
3	5	Boise State (1)	3	0	1286
4	6	Stanford	3	1	1212
5	8	Oklahoma State	4	0	1122
6	9	Texas A&M	2	0	1047
7	10	Oklahoma	2	1	969
8	1	Oregon	3	1	964
9	11	Auburn	3	0	934
10	15	Michigan State	3	2	853
11	12	Virginia Tech	2	1	844
12	13	Illinois	4	0	827
13	14	Notre Dame	4	0	775
14	7	Ohio State	3	1	763
15	17	Oregon State	3	0	641
16	4	Florida State	3	1	620
17	19	Troy	3	1	513
18	21	Arkansas	5	0	502
19	20	Missouri	2	1	462
20	22	Michigan	3	1	385
21	--	Arizona State	2	1	365
22	18	LSU	2	2	349
23	--	Georgia	3	1	294
24	16	Ole Miss	3	1	294
25	25	Utah	3	0	288

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Midway season recap

Here we are, this is the 6th week of the college football season and already it's gotten crazy. Alabama which started the season ranked #6 and a top contender for the SEC West title is 0-3, and there are only 24 undefeated teams left.

South Carolina, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Auburn, Illinois, Notre Dame, and Oregon State are the teams that control their destiny.
If South Carolina or Auburn go undefeated, and only one can as they meet this week in South Carolina, they will go to the title game, Auburn has 6 ranked teams left on their schedule.

Wisconsin/Illinois are also a lock for the BCS title game if they go undefeated most likely based on the schedule ahead. OSU has 3 ranked teams left, A&M has 4.

Oregon State has 4 ranked opponents left, #4 Stanford, #8 Oregon, #25 Utah, and #21 Arizona State. However, due to everyone else's higher ranking the Beavers won't likely make the title game unless the higher BCS programs lose a game.

#3 Boise State must hope Missouri goes 11-1 and makes themselves into a legit title contender so BSU can use that as a platform to make the title game. Or that everyone finishes with at least one loss, otherwise the Broncos will be on the outside once again

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Matchup Preview | September 29, 2012
Miami (OH) RedHawks (2-2, 2-0 Home)		#19 Missouri Tigers (2-1, 1-1 Away)
Game Notes Miami (OH) lost to both big name opponents they played this year (Tennessee and Illinois), and #19 Missouri only lost to #3 Boise State in a shootout. This game should be over by halftime, as Missouri's new 3-3-5 defense looks to shut down the Redhawks balanced offense that ranks #35 in rushing and #36 in passing. Missouri counters with the #1 rush defense in the nation, and the #42 passing defense.

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Games to watch week 6

Northwestern (2-1) at #12 Illinois (4-0): Northwestern has only lost to #5 Oklahoma State

#23 Georgia (3-1) at Syracuse (3-0)

USC (4-0) at #25 Utah (3-0)

Purdue (4-0) at #13 Notre Dame (4-0)

West Virginia (3-0) at #20 Michigan (3-1)



Games Of The Week:
#6 Texas A&M (2-0) at #18 Arkansas (5-0): A&M is heavy favorite
#9 Auburn (3-0) at #1 South Carolina (4-0): South Carolina gets the nod
#10 Michigan State (3-2) at #2 Wisconsin (3-0): Can you pick against the Badgers?

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Missouri Tigers destroy Redhawks

With last year's near upset on the mind, the #19 Missouri Tigers held nothing back for all but 2 seconds. The offense started slow, scoring a 47-yard field goal with 0:35 left in the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead.

James Franklin marched the Tigers 97 yards at the start of the second quarter, and Missouri took a 10-0 lead when Franklin connected with W. Kemp on a 5 yard slant.

Missouri's defense was relentless, and when Z. Dysert was sacked on 3rd and long by his own goal line, it was the 4th sack of the day.

Dysert was harassed all day

Missouri kept going, taking a 20-0 lead at the half. The third quarter started bad for the Redhawks, as they started from their own 6 yard line, and ended up fumbling the ball at their 1 yard line, only for M. Wilson to scoop it up and rumble the lone yard for the defensive TD, giving Missouri a 27-0 lead.

M. Wilson scoring a TD off a fumble recovery

Missouri subbed in their 2nd string defense, and kept going, sacking Dysert another 2 times, having a total of 7 sacks on the day for the Tigers defense.


The game ended when Z. Dysert connected on a short route to N. Harwell who sprinted 80 yards for the TD as time expired, and the Missouri Tigers routed the Redhawks 44-7.

Missouri only gave up 77 yards passing and 61 yards rushing and 7 first downs.

Missouri POTG: J. Franklin 24/29, 311 yards, 3 TD
M. Wilson: 8 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 FF, 1 defensive TD

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"Showdown" weekend results

In a weekend filled with great games, there were several suprises.
#12 Illinois flattened Northwestern 27-3
#23 Georgia destroyed Syracuse 41-17
#25 Utah defeated USC 27-24 in OT
#13 Notre Dame ended Purdue's perfect season 55-17
#20 Michigan beat West Virginia 33-30 in 2 OT

Games Of The Week:

#18 Arkansas defeated #6 Texas A&M 42-35 behind a 21 point 3rd quarter
#9 Auburn upended #1 South Carolina 21-20
#10 Michigan State ended #2 Wisconsin's perfect season 24-20


When the polls come out most people expect Boise State to leap to #1, as no team besides Auburn had a marquee victory that could justify a leap to #1, and Auburn was #9 so that leap is a stretch.


This marks the first weekend since Championship week in 2007 that #1 and #2 have both lost on the same weekend.

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Polls disagree over the top teams

Polls not agreeing is nothing new to college football. Even in the BCS era sometimes teams are ranked highly by one poll but not by another. Nothing could be truer this week, as the AP and Coaches poll look very different at the top.

AP Media Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 30, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	9	Auburn (47)	4	0	1607
2	4	Michigan State	4	2	1344
3	3	Boise State (13)	4	0	1254
4	6	Notre Dame (1)	5	0	1231
5	7	Oklahoma State (3)	4	0	1219
6	5	Stanford	4	1	1118
7	2	Wisconsin	3	1	997
8	8	Oregon	4	1	983
9	19	Arkansas (1)	6	0	966
10	1	South Carolina	4	1	952
11	16	Illinois	5	0	915
12	17	Oregon State	4	0	828
13	13	Oklahoma	3	1	805
14	12	Missouri	3	1	720
15	14	Ohio State	3	1	720
16	15	Virginia Tech	3	1	720
17	10	Texas A&M	2	1	649
18	18	Florida State	4	1	559
19	23	Utah	4	0	537
20	20	Michigan	4	1	479
21	21	Troy	3	1	475
22	--	Cincinnati	3	0	409
23	22	LSU	3	2	385
24	24	Georgia	4	1	324
25	25	Miami	3	2	271

Coaches Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 30, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	5	Oklahoma State (34)	4	0	1498
2	9	Auburn (23)	4	0	1477
3	3	Boise State (1)	4	0	1396
4	4	Stanford	4	1	1246
5	12	Illinois (2)	5	0	1061
6	7	Oklahoma	3	1	1044
7	10	Michigan State	4	2	1023
8	13	Notre Dame (1)	5	0	993
9	8	Oregon	4	1	963
10	1	South Carolina	4	1	951
11	2	Wisconsin	3	1	948
12	15	Oregon State	4	0	882
13	18	Arkansas	6	0	832
14	11	Virginia Tech	3	1	787
15	6	Texas A&M	2	1	668
16	14	Ohio State	3	1	602
17	16	Florida State	4	1	521
18	17	Troy	3	1	455
19	19	Missouri	3	1	369
20	25	Utah	4	0	350
21	20	Michigan	4	1	333
22	22	LSU	3	2	256
23	23	Georgia	4	1	236
24	--	Cincinnati	3	0	232
25	24	Ole Miss	4	1	216

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Matchup Preview | October 6, 2012
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Arizona State Sun Devils (2-2, 0-0 Away)		#19 Missouri Tigers (3-1, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison #68 Total Offensive Yards #72 #58 Passing Yards #15 #80 Rushing Yards #105 Defensive Stats Comparison #35 Total Yards Allowed #2 #30 Passing Yards Allowed #1 #48 Rushing Yards Allowed #21 Game Notes They key to this game is which Arizona State shows up. If it is the team that defeated #1 Oregon 39-20 then it will be a great game, but if it is the team that lose to UCLA 45-36 then Missouri should easily handle the Sun Devils. Missouri's new 3-3-5 defense has yet to be tested, and while ASU is a solid team, most likely that test will have to wait until they travel to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2 weeks.

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Conference races take shape as October starts

After last week's awesome amount of must-see games, there is not a lot of must see top 25 action, but there are several games to see, and one must see.

GOTW: #13 Arkansas (6-0) takes their #8 offense to #2 Auburn (4-0)
Minnesota (3-1) looks to try and knock off the #7 Michigan State Spartans (4-2)
#9 Oregon (4-1) plays at USC (4-1)
Louisville (3-0) goes to #25 Ole Miss (4-1)
#5 Illinois (5-0) goes to the big House to play #21 Michigan (4-1)
#14 Virginia Tech (4-1) plays Boston College (5-0)

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So my entire file just corrupted, apparently VT was supposed to play NC State & Boston College the same week.
I have another copy I saved from the beginning of the season, I am going to replay the games (big & little, not just mine) and get the right results (maybe not score/stat wise but at least winner right).

I should be able to play the ASU game this Thursday.
Thank you for reading, I was discouraged that nobody posted until I saw 1300+ views and only like 100 are mine!

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Thanks to the simulations going almost exactly as they did before, and a semi-rushed play/sim, I am back exactly where I was, and the top 25's match, except Oregon is #10 and South Carolina is #9 in the Coaches Poll, (960pts to 954 pts).


Playing the ASU game now.

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#19 Missouri blanks ASU

The #19 Missouri Tigers hosted the Arizona State Sun Devils and played a very mean host as they held the Sun Devils to under 50 offensive yards and put up 3 defensive TD's enroute to a 52-0 victory.

Missouri's offense started slow, but finally got on the board thanks to a 10 yard pass by James Franklin. The Tiger defense however started quickly, sacking B. Osweiler on the first offensive play for ASU, and harassed him all day, getting 7 hurries and 6 sacks, not to mention shutting down ASU's option attempts with the longest option play going for -2 yards for ASU.

M. White nails a pick 6, for an NCAA record 85 yard td return

Missouri intercepted Osweiler 3 times, forced 4 fumbles, and recovered 3 of the fumbles.

White nails his second INT of the day




D. Washington collects a 3rd INT for Missouri

With the victory the Tigers improve to 4-1 (2-0), and are in prime form going into their bye week and then facing #1 Oklahoma State at Stillwater, OK.


Missouri POTG: J. Franklin 19/28, 241 yards, 3 TD
D. Washington 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 int

Oct 6, 2012 - ASU at MU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona State (2-2)	0	0	0	0	0
#19 Missouri (3-1)	7	21	7	17	52

Team Stats Comparison
ASU		MU
48	Total Offense	339
-16	Rushing Yards	83
64	Passing Yards	256
6	First Downs	17
3	Punt Return Yards	28
44	Kick Return Yards	27
95	Total Yards	394
7	Turnovers	2
0-10	3rd Down Converstion	6-9
0-0	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
1-0-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-1
1	Penalties	3
	Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ASU	MU
1:54	(MU) L. Washington 10 yard pass TD from J. Franklin (PAT)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ASU	MU
4:12	(MU) S. Smith 3 yard pass TD from J. Franklin (PAT)	0	14
3:45	(MU) R. Woodland 22 yard pass TD from J. Franklin (PAT)	0	21
1:18	(MU) D. Washington 85 yard interception return (PAT)	0	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ASU	MU
2:15	(MU) E. Gaines 45yard fumble return (PAT)	0	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ASU	MU
5:45	(MU) C. O'Connor 35yd FG	0	38
3:18	(MU) Z. Gooden fumble recovery in the endzone (PAT)	0	45
0:42	(MU) H. Josey 1 yard rush TD (PAT)	0	52

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More turmoil at the top of the polls

This is easily the most turbulent season to be at the top of the rankings since 2007. #2 Auburn hosted #13 Arkansas in an SEC West game most thought Arkansas had no chance of winning, and Auburn lost 31-14.

Despite #2 Auburn losing, #3 Boise State stayed put, as they were leap frogged by Illinois thanks to Illinois's impressive 38-29 victory over #21 Michigan.

Michigan State, despite winning again, fell 2 spots to #9. Needless to say about halfway through the season there is no clear favorite.
Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Illinois, Notre Dame, Utah, and Oregon State are the teams that will have the best shots at playing for national championship if they win out. Oklahoma State and Arkansas are the two that most definitely control their destiny, nobody is going to rank a undefeated SEC champion lower than #2 in the nation, and the Cowboys have the schedule to hold onto #1. The Cowboys biggest tests left are #18 Missouri and #7 Oklahoma.
Arkansas only plays two more teams in the top 25, #24 Mississippi State and #21 LSU but no SEC schedule is a cake-walk.

#13 Arkansas (6-0) takes their #8 offense to #2 Auburn (4-0)
#7 Michigan State defeated Minnesota 34-3
#9 Oregon (4-1) thrashed USC 34-10
#25 Ole Miss represented the SEC West with a 40-17 victory over Louisville
#5 Illinois (5-0) beat #21 Michigan 38-29
#14 Virginia Tech (4-1) defeated NCSU 25-23

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Coaches Poll Week 7

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Oct 7, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma State (32)	4	0	1496
2	5	Illinois (26)	6	0	1399
3	3	Boise State (2)	4	0	1286
4	8	Notre Dame (1)	6	0	1228
5	4	Stanford	5	1	1143
6	13	Arkansas	7	0	1096
7	6	Oklahoma	4	1	1081
8	12	Oregon State	5	0	1027
9	7	Michigan State	5	2	993
10	10	Oregon	5	1	951
11	2	Auburn	4	1	915
12	9	South Carolina	5	1	869
13	14	Virginia Tech	4	1	692
14	20	Utah	5	0	686
15	16	Ohio State	4	1	608
16	17	Florida State	5	1	570
17	18	Troy	4	1	526
18	19	Missouri	4	1	485
19	11	Wisconsin	3	2	365
20	23	Georgia	5	1	357
21	22	LSU	4	2	356
22	--	Connecticut	4	0	301
23	15	Texas A&M	2	2	265
24	25	Ole Miss	5	1	254
25	--	UCF	6	0	228

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Games to watch week 8

Alabama (1-4) at #24 Ole Miss (5-1)
Idaho (4-0) at #4 Notre Dame (6-0)
Michigan (4-2) at #9 Michigan State (5-2)
#7 Oklahoma (4-1) at Kansas (4-1)
#1 Oklahoma State (4-0) at #23 Texas A&M (2-2)


The games to watch at both Big XII games.
Kansas's spread offense is #4 in the nation in total yards, and #2 in points. Oklahoma's defense is #16 in the nation, but can their #76 offense take advantage of the weak Kansas defense (#87). Kansas lost to Connecticut, an unproven Big East team, while Oklahoma lost to the fierce Missouri Tigers.

Oklahoma State vs Texas A&M is a top contest, because A&M is 0-1 in the big XII, but could still easily win it if they win out and Kansas finishes worse than 8-1 in Big XII play. Oklahoma State has a difficult stretch ahead, A&M this week, Missouri next week, and Kansas the next week. If they survive undefeated then it should be clean sailing until Bedlam.