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MU Football Records Chase (updated 12/01)

2008-12-01T21:36:41Z

Been a long time since I was able to update this, but let's see how the record books shook out after the kU game. With two games remaining on the season, there are still some pretty lofty heights Mizzou players are in position to achieve. How close are they? Click on through to the other side....

National Passing Yardage:

6. Kevin Kolb_________''03-'06______12964

7. Tim Rattay_________'97-'99______12746

8. Luke McCown_______'00-'03_____12666

9. Chris Redman______'96-'99______12541

10. Kliff Kingsbury_____'99-'02______12429

11. Chase Daniel______'05-'08______12060

No movement here....and if he passes Kingsbury...well...am not too sure what sort of sign for the game itself that would be. With two games left, he still has a very good shot at McCown and an outside one at Rattay at #7.

National Completions:

1. Timmy Chang________'00-'04________1388

2. Graham Harrell_______active________1367

3. Kliff Kingsbury________'99-'02________1231

4. Philip Rivers_________'00-'03________1147

5. Colt Brennan_________'05-'07________1115

6. Chase Holbrook_______active________1087

7. Luke McCown________'00-'03________1063

8. Chase Daniel_________'05-'08_______1040

9. Chris Redman________'96-'99________1031

10. Tim Rattay___________'97-'99________1015

Chase Holbrook moved up to 6th, but has no more games. This means that "our" Chase should pass him (but probably not Brennan) and finish 6th. Harrell will take over this record at the bowl game and probably break the 1400 mark.

National Passing Efficiency: (500 completions or more)

15. Chad Pennington_____'97-'99_______156.2

16. Graham Harrell_______active_______155.1

Donovan McNabb_____'95-'98_______155.1

18. Tim Rattay___________'97-'99______154.3

19. Duante Culpepper_____'96-'98______153.1

20. David Carr__________''97-'98_______152.9

21. Jason White_________'99-'04_______152.7

22. Ben Roethlisberger____'01-'03______151.3

23. Chase Daniel_________'05-'08______151.0

Some weird movement here as Bradford and Keenum of Houston (who is only a soph) land on this list for the first time. Chase lost .2 for the game, but Hall lost more than that and fell through him. Active career wise, Chase is actually 8th, but a few others having joined moved him back to 23. I dont see how he cracks the top 20 on this.

National TD Passes:

6. Danny Wueffel________'93-'96______114

7. Chad Pennington______'97-'99______100

8. Matt Leinart___________'02-'05______99

9. Chase Daniel_________'05-'08______96

Four TD's for Chase put him in the top 10 (actually tied with Chase Clement of Rice...not sure what it is about people named Chase. Anyway, Clement only has one game remaining, so I feel confident Chase D. will forge ahead). Getting 100 total seems to be pretty likely when all is said and done

TD's Responsible For:

1. Chase Daniel_________'05_'08________106

Brad Smith___________'02-'05_________102

Nationally, Daniel still ranks third active behind Chase Clement of Rice and Graham Herrell without any hope of catching either

Total Offense: (National and Mizzou)

1. Timmy Chang_______'00-'04_____16910

2. Graham Harrell______active_____15192

3. Colt Brennan________'05-'07_____14740

4. Ty Detmer__________'88-'91_____14665

5. Kevin Kolb__________'03-'06_____13715

6. Philip Rivers________'00-'03_____13582

7. Brad Smith _________ ‘02-05 ____ 13088

8. Chase Daniel _______‘05-08 _____12988

With the huge day of rushing, Chase is pretty likely to pass this number sometime in the 1st half, maybe even the first quarter. Also of interest and of note...Chase has 929 career yards rushing. If OU does not put him on his back too much...he does have an OK shot at rushing for 1,000 yards in his career, becoming the first member of the 13,000-1,000 club :-) In fact...and it would take some additional looking, but I am not sure any QB has ever rushed for 1,000 yards and thrown for over 10,000. Brett Basanez of Northwestern finished with 996.

All-Purpose Yardage:

1. Jeremy Maclin_______'07-'08_____5242

2. Brad Smith _________ ‘02-05 _____ 4419

3. Devin West _________ ‘95-98 _____ 3824

4. Brock Olivo _________ ‘94-97 _____ 3475

5. Zack Abron __________‘00-03 _____ 3426

6. Darrell Wallace ______ ‘84-87 _____ 3303

7. Joe Stewart _________‘74-77 _____ 3256

8. Tony Temple_________'04-'07_____3138

9. James Wilder _______‘78-80 _____ 2769

10. Justin Gage________'99-'02______2737

11. Chase Coffman_____'05-'08_____2605

241 yards and one hell of a painful looking injury for Maclin on the day. And what the heck...we will add Chase Coffman to the list, since he does have a shot at cracking the top 10 if he is healthy over the next couple of weeks.

(National and Mizzou) Receptions:

29. John Standeford_______'00-'03_____249

30. Nate Burleson_________'00-'02_____248

Eric Deslauriers_______'02-'06_____248

32. James Jordan_________'98-'00_____246

Chris Williams_________active_____246

Michael Thomas_______active_____246

35. David Williams________'83-'85_____245

1.Chase Coffman (TE) ____'05-08______ 236

2. Martin Rucker (TE) ______ ‘04-07_____ 203

3. Justin Gage __________ ‘99-02______ 200

4. Jeremy Maclin________'07-'08______168

5. Kenny Holly __________ ‘90-93_______151

6. Will Franklin __________ ‘04-07______ 143

7. Tommy Saunders______'05-'08______136

8. Victor Bailey___________'90-'92______128

9. Thomson Omboga______'01-'04______127

10. Brian Sallee___________'91-'94______119

11. Sean Coffey__________'02-'05______118

Pretty quiet game for Saunders with just the 4 catches so he might have lost his shot at a top 5 slot. 9 catches for Maclin still means he will finish 4th overall. I suppose a healthy Coffman has a chance to hit the national list (which has been updated with current players)

(National and Mizzou) Receiving Yardage:

1. Ibn Green (national TE)____'96-'99_____2830

1. Justin Gage ____________‘99-02_____2704

2. Chase Coffman (TE) _____ ‘05-08_____2544
3. Jeremy Maclin__________'07-'08_____2230

4. Martin Rucker (TE) _______ ‘04-07_____2175

5. Victor Bailey ____________ ‘90-92_____2144

6. Will Franklin ____________ ‘04-07_____2125

7. Linzy Collins ____________ ‘89-90_____1760

8. Kenny Holly ____________ ‘90-93_____1708

9. Sean Coffey ___________ ‘02-05______1596

10. Tommy Saunders_______'05-'08_____1495

11. Mel Gray _____________ ‘68-70______1491

12. Hank Burnine __________ ‘53-55_____1445

Maclin stood to make a big move and that he did. I doubt he catches Coffman, who I doubt catches Gage. In fact, the only movement I see left on this list would be Saunders passing Coffey for 9th all time. Maclin is only 35 yards short of breaking Victor Bailey's single season mark of 1,210

Receiving TD's:

1. Chase Coffman (TE) _____ ‘05-08_______ 29

2. Jeremy Maclin__________'07-'08_______20

3.. Martin Rucker (TE) _______ ‘04-07______ 18

Justin Gage ____________ ‘99-02______ 18

5. Mel Gray _______________68-70_______ 14

6. Will Franklin ____________ ‘04-07______ 13

Sean Coffey ____________ ‘02-05______ 13

8. Victor Bailey ____________ ‘90-92______ 12

Dwayne Blakley _________ ‘98-01______ 12

10. Tommy Saunders_______'05-'08______10

Gibler, Marshall and Winslow__________10

Time to add Saunders as Coffman and Maclin pull away from the pack a bit.

Kicker Scoring:

25. Jeff Jaeger____________'83-'86_____358

Dusty Mangum_________'01-'04_____358

27. Justin Medlock_________'02-'06_____357

28. Brett Jaekle___________active______356

29. Garrett Rivas__________'03-'06_____354

30. Kevin Butler___________'81-'84_____353

John Lee_____________'82-'85_____353

Max Zendajas__________'82-85_____353

33. Derek Mahoney________'90-'93_____351

34. Martin Gramatica_______'94-'98_____349

35. Jeff Wolfert__________ ‘06-08_____ 347

Wolfert will hopefully move up this chart in his last two games, and 10 points per game could get him pretty close to top 20 all time (depending on what the actives do in the same time). Wolfert is still the active leader in points per game of the kickers with 8.9 per game and has on average 11 fewer games (obviously) as anyone else who is active is also a senior. He has also tied his record of 67 PAT's in a season (set last year) and 12 points off of his own single-season total of 130 (has 118 currently)

Sacks:

1. Brian Smith__________'03-'06_____31.5

2. Justin Smith_________'98-'00_____22.5

3. Stryker Sulak________'05-'08_____20.5

4. Lorenzo Williams_____'04-'07_____19

5. Rick Lyle____________'90-'93______18

6. Bobby Bell___________'81-'83______17
Steve Martin__________'92-'95______17

Antwaun Bynum_______'00-'02______17

9. Xzavie Jackson_______'03-'06______16.5

10 C.J. Mosely__________'02-'04______15.5

11. Ziggy Hood_________'05-'08______14.5

Two sacks credited to Sulak on the week puts him within shouting distance of Godzilla.

Interceptions:

1. Adrian Jones________'86-'89________15

2. Ken Baston_________'63-'65________14

Bill Whitaker_________'77-'80________14

4. Erik McMillan________'84-'87_________13

5. Eric Wright__________'78-'80________11

William Moore______'05-'08_________11

7. Roger Wehrli________'66-'68________10

Harold Piersey_______'95-'98________10

Kevin McIntosh_______'91-'94________10

Willy Mo finally ties Eric Wright. Let's hope he makes a late charge here. If he does, I have to like our chances in our last three games.

Mizzou-SMU series dropped...

2008-12-01T20:36:42Z

Mizzou-SMU series dropped...

...according to Pony Pride. It's a subscription site, but you can see the headline. It appears that we're the ones who dropped the series, which makes sense considering we'll need an extra home game in 2010 now that the MU-KU Arrowhead deal has been expanded, and I believe we were scheduled to play in Dallas that year (I don't know for sure, as the mutigers.com Future Schedules page has already been updated. We'll see if the series is re-jiggered or just dropped altogether.

Mizzou-ORU: Be...side the Box Score

2008-12-01T20:27:05Z

I plan on doing a little stat analysis for each Mizzou game, but it's not to the play-by-play level, so we won't be using the "Beyond the Box Score" moniker. Instead, we'll just hang out beside the box score for a bit.

(Here's the official box score.)

Mizzou 92, Oral Roberts 83

	Mizzou	ORU
Points Per Minute	2.30	2.08
Points Per Possession (PPP)	1.29	1.17
Points Per Shot (PPS)	1.42	1.54
2-PT FG%	55.8%	42.5%
3-PT FG%	46.2%	57.1%
FT%	66.7%	78.1%

	Mizzou	ORU
Assists	18	10
Steals	10	6
Turnovers	10	12
(Assists + Steals) / TO	2.80	1.33

	Mizzou	ORU
Expected Offensive Rebounds*	12	12
Offensive Rebounds	13	11
Eq. Rebound Margin	+1	-1

* This is an idea discussed last week. Depending on the number of 2-pointers, 3-pointers, and FTs shot, you can generate a number of expected offensive rebounds and compare that to the actual number.

Mizzou won this game on offense. They forced only 12 turnovers, but 1.29 points per possession is very high. They shot well and passed well, and though Oral Roberts is not a Big 12 caliber team, they're at least a solid mid-major, and 1.29 PPP is high against even that level of team. And as we'll see in the player analysis, I'm giving DeMarre Carroll and Miguel Paul a lot of credit for that offensive efficiency.
ORU's Robert Jarvis scored 34 points on just 18 shots, accounting for a large % of ORU's offensive success. Jarvis aside, the Golden Eagles averaged just 1.36 points per shot (39% FG)...which is still pretty high, but better.
Thanks to Leo Lyons' 8-for-10 performance from the FT line, Mizzou actually approached 70% as a team. Of course, 70% still isn't very good. Mizzou's guards went 6-for-9 from the line...67% isn't great, but it's also a small sample size, so we'll allow it for now.

Player analysis after the jump.

Player	EqPts*	EqPts/Min	Line
Leo Lyons	22.73	0.81	26 Pts, 8-for-10 FTs, 8 Reb, 4 OffReb
DeMarre Carroll	21.64	0.72	16 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl
Miguel Paul	12.92	0.68	9 Pts, 5 Ast, 1 Stl
Matt Lawrence	10.43	0.40	8 Pts, 2 Ast, 2 Reb
Zaire Taylor	7.94	0.38	11 Pts, 3-for-6 FGs, 3 Reb, 2 Stl
Kim English	5.76	0.58	4 Pts, 2-for-3 FGs, 2 Ast
Marcus Denmon	4.67	0.27	2 Pts 1-for-2 FGs, 2 Reb, 2 Stl
Keith Ramsey	2.02	0.22	4 Pts, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
Justin Safford	1.87	0.23	5 Pts, 2-for-3 FGs, 3 Reb, 4 PF
Laurence Bowers	1.25	0.25	1 Reb, 1 Blk
J.T. Tiller	-0.47	-0.02	7 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 TO, 4 PF
Steve Moore	DNP
Michael Anderson Jr.	DNP
Jarrett Sutton	DNP

EqPts = a take-off of the Net Equivalent Points idea discussed last week. Taking points, assists, rebounds (offensive & defensive), steals, blocks, turnovers and fouls into account, the team's points are re-distributed to figure out who had the biggest impact on the game itself, instead of just how many balls a player put through a basket. I can go into detail on the formula if anybody asks, but for now just know that that was the intent.

Best game yet from Miguel Paul, who managed 5 assists and a steal in just 19 minutes. Zaire Taylor played well, but Paul played better.
Four assists from DeMarre Carroll. Nice. DeMarre and Leo switched roles, as Leo took the shots and DeMarre found the open man.
I order these by EqPts scored. In theory, you'd like to see the EqPts/Min figure go from highest-to-lowest on this list as well, as that would suggest that Mike Anderson played the best performers the most. That said, Anderson did a pretty good job here. The only area that could have been better was at SF, where Matt Lawrence's 26 minutes were probably a bit much, and Kim English's 10 minutes were not quite enough.
JT Tiller's 3 turnovers and 4 fouls put him in the negative. He wasn't needed much yesterday, so instead of saying he had a bad game, we'll say he was saving himself for more important occasions.
At some point, we need to just start considering Safford, Ramsey and Bowers all one player. What was that one player's (Jaureth Bamford) line? 22 minutes, 9 points on 5 shots, 5 rebounds (1 offensive), 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks. Not bad. Oh yeah, and 5 fouls.

Season to Date

Player	EqPts/Gm	EqPts/Min	Line
DeMarre Carroll	20.39	0.72	19.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.7 APG
Leo Lyons	16.81	0.69	18.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.56 PPS
Zaire Taylor	8.81	0.33	5.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.8 APG
J.T. Tiller	8.34	0.37	8.0 PPG, 2.8 APG, 2.5 SPG
Marcus Denmon	6.97	0.40	5.5 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.0 APG
Matt Lawrence	6.28	0.31	8.3 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 39.5% FG
Miguel Paul	6.08	0.39	6.2 PPG, 2.3 APG, 0.15 APM
Keith Ramsey	3.78	0.36	4.2 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.5 OffRPG
Justin Safford	3.02	0.25	4.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.8 FoulsPG
Kim English	2.90	0.24	5.0 PPG, 1.5 RPG
Laurence Bowers	1.95	0.24	1.3 PPG, 2.8 RPG
Jarrett Sutton	1.77	0.59	3.0 PPG, 1 Point Per Minute!
Michael Anderson Jr.	1.08	0.20	1.0 PPG, 1 Coach's son
Steve Moore	-0.34	-0.07	1.7 PPG, 0.7 RPG, 0.3 BPG

Clearly we need to play Jarrett Sutton more...at 20 minutes per game, he'd average 20 points, right? Ri...right? That's how stats work, right?
Sutton's greatness aside, the minutes distribution is pretty strong. I do think Paul will slowly overtake Taylor for PT...don't really care who starts, but Paul will start getting more and more of the key minutes.
I also like how Marcus Denmon continues to figure out ways to contribute despite his shot not falling. He only took two shots against ORU but still contributed. He and English should continue to overtake Matt Lawrence as well...at least in games where Lawrence's shot isn't falling.
Jaureth Bamford: 28.0 MPG, 9.0 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.0 BPG, 0.7 SPG. Not bad at all.

I'm cranking through this quickly, so if I need to explain something in the stats, just ask in comments...

Mizzou opens as 14.5-point dogs

2008-12-01T18:08:20Z

Mizzou opens as 14.5-point dogs

Bettors wasted no time letting Vegas know what they thought of the opening line, as it's since been pushed into the 16.5-17.0 range pretty rapidly.

So, if I set the line at 16.5, what do you think?

Too high? Too low? Just right?

No Monday Musings today...

2008-12-01T13:30:06Z

I don't think it is any secret I do most of the Musings in whatever free time I have on Sundays. However, after a lengthy trip to MN and getting back Sunday night, there just is not enough time, especially given what I walked into at work this morning. Therefore, the Monday Musings will be pushed back a day, and I will still cover the FOUR dual meets (all wins by the way) Mizzou had in wrestling on Saturday. Until then...congrats to DC on his new position and I will see you all tomorrow.

Mizzou Links, 12-1-08

2008-12-01T12:00:06Z

A somewhat abbreviated Links today, as I'm off work today and sleeping in...and we're keeping this one positive, so...no KU links, and no soon-to-be-OU-destruction links...

Christensen-to-Wyoming Links!

First things first, Dave Matter reported late last night that Christensen will stick around for the Big 12 Championship and bowl game.
The Trib: Christensen headed to Wyoming
Wyoming has been the launching pad for several former head coaches who went on to have successful careers elsewhere, including Bob Devaney, Pat Dye, Dennis Erickson and Joe Tiller. Joe Glenn had been the Cowboys coach since 2003 but was fired last Sunday after compiling a 30-41 record in six seasons at the Mountain West Conference program. Wyoming had one winning season under Glenn, a 7-5 finish in 2004. Wyoming has been part of the Mountain West since 1999 and prior to that played in Western Athletic Conference since 1962.
Laramie Boomerang: Mizzou Asst. Head Coach Wyoming Bound
Christensen’s offense produced no fewer than three major national awards candidates. Then junior quarterback Chase Daniel was a Heisman Trophy finalist (finishing fourth in final Heisman voting), while senior tight end Martin Rucker and freshman wide receiver Jeremy Maclin were both consensus First Team All-Americans, marking the first time in MU history it has had two consensus first teamers in a single year.
Post-Dispatch: Christensen to Wyoming; Eberflus interviews at Toledo
It's unclear whether any MU assistants will leave with Christensen, nor or it evident who will ascend to his job. Insiders believe the most obvious candidates internally would be quarterbacks coach David Yost, who has been with Pinkel since 1996, and receivers coach Andy Hill, the former Tiger receiver who came aboard the coaching staff with Larry Smith and now is in his 13th season at MU.
And while we're at it...Toledo Blade: UT likely to interview Eberflus
Eberflus, 38, is a Whitmer High School graduate. UT athletic director Mike O'Brien hopes to make a hire by early December. Other possible candidates are thought to be Arizona defensive coordinator Mark Stoops and former Iowa State coach Dan McCarney.

Oral Roberts Links!

The Missourian: Lyons helps Tigers hold off Oral Roberts
The Trib: Lyons, Carroll too much for Oral Roberts
KC Star: Lyons & Carroll star in Mizzou win

Also, a quick programming note: I normally post a weekly Big 12 BTBS wrap-up on Mondays and MU game wrap-up on Tuesday...it's all getting bumped back a day. Expect an Oral Roberts box score wrap-up later today, though. I know you don't want to miss that!

Poll

Dave Christensen will remain Mizzou's offensive coordinator for the next month or so. Right move?

Apply today for a 2008 Big 12 Championship Fan Visa!

2008-12-01T00:04:16Z

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Mizzou finally has its opponent

2008-11-30T21:45:04Z

Sure, the photo is old and Chris Simms isn't exactly at Texas anymore, but the sentiment from the BCS remains the same.

Missouri becomes America's team this week as it tries to set the BCS world aflame, taking on Oklahoma next Saturday at Arrowead for the Big 12 Title.

And, don't forget: 2003 Kansas State.

Poll

Match-ups with Mizzou aside, who do you feel SHOULD have won the Big 12 South?

Post-Dispatch reporting Christensen taking Wyoming Job

2008-11-30T17:10:59Z

Post-Dispatch reporting Christensen taking Wyoming Job

It looks like Missouri is going to lose offensive coordinator/assistant head coach Dave Christensen to Wyoming.

The Laramie Boomerang is reporting that Christensen has reached an agreement in principle to become the Cowboys head coach and was in Laramie Saturday night after Missouri’s loss to Kansas to work out the details.

Congratulations to Dave, he deserves a shot. Best of luck in the future with the Cowboys! Don't take it personally when we kick your ass in 2011 and 2012.

Quick thoughts on MU-KU...

2008-11-30T03:31:30Z

I'm sure Ross will post some thoughts at some point as well, but in the meantime...

* This just wasn't the season we thought it would be. Plain and simple. One thing I hate doing is determining blame, so I'll leave that to others. As a fan, all I can say is, the bounces didn't go our way in big moments this year, and while Mizzou fans should almost never be disappointed with 9-3, this was the one year where 9-3 felt like a bit of a failure.

* Of course, next week we get a chance to make everybody forget this moment by doing something amazing. It probably won't happen, but that is a good reminder of something else: we won our second straight North title this year. Bears mentioning.

* I don't know why our blitz hasn't worked this year, but...our blitz hasn't worked this year. Our defensive line generates a decent pass rush, but I can't think of many times where a big blitz produced a big play. Today was obviously no different. Strategically, I think blitzing on 4th-and-7 was the correct aggressive play. But it's hard to completely agree with the call since the blitz has been so ineffective. I'd like to think our blitz gets better next year with missiles like Ebner and Gachkar getting more familiar with the defense and more involved, but...we'll see.

* I've already seen other sites saying how Mizzou "choked" this game away. I just don't see it. We sucked in the first half, held it together, came back in the second half, and it became a "who gets the ball last?" situation. Todd Reesing outdueled Chase Daniel, KU played its best game of the year and won a big rivalry game at the last second...I guess I just reserve the word "choke" for more extreme situations than this.

* I can't give Todd Reesing enough credit for this effort. He was pretty damn mediocre the last couple of times I saw him play, but he was on tonight. What makes it more impressive is, we hit him...a lot.

* Chase Coffman = balls. A couple of times, instead of trying to slow down once he started running, he just fell down. He was clearly in pain...about half-speed...and he caught six balls and 2 TDs. I'm really gonna miss the Flying Nunchuk. Clearly he's not going to be 100% next week (for the second straight Big 12 title game), but I just hope he's healed for the bowl game...just so I get one last chance to watch him fly around.

* I wrote a lot about 2009 earlier this week, and I'm at least partially optimistic about Mizzou's chances thanks to the OL and Derrick Washington...but obviously Reesing/Briscoe/Meier (and Stuckey) will have something to say about that.

* Does this mean we can retire the gold jerseys?

Live Thread: Mizzou vs. Kansas

2008-11-29T13:30:06Z

Armageddon at Arrowhead, version 2.0 Let the Border War commence:

Who: No. 12 Missouri Tigers (9-2, 5-2) at Kansas Jayhawks (6-5, 3-4)
Where: Arrowhead Stadium (Capacity 77,038)
When: 11:40 a.m. CST
Line: Missouri by 16.0

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Today's motivational video... What more do you need?

11:41 - Game hasn't kicked off yet, and I'm already tired of Dave Lapham, but...IT'S GAME TIME NOW!!

11:42 - Mizzou gets the ball to start the proceedings. Crazy. Maclin hemmed in around the 30.

11:43 - My wife: "Well, the gold isn't as bad as I thought it would be."

11:43 - First play is an out route to Perry off target, incomplete. Second play is a drop by Washington. Methinks the ball is a hair slick. Third down.

11:44 - Play #3 = interception by Stuckey, returned to the MU 20. Not exactly the start I was looking for. Another pick, and Mizzou better call timeout and take the whole team into the locker room to change into black jerseys.

11:45 - Quickly a third-and-long for KU from the MU 17...and KU drops a pass of their own. FG time.

11:46 - Branstetter's 34-yarder is good, and KU takes an early 3-0 lead.

11:49 - My wife is pleased to know that I actually <i>don't</i> know the shirtless dude they just showed on camera. It was 50/50.

11:50 - Decent kickoff return for Maclin, and Mizzou will start their second drive from the 35. Time to actually play well now.

11:51 - A couple small plays, and it's 3rd-and-6 for Mizzou. Come on guys...

...Daniel with a bomb on his back foot, dropped by Maclin. There was a little contact in there, but I'm not surprised there was no pass interference. Mizzou to punt. Ggh.

11:52 - Harry half-shanks the punt, but it gets a good roll, and KU will start around its own 35.

11:56 - Short run by Jake Sharp on first down...Mizzou has passed its first couple of tests against the run.

11:57 - After a short pass, it's 3rd-and-3 for KU from their 39...which they convert with another short pass. Dink and dunk for KU so far.

11:58 - Two more well-defended runs, and it's 3rd-and-9. PASSING DOWN!

11:59 - Reesing finds Briscoe...looked about a half-yard short, but he got a <i>very</i> generous spot. First down, KU. Coverage was decent at first, but there was no pass rush and Reesing found an open guy.

11:59 - Two nice runs by Sharp gives KU another first down. The grind-it-out style I predicted is working so far...but we'll see if they can keep this up for more than a quarter.

12:01 - Third-and-3 from the MU 27...and yet another by-the-skin-of-their-teeth first down. This won't last. Just continue not giving up the deep ball, and the dinky stuff will begin to fail.

12:02 - Timeout, KU.

12:06 - And we're back...KU runs the option for the third or fourth time this game, and it's failed to generate more than about three yards at a time. Sets up a 3rd-and-4.

12:07 - Six-yard gain on 3rd-and-4. Dink and dunk, dink and dunk. First-and-goal.

12:08 - Another short pass to Meier...he has like three catches for 10 yards. Second-and-goal.

12:09 - Great coverage once again, and Reesing forces a pass into the endzone...and it's picked off by Kenji Jackson! That's why it's hard to dink-and-dunk all the way down the field. Eventually you have to make a play, and sometimes you force it.

12:10 - Two attempted passes to Andrew Jones, two incompletions. Neither were really Jones' fault, but it does beg the question...where's Chase Coffman?

12:11 - Third-and-10 for Mizzou from their 9...Daniel finds a hole and runs for about 50 yards...and then is stripped by Darrell Stuckey. KU recovers. That was a really creative way to end up basically punting.

12:12 - Nice intermediate pass to Dexton Fields for a first down. First pass to travel more than about 7 yards in the air.

12:15 - First down from the Mizzou 34...and KU throws about its 17th sideline pass. This one goes for about 7.

12:15 - Poor tackling. Reesing was hemmed in in the backfield, but escapes for a first down. I'm going to keep preaching the "dink and dunk eventually won't work" thing, but this is definitely annoying.

12:16 - End of 1st quarter. I guess it could be a lot worse than 3-0 right now, so that's...something.

Second Quarter

12:20 - And we're back...first down from the Mizzou 21...pass to Briscoe for the first down. The deep routes were covered, but Briscoe was underneath with room to run.

12:21 - TD, Briscoe on a bubble screen. Dink, dunk, dink, dunk, TD. 10-0.

12:24 - Kickoff time...the bounceback starts here, right? Pooch kick is fielded by Jimmy Jackson, and Mizzou will start near its 40.

12:25 - First down to Tommy Saunders!

12:26 - Bubble screen to Jeremy Maclin who shoots downfield as if out of a cannon...first down Mizzou at the KU 22!

12:27 - Man oh man, Derrick Washington is so patient. It looked like he was pinned in in the backfield, but he put on the brakes, everybody went running by, and he got up field. First-and-goal from the 8.

12:28 - False start. First-and-goal from the 13. Lapham: "You do not want to take redzone penalties." True, but you don't want to take ANY penalties, do you?

12:29 - Washington makes up the penalty yardage and a couple more. Second-and-goal from the 7.

12:29 - Daniel does a FANTASTIC job of avoiding a pass rusher and gets into the open field...and then slips and falls at the 5. Stupid turf.

12:30 - Third-and-goal...Coffman in the game...and it goes to Coffman for the TD! Nunchuks all around! 10-7!

12:33 - That was a nice drive. Washington got his bearings and looked great, and we figured out how to get Maclin open in space.

12:34 - The announcer just pronounced Andrew Gachkar "Gacker". GACK! KU starts the series at the 31...I thought I saw a flag on the kick return, but I guess not.

12:35 - MU gets impatient and blitzes...and Reesing finds Briscoe deep. KU inside Mizzou's 35.

12:36 - Another blitz causes a bad pass, but Briscoe leaps up and snags it for an 8-yard gain. Third-and-4.

12:37 - Sulak gets to Reesing (while being held)! W00t! Forces a 4th-and-15, and KU will punt.

12:38 - Nice punt. Mizzou will start at the 1.

12:42 - Wow...Daniel play-faked in the endzone and nobody bit...intentional grounding. Safety. 12-7. That's a special teams safety right there.

12:45 - Free kick by Mizzou. Briscoe slides between blockers, and KU will start at about their 45. Hate that guy.

12:46 - Third-and-8 after another screen to Briscoe. Reesing avoids Ziggy Hood and fires one to Meier for a nice gain. KU inside Mizzou's 45.

12:48 - Quickly, it's another third down...this time 3rd-and-3. Dink, dunk, dink, dunk.

12:49 - Complete to Meier for 2 yards. Reesing got sooooooo lucky. He was pressured and fluttered one up there, but Meier came down with it.

12:50 - Fourth-and-1, and Reesing sneaks for just enough. Dink, dunk, dink, dunk.

12:50 - Dave Lapham: "Reesing should wear a capital C for 'competitive' on his chest. He does whatever it takes. Yes he does. He just threw a stupid pass and almost paid for it, then got a 1-yard gain on a QB sneak. COMPETITIVE.

12:52 - Third-and-2 from the Mizzou 27. MASSIVE coverage breakdown by Mizzou, and Dexton Fields is wide open in the endzone. Not sure how that happened, but whatever. 19-7. 1:54 left in the first half.

12:54 - Kickoff out of bounds, and Mizzou will start at the 40. Whatchu got, Chase Daniel?

12:55 - Deep out to Maclin, and Stuckey almost picked another one off...sheesh. Second down.

12:55 - Daniel finds the Flying Nunchuk for a first down. Coffman is limping big-time.

12:56 - Third-and-7 from the KU 45. Coffman is back in, but he's majorly hobbled. Daniel scrambles for a first down at the 32. Dude's almost got 100 yards rushing today.

12:57 - Saunders for 8 yards, out of bounds. 0:42 left.

12:58 - Sack by James Holt. Timeout. 0:35 left.

12:59 - 3rd-and-8 from the 30...nobody open, and Daniel has to throw it away. Almost superhuman coverage by KU so far in this game.

1:00 - Wolfert to try a 47-yarder...perfect. Of course it is. 19-10.

1:02 - Short kick, and KU will start at their 36. 0:18 left. They can get a couple plays off.

1:02 - Or not. Reesing kneels the ball. Halftime.

1:03 - I'll say this much: Mizzou can clearly come back and win this game, but KU's defense is playing better than I've seen them play this year, so we'll have to earn it. They haven't rushed the ball very well, though, so that does open the door for Mizzou if they can find an offensive rhythm.

1:06 - Oh yeah, and nothing would make me happier than if Mizzou came out in all-blacks after halftime. Shed the gold.

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1:16 - Man...usually I find something to occupy myself during halftime. Instead, I'm just sitting here, stewing, and watching Georgia-Georgia Tech. Soooooooo ready for the second half to start.

Third quarter

1:23 - Alright, we're back (finally). The gold jerseys are still on. Boo.

1:24 - Briscoe returns the kickoff to the KU 25. I'll take that.

1:25 - Play action deep ball (great play call) is inaccurate and incomplete to Briscoe.

1:26 - Third-and-6 after a short pass...GREAT blocking buys Reesing time, and he eventually finds Johnathan Wilson for a first down. Lapham: "Reesing: Frank Tarkenton Jr." Ugh.

(Though I will say...that was a helluva play by Reesing. Just don't tell anybody I said that.)

1:27 - ARGH...William Moore baited Reesing into a pick, but dropped it. It's obvious to say this, but...he wouldn't have dropped that last year.

1:28 - 3rd-and-12 for KU...you HAVE to stop them here. Have to have to have to have to.

1:28 - Timeout, Reesing.

1:30 - Alright, here we go...3rd-and-12...Reesing finds Briscoe wide-open for a big gain. Burned Carl Gettis. Ugh. They've been a step ahead of us all game. I haven't seen Reesing play this well since the first half against OU.

1:32 - 3rd-and-2 after a decent pass to Fields. They never get a first down in a play or two...but they always get it on the third play.

1:33 - ...reverse jinx doesn't work. Reesing with the first down on a keeper. First down at the Mizzou 18.

1:34 - TD, Jake Sharp. Defense wore out, and Sharp went in untouched. Trouble brewing. 26-10. This must be how KU fans felt when we played way over our heads every year at Hearnes in the '90s.

1:37 - On an entirely unrelated note, here in OKC I just saw a commercial for an Oklahoma City Blazers vs New Mexico Scorpions minor league hockey game. Minor league hockey in New Mexico. It's a strange world we live in.

1:38 - Maclin upended by the kicker after a decent return. Mizzou will start at their 44. Dave Lapham is almost unbearable right now.

1:39 - Nice designed run by Chase Daniel, and Mizzou's inside the KU 40. Good. I was worried they'd abandon the run, but establishing the running game is EXACTLY what they want to do right now.

1:39 - Hmm...oopty-oop formation by Mizzou results in a very predictable backwards pass to Chase Patton...who fumbles. Elvis Fisher recovers after a 10-yard loss. That is exactly the opposite of establishing the running game.

1:41 - Third-and-12 after the disastrous oopty-oop...Daniel scrambles and finds Coffman at the first down marker. Love that guy.

1:42 - Underneath pass to Maclin, and he jogs untouched for a TD! Whew. 26-16, PAT pending.

1:42 - KU calls timeout as Mizzou is about to attempt an ill-advised 2-point conversion.

1:46 - We're back, and the ill-advised 2-point conversion is incomplete. 26-16. Hate that call.

1:47 - Jake Sharp is lit up on first down. If I'm KU, I abandon the run. Short passing works waaaaaay better for them.

1:48 - Jaron Baston with a HUGE deflection and interception! MOMENTUM! Let's go...

1:50 - TD, Tommy Saunders!!! MOMENTUM! 26-23!!

1:52 - And Dezmon Briscoe is the dagger man for KU. Huge return out past midfield...

1:53 - Reesing on the keeper...he's taken a LOT of hard hits tonight.

1:53 - No room for Sharp, and it's 3rd-and-11 for KU. This could shift the momentum right back to KU with a conversion here...

1:54 - Incomplete pass to Dexton Fields, but there was a hold anyway. KU to punt!

1:55 - Another rugby kick with a nice roll, and Mizzou will start at their 13. Six minutes left in Q3.

1:56 - Nice defense by KU, and it's 3rd-and-10.

1:57 - Pass to Maclin for 13 yards. First down Mizzou!

1:58 - More good defense, and it's 3rd-and-10 again. Really hard to keep converting these.

1:59 - My reverse jinx failed again...pass to Maclin, but he's shy of the first down. Mizzou to punt.

2:00 - ARGH!!! Mizzou faked the punt, and Jake Sharp had the first down on the ground...only Mizzou didn't get the snap off in time. Delay of game. Mizzou to REALLY punt this time...and it rolls to the KU 26.

2:02 - Good lord, no commercial breaks! I didn't even have time to pee! Holding penalty on KU. 1st-and-20.

2:03 - GREAT play call and blocking on a shovel pass...Sulak was left unabated to Reesing, who flipped to Sharp for 18 yards.

2:04 - 3rd-and-2 from the KU 33...slant pass incomplete to Briscoe! KU to punt...but first, Castine Bridges is hurt.

2:05 - Good god...Rojas punts it over Maclin's head, and it's downed near the Mizzou 10. Kansas MVP: Alonso Rojas.

2:06 - Maclin falls down in his route, and it's incomplete. I HATE the Arrowhead turf.

2:07 - After 5 yards by Derrick Washington, it'll be 3rd-and-5 as Q4 begins.

Fourth Quarter

2:11 - Here we go, 3rd-and-5...KU blitzes, and Chase dumps it to Maclin for the first down. Eighty yards to go.

2:12 - Reverse to Maclin, who is ALMOST eaten up in the backfield...but he escapes and busts loose...first down at the MU 47.

2:13 - ARGH! Deep ball to an open Saunders, but he drops it as he's hit. Saunders! Drops it! Has NOT been our day to this point...

2:14 - Ugh...Stuckey picks off another one. Don't know when this guy turned into Ed Reed, but...yeah.

2:15 - Quickly, it's 3rd-and-3 for KU. Reesing scrambles for 4 yards and gets ROCKED by Brock Christopher. Once again, they get a first down by the skin of their teeth.

2:16 - Reesing gets rocked again by Sulak as he throws, and it's 3rd-and-10. Care to make another stop, guys?

2:18 - Incomplete to Meier! KU to punt again...but the punt has been KU's biggest weapon today. I'm sure we'll get pinned deep again.

2:18 - Actually, this rugby kick wasn't all that great. Mizzou will start outside of their own redzone, which is a nice change.

2:21 - Two touches for Washington, and Mizzou's to the 35.

2:23 - Two touches for Maclin, and Mizzou's to the 48.

2:24 - First down, Maclin! Mizzou to the KU 39, and GOD I WISH DAVE LAPHAM WOULD JUST SHUT UP. HE JUST KEEPS TALKING.

2:25 - Washington bulls forward to the 25!

2:26 - Coffman with a drop...he and Saunders have both dropped balls in this quarter.

2:26 - Third-and-10...it would be a 44-yarder right now...and Chase calls timeout with 7:47 left. Have I mentioned just how thrilled I am that Mizzou has already clinched the North?

2:30 - WOW, WHAT A CATCH BY MACLIN! First down, Mizzou, but both Maclin AND the guy who hit him are still down. They both landed awkwardly. Maclin either hurt his hip or got the wind knocked out of him. Looks like he's limping, so...hip. First down from the 15...no Maclin, no Coffman. Hand to Washington then!

2:32 - Or bring back Coffman for a 9-yard gain! Mizzou to the 6.

2:33 - Screen to The Flying Limping Nunchuk for a BALLSY touchdown!! 30-26, with 6:52 left! Hoo boy...buckle up...

2:35 - And the sleet has picked up...

2:36 - Kick to Briscoe, who once again busts a nice return. Dude is all balls. KU will start at the 50, but Briscoe is at least shaken up...so that's something...

2:37 - First down, Dexton Fields. KU to MU's 40.

2:38 - Good god, Jim Knox has had so much work done on his face.

2:39 - Reesing is stripped by Sulak...KU recovers, but that was HORRIBLE officiating. They were all just looking at each other. Nobody knew if it was a fumble or forward pass, nobody blew a whistle, nothing. Turns out it was indeed a fumble, and KU did indeed recover, but...make a call!

2:40 - Third-and-11 for KU...Reesing finds Marcus Herford inside the 10. Oy. Horrible zone defense by Carl Gettis.

2:40 - TD, Meier. But at least they scored fast. 4:26 left. 33-30.

2:44 - I shouldn't share this, but I do not at ALL feel good about this drive.

2:45 - Tremane Vaughns with a decent little return...but that verifies that Maclin is unavailable. Mizzou to start at their 27.

2:45 - First down, Danario. First catch of the game for him. Mizzou to the MU 40.

2:45 - Maclin back on the field...Washington slips, and the pass bounces off his helmet incomplete. I hate this turf so much.

2:46 - Pass to Coffman for 8 yards. Third-and-2. Shoot me.

2:46 - Daniel on the keeper...breaks into the open field. Just as I start to scream "HOLD ONTO THE DAMN BALL", he puts two hands on the ball and gets to the KU 31.

2:47 - Maclin breaks a tackle and breaks free to the 17! FG range! 2:30 left AND PLEASE GOD MAKE DAVE LAPHAM SHUT THE HELL UP!

2:48 - Pass is deflected, but caught by Perry at the 6! First-and-goal...2:00 left...

2:49 - TD, Derrick Washington! Two guys got their hands on him, and it didn't matter. 34-30! 1:50 left, and at least KU has to score a touchdown.

2:50 - Briscoe's back to return the kick. You almost have to kick to him because you don't want to pooch it and hand them the ball at the 40. Kick is short, but Briscoe is wrapped up at the 30. Here we go...

2:51 - Pass complete for 10 yards to Sharp, who is crushed by Carl Gettis. KU to their 45.

2:52 - Shovel pass is eaten up and dropped by Sharp. 1:30 left. That actually might have been complete and fumbled by Sharp...he would have recovered it, but it would have taken 20 seconds off the clock.

2:52 - Pass to Meier for 10, out of bounds. 1:24 left.

2:53 - Underneath pass to Meier for 7...clock ticking...

2:53 - Reesing fakes out two pass rushers and gets them up in the air, then finds Meier for another first down to the MU 28. They're going to review this, but he caught it. 0:51 left. Clock is really not a factor now...it's just a matter of holding KU to a FG.

2:55 - Review says: complete. Have I mentioned that I'm glad we've already clinched the North?

2:55 - Five yards to Meier out of bounds. 0:44 left. Timeout, Mizzou, and I've finally had to hit mute on Dave Lapham. Good god this guy won't stop talking.

2:57 - A ha! Mizzou was actually challenging the call...Meier's knee was down when he caught the ball, meaning he didn't get out of bounds. So...what happens now? Meier was definitively down, and another 15 seconds would have run off the clock (unless KU called timeout). But...we're going to be screwed here because KU will just line up and run another play now.

2:59 - Back to the game...2nd-and-7 from the MU 27...deep ball to Briscoe, and Gettis ALMOST picked it off.

3:00 - 3rd-and-7...incomplete to Briscoe. Timeout.

3:01 - Here we go. Oy. Reesing scrambles...and finds Meier deep for the TD. Oy...we blitzed and didn't get there. I wouldn't have blitzed...especially since it ended up Meier-on-Justin Garrett one-on-one. 40-37 KU.

3:04 - Maclin with a nice return to the MU 40. 0:19 left. Mizzou needs to get at least 25 yards for Wolfert.

2:04 - Complete to Perry for a big gain! Daniel spikes the ball with 0:10 left...Mizzou at the KU 37.

3:05 - Out route dropped by Alexander. 0:05 left.

3:06 - Wolfert out to try a game-tying 55-yarder in the snow. Partially blocked by KU. Ballgame. They earned it.