Mizzou Links, 9-19-08

by The Boy on Sep 19, 2008 5:56 AM CDT in News

For somebody who hasn't really made a big play yet, Jacquies Smith is creating some serious buzz just for looking like a soon-to-be big playmaker.

Spurred on by encouragement from seniors Chavis, Sulak and defensive tackle Ziggy Hood, Smith used his uncommon speed to catch the attention of MU coaches and earn a spot in the rotation at defensive end.

"Me and Stryker, we needed some help at the defensive end position. We can’t do it all by ourselves for 14 games," Chavis said. "We just talk, try to keep him relaxed and everything like that. He just goes out and performs. He’s doing a good job."

Eberflus echoed that sentiment.

"He’s been great," he said. "He’s learned the techniques from Coach Kul" (Kuligowski) "and plays really hard. I think being from a good program down in Texas, I think fundamentally, he’s strong. I think he’s doing great for us. I’ve been real impressed with him."

Oh yeah, and it's Ja-QWEES. Good to know.

Former Mizzou players: impressed.

Mike Dearmond talks about the 'redshirts aflame' this year at Mizzou.

Buffalo Links!

Mutigers.com: Weekend Football Fan Primer
PowerMizzou: Three Tiger keys to win over Buffalo
Dave Matter: Checking in on Buffalo
Missourian: 'Bowl or of bust' for Buffalo quarterback
College Football News: Fearless predictions

Pretty fun crowd for this game, but...not really a fun game. In fact, it was a bit of a dud considering it was an OT game in front of a solid crowd. But hey...go Big 12, I guess. SI's Fan Nation has more...

Finally, I'm not sure why this came about now, but mutigers.com has released its Men's Basketball preview.

Entering year No. 3 of his rebuilding charge, Anderson is finally welcoming his first full recruiting haul to campus and will accent his heralded group of newcomers with a nucleus of players that led the Tigers throughout the final 12 games of the 2007-08 campaign.

Back for Missouri are forwards DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons, both of whom earned postseason accolades last season, as well as guards Matt Lawrence and J.T. Tiller. Also returning is athletic forward Justin Safford as well as reliable reserve guards Michael Anderson, Jr., and Nick Berardini to give the Tigers a veteran group to help balance the largest influx of new players in over a decade.

"I think we saw some good things take place with this team late last season," Anderson said. "The guys we had on the floor are coming back and they did some things to help us improve. Now that we have a new air of freshness coming in, there will be an opportunity to create depth. Once we have that depth in place, then we'll be able to more effectively play our brand of up-tempo basketball."

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Nick Berardini...

is a “reliable reserve?” Does this mean he’ll see the court more than during timeouts when he’s always the first one out to high-five players?

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by UribeAuction on Sep 19, 2008 8:55 AM CDT 0 recs

I hope not.

It did say “reliable” and not…you know…“good”. He’s certainly reliable in the role that he currently fills.

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by The Boy on Sep 19, 2008 9:15 AM CDT up 0 recs

Berardini

Nick’s name has vanished from the piece on the mutigers.com site. My guess is that he has left the program (I thought his eligibility was up, but he may have had another year left.).

by Michael Atchison on Sep 19, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ran into him at KOMU

His eligibility’s up, so that’s his name was erased.

It's a funny name.

by Turd Ferguson on Sep 19, 2008 12:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well..and I was under the impression that Berardini

had left the team to focus on his journalism degree. I believe I had seen that reported in a number of spots a couple of months ago

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by The Beef on Sep 19, 2008 9:25 AM CDT up 0 recs

What's a "Bowl of Bust"

That could open up a big can of worms knowing the commenters on this site.

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by BigMOman on Sep 19, 2008 10:42 AM CDT 0 recs

dammit...

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by The Boy on Sep 19, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

Baked Beans

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by The Beef on Sep 19, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

Who is the Buffalo QB's supplier???

And how do I order said “bust bowls” ? Is preferred cup size an option

by pre-mud on Sep 19, 2008 2:04 PM CDT 0 recs

Yep.

Entering year No. 3 of his rebuilding charge…

Yep. Sounds about right.

/emphasis mine

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by ghtd36 on Sep 19, 2008 2:45 PM CDT 0 recs

About last night's WVU-Colorado game...

…I commented to a co-worker last night that, to me, Colorado couldn’t win. It’s not that they couldn’t win the game, but they couldn’t “win” in my mind.

Either they would beat West Virginia, and that would only serve as proof to me that West Virginia is not all that good this year, especially on the road.

Or, West Virginia would beat Colorado, and that would only serve as proof to me that Colorado isn’t ready for the big time, that there were still steps to be taken before they could reach the proverbial next level.

What I ended up seeing last night was a little of both. While I came away wholly unimpressed by West Virginia (and I mean wholly unimpressed…the only person that really made me say “wow” was Noel Devine, and that’s to be expected), I also came away more pessimistic about the Buffs. Cody Hawkins was unimpressive to me, and while the ground game was pretty good, West Virginia isn’t exactly a world-beater against the run (155 yards per game on the ground).

And while the Buffs defense was pretty good, let’s remember what this Mountaineers team did in their last game. Three points. Against East Carolina.

Now, I know that East Carolina is the darling of the world right now, but three points is not just a show of defensive excellence. It’s also a show of offensive inadequacy. Think about the last couple times that Mizzou had a “very impressive” defensive showing.

In the Cotton Bowl, Mizzou held Arkansas to 7 points. And while the Mizzou defense was pretty darn good that day…remember Casey Dick? He wasn’t exactly doing the Hawgs and favors.

Against Nebraska last year, Mizzou held the Huskers to 6 points. And while the MIzzou defense was pretty darn good that day…remember The Savior Of The Nebraska Football Program Sam Keller? He was pretty awful that day.

My contention, at this point, is not that Colorado sucks. My contention is that Colorado is a slightly-better-than-mediocre team that played a mediocre team at home.

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by ghtd36 on Sep 19, 2008 3:06 PM CDT 0 recs

Just to play devil's advocate:

In the Cotton Bowl, Mizzou held Arkansas to 7 points. And while the Mizzou defense was pretty darn good that day…remember Casey Dick? He wasn’t exactly doing the Hawgs and favors.

Against Nebraska last year, Mizzou held the Huskers to 6 points. And while the MIzzou defense was pretty darn good that day…remember The Savior Of The Nebraska Football Program Sam Keller? He was pretty awful that day.

What about the job done keeping Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree in check? How about shutting down Jordy Nelson until garbage time?

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by rptgwb on Sep 19, 2008 4:15 PM CDT 0 recs