Quick Thoughts

by RPT on Dec 2, 2007 12:22 AM CST in News

Just a couple of quick thoughts after Missouri's 38-17 loss to Oklahoma at the Alamodome on Saturday:

First of all, congrats to the Oklahoma Sooners. Forget the regular season, forget what happened in Norman, Boulder, or Lubbock - the Sooners looked and played like the Big 12's best on Saturday night.
OU's coverage was simply outstanding. The Sooners got decent pressure on Chase, but it seemed like Chase spent 5-6 seconds each play just waiting for receivers to get open, only, no one ever did.
Boy, did Mizzou miss Chase Coffman and Pig Brown tonight. Mizzou could have used Coffman's height and vert in the red zone as well as his hands on outlet routes to avoid blitzes. Brown could have helped shore up the secondary on a night that happened to be one of Darnell Terrell's worst.
Were William Moore and Chase Daniel the only ones with any fire? Was it just me, or was this about as uninspired of an effort as we've seen from this team this year?
Jimmy Jackson silently had a wonderful night. You can't tell it on the stat sheet, but Jackson had several HUGE blocks on reverses, draws, and blitz pickups. As much as I will miss Temple next year, the last half of this season has gotten me all kinds of excited for the Jackson era.
So Mizzou and WVU lose in the same night. Despite the loss, anyone else kind of excited to see the sh*tstorm that ensues?
No gold pants?
Anyone else excited to see how an SEC defense covers our receivers or how Darren McFadden can run on our defense? Me neither.
All jokes aside though, one HUGE standing ovation is in order for this Missouri football team. 11-2, Big 12 North champions, No. 1 team in the country (for a week), sweeping the division and exorcising some major demons along the way. To the coaching staff and players, I salute you and thank you for all the joy you've given Rock M Nation this year. Make us proud in the bowl game.

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The Game

I am so proud to be a Missouri Tiger. Its just that the game tonight did not turn out how I had hoped it had. I had expected the Tigers to show passion and play with hot fire. That did not happen. But I am still proud to wear the black and gold. 11-2, how the hell did this happen?

Seriously. What a god damn year.

MC BOOM OF DOOM

by mcboomofdoom on Dec 2, 2007 12:44 AM CST reply actions

Ow.

My pride..... But still. Holy crap. 11-2. Mizzou went 11-2 and played for the Big 12 Championship. I seriously could NOT have asked for a better final season of college football. Next year, I'll be rooting for the Tigers as an Alum, but still. Congrats, boys. You've done things I never expected from a Missouri Tigers football team. You won the Big 12 North, you fought for a chance for a national title, and you've made me (more than) proud to be Tiger. Next year, take it all the way and show the Sooners why they shouldn't get complacent. Mizzourah!

by Babb on Dec 2, 2007 3:23 AM CST reply actions

Re: Quick Thoughts

I sucks that things worked out the way they did. Oklahoma is the better team, the best in the country in my opinion, but we're going to get slammed in the polls and that's not okay.

It's been a hell of a season. For us to be disappointed we didn't win the Big 12 Championship, and that we're only going to the Cotton Bowl?

How cool is that?

It's been a great season, and things only get better from here on out.

I hate Oklahoma. A lot.

by Ridiculous Matt on Dec 2, 2007 12:39 PM CST reply actions

Mizzou's Offence

I have to agree with all the points posted above. OU played one hell of a game and got in Chase's face quite offen. Moore and Daniel seemed to be the only ones fired up and on fire for most of the game, and major props to Moore for stepin it up when your secondary was hurting.

But heres my deal, the play calling. Mizzou's play calling on offence pissed me off from the being. I believe that we didnt give Temple the ball enough and even if he was only picking up a few yards at a time, there is always a chance he could break one and if you keep running the ball you open up passing options.
Next, it could just be me but OU showed alot of the same defensive looks as they did in Norman when we played them. Yes its hard to pick up who's blitzing and who is going to fall back into coverage, but to me it seemed like the looks were basically the same. I will say it was a cat and mouse game all night between OU defensinve coordinator and Mizzous offence coordinator.
Lastly, i would have liked to see Rex Grossman's offence put into action a little more. That would be "Fuck it, i am throwing it down field" I swear to god if we did that more as well as run the ball, those screen passed would have worked alot better. It seemed that was the only pass play we would run if we werent in the redzone.
But thats just what i think and i really have no football experience besides watching and pick up games.

It has been one hell of a season for the Tigers, going 11-2, kicking the shit of Nebraska, the Gold Rush being amazing, Taking Kansas downa peg or two, Being Big 12 North Champs and going to a soild bowl game. I am proud to be a future tiger.
M-I-Z

the GORDON

by GORDON on Dec 2, 2007 12:43 PM CST reply actions