Mizzou Links, 10-13-08

by Bill C. on Oct 13, 2008 6:01 AM CDT in News

Alright, a few OSU links, and then we wash our hands of this game.

The Trib: Hell on horseback
The Trib: Tigers, experts never saw this loss coming
PowerMizzou: Sunday Grade Card
KC Star: MU, Daniel can still regroup and reach their goals

And as always, Dave Matter empties the notebook...

Missouri’s defense gave up three big plays, but the D didn’t lose this game. MU held Oklahoma State to 130 yards and 24 points below its season averages, made some clutch stops in the second half, forced two takeaways and put the ball in Daniel’s hands to deliver the comeback. Nose tackle Jaron Baston followed up his first sack last week with a strong game in the trenches; Castine Bridges and Carl Gettis came up with a few big plays; and William Moore, Hardy Ricks and Sean Weatherspoon made some timely tackles. Simply put, the standard for which defenses should be judged in the Big 12 has changed over the last few years, and the Tigers’ D did enough to win Saturday’s game.

And now...moving on...to Texas links!

KC Star: Daniel, McCoy have had role reversal heading into matchup
Austin American-Statesman: Missouri has golden opportunity against UT
Austin American-Statesman: He may be Horns' 'other' coordinator, but Davis is working magic
Dallas Morning News: Plenty of work remains for No. 1 Texas

Football recruiting news: a couple of JUCO defenders visited Mizzou this weekend and came away quite impressed. One (Joshua Tatum) was a big-time recruit out of high school--signed with USC--and has offers from some major programs. The other (Jarrell Harrison) appears to be a comple and total sleeper recruit--signed with UNLV out of high school. Meanwhile, the Post-Dispatch tells us that Texas is where the talent is. Good to know.

Finally, just in case you thought this weekend's crappiness was limited to football...Mizzou Volleyball played alright but got swept at home by Nebraska yesterday (more from the Missourian), and Mizzou Soccer lost to Oklahoma State in OT (more from the Missourian). Good times.

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Issues with Whitlock's column in the KC Star

When Tim Griffin linked to it, he said that Missouri’s Cover 2 was “repeatedly blistered.” Really, Tim? There was a blown assignment on the first TD pass, with Spoon having to chase down a receiver 25 yards downfield. The second was a broken play. I don’t think those mistakes are on the scheme. Those are on the players.

Whitlock’s column, as a whole, was pretty good. The comparison between the 2003 K-State team is a good analogy. Just one small critique of his advice: