Live Thread: Mizzou vs. Navy
by RPT on Dec 31, 2009 2:00 PM CST
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PrintMizzou Gameday at the Texas Bowl:
Who: Missouri Tigers (8-4) vs. Navy Midshipmen (9-4)
Where: Reliant Stadium (Capacity 71,500)
When: 2:30 p.m. CST
Line: Missouri by 6.5
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Radio: Tiger Radio Network (Mike "To The House" Kelly, John Kadlec, Chris Gervino)
TV: ESPN HD (Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Quint Kessenich)
Weather: Hourly Forecast
Online trackers: CSTV, ESPN
Game Notes: Missouri | Navy
LIVE BLOG AFTER THE JUMP.
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2:27 - Alright, Culvers in the belly ... let's do this!! I'm not sure why I still insist on liveblogging the football games when the comments threads are so good, but I'm nothing if not a creature of habit.
2:29 - So I've found the one thing that will make my wife root against OU (where she attended for two years): picking against them in a bowl pool she's leading. Suddenly she's a big-time Stanford fan.
2:30 - Damn. I was going out of my way to avoid looking at who was calling our game because I feared it was Mark Jones. It's Mark Jones. I LOVED him about 12-15 years ago. Not so much now.
First Quarter
2:36 - And here we go ... Mizzou to receive ... and Jasper Simmons fights for some nice extra yardage. Another nice return from #9, and Mizzou will start near their 40.
2:37 - Hey, hey! It's an Andrew Jones sighting!! Only went for three yards, but ... we threw to the tight end!!
2:38 - Okay, pro scouts and All-America voters: ARE YOU FREAKING WATCHING THIS NOW? DO WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION? Second play of the game: 58-yard catch and run by Danario Alexander on the screen. HE DOES THIS EVERY GAME. HE IS THE BEST RECEIVER IN THE COUNTRY, AND HE HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE. 7-0 Mizzou.
2:39 - That felt good. It also revealed quite the wellspring of bitterness, didn't it?
2:40 - After a short kickoff return, Navy will start at their 24. Navy audibles ... into an option. Uhh, what was the original call? Nine yard gain, followed by a 5-yarder in the other direction. First down, Navy.
2:42 - Dobbs to pass? Huh. The secondary is as stunned as I am, and it's a 15-yard gain. Navy's band is really close to the mics ... and off-key, it seems. That's going to get old.
2:43 - Alright, so apparently Navy is allowed extra time ... play clock goes to zero, but Navy gets an 8-yard run anyway.
2:44 - After Dobbs takes a shot into the endzone (incomplete), it's 3rd-and-2 ... and a nice student-body left pitch for the first down. Their best quarter is Q1. That's what I'm reminding myself right now. Navy to the Mizzou 19.
2:45 - Ball on the ground! Marcus Malbrough recovers! Mizzou ball! Dobbs waited too long to rip the ball out of the fullback's belly and lost the ball. I'll take it!
2:49 - Three plays by Mizzou, three dinks-and-dunks, 70+ yards. This one goes to Derrick Washington for a first down.
2:50 - After a dropped pass by Perry that was almost picked off (I'll blame that one on nerves/rust), De'Vion Moore (who Mark Jones calls "Da-Wann") gets about four yards, setting up Mizzou's first third down of the game...
2:51 - ...and Gabbert can't find an open receiver and runs for no gain. Mizzou to punt. Navy dodges a bullet.
2:52 - Ho hum, another 51-yard punt downed inside the 10 by Jake Harry. Mark Jones calls him "Blake Harry." Come on, dude.
2:52 - Five-man front by Mizzou, and a Dobbs sneak is stuffed for a yard. On second down, Dobbs completes a 7-yard pass. Nice tackle by Carl Gettis, but 3rd-and-3 is obviously quite makeable for this offense. And apparently my computer's spell check tells me "makeable" isn't a word. And while I typed that, Vince Murray, the absolute stereotypical fullback, bulled forward for a first down.
2:55 - Navy's succeeding with the quick toss type of plays. This one goes for another first down. Navy to their 34.
2:55 - After another nice gain on the pitch, second-and-short sees an option keeper by Dobbs. Somebody (Spoon?) overplays the outside, and Dobbs cuts inside for a big gain. Shoestring tackle by Kenji Jackson saves a touchdown. Navy to the Mizzou 33.
2:57 - I was really hoping we'd stop the run without having to bring the safeties too far up, but uhh ... not so far. Another pitch for six, followed by a leap for first down. And just like that, Navy's back into the Mizzou redzone. Ouch.
2:58 - Five yards for the fullback, followed by a bad pass into the endzone, and it's 3rd-and-5 from the MU 18 ... and Dobbs keeps it up the middle for the first down. This is basically like KU's dink-and-dunk passing, only on the ground. And like I always say, it's hard to maintain that all game long. But if anybody's capable of it, it's Navy.
3:00 - Damn ... Aldon Smith almost got a stop in the backfield but couldn't quite get a handle on the slotback, and it's a 9-yard gain. Navy to the 3 ... and they call timeout.
3:01 - Great. The same "ZZ Top thinks Houston is great!" commercial that ran 26 times during the Texas Bowl preview show is running again. Have the feeling I'll be seeing that another 117 times today.
3:04 - Short run by Dobbs gets the first down, then a keeper goes nowhere. Second down, but it's just a matter of time...
3:04 - ...and there it is. Touchdown, Dobbs. 7-7. The only thing that has stopped them in two drives is a fumble.
3:09 - Ouch...poor return that time by Simmons (who Jones called "Lawrence" ... because a #9 looks a lot like a #30), and Mizzou will start at their 19.
3:10 - Another quick pass to Alexander, who gets good blocking and goes for another first down. Two catches, 69 yards for the guy who just became Mizzou's all-time receiving yards leader.
3:10 - Um, Blaine? That wasn't fun. A little "decide" play with a run-screen option goes for a loss of five when Blaine forgets that he can just go ahead and throw the ball away. Yikes. Then he throws a bad pass to Washington ... 3rd-and-15. Navy will probably drop 9 into coverage and almost get a pick...
3:11 - ...I swear I typed that before it actually happened. Blaine tries to go over the D, and it's almost picked off. That drive was killed by the bad first-down decision. That said, let's try running the ball next time around. No need to get too tricky.
3:12 - GODDAMMIT, MARK, IT'S JAKE HARRY. NOT BLAKE. LOOK AT YOUR FREAKING SHEET. I BET IT SAYS JAKE. Meanwhile, Harry is disheveled by the mispronunciation too, and his punt checks up at the Navy 40.
3:13 - Damn...Hobbs almost fumbles again but holds on. Five-yard gain to the Navy 44, followed by an easy pass for a first down. Navy to midfield.
3:14 - Jacquies Smith (pronounced "Jacques" by Jones) stops Dobbs for a four-yard gain, and that's the end of the first quarter. Get some rest for the D, and get a new freaking announcer.
Second Quarter
3:18 - And the second quarter starts ... with a play-action pass? Will Ebner and Aldon Smith eat Dobbs up, and it's 3rd-and-13. Navy got too fancy there, but I'll take it.
3:19 - Nice! Pitch is eaten up by Jarrell Harrison, and Navy will punt. Nice start to the quarter. Gettis calls fair catch at the 9. Alright, O...relax and play ball. And run a bit.
3:22 - Hey, 42SchoolConnection.com people? Your commercial sucks. Bad. And you're completely whiffing on your target audience by advertising nonstop on ESPN. Just thought you should know.
3:23 - Bob Davie: "Missouri just refuses to run the ball!" Five seconds later, De'Vion Moore gets the handoff. Two carries gets Moore 13 yards. A third run by Moore is lazy...he cuts back too slowly and is stopped for two yards.
3:24 - Ugh...Gabbert throws another inaccurate sideline pass. That's about four on the day, and now it's 3rd-and-8...and Navy will drop nine into coverage again.
3:25 - God, guys. Gabbert throws a dart to Alexander, and it bounces off his hands. I think he thought the nickel back was going to break it up. Actually, on replay the dude did get a fingertip on it. Either way, Mizzou will punt again.
3:26 - Wow, Harry just had a 50-yarder with a hangtime of 0.8 seconds...bounced once and went out of bounds. I'm going to miss that guy.
3:27 - Two short runs, and Navy's quickly got a 3rd-and-3 ... and Dobbs throws? I would NEVER throw on 3rd-and-3 if I were Navy. Ball was a little off-target and dropped. Navy to punt again.
3:28 - Wow...Mizzou comes after Delahooke, who barely gets it off...and uncorks a 47-yarder with great hangtime. Well done, Delahooke. Mizzou to start at their 23.
3:32 - Derrick Washington plows forward for about six yards (Jones said it was three), then an inside screen to Alexander goes for 16. He hits the ground hard and comes out. Mizzou to the 45.
3:33 - Kendial Lawrence goes for three, then Gabbert short-arms it to Mike Egnew. Gabbert has not been sharp so far. Third-and-7. Danario is back on the field.
3:34 - Blaine, you're thinking too much. Or not enough. Not sure. He stares down Danario, who is covered, then waits too long to try to escape the pocket. Second sack of the game for Navy, and Mizzou will punt. Harry's boot is fair-caught at the Navy 18.
3:38 - Woah...Dobbs is rocked by Dominique Hamilton and is BARELY down before pitching the ball on a reverse. The reverse would have gone for about 50, but instead it's a 3-yard loss.
3:39 - Of course, Navy gets about ten of it back on second down. Option pitch gets the first down and then some. Navy to the 37.
3:40 - Navy is also overthinking things and passing too much, I think. Dobbs throws into the dirt on first down, closer to Gettis and Harrison than a Navy guy. Then again, when you get 1! yards on a second-down option, you can take chances on first down. Oh goodie, now Gettis is holding his knee. Fun. Simmons is pissed, saying Gettis was chop-blocked.
3:42 - Well, i was right about one thing -- the slotback doesn't get the ball as much as the QB and the fullback, but their runs go for more yards. Another option pitch, another first down.
3:43 - Fullback is stuffed on first down, but a misdirection pitch gets nine yards ... but there's a flag down ... um, do you want to tell me what the penalty was? No? Davie decides to talk about how few penalties Navy gets, and nobody actually says what the penalty was. It's 2nd-and-12, so apparently it was on Navy. Thanks.
3:45 - Jarrell Harrison makes a nice open-field tackle on second down, but a dump off to Finnerty gets about 8 on 3rd-and-10. I'm sure Navy will go for it. Yup, they are...
3:46 - ...DAMN. Jasper Simmons misses a tackle in the backfield, and Navy gets the first down. That would have been huge. Instead, they're almost certain to go into halftime ahead. (There are 3:00 left in Q2.)
3:47 - First-and-10 from the 27 is an incomplete pass, and a Vince Murray run gets 4. Third-and-6 here ... REALLY need a stop...
3:48 - Um, what? Dobbs gets away from two tacklers in the backfield and breaks into the open. He is stripped between the 2 and 3 yardline, but the side judge calls it a touchdown. Mizzou recovered, and I'm sure this will be overturned by replay, but holy crap ... how do you make that call in the first place? That wasn't even close!
3:50 - Needless to say, if this call stands, just ditch the freaking replay system.
3:52 - "After further review, the ruling on the field stands." But apparently the ruling on the field was fumble. Even though the side judge signaled touchdown. And even though the announcers and production crew thought the ruling was a touchdown and touchback. Whatever, our ball. The officiating crew is apparently trying to compete with Jones/Davie in the "Who sucks the most right now?" competition.
3:53 - Ugh. Holding on Mizzou. First-and-17. Timeout on the field.
3:56 - Okay, apparently Navy is challenging the ruling on the field ... they're saying he fumbled. Thanks for the heads-up, ESPN. Oh wow, yes he did fumble. Davie says you can now recover fumbles after the whistle blew -- you just can't return them. I've always WANTED that rule changed, but I didn't know it had. And for the moment, I HOPE it wasn't changed, though I'm sure Davie's right ... and yes, I just said that.
3:59 - Yup, first down Navy at the 23.
4:00 - A keeper by Dobbs goes nowhere, and GODDAMMIT, MARK JONES, IT'S NOT JACQUES SMITH. WE DON'T HAVE A JACQUES SMITH. YOUR JOB IS NOT THIS HARD. Unless your job is to make Pam Ward seem like a good announcer, in which case a) your job is very hard, and b) you're amazingly good at it.
4:01 - Another pitch goes for another first down. Navy to the 12.
4:01 - Keeper by Dobbs, touchdown. He kept two hands on the ball this time. 14-7, 0:45 left in Q2. Let's just get this freaking half over with.
4:03 - Hey, it's a Munir Prince sighting! He returns the kickoff to about the 35. Mizzou's got all three timeouts left, but going downfield plays into Navy's hands. Am curious what we do here.
4:04 - Hey, it's a Wes Kemp sighting! DeSmet represent! Nineteen yards, and Mizzou's to the 46...
4:04 - Wow...Derrick Washington finds a hole in the deep Navy zone, and it's a 36-yard gain! Mizzou to the 10!
4:05 - Ouch...we thought we'd catch Navy off-guard with a Gabbert keeper. We did not. One-yard loss, and Mizzou calls timeout with 0:13 left.
4:06 - Second-and-goal...ugh! A little behind Danario and dropped. He should have caught that, but it was tough. Third down. Just don't throw a pick. Get a field goal out of this.
4:08 - Good god...Danario is QUINTUPLE-covered, and Blaine throws it at him anyway. Pretty sure somebody had to be open on that one. We're lucky it's just broken up. Ressel will come on for a field goal with 0:05 left. After Niumatalolo calls back-to-back timeouts, anyway.
4:10 - You can't ice Grant Ressel. Ressel nails it, and it's 14-10 at halftime. That was a REALLY annoying half of football.
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That pic is so out of focus it makes my head hurt
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
Gotta say that Air Force putting it on Houston today is making me nervous
Note to Dave Yost: Gabs hasn’t played in like a month. Can we run the ball a smidge today before we go right to 5 wides?
NEED A FULLBACK
RAAAAAARRRRRR
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
Don't be nervous
Conference Amercia…I mean, C-USA teams are over-blown and over-hyped in pretty much all sports. The Cougars lost to ECU for cryin’ out loud. Most high school teams in Florida could beat ECU, and I’m talkin’ JV.
We got this…never been more confident. David Robinson will be crying in San Antonio tonight.
"Wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai
Confident too
but that surprised me a little. Keenam was terrible, and that’s the real fear here — that Gabs comes out super rusty and we give away points.
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Have to admit
I’m a little worried about that myself, but I think Spoon shows up big today and the D picks up any pieces a rusty O leaves behind
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Case Keenum
kinda sorta did the exact opposite of what I expected today…
"No regrets, that's my motto. That, and everybody wang chung tonight."
I don't recall
Cheerleaders looking quite like that when I was a student
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Midshipmen marched in - impressive
National Anthem time
The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.
Link
http://www.atdhe.net/9722/watch-texas-bowl-missouri-vs-navy
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SPOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!
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In the meantime...
…all you’re missing is Lou and May talking. Just punch yourself in the temple if you want the same effect.
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A certain sign of the coming apocalypse...
Lou was the mashed potato-mouthed voice of reason yesterday on the Leach saga.
1. I don’t coach injured players
2. I never humiliate a kid (they do plenty to embarrass themselves)
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Anyone watching the dude break this game down on ESPN?
Why does that bull have a golden rod stuck in it’s belly? KC does cattle sculptures so much better than Texas.
dammit...
…I was intentionally avoiding seeing who we got in this game, for fear of it being Mark Jones. It’s Mark Jones.
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About the same chances...
…of Blaine Gabbert throwing up on the field like Willie Beamon.
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We get it first
good
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Wow...
…that was actually pretty stellar analysis from Quint Kessenich. What’s he doing on Mark Jones’ team?
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An Andrew Jones sighting!
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wow
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Great blocks by the WRs
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Already?
Wowza
"Missouri basketball can scramble your eggs good"
- Jimmy Dykes, December 23, 2009
by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 2:39 PM CST reply actions
Too bad he's not a "big name" receiver...
…and therefore not first round worthy.
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That's gonna burn you until April isn't it?
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it really is a shame, isn't it?
if only he had the kind of name recognition that is so absolutely necessary for successful receivers.
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
My dad:
“Oh, nice. I recognize our defense.”
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
I don't think that Navy chick in the crowd should wear a RWB dew rag on her head
while sporting her dress uniform.
that's a woman?
are you sure?
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
Just backed it up to check. Yes it is/was.
The guys have neck ties the gals wear a split tie thingy. She does look like a dude in the face though.
turnover!
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Fumblllllllllllllle
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 2:46 PM CST reply actions
woo hoo! that's a break
these guys can play with us if we don’t play our best.
Steve
by thedad on Dec 31, 2009 2:46 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Navy waaayyy off the line
not looking to rush.
the draw for Gabbert will be there when we need it.
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Did he say Blake Harry?
Announcement fail!
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 2:52 PM CST reply actions
He also said De-Wann Moore a second ago.
Mark Jones is, uhh, great.
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Give him a break!
Reading rosters is tough work!
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
I love it when announcers seemed surprised that rugby-style punts take fortuitous rolls for the punting team
… you know, since that’s what they’re intended to do.
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
They've had 3 pass attempts already
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Oh great...
The same “ZZ Top thinks Houston is great!” commercial that ran 26 times during the Texas Bowl preview show is running again. Have the feeling we’ll be seeing that another 117 times today.
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It's what they do.
We’ll get about three quarters’ worth of offense in today instead of four.
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Cotton Bowl anyone?
when we get this ball back, we need to treat the Navy defense the way we did with Arkansas. Our defense is getting tired.
We just need to score...
…I don’t really care how long it takes. That said, yeah…the middle of the field is open, and I assume we’ll take advantage of that.
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It's early.
No one expected a shutout. I think it comes down to whether or not Missouri’s D figures out how to stop the triple option.
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
what was that?
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throw it away gabs
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For God sakes Gab Gab
Why did you not throw that away?
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:11 PM CST reply actions
This is to some extent on Yost
they ‘re dropping 8 and 9 people. If you’re gonna throw you gotta get it out quick.
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There's the big negative play we need!
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our defense sucks
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by The Beef on Dec 31, 2009 3:19 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Need a fullback GRRRR!!!!!
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I AM BURNING ALL MY MIZZOU GEAR, WHO'S WITH ME?
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
Hoo rah!
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- Jimmy Dykes, December 23, 2009
by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:19 PM CST reply actions
I'd about drop dead of shock
if we come out in something other than 5 wides :)
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"And Mizzou refuses to run..."
Oh wait a sec
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:23 PM CST reply actions
Navy doesn't want us to throw to Danario
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Wow...that overhead shot showed how badly our RB read that play
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yeah, he was a little late cutting there...
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
I thought the same thing...RUN UP FIELD!
We can put Gabbert under center and run sneaks for 6 and 7 yards a shot till they put someone on the line.
Right now I agree with this
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This coaching staff has bragged all year how they don't wait till the half to make adjustments
but Yost is sitting in the box looking at this and still calling latteral running plays and pass plays.
PURE ARROGANCE!
Well...I dont know that I would quite go that far
tough to make as sweeping an adjustment as you are talking about without everyone around
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Wow..hit him in the gut
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damn tip.
and how has no one in the truck corrected Mark Jones yet on Jake Harry’s name?
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He's still calling him Blake Harry
Someone should fix that….
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:26 PM CST reply actions
Navy in a virtual run-n-shoot
what’s that 6 attempts?
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watch fake
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uh oh
Bad execution.. First Moore runs the only Navy guy thats even engaged with a blocker when even I could have picked up 5 yards just by going right up the gut. Which leads to the drop by Danarrio. I’m really frustrated. Deep breath.
I can't say "it's early" for very much longer...
…but it’s early. :-)
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So...how 'bout that sellout down there, eh?
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GUYS
this team hasn’t played in over a month.
YOU MUST CHILL!!! YOU MUST CHILL!!
I HAVE TAKEN YOUR KEYS!
YOU MUST. CHILL!!
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What he said
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
chill out on the chill couch. i'm chill. are you chill?
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
OT
I will never understand the Texas obsession with beef bbq. Pork is so much better. Cue flame war.
by Babbalynski on Dec 31, 2009 3:32 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
DA has taken some tough hits and falls today
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Blaine isn't getting set
he’ll be okay, but rusty.
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wow...did not look good there
Navy just sitting back there right now and it has him very confused
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The Bowling Green Defense.
He’s either thinking too much or not enough, I’m not sure.
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Guess we will have to dust off what beat Bowling Green then :-)
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Blaine is very raw
Let’s not forget he didn’t really have a senior season in high school. He still has a great deal of room for improvement.
by parliamentlite on Dec 31, 2009 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
3-4 is a bitch
remember, Peyton Manning struggled against this look against New England.
This one’s on the coordinator to some extent. Navy is conceding a 3-5 yard run on every snap to stay away from being Danario’d. Yost is determined to go for it rather than coaxing Navy up, or God forbid, getting some big plays in the run game.
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Some runs maybe?
I mean, they’re dropping guys in coverage pretty much every play
by 2.1 seconds left on Dec 31, 2009 3:36 PM CST reply actions
two more runs
and we still have the ball right now
by parliamentlite on Dec 31, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
First and ten went for 2 yards.
Two more of those runs = 4th-and-4.
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first and ten
we lined up with only one guy to the right of the center- and then ran to that side. Without blocking, no run is going to succeed.
by parliamentlite on Dec 31, 2009 3:39 PM CST up reply actions
Guys, we've been running it.
Maybe not enough, but we’ve been running it the last two drives. But a 2-yard run on first down leads to passing downs.
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that was a run designed to fail
only one lineman on that side of the formation… its the same run play that cost us the Sun Bowl against Oregon St. we were running out the clock until they pulled that crap out and we lost yardage.
by parliamentlite on Dec 31, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
Okay, that was a GREAT play by the D right there
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fortunate, but good call
as we had no one on the back side :-)
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That was a well-designed run
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I am not entirely sure why they are trying to just drop back and throw it
when they can just turn around, cut block us and run for it :-)
And Gettis is down
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Just said the same thing in the live blog...
…then again, if you can get 11 on 2nd-and-10, I guess you can throw it on first down.
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Simmons is pissed -- gesturing that Gettis was chopped
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meant "crack backed"
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Not against Navy
one of the other exceptions for the academies in the NCAA bylaws
by 2.1 seconds left on Dec 31, 2009 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
Navy had two men in motion
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This is soooo confusing.
Between Navy’s QB, Dobbs, doing a 360 in the backfield looking for someone to hand the ball to then running for 10 yards.
Nearly everyone in the game thread at their wits end because burn kansas down has spun us into a frenzy.
And the coaching staff has a month to get ready for this game but we’re looking like it was only 1 day.
They are the best rushing team in the country
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Fogot to mention the announcers.
Did you see that shot of them in the booth?
They were looking at that tool box graphic thing and talking about gettin up early for practice at the academy…Not too sure they knew they were in Houston Texas.
Need a big stop here...
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Gave up too much yardage there...I am guessing they go for it
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Right assignment...poorly executed...that sucks
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Played it perfect
But the last guy couldn’t complete the play
by 2.1 seconds left on Dec 31, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
Sucks seeing the time tick off the clock here
knowing Navy gets the ball at the half as well…need to make something happen here
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Wow...what just happened.
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Terrible tackling
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just setting up the fumble :-)
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Whoa
WHOA
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:49 PM CST reply actions
oh wow...total fumble...that is making something happen
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YES
"Missouri basketball can scramble your eggs good"
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:49 PM CST reply actions
Simmons redemption
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
Offense
let’s just not do something stupid.
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I fear something strange is going on...not sure what they are waiting for
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That guy had the perfect view of it
where was he looking? Dobbs crossed the line without anything in his hands.
by parliamentlite on Dec 31, 2009 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
What a lucky play
The crew had better get this right. I call that indisputable.
Refs trying to figure out time
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Well...even though the statement is wrong, the call is right
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wow
refs screwed up, and still got it right
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Close the half right Mizzou
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:52 PM CST reply actions
BOB. WE RAN THE BALL.
IGNORE THE FORMATION. WE RAN THE BALL JUST LIKE YOU WANTED US TO.
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wow...that was some hold right there
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Pretty sad state of affairs when you have to hold a 3-man front and still can't open a hole...
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
Play is confirmed..First down Missouri
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You fuckin figure that out!
wow...deep breathe there man
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I think we'll need a second-half thread...
…just so everybody can wash off the negativity from this thread.
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it's been really silly...
That’s a good idea.
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oh boy...we just gave it back to them
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Navy ball
cripes
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I hate watching games without TiVo
I love being at the beach for New Years, though. Life is full of compromises.
Not good
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 3:56 PM CST reply actions
Keep running
but not these plays… A play like the last one would work, if the defense is in man coverage. But they were in zone, so there are still players unblocked on the fringe to stop it. If we had an experienced QB, he would audible out of that play.
So they DID change that rule?
You CAN recover a fumble after the whistle blew?
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yes
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I want to say I thought the whistle blew after he had it
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It's worth saying...
not a very good half by Yost.
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Nope
he’s a good coordinator but HE’s trying to do too much
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This is not what I expected from this offense
especially since they were lighting it up once Gabbert got healthy again
by 2.1 seconds left on Dec 31, 2009 3:58 PM CST reply actions
That was a month ago
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Navy is going to win...
We are just too frustrated.
you do know the score is tied right? :-)
in the first half no less
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It will take some real adjustments to win
Our scheme is what’s losing it. That’s easy to correct. Clearly Navy’s not going to make adjustments- but we can, and if we do then we can win.
by parliamentlite on Dec 31, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
Gotta hold them to 3
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We need to hold them to a field goal.
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especially since they get the ball at half too
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I get mad like anyone else
But this is the most negative nelly thread I’ve seen. Seriously, some perspective, people.
by AlaTiger on Dec 31, 2009 4:01 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Yup
A one TD deficit is nothing to this team.
by 2.1 seconds left on Dec 31, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
seriously...
…I don’t want to ban people just for getting annoyed during an annoying game, but this is insane.
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It doesn't matter what happens here
What matters is some definite adjustments need to be made at half.
Mizzou is still definitely the better team, they just need to figure it out.
by 2.1 seconds left on Dec 31, 2009 4:01 PM CST reply actions
3 timeouts...need a good kick return to start here
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Rats
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 4:02 PM CST reply actions
Sigh.
Another 24 second Danario touchdown to end the half?
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by sirensofsilence on Dec 31, 2009 4:02 PM CST reply actions
One thing about Navy's offense
they dive at the defense’s knees. It gets them playing straight up and down with no balance.
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and it certainly has been effective
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Kemps? Please tell me he just called him Kemps?
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wow...not too sure about that call right there
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Gabbert is so FRIGGIN' indecisive today!
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Yep.
I think we thought we were catching them off-guard with that call. We didn’t. And yeah…Gabbert is just freezing up when he has to make a decision.
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I like that call, but I think it has to be further away from the endzone
the goal line shrunk the field and the defensive formation
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I dont like the options I have on this one
I hate to think that play was called, but I also hate to think BG did that himself on some sort of read. Not pleasing either way :-)
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C'mon guys...
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 4:06 PM CST reply actions
maybe a little pass interference? the corner bumped nario 7-8 yards past the line of scrimmage...
This just in: Mangino fired along with 75% of KU cafeteria staff.
Ugh, come on, Danario...
…that was a really tough catch, but I’ve seen you make tougher. And I’ve blamed Blaine enough this half, so I have to spread it around.
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wow...how many were covering DA there?
I will take the FG
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Even so, had position on them. Poor throw.
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If Blaine throws that ball a foot and a half higher, it's a TD
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Maybe.
It’s true that the way he threw it, that had no chance.
by parliamentlite on Dec 31, 2009 4:11 PM CST up reply actions
Would Pinkel fake it here?
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If he did and we scored
I enjoy it 1000X more because this Navy coach is annoying the crap outta me attempting to ice Ressel
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by ratherfantastic on Dec 31, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah just get points
Haven’t scored since a 50 yard rip way early
by 2.1 seconds left on Dec 31, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
In terms of what we are trying to do...
I would almost rather the defense take more chances and risk big plays. I’d rather play Navy in a shootout.
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Navy has owned this half
When you have the ball the whole time, it’s always going to sound that way.
by parliamentlite on Dec 31, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
Alright, bring all the positive energy you can muster...
…to this thread:
http://www.rockmnation.com/2009/12/31/1228621/live-positivity-thread-mizzou-vs
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