Rock M Nation - Indiana 31, Missouri 27: Hoosiers pull last-minute upset of No. 18 TigersA Blog for Ol' Mizzouhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50319/rmn-fav.png2014-09-25T05:00:02-05:00http://www.rockmnation.com/rss/stream/59172042014-09-25T05:00:02-05:002014-09-25T05:00:02-05:00Watercooler: Sandstorm
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<p>The watercooler is cranking Sandstorm while getting into heated debates about Mizzou's rush defense with our without Markus Golden. Meanwhile the spectre of last year's loss rears its ugly head, and Volleyball is getting into SEC play this weekend.</p> <h3>
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<p>Just play this for the next 48 hours straight to get ready</p>
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<p>darude - sandstorm</p>
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<p>Due to Friday travel plans, we'll be having our Behind the Stripes live chat tomorrow at 1 p.m.- <a href="http://t.co/ZvrACDwaBn">http://t.co/ZvrACDwaBn</a>.</p>
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidCMorrison/status/514860949896187904">September 24, 2014</a>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu_football/big-running-plays-torch-mu-s-defense/article_7d445733-5fc3-5ba8-8a20-b611ef993bcb.html">Big running plays torch MU's defense - Columbia Daily Tribune</a></p>
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<p>MU is allowing a run of 15 yards or more once every 15.3 rushing attempts. In the SEC, only Arkansas and South Carolina are allowing big runs more frequently, at once every 10.8 attempts and once every 14.2 attempts, respectively.</p>
<p>Mississippi State has the SEC’s best defense at preventing big runs. The Bulldogs are allowing a run of at least 15 yards once every 46.3 attempts. "Every big play, there’s usually more than one guy that screwed up," defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski said. "In a typical situation, that could be somebody up front didn’t keep their gap, and then it gets to the second level."</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/campus-corner/article2235754.html">Missouri won’t use it as excuse, but Markus Golden’s absence has had an impact | The Kansas City Star</a></p>
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<p>Indiana didn’t have any negative plays running to the right at Missouri’s left defensive end position, where Golden usually would have been.</p>
<p>The Hoosiers primarily ran up the middle in the first half, gaining 46 yards on 18 carries with nine plays netting a yard or less. Running right in the first half, Indiana netted 61 yards on eight carries.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/spurrier-still-miffed-by-vandy-win/article_b7072d55-7f16-5849-85e8-38f18e401317.html">Spurrier still miffed by Vandy win : Dave Matter</a></p>
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<p>• On Missouri’s defense: "It’s just as fast as quick as they were last year. I watched our game with them last year and their games this year. They’re similar. They’ve got the same coaches there. They do an excellent job disguising their coverages. They mix in a little man, a little zone. Offensively, I haven’t watched much of that, but they’re very good there also."</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/south-carolina-s-thompson-gets-another-shot-at-mizzou/article_c77d4581-8d98-54ce-95fa-0e55bcc0d262.html">South Carolina's Thompson gets another shot at Mizzou : Sports</a></p>
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<p>"I thought Coach made a great decision last year," Thompson said this week. "He was talking to me, ‘You don’t have points on the board. You got to do something.’ Obviously, you saw the result of that and we won, and that’s the goal."</p>
<p>"That was just a great, great win for us," Thompson added. "I always tell Connor, ‘I helped the legend of <span>Connor Shaw</span> that night.’"</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-missouri/article2227921.html">Missouri kicker Andrew Baggett unfazed by miss against South Carolina last season | The Kansas City Star</a></p>
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<p>Baggett also insists that miss, which triggered some nasty comments aimed his way on social media, hasn’t lingered.</p>
<p>"No, not really," Baggett said. "It’s just another kick, you know. I’ve missed some before. I’ve missed some after that. It’s not the end of the world.</p>
<p>Realistically, it was just the last mistake of the game, but we still went to the SEC Championship game, we still went to the Cotton Bowl. It didn’t have real relevance when it came down to the end of the season."</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/blogs/behind_the_stripes/gary-pinkel-on-the-sec-teleconference-week/article_d2341f94-4411-11e4-a940-0017a43b2370.html">Gary Pinkel on the SEC Teleconference: Week 5 - Columbia Daily Tribune</a></p>
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<p>Was last year's South Carolina game difficult to leave behind?</p>
<p>Not for me it isn't, and I hope it's not for (the players), really. They just did what you have to do to win in the fourth quarter. That was the only regular-season game we lost last year. They had a great fourth quarter, got them two overtimes and they did the things necessary to win. From that approach I take is certainly we learned from that. Especially in this league, there's so many great teams in this league you've got to be able to finish. That's the lesson to learn there, and we tried to learn that and apply that to the rest of the season at the time.</p>
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<h4>Is this a hint about the helmets and maybe the uniforms for Saturday?</h4>
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— Coach Gary Pinkel (@GaryPinkel) <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryPinkel/status/514828030976352257">September 24, 2014</a>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.garnetandblackattack.com/2014/9/24/6838431/gameocks-gets-worst-celebrity-picker-of-all-time-chesney-ugghhhhh/in/6602882">Kenny Chesney will be the celebrity picker on 'College GameDay' - Garnet And Black Attack</a></p>
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<p>But outrage was the word this morning when it was announced that human sphynx cat Kenny Chesney would serve as South Carolina's guest picker. Chesney is generally considered to be a Volunteers fan and was the picker at a Gameday in Knoxville a few years back. As expected, the announcement was greeted with all the fanfare of a clap diagnosis:</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodbullhunting.com/fletchermassie/2014/9/24/6832065/the-tailgate-a-graphical-preview-of-texas-a-m-vs-arkansas">THE TAILGATE: A Graphical Preview of Texas A&M vs Arkansas - Good Bull Hunting</a></p>
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<p>Few things were more entertaining than Missouri celebrating their sprint up the rankings by stepping on a lego and tumbling precipitously out of the top 25. Now they have to recover by taking on South Carolina, who apparently always plays at home every game because all of the other stadiums in the SEC deleted Sandstorm from their playlists 12 years ago.</p>
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<h5>Guys, I think Keith Shamburger is going to be really good - I've been watching for an hour and he still hasn't missed.</h5>
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— Mizzou Basketball (@MizzouHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouHoops/status/514893998297989120">September 24, 2014</a>
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<h5>Our own <span>Chris Turner</span> talked with with Kentucky about Volleyball and the SEC</h5>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.aseaofblue.com/2014/9/24/6836721/sec-volleyball-kickoff-kentucky-mizzou-sec">SEC Volleyball Kickoff - Musings on our Wildcats and why the SEC needs to change its approach - A Sea Of Blue</a></p>
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<p>SEC Volleyball competition kicks off Wednesday night, as the Cats head down to Baton Rouge to take on LSU. Let's take a second to discuss our team, what to watch for, and chat with our SEC brethren at Mizzou about the state of volleyball in the nation's preeminent sports conference.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/blogs/tiger_tidings/media-day-musings-kreklow-discusses-mu-s-need-for-better/article_e1857f4d-8f3b-5209-8156-d9283423e879.html">Media day musings: Kreklow discusses MU's need for better passing, start of SEC play - Columbia Daily Tribune</a></p>
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<p>The Missouri volleyball team will open Southeastern Conference play against Mississippi State (5-10) at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers (9-5) will host Tennessee (7-7) at 11 a.m. Sunday.</p>
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<p>So awesome to catch up with this <a href="https://twitter.com/Seahawks">@Seahawks</a> starting offensive tackle. Proud of you <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinBritt68">@JustinBritt68</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MizzouMade?src=hash">#MizzouMade</a> GP <a href="http://t.co/TwkS9hsuqa">pic.twitter.com/TwkS9hsuqa</a></p>
— Coach Gary Pinkel (@GaryPinkel) <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryPinkel/status/514865438778728449">September 24, 2014</a>
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<p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/JLin7">@JLin7</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/JClark5on">@JClark5on</a> matching up in the gym today. <a href="http://t.co/GMQlpnxyBi">pic.twitter.com/GMQlpnxyBi</a></p>
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/514847837247377408">September 24, 2014</a>
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<p><span>Russell Hansbrough</span> and <span>Evan Boehm</span></p>
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<p>Today's Watercooler celebrates Jabari Brown finally finding job, even if it's on the Laker's training camp roster. Chase Coffman is back on the Titans' roster, too. Closer to home the offensive line changes are being hashed out, Boehm claims the snaps shouldn't be an issue vs South Carolina and a Mizzou alum is on the playoff committee.</p> <h3>
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<p>Mizzou Soccer beats LSU</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092314aab.html">MUTIGERS.COM Jabari Brown Signed To Lakers Training Camp Roster - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball</a></p>
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<p>The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Tuesday that they have signed former Mizzou Basketball standout Jabari Brown to their training camp roster.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-in-nfl-maclin-flying-high/article_43d69699-f43f-5582-91c8-32e7ec73fca5.html">Mizzou in NFL: Maclin flying high : Dave Matter</a></p>
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<p>2. <span>Sheldon Richardson</span>, DT, Jets: His team didn’t get the win on Monday night, but Richardson and the Jets’ "Sons of Anarchy" defensive line gave Bears quarterback Jay Cutler all he could handle. Richardson finished with two tackles, a sack, a pass deflection and two quarterback hits. Pro Football Focus rated Monday’s game as Richardson’s best pass-rushing performance of his two-year NFL career. "The Bears made limited use of their ground attack but that didn’t keep Richardson or <span>Muhammad Wilkerson</span> out of the game on the defensive line," PFF wrote. "Richardson tied a career high with five pressures (including his first sack since Week 12 last year) and added a batted pass to record the highest single-game pass rush grade (plus-2.8) of his young career."</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/23/titans-cut-t-j-graham-sign-chase-coffman/">Titans cut T.J. Graham, sign Chase Coffman | ProFootballTalk</a></p>
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<p>The Titans announced that they have waived Graham and signed tight end Chase Coffman. Coffman has four catches in 22 career games with the Bengals and Falcons and spent training camp with Tennessee before being dropped as the team set its initial 53-man roster.</p>
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<p>"<a href="https://twitter.com/97Titans">@97Titans</a>: My Edit Of <a href="https://twitter.com/Chase_Coffman">@Chase_Coffman</a> <a href="http://t.co/Zn3Bt45uqu">pic.twitter.com/Zn3Bt45uqu</a>" that's pretty sweet!</p>
— Chase Coffman (@Chase_Coffman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chase_Coffman/status/514605909914714112">September 24, 2014</a>
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<p>Chappell, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound junior from Canadian, Texas, has never started a game for the Tigers but got some time at right tackle when McGovern was limited with a pectoral muscle strain during preseason camp. He also had a one-week tryout at right guard during camp, competing with <span>Mitch Hall</span>, who started the team’s first four games this season.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-missouri/article2215165.html">Missouri seeks more production from run game | The Kansas City Star</a></p>
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<p>Missouri ranked 16th in the nation in rushing last season, averaging 237.9 yards per game, with a robust 5.7-yard average per carry — ninth-best in the nation. This season, before the SEC gauntlet has even started, the Tigers only average 4.8 yards per carry and rank 52nd in the nation in rushing offense (185.5 ypg).</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/campus-corner/article2215246.html">Missouri center Evan Boehm irons out snapping hiccup | The Kansas City Star</a></p>
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<p>Also: something kind of interesting the defense did. On two occasions -- both second downs, oddly enough -- Scherer came down to the line and Harris bumped out wide and stood up, showing almost a 3-4 over look. That look yielded a 1-yard run and Ray's 9-yard sack. Could be something worth looking out for in the future.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/179294/steve-wieberg-is-not-your-average-couch-potato/">Steve Wieberg is not your average couch potato - Columbia Missourian</a></p>
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<p>Steve Wieberg, a 1980 MU graduate, is one of the 13 people who will decide which teams will play in the new College Football Playoff.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/23/6828867/indiana-missouri-stats-recap-tevin-coleman">Indiana 31, Missouri 27: Beyond the box score - Bill Connelly</a></p>
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<p>Primary takeaway: Standard downs success > Passing downs success</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/23/6833847/player-of-the-week-bud-sasser-mizzou-football">Player of the Week: Bud Sasser - Jack Peglow</a></p>
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<p>Going into the season, most Missouri fans worried about who would be catching Maty Mauk's passes. Four games in, it would seem that we have an answer.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/23/6832933/come-for-sean-culkins-first-career-touchdown-stay-for-his-crushing">Come for Sean Culkin's first career touchdown, stay for his crushing blocks GIFs! - FullbackU</a></p>
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<p>Sean Culkin had 4 receptions for 45 yards and the game tying touchdown in the fourth quarter of Mizzou's upset loss to Indiana. For some this was a welcome sight considering the lack of production from the tight end position in 2013 after several years of Michael Egnew, Chase Coffman and Martin Rucker.</p>
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<p>I'm actually intrigued by this</p>
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https://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/24/6837301/mizzou-links-jabari-brown-chase-coffman-evan-boehmOscar Gamble2014-09-23T16:15:02-05:002014-09-23T16:15:02-05:00Player of the Week
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<p>Going into the season, most Missouri fans worried about who would be catching Maty Mauk's passes. Four games in, it would seem that we have an answer.</p> <p>Last week, I <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/16/6219959/player-of-the-week-michael-scherer-mizzou-football" target="_blank">highlighted the beginnings of a breakout season for Michael Scherer</a>. This week, I'll be doing the same, but for someone on the other side of the ball.</p>
<p>(What's with all the potential breakout seasons, anyway? I thought Mizzou was supposed to be awful, especially after last weekend.)</p>
<p>ANYWAY, much like Scherer is racking up tackles on the defensive side of things, <span>Bud Sasser</span> is collecting receiving yardage at a startling rate. Through the first four games of the season, Sasser has tallied 24 catches for 368 yards, which is good for 15.33 yards per catch, and 92 yards per game. Those numbers put him in some solid company within the conference, all of them except for his YPG rank in the top five overall. His total yards also just sneak into the top 20 nationally, coming in at 19th. Needless to say, Bud has been making the most of his newly expanded role in the offense.</p>
<p>Sasser's contributions are more than just numbers, though. His emergence as a consistent, trustworthy target for <span>Maty Mauk</span> has done a lot to fill the 6'6'', 225 lb. hole that the Missouri offense suddenly developed over the summer.</p>
<p>One of the biggest worries for many Tiger fans heading into the season was how Offensive Coordinator Josh Henson would compensate for the loss of <span>Dorial Green-Beckham</span>. Many thought that the dismissal spelled certain doom for Mizzou's passing game, and even though they were being just a bit dramatic, their concerns were very much grounded in reality. Having lost their top three pass-catcher from the previous season, assuming that Mizzou's air attack would see a drop-off would be logical. The thing is: the numbers haven't really regressed. They're just different.</p>
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<td>Year</td>
<td>Receptions</td>
<td>Yards</td>
<td>YPC</td>
<td>TDs</td>
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<td>2014</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>978</td>
<td>12.7</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>2013</td>
<td>97</td>
<td>1,147</td>
<td>11.82</td>
<td>9</td>
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<p>Through its first four games, the 2014 offense hasn't caught nearly as many passes as the 2013 offense did, and the yardage total is a hair smaller too. However, the Tigers have been more explosive this year through the air, and they're catching significantly more touchdowns. How is it possible that after L'Damian Washington, Marcus Lucas, AND DGB all left the program, Mizzou has somehow become more adept at executing big passing plays? Some of it has to do with a changing of the guard at quarterback, but it's also due to Sasser's performance thus far.</p>
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<p>Bud accounts for nearly a third of Missouri's passing offense this season, and he's been Mauk's go-to target when the QB is in need of a big play. This fact was put prominently on display against Indiana. After the Hoosiers scored to take a 24-17 lead late in the third quarter, Mauk looked to Sasser to kick the offense into gear. Here's his stat-line from that point in the game on:</p>
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<td>Player</td>
<td>Targets</td>
<td>Receptions</td>
<td>Yards</td>
<td>YPC</td>
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<td>Bud Sasser</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>106</td>
<td>13.25</td>
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<p>Alternatively, here's how every other Missouri receiver combined fared:</p>
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<td>Player</td>
<td>Targets</td>
<td>Receptions</td>
<td>Yards</td>
<td>YPC</td>
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<td>Sean Culkin</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>11.5</td>
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<td>Darius White</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>Jimmie Hunt</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>7</td>
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<td>Marcus Murphy</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>Total</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>11.4</td>
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<p>With the game on the line, Sasser either matched or outpaced every other target at Mauk's disposal in every category. If there was any doubt about who would step up amongst Mizzou's receivers after losing so many threats, there aren't any more. Air Bud: Offensive Weapon is here, and he's proven that he's ready to rise to the occasion when the Tigers need him to.</p>
<p>With moves like this, I know that I'm ready to place my trust in him.</p>
<p><img src="http://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/assets/5053380/AirBudSasser.gif"></p>
https://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/23/6833847/player-of-the-week-bud-sasser-mizzou-footballJack Peglow2014-09-23T10:53:33-05:002014-09-23T10:53:33-05:00Mizzou-Indiana: BTBS
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<p>Indiana beat Missouri on first down and (unexpectedly) in the trenches, and it allowed the Hoosiers to pull off a pretty big upset.</p> <p><i>Confused? <a href="http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2014/2/10/5389226/college-football-advanced-stats-glossary" target="_blank">Visit the Advanced Stats glossary here</a>. Or just skip to the words. I won't be offended. (Okay, I'll only be a little offended.)</i></p>
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<td colspan="7">
<h4 style="text-align: center;">Indiana 31, Missouri 27</h4>
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<tr>
<td align="center"><b></b></td>
<td align="center" width="75"><b> Indiana</b></td>
<td align="center" width="75"><b> Missouri</b></td>
<td align="center"><b></b></td>
<td align="center"><b></b></td>
<td align="center" width="75"><b> Indiana</b></td>
<td align="center" width="75"><b> Missouri</b></td>
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<td><br></td>
<td colspan="2" align="center"><br></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><u>STANDARD DOWNS</u></td>
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<td>Close %</td>
<td colspan="2" align="center">100.0%</td>
<td></td>
<td>Success Rate</td>
<td align="right"><b> 54.1%</b></td>
<td align="right"><b> 39.0%</b></td>
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<td>Leverage %</td>
<td align="right">73.5%</td>
<td align="right">72.0%</td>
<td></td>
<td>PPP</td>
<td align="right">0.80</td>
<td align="right">0.91</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.593</td>
<td align="right">0.493</td>
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<td colspan="3"><u>TOTAL</u></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td>EqPts</td>
<td align="right">29.8</td>
<td align="right">28.2</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><u>PASSING DOWNS</u></td>
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<td>Close Success Rate</td>
<td align="right">43.4%</td>
<td align="right">41.5%</td>
<td></td>
<td>Success Rate</td>
<td align="right"><b> 13.6%</b></td>
<td align="right"><b> 47.8%</b></td>
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<td>Close PPP</td>
<td align="right">0.83</td>
<td align="right">0.83</td>
<td></td>
<td>PPP</td>
<td align="right">1.15</td>
<td align="right">0.66</td>
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<td>Close S&P*</td>
<td align="right">0.513</td>
<td align="right">0.497</td>
<td></td>
<td>S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.338</td>
<td align="right">0.515</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td colspan="3"><u>RUSHING</u></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><u>TURNOVERS</u></td>
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<td>EqPts</td>
<td align="right">16.3</td>
<td align="right">9.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>Number</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
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<td>Close Success Rate</td>
<td align="right"><b> 43.8%</b></td>
<td align="right"><b> 30.3%</b></td>
<td></td>
<td>Turnover Pts</td>
<td align="right">0.0</td>
<td align="right">4.4</td>
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<td>Close PPP</td>
<td align="right">0.78</td>
<td align="right">0.99</td>
<td></td>
<td>Turnover Pts Margin</td>
<td align="right">+4.4</td>
<td align="right">-4.4</td>
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<td>Close S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.505</td>
<td align="right">0.441</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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<td>Line Yards/carry</td>
<td align="right"><b>3.36</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>2.10</b></td>
<td></td>
<td>Q1 S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.437</td>
<td align="right">0.366</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Q2 S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.364</td>
<td align="right">0.541</td>
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<td colspan="3"><u>PASSING</u></td>
<td></td>
<td>Q3 S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.414</td>
<td align="right">0.272</td>
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<td>EqPts</td>
<td align="right">13.5</td>
<td align="right">18.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>Q4 S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.482</td>
<td align="right">0.440</td>
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<td>Close Success Rate</td>
<td align="right">42.9%</td>
<td align="right">49.0%</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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<td>Close PPP</td>
<td align="right">0.90</td>
<td align="right">0.76</td>
<td></td>
<td>1st Down S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.481</td>
<td align="right">0.407</td>
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<td>Close S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.523</td>
<td align="right">0.544</td>
<td></td>
<td>2nd Down S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.493</td>
<td align="right">0.475</td>
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<td>SD/PD Sack Rate</td>
<td align="right"><b> 4.8% / 7.1%</b></td>
<td align="right"><b> 3.5% / 5.0%</b></td>
<td></td>
<td>3rd Down S&P</td>
<td align="right">0.077</td>
<td align="right">0.228</td>
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<td colspan="7" align="center">
<b>Projected Pt. Margin: Indiana +6.1 | Actual Pt. Margin: Indiana +4</b><br><br>
<div style="text-align: left;"><i>* When using IsoPPP, the S&P formula is (0.8*Success Rate)+(0.2*IsoPPP)</i></div>
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<h3>Primary takeaway: Standard downs success > Passing downs success</h3>
<p align="left">Despite some inaccurate passes at the beginning of the second half, despite a wealth of bad snaps, and despite seemingly facing second-and-9 (or worse) to start every drive, <span>Maty Mauk</span> had himself a decent day on Saturday. He completed 60 percent of his passes, he threw for two more touchdowns, and he managed to somehow take only two sacks despite what felt like endless pressure. That he averaged 6.0 yards per pass attempt while getting help from no linemen and basically three receiving targets is a miracle, as is the fact that Mizzou had a better success rate on passing downs than standard downs.</p>
<p align="left">Meanwhile, Indiana had plenty of standard downs success and did next to nothing on passing downs. In the end, it basically worked out the same, but as we'll see below, the Hoosiers were able to generate one more scoring opportunity than Missouri did, thanks in part to staying on schedule, and it made the difference in the game.</p>
<p align="left">(And yeah, I was honestly shocked Mizzou averaged even 2.1 line yards per carry. I would have guessed about 1.8.)</p>
<h3><b>Targets & Catches</b></h3>
<p><b><span>Bud Sasser</span>: 15 targets, 12 catches, 2 drops, 153 yards (10.2 per target)<br></b><b><span>Darius White</span>: 9 targets, 5 catches, 51 yards (5.7 per target)</b><b><br><span>Jimmie Hunt</span>: 7 targets, 5 catches, 1 drop, 75 yards (10.7 per target), 1 TD<br></b><b><span>Marcus Murphy</span>: 7 targets, 2 catches, 1 drop, 20 yards (2.9 per target)</b><b><br><span>Sean Culkin</span>: 6 targets, 4 catches, 45 yards (7.5 per target), 1 TD<br><span>Russell Hansbrough</span>: 2 targets, 1 catch, -7 yards (-3.5 per target)<br><span>Wesley Leftwich</span>: 1 target, 0 catches</b></p>
<p>So basically...</p>
<p><b>Sasser and Hunt: 10.4 yards per target<br>Everybody Else: 4.4 yards per target</b></p>
<p>It was really nice seeing Sean Culkin getting even more involved in Mizzou's passing game; he made a couple of pretty tough catches and was rewarded with a touchdown reception on first-and-goal early in the fourth quarter. He certainly wasn't part of the problem. But while <span>Darius White</span> did have a few nice, quick receptions, White, Murphy, and Leftwich combined to catch just seven of 17 passes for 71 yards. That's horrific, and it completely negates the performance of Sasser and Hunt.</p>
<p>I love Marcus Murphy to death, but he looks like a running back playing receiver. When Mauk is in improvisation mode, Murphy isn't as adept as Hunt at finding open spaces in the coverage; a lot of the passes targeting Murph are on-the-run, low-margin-for-error passes, and they're either well-defended or, in the case of a gorgeous first-quarter throw, dropped.</p>
<p>This isn't an indictment of Murphy, by the way, at least not really. He looks like a running back playing receiver because he <i>is</i> a running back playing receiver. DGB's dismissal and Levi Copelin's suspension/dismissal left Mizzou in search of play-makers, and with Russell Hansbrough looking so good in the backfield, it made sense to try Murphy in the slot, and I love Murphy for saying, "Sure, let's try it." And hey, we're only one-third of the way through the season; maybe things will pick up over time. But he's not being used as I thought he would -- there have been very few screens/quick passes to him in space. Instead, he's roaming around downfield, and he doesn't have the experience to do that incredibly well.</p>
<p>So far this year, he's caught just eight of 17 passes for 81 yards; passes to him are generating just a 38 percent success rate. His longest reception was a 26-yard score against Toledo that came when he was lined up as a running back. I don't hate the idea of getting freshman <span>Lawrence Lee</span> some more time in Murph's position, just to see what he can do. Maybe Murph really is the best option, but especially with White now out with injury, Mizzou needs to dig around and see if it can unearth another weapon.</p>
<h3>Havoc</h3>
<p>Again, Havoc Rate = (TFLs + Forced Fumbles + Passes Defensed)/Total Plays</p>
<p><b><u>Saturday</u><br></b><b>Indiana: 20.5% (17 in 83 plays)</b><b><br>Missouri: 7.2% (6 in 83 plays)</b></p>
<p>As I've said before, I think of Havoc Rate as more of a descriptive stat than an evaluative one. You can have high Havoc Rates and still be all sorts of porous (hello, Syracuse), and you can play rather passive defense and still make tons of stops (hello, Florida State).</p>
<p>That said, the above percentages pretty much account for the difference in the game, don't they? Indiana's success rate wasn't any better than Missouri's, but the Hoosiers avoided negative plays far better, and while it didn't really make a difference on third down, it made a <i>significant</i> difference on second down.</p>
<p><b>Average Yards to Go on Second Down</b>: Indiana 6.4, Missouri 8.1.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/9/23/6832571/nebraska-football-ameer-abdullah-stats" target="_blank">From my Numerical column today at SBN</a>:</p>
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<p>This week's "This Sport Is Mystifying" award goes to Indiana. In Week 3, Indiana's Havoc Rate (total tackles for loss, forced fumbles, and passes defensed divided by total plays) was a below-average 12.4 percent against Bowling Green; the Hoosiers were passive participants as the Falcons snapped the ball 113 times, completed 46 passes, and manufactured 39 first downs in a 45-42 loss. Meanwhile, Missouri allowed a 10.2 percent Havoc Rate to a generally active, athletic UCF defense in an easy win.</p>
<p>A week later, Indiana racked up 11 TFLs and six passes defensed in 83 snaps, a 20.5 percent rate of havoc. Missouri gained 503 yards, but most came on a series of big plays; the Hoosiers sent the Tigers backwards repeatedly and took advantage of a Missouri offensive line that suddenly reverted to 2012 form, with bad snaps, false starts, and all sorts of leakiness. The result: a 31-27 Hoosier upset that would have been nearly unfathomable seven days earlier. This sport is mystifying.</p>
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<p>One other tidbit about last week's numbers:</p>
<p><b><u>Last Week</u><br>Missouri: 26.7% (20 in 75 plays)<br></b><b>UCF: 10.2% (6 in 59 plays)</b></p>
<p>Mizzou's own Havoc Rate was less than one third what it was against UCF. Markus Golden, please be healthy on Saturday (and on every proceeding Saturday for the rest of the year).</p>
<p><b><u>Havoc leaders</u></b><br><span>Shane Ray</span>: 2 (2 TFLs)<br><span>Charles Harris</span>: 1 (1 TFL)<br><span>Duron Singleton</span>: 1 (1 TFL)<br><span>Kentrell Brothers</span>: 1 (1 PBU)<br><span>Cortland Browning</span>: 1 (1 PBU)</p>
<p>Indiana had 16 players make contributions in this regard; Mizzou had five. The Tigers missed Golden, but I guess he can only do so much.</p>
<h3>Preview Revisited</h3>
<p>Here are the keys I mentioned in last week's preview:</p>
<p><b>1. Line play, part 1</b></p>
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<p>If Missouri is able to establish a steady run game, as it was able to do last year -- Russell Hansbrough, Marcus Murphy, and Henry Josey: 35 carries, 218 yards (6.2 per carry), 2 TD -- the Tigers will be able to eventually poke holes in a secondary dead set against giving up big plays. Even if the big plays haven't yet come for Hansbrough and Murphy, the steady five- and six-yard gains have. If Indiana can inhibit Missouri's run game, the Hoosiers might be able to bait Maty Mauk into some risky throws. (Those throws might actually work, mind you, but they're not guaranteed.)</p>
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<p><i>Advantage: Indiana</i></p>
<p><b>2. Line play, part 2</b></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Missouri's defensive line had its coming-out party, so to speak, in Bloomington last year. Shane Ray and Markus Golden combined for a couple of TFLs and a forced fumble, and of course Kony Ealy had his leaping pick six. Meanwhile, Harold Brantley was dominant as well. Mizzou completely prevented Tevin Coleman from getting rolling, hurried Nate Sudfeld, and forced iffy throws. The stats above tell us that Indiana doesn't exactly go guns-blazing in the passing game -- even on passing downs, Sudfeld is throwing mostly safe throws -- and if Missouri is able to cave in the Indiana line again, minimize the rushing damage, and force Sudfeld to win the game with his arm, the Tigers are probably in good shape.</p>
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<p><i>Advantage: push</i></p>
<p>I expected Missouri to go 2-0 in these categories, not 0-1-1. It made the difference in the game.</p>
<p><b>3. Shane Wynn vs. Aarion Penton (or whoever)</b></p>
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<p>Tevin Coleman is far and away Indiana's main big-play guy, but as Missouri experienced last year, Wynn can have his moments. He caught five passes for 90 yards last year, including a 68-yard, fourth-quarter score. He is a jitterbug type who catches a lot of his passes near the line of scrimmage, then starts dancing. He turned a little dance into a long score against Missouri, and he could do it again. If Missouri tackles well, and short passes remain short, the Tigers are in good shape. But if Wynn or somebody else turns short into long, Indiana has bought itself some time.</p>
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<p>Wynn: 9 targets, 6 catches, 60 yards. He had his moments, but he was mostly a non-factor.</p>
<p><i>Advantage: Mizzou.</i></p>
<p><b>4. Field position</b></p>
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<p>Field position was a silent killer for Mizzou against UCF last week; even while they were struggling, the Tigers consistently gave the Knights the ball deep in UCF territory and forced UCF to move the chains repeatedly (usually without big plays) to score points. UCF couldn't do it. Indiana's offense is better than UCF's, but driving 80 yards for a score is really hard, even for good offenses. Christian Brinser's punts have basically been return-proof so far, and Andrew Baggett still has one of the nation's stronger kickoff legs. If they do their job and Marcus Murphy rips off a decent return or two, the field is tilted dramatically in Missuori's favor. Indiana hasn't been very good on special teams this year; let's keep it that way.</p>
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<p><i>Advantage: push.</i></p>
<h3>Five Factors</h3>
<h4>Efficiency</h4>
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<p>Every play is deemed either successful or not, and over the course of a game or season, you can use this as an efficiency measure, as you would on-base percentage in baseball. It helps to describe a team's ability to stay on schedule and avoid drive-crippling passing downs. (How crippling are passing downs? The national success rate on standard downs was 48 percent. On passing downs: 32 percent.) Efficiency might matter more to teams without a ton of explosiveness, but on some level it matters to everybody.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-- <a href="http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2014/1/24/5337968/college-football-five-factors" target="_blank">Five Factors</a></p>
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<p><b>Success Rate (close): Indiana 43%, Missouri 42%<br>Rushing Success Rate (close): Indiana 44%, Missouri 30%<br>Passing Success Rate (close): Missouri 49%, Indiana 43%<br>Standard Downs Success Rate (all plays): Indiana 54%, Missouri 39%<br>Passing Downs Success Rate (all plays): Missouri 48%, Indiana 14%</b></p>
<p>Again, it was even for the game as a whole, but Indiana owned standard downs, and that usually catches up to you.</p>
<p>Power to Indiana, by the way, for continuing to experiment. I thought Mizzou's defensive tackles played quite well against the run, but as the game progressed, Kevin Wilson and the Hoosiers figured out that they could create numbers advantages and get <span>Tevin Coleman</span> some space if they gave him short pitches on the side of the field that didn't contain Shane Ray. They got blockers on <span>Charles Harris</span> (or whoever the non-Ray end was at a given time), the cornerback, and the OLB/nickelback, and they gave Coleman just enough space to generate a head of steam. Since he's one of the best running backs in the country, that's all he needed. Coleman's first nine carries generated 26 yards; his last 10 generated 106. (And, of course, there was the late-game screen pass...)</p>
<p>I'd would have liked to see Mizzou attack the perimeter of the Indiana defense a bit more than it did, but that desire might stem less from "It would have worked!" and more from "It couldn't have been worse."</p>
<h4>Explosiveness</h4>
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<p>My first stab at this (and the point of this post) is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.footballoutsiders.com/varsity-numbers/2013/vn-isolating-explosiveness">to build off of an idea in the comments of one of my Varsity Numbers pieces at Football Outsiders</a>.</p>
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<p>One way of measuring this that might be useful is PPP per successful play. That might more directly get at the key question - when you have successful plays, are the REALLY successful, or just a little successful.</p>
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<p style="text-align: right;">-- <a href="http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2014/1/27/5349762/five-factors-college-football-efficiency-explosiveness-isoppp" target="_blank">Isolating explosiveness with IsoPPP</a></p>
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<p><b>Yards Per Play: Missouri 6.1, Indiana 5.9<br>IsoPPP: Missouri 0.83, Indiana 0.83<br>Rushing IsoPPP: Missouri 0.99, Indiana 0.78<br>Passing IsoPPP: Indiana 0.90, Missouri 0.76<br>Standard Downs IsoPPP: Missouri 0.91, Indiana 0.80<br>Passing Downs IsoPPP: Indiana 1.15, Missouri 0.66</b></p>
<p>Mizzou's run game was inefficient with big plays; Mizzou's passing game was semi-efficient with only a couple of big plays. In all, though, this was mostly a wash.</p>
<h4>Field Position</h4>
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<p>Field Position might have more influences than any of the Five Factors. To win the field position battle is to move, kick, punt, and return the ball better than your opponent. Or at least three of the four. And you probably want to win the turnover battle, too. Field Position is a mix of a ton of other factors. How much of each? [...]</p>
<p>* <u>Field Position</u>: Turnover Margin (21%), Success Rate (37%), Kick Margin (22%), Punt Margin (22%)</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-- <a href="http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2014/1/30/5361594/college-football-five-factors-field-position" target="_blank">What derives field position?</a></p>
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<p><b>Average Starting Field Position: Indiana 25 (1 in MU territory), Missouri 23 (0)<br></b><b>Success Rate (close): Indiana 43%, Missouri 42%</b><b><br>Net Kicking: Indiana 41.2 (in 5 kicks), Missouri 39.3 (in 6)<br>Net Punting: Missouri 42.6 (in 7 punts), Indiana 38.1 (in 8)</b></p>
<p>This was supposed to be a Mizzou advantage; Indiana's special teams unit had been thoroughly underwhelming, both this year and last year, but Erich Toth's punts (eight for a 44.0 average, three inside the 20, only two returnable) were an unexpected strength. He averaged just a 19.0 net over three punts against BGSU a week earlier; more of that, and Mizzou would have had a field position advantage Indiana might not have overcome. Toth wasn't Indiana's MVP, but he was in the top five.</p>
<h4>Finishing Drives</h4>
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<p>Using these four measures -- Success Rate, IsoPPP, Red Zone Success Rate, and FG Efficiency -- I started tinkering. I'm just knowledgable enough to be dangerous when it comes to polynomials in Excel, and using 2013 data only, I was able to craft pretty strong projections for Points Per Trip by crafting an individual projection for each measure (projecting Points Per Trip by using only Success Rate, only IsoPPP, etc.) and using these weights:</p>
<p><b>* Offense: </b>28% Red Zone Success Rate, 25% IsoPPP, 20% Success Rate, 27% FG Efficiency. This wasn't the weighting I expected, but it produced a correlation of 0.906 between projected and actual points per trip.</p>
<p><b>* Defense:</b> 34% IsoPPP, 26% Red Zone Success Rate, 23% Opponents' FG Efficiency, 17% Success Rate. Correlation between projected and actual: 0.858.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-- <a href="http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2014/4/1/5564396/college-football-five-factors-finishing-drives" target="_blank">What matters when it comes to finishing drives?</a></p>
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<p><b>Points Per Scoring Opportunity*: Missouri 5.4 (in 5 trips), Indiana 5.2 (in 6)<br>Red Zone Success Rate: Indiana 42%, Missouri 33%<br></b><b>Success Rate (close): Indiana 43%, Missouri 42%</b><b><br></b><b>IsoPPP: Missouri 0.83, Indiana 0.83</b><b><br>Field Goals under 40: Missouri 1-for-1, Indiana 1-for-1<br>Field Goals over 40: Missouri 1-for-1, Indiana 0-for-1</b></p>
<p><i>* Scoring Opportunities are defined as drives in which you either score from more than 40 yards out or have a first down inside the opponent's 40.</i></p>
<p>Once again, Missouri was pretty outstanding when it came to finishing drives, even if the Tigers had to settle for two field goals this time around. What killed the Tigers in this one was simply the number of scoring opportunities. Indiana missed a field goal after the game's lone turnover, but the Hoosiers generated one more scoring opportunity and were therefore able to waste one. And especially without Golden, Mizzou was in search of a turnover that never came.</p>
<h4>Turnovers</h4>
<p><b>Interceptions: Indiana 1, Missouri 0<br>Pass Break-ups: Indiana 5, Missouri 2<br>Fumbles: none<br>Fumble Recoveries: none</b></p>
<p>Indiana fumbled twice in its first two games but never laid the ball on the ground in this one. And while <span>Nate Sudfeld</span> completed only 55 percent of his passes, he played it safe for the most part, only throwing two passes that Mizzou players were able to break up.</p>
<p>Mizzou forced a turnover for nearly 50 consecutive games before Saturday. That streak isn't supposed to happen; as of Saturday, nobody else had gone even 30 straight. Eventually the Tigers were going to face a team that held onto the ball and didn't throw errant passes; it happens to everybody. You just had to hope that the game would come in a blowout, not in a game in which a) Mizzou was missing its best defensive player, and b) Mizzou needed to make one more single play than it made. This was pretty much the worst game for the streak to end.</p>
<p>***</p>
<p><b>Efficiency:</b> Push (maybe a slight edge to Indiana)<br><b>Explosiveness:</b> Push<br><b>Field Position</b>: Push<br><b>Finishing Drives</b>: Edge to Missouri<br><b>Turnovers:</b> Edge to Indiana</p>
<p>On to South Carolina.</p>
https://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/23/6828867/indiana-missouri-stats-recap-tevin-colemanBill Connelly2014-09-22T12:32:09-05:002014-09-22T12:32:09-05:00NEW DEPTH CHART
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<p>Wesley Leftwich, Taylor Chappell, and Kenya Dennis will all earn their first career starts for Missouri on Saturday after injuries and poor play caused a shakeup on the depth chart.</p> <p>Despite the result of this past Saturday, when Missouri looked bad and lost to Indiana while South Carolina looked almost as bad and flirted with losing to Vanderbilt, ESPN's <i>College Gameday</i> is coming to town for Mizzou-SC regardless. Today, Missouri released its depth chart for Saturday.</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash">#Mizzou</a>'s depth chart for Game No. 5 - at South Carolina. <a href="http://t.co/ykAdrpEO8K">pic.twitter.com/ykAdrpEO8K</a></p>
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball/status/514086188320174081">September 22, 2014</a>
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<h3>Offense</h3>
<p><b>QB</b><br><b><span>Maty Mauk</span> (6'0, 195, So.) (77-for-125, 978 yards, 14 TD, 4 INT, 5 sacks, 7.2 yards/attempt; 31 carries, 151 yards, 1 TD)<br><span>Eddie Printz</span> (6'2, 215, RSFr.) (0-for-1)<br><span>Corbin Berkstresser</span> (6'3, 220, Jr.)</b></p>
<p>No changes here, obviously. But this is almost the only unit about which we can say that.</p>
<p><b>RB<br></b><b>Russell Hansbrough (5'9, 190, Jr.) (57 carries, 377 yards, 3 TD; 5 catches, 11 yards) -OR-<br></b><b><span>Marcus Murphy</span> (5'9, 190, Sr.) (48 carries, 215 yards; 8 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD)<br></b><b>Ish Witter (5'10, 190, Fr.) (11 carries, 18 yards)<br></b><b><span>Tyler Hunt</span> (5'11, 215, Jr.) (2 carries, 9 yards)</b></p>
<p>Hansbrough moves back ahead of Murphy in the OR starter order. He's coming off of one of the most statistically strange performances of his career. Ten carries for 119 yards? Awesome! Six carries of one or fewer yards? Less awesome!</p>
<p>(And yes, Morgan Steward is still out as well.)</p>
<p><b>WR-X<br><span>Bud Sasser</span> (6'2, 220, Sr.) (24 catches, 368 yards, 4 TD)<br></b><b><span>Nate Brown</span> (6'3, 205, Fr.)</b><b><br></b></p>
<p><b>WR-H<br>Jimmie Hunt (6'0, 205, Sr.) (16 catches, 198 yards, 5 TD)<br>Gavin Otte (5'10, 200, Sr.)<br><span>Lawrence Lee</span> (5'10, 180, Fr.)</b></p>
<p><b>WR-Z<br><span>Wesley Leftwich</span> (6'1, 200, Jr.) (2 catches, 10 yards)<br></b><b><span>J'Mon Moore</span> (6'3, 190, RSFr.)</b></p>
<p><b>TE<br>Sean Culkin (6'6, 245, So.) (7 catches, 86 yards, 1 TD)<br>Clayton Echard (6'5, 260, Jr.)<br>Jason Reese (6'5, 240, RSFr.)</b></p>
<p>So here's where things begin to get funky. <span>Darius White</span>, who had some success on curl routes against Indiana (five catches, 51 yards), injured his hamstring and is out for Saturday. That means Wesley Leftwich, who has three fewer career catches than White had on Saturday, gets his first start. He's long been regarded as someone with high-caliber speed, but he doesn't bring nearly as much size to the table. Odds are pretty good that Bud Sasser and Jimmie Hunt will be asked to carry an even heavier load than they saw on Saturday, when they caught 17 passes for 228 yards.</p>
<p><b>LT<br>Mitch Morse (6'6, 305, Sr.) (29 career starts)<br></b><b>Stephen Carberry (6'5, 300, Sr.)</b></p>
<p><b>LG<br></b><b>Brad McNulty (6'4, 305, Jr.) (5 career starts)</b><b><br><span>Jordan Williams</span> (6'3, 295, So.)</b></p>
<p><b>C<br>Evan Boehm (6'3, 320, Jr.) (30 career starts)<br>Alec Abeln (6'3, 290, RSFr.)</b></p>
<p><b>RG<br></b><b>Connor McGovern (6'4, 300, Jr.) (18 career starts)</b><b><br>Mitch Hall (6'5, 310, Jr.) (4 career starts)<br></b><b>Nate Crawford (6'5, 290, RSFr.)</b></p>
<p><b>RT<br></b><b>Taylor Chappell (6'5, 300, Jr.)</b><b><br>Clay Rhodes (6'5, 290, RSFr.)</b></p>
<p>And now things get <i>really</i> funky. Left guard Anthony Gatti is out for the season, which means Connor McGovern moves back to right guard, where he started for all of 2013. That part was a little predictable. Less predictable: Starting right guard Mitch Hall doesn't move to the left side; he moves to second-string RG. Brad McNulty, who filled in for Gatti most of the game on Saturday, will start. With Taylor Chappell moving up to first-string right tackle, that means Mizzou will have two new starters on Saturday instead of just one.</p>
<p>I don't love this move, mostly because a) you almost only notice linemen when they're doing something bad, and b) I've noticed McNulty a lot through the years. Then again, he was the culprit of only one of Mizzou's five false starts on Saturday, and if the coaches are starting him, it's probably because he's better than the alternatives, no matter what my eyes have seen. Chappell, I have no problem with. He's been well-regarded for quite a while, and with Gatti out for the season (and, therefore, the rest of his career), he has a chance to seize the starting role for not only 2014, but 2015, with high-caliber play.</p>
<p>The interior line had its worst game in a very long time on Saturday, struggling with bad snaps and false starts and failing to account for Indiana loading up on pressure there; it's probably not surprising, then, that there's been a pretty significant shakeup there, and not just because of the injury to Gatti. We'll see if the new alignment works out better than the last one did.</p>
<h3>Defense</h3>
<p><b>DE<br>Markus Golden (6'3, 260, Sr.) (15.5 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 1 PBU, 1 QB hurry)</b><b><br>Marcus Loud (6'4, 260, RSFr.) (3.5 tackles, 1 QB hurry)</b></p>
<p><b>DT<br></b><b>Harold Brantley (6'3, 280, So.) (9.0 tackles, 1 PBU, 2 QB hurries) -OR-</b><b><br>Matt Hoch (6'5, 295, Sr.) (4.0 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PBU, 1 QB hurry)</b></p>
<p><b>NG<br>Lucas Vincent (6'2, 300, Sr.) (6.0 tackles, 2 TFL, 1.5 sacks)<br></b><b>Josh Augusta (6'4, 335, So.) (4.0 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FF)</b><b><br></b><b>Rickey Hatley (6'4, 285, So.) (3.5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack)</b></p>
<p><b>DE<br>Shane Ray (6'3, 245, Jr.) (20.0 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 6 sacks, 1 FF)<br><span>Charles Harris</span> (6'3, 255, RSFr.) (6.0 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 PBU, 2 QB hurries)</b></p>
<p>There's nothing like facing an awesome offense and finding out right before the game that your best defensive player, Markus Golden, isn't going to be able to go. Mizzou needed one more defensive play on Saturday, and you'd like to think Golden would have made it. Regardless, it appears he'll be considered good to go by the weekend. Assuming Matt Hoch also continues to get healthier, that means Mizzou's defensive line will be full strength, or close to it, on its trip east. That's very good news because South Carolina's line is enormous, and the Gamecocks will run as much as Mizzou allows them to.</p>
<p>By the way...</p>
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<p>Only friends at @rockmnation will know the last time I had as much fun watching an MU defensive player as I'm having now with Markus Golden.</p>
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<p>Ross professes a Pig Brown-level love for somebody, and that somebody immediately gets hurt. Don't think I didn't notice that, Ross.</p>
<p><b>WLB</b><br><b><span>Kentrell Brothers</span> (6'1, 240, Jr.) (20.0 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 PBU)<br><span>Darvin Ruise</span> (6'1, 235, Sr.) (8.5 tackles, 1 PBU)</b></p>
<p><b>MLB<br>Michael Scherer (6'3, 230, So.) (30.0 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 PBU, 1 FR, 2 QB hurries)<br>Eric Beisel (6'3, 225, RSFr.) (4.5 tackles, 0.5 TFL)</b></p>
<p><b>SLB<br></b><b>Clarence Green (6'0, 225, Jr.) (3.0 tackles) -OR-</b><b><br>Donavin Newsom (6'2, 230, So.) (3.5 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 QB hurry)<br></b></p>
<p>No changes here. I figure the SLB will be on the field more on Saturday than it has been of late; Green and Newsom have played very little role against teams like Toledo and Indiana, while nickel back <span>Duron Singleton</span> has gotten a lot of playing time.</p>
<p>Beisel, by the way, saw some action in the second quarter on Saturday, and he looked pretty awesome, making a solo tackle and two assists in <a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/blogs/behind_the_stripes/snap-decisions-dealing-with-those-pesky-hoosier-blitzes/article_96d61460-421e-11e4-877b-0017a43b2370.html" target="_blank">seven snaps</a>. I'll be interested to watch the snap counts for him and Scherer moving forward.)</p>
<p><b>CB<br></b><b><span>Kenya Dennis</span> (6'0, 195, Jr.) (9.0 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 PBU)</b><br><b><span>John Gibson</span> (6'0, 190, So.) (5.0 tackles, 3 PBU)</b><b><br></b></p>
<p><b>CB<br><span>Aarion Penton</span> (5'10, 185, So.) (11.5 tackles, 2 INT, 3 PBU)<br></b><b><span>David Johnson</span> (5'11, 195, Jr.) (5.0 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF)</b><b><br>Logan Cheadle (5'10, 170, Fr.)</b></p>
<p>Another new starter! Kenya Dennis is now above John Gibson. You could kind of see this coming, but the timing is interesting. South Carolina doesn't have a lot of size in its receiving corps, but it has all the speed in the world. To my eye, Gibson appears quite a bit faster (and less consistent) than Dennis. Gotta figure Gibson's fourth-down pass interference penalty didn't really help his case here.</p>
<p><b>SS</b><br><b><span>Braylon Webb</span> (6'0, 200, Sr.) (15.5 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 1 FR)<br>Duron Singleton (6'1, 210, Sr.) (13.5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FR)<br><span>Anthony Sherrils</span> (6'0, 190, RSFr.) (3.5 tackles)</b></p>
<p><b>FS<br><span>Ian Simon</span> (6'0, 195, Jr.) (13.5 tackles, 1 FF)<br><span>Cortland Browning</span> (6'1, 205, Jr.) (1.0 tackles, 1 PBU)<br>Thomas Wilson (5'10, 190, Fr.) (4.0 tackles, 1 PBU)</b></p>
<p>No changes here.</p>
<h3>Special Teams</h3>
<p><b>K</b><br><b>Andrew Baggett (6'1, 215, Jr.) (17-17 PAT, 2-3 FG <40, 2-3 FG >40)<br><span>Nick Coffman</span> (5'11, 175, So.)</b></p>
<p>Still Baggett.</p>
<p><b>P</b><br><b>Christian Brinser (6'2, 195, Sr.) (19 punts, 41.7 average, 9 FC, 9 I20)<br>Andrew Baggett (6'1, 215, Jr.)</b></p>
<p>Still Brinser.</p>
<p><b>KR</b><br><b>Marcus Murphy (5'9, 190, Sr.) (4 KR, 39.0 average, 1 TD)</b><b><br>John Gibson (6'0, 190, So.)</b></p>
<p><b>PR</b><br><b>Marcus Murphy (5'9, 190, Sr.) (6 PR, 10.3 average)<br>Aarion Penton (5'10, 185, So.)</b></p>
<p>Still Murphy.</p>
https://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/22/6827751/missouri-depth-chart-south-carolina-gamedayBill Connelly2014-09-22T05:00:02-05:002014-09-22T05:00:02-05:00Watercooler: Maclin, Game Day, Come to Jesus
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<p>Jeremy Maclin gets fired up after a win, Mitch Morse makes guarantees, and College Gameday visits the wrong Columbia for Mizzou vs South Carolina this week. And Mizzou turns 175.</p> <h3>
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<p>Always appreciate this kind of info:</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/jmac_18">@jmac_18</a> is just the 8th receiver in NFL history to have at least 55 catches, and 750 yards in their first 4 season. <a href="https://twitter.com/rockmnation">@rockmnation</a></p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/4oYZQfhm3tU?list=UUsWz3SZVLdg3g51HSN4lPNA">HIGHLIGHT: Mizzou vs Indiana Fake Punt, Brantley carries for 10 yds</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/84IVpHAU0iA?list=UUsWz3SZVLdg3g51HSN4lPNA">HIGHLIGHT: Mizzou vs Indiana Shane Ray QB Sack for loss of 9</a></p>
<p>If you're a real glutton, the complete game, broken down by quarter:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26cdlg_i-m-1q_sport">1st Quarter</a> | <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26cdm1_i-m-2q_sport">2nd Quarter</a> | <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26cdr5_i-m-3q_sport">3rd Quarter</a> | <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x26cdrm_i-m-4q_sport">4th Quarter</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://missouri.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1683730" target="_blank">PowerMizzou.com - NOTEBOOK: Injuries, big plays squandered</a></p>
<p><a href="https://missouri.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1683709" target="_blank">PowerMizzou.com - Picking up the Pieces</a></p>
<p><a href="https://missouri.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1683717" target="_blank">PowerMizzou.com - A cumulative effect</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.insidestl.com/insideSTLcom/STLSports/MizzouTigers/tabid/140/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/14685/Old-Habits-Die-Hard-No-18-Missouri-Stunned-by-Indiana.aspx" target="_blank">Old Habits Die Hard: No. 18 Missouri Stunned by Indiana > insideSTL.com</a></p>
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<p>The Tigers slept on their opponent, then played down to that team's level. They allowed the Hoosiers to hang around for far too long and were dealt an embarrassing loss by one of the worst teams from the conference that has become a laughing stock in the world of college football.</p>
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<p>However, in the spirit of discovery -- one of our core values here at the blog -- we wanted to see if we could quantify just how much more productive <span>Markus Golden</span> and <span>Shane Ray</span> are being this season than <span>Michael Sam</span> and <span>Kony Ealy</span> were last year.</p>
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<p>Missouri Head Coach Gary Pinkel Opening Statement:</p>
<p>"Indiana, congratulations to them. I thought they played a pretty good game. We battled and had a chance to win in the end and unfortunately we did not get it done. Any time there's a game that close you can go back and find a lot of little things that could have been different. Ultimately, it plays out the way it does. Like any game, win or lose, we'll go back and evaluate what we've done and where we need to improve and things we can correct. That's what we'll work hard to do starting tomorrow morning."</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.missourinet.com/2014/09/20/mizzous-morse-this-is-our-come-to-jesus-week-team-captain-guarantees-best-week-of-practice-coming-up-for-south-carolina-video/" target="_blank">Mizzou’s Morse, "This is our ‘come to Jesus’ week." Team captain guarantees best week of practice coming up for South Carolina (VIDEO)</a></p>
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<p>Offensive guard and team captain <span>Mitch Morse</span> knew the stakes were high moments after this defeat. "This is our coming to Jesus week guys. I promise you this is going to be the best week of practice we’ve ever had."</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/false-starts-and-an-ugly-end-result/article_a39ac5a2-6bd6-58c4-9026-346afbcaa864.html#image_1" target="_blank">Offensive line’s struggles all game vs. Indiana’s pressure MU’s undoing in huge upset - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Sports</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/blogs/behind_the_stripes/missouri-drops-out-of-the-polls-in-advance-of-sec/article_80989d82-41bd-11e4-b7c4-0017a43b2370.html" target="_blank">David Morrison: Missouri drops out of the polls in advance of SEC opener</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/blogs/behind_the_stripes/game-rewind-indiana-missouri/article_6cf1bcf6-41ad-11e4-97d0-0017a43b2370.html" target="_blank">David Morrison: GAME REWIND: Indiana 31, Missouri 27 - Columbia Daily Tribune</a></p>
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<p><span>D'Angelo Roberts</span>' 3-yard touchdown plunge capped off a surprising upset win for Indiana, its first over a ranked opponent in 18 tries and Missouri's first home loss as a ranked team to an unranked opponents since 1979. Indiana put up 493 yards of offense and 241 on the ground, despite missing feature back <span>Tevin Coleman</span> for most of the first half. He still finished with 19 carries for 132 yards on the game and had a crucial 44-yard screen pass on Indiana's final scoring drive. <span>Maty Mauk</span> passed for 331 yards, <span>Bud Sasser</span> caught 12 passes for 153 and <span>Russell Hansbrough</span> rushed for 119 on 10 carries as the offense put up 503 yards, but it was a deceptively shaky performance. Especially from the offensive line, which was plagued by high snaps, missed blocks and four false start penalties.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/eye-on-the-tigers/mizzou-review-worst-tigers-loss-since/article_8893a4b2-0bf0-5dcc-8839-c7e7f8f6df4d.html" target="_blank">Dave Matter: Mizzou Review: Worst Tigers loss since ...</a></p>
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<p>My vote is the 2009 Baylor game.</p>
<p>The Bears were two years away from being a Big 12 threat. <span>Robert Griffin III</span> was injured. Freshman Nick Florence started for the Bears, a 14-point underdog that had already lost to UConn and Iowa State. Florence threw for 427 yards. Missouri was coming off a bounce-back win at Colorado. Blaine Gabbert’s mangled ankle was improving. <span>Danario Alexander</span> was the best receiver in the country. Gabbert threw for 468 yards. Alexander had 214 of them. And Mizzou still lost. That’s my pick.</p>
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<p>You simply have to read Blackfin's account here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/21/6802701/out-from-the-bunker-life-after-the-indiana-apocalypse#comments" target="_blank">Out from the Bunker: Life After the Indiana Apocalypse - Blackfin</a></p>
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<p>Details are sketchy. I remember the world of the before times. We had won the SEC East, to the surprise of everyone—even ourselves. We had gotten off to a solid start on the season, defeating teams we believed to be far beneath us. We were easily supposed to win one more, before the real season began. And then.. A flash of light came down from the B1G.</p>
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<p>TiK's ten thoughts are a Sunday evening staple</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/21/6803719/tiks-ten-week-four-thoughts-on-college-football-and-mizzou" target="_blank">TiK's Ten: Week Four Thoughts on College Football and Mizzou</a></p>
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<p>Well, as the saying goes, "That's why they play the games." The Tigers played a poor game -- honestly the poorest I've seen in many years, where almost no aspect of the game was clicking. Indeed, my overall reaction to the Hoosier loss can be summed up in one simple yet very descriptive word -- fugly -- which by coincidence, is spelled out via the first letter in each of my "thoughts" for this week, which are below. Enjoy! :)</p>
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<p>SouthernTiger wrote an novel length reaction to this week in college football, check it:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/21/6766713/southerntigers-thoughts-week-4-the-sky-is-literally-falling" target="_blank">SouthernTiger's Thoughts Week 4. THE SKY IS LITERALLY FALLING</a><a href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/21/6766713/southerntigers-thoughts-week-4-the-sky-is-literally-falling" target="_blank" style="background-color: #ffffff;"> </a></p>
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<p>At least that is probably what you might have thought if you were looking at social media during and after the game. There is a reason I try to not look at certain social platforms regardless of the outcome. Far to often it is full of either #HOTTAKES or just simply overreactions. However, curiosity got the best of me last night and maybe I just like to torture myself but I did decide to look through Twitter, Facebook, and Post Game Instant reaction thread. I saw lots of things ranging from worse defense ever, worse loss of the Pinkel era, #FIREEVERYBODY, OMG INDIANA, and if you thought of it odds are it was there.</p>
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<p>Missouri's performance against Indiana was confusing and out of character, and now the Tigers have to prove that it was a one-time-only thing.</p> <h3>1. The patented SH™ Special</h3>
<p>Unexpected injuries, bad snaps, first-half drops, a short case of the Mauk Yips (Maty Mauk kind of forgot how to throw a pass at the beginning of the second half), penalties that haven't been committed all year ... this was a Stuff Happens game if ever one existed. Markus Golden randomly tweaked his hamstring on Wednesday, and it didn't get better by Saturday. Anthony Gatti tore his ACL. Matt Hoch played but evidently wasn't full-strength enough to start. Suddenly what we thought was Missouri's biggest advantage (line play) became a detriment.</p>
<p>Games like this make you believe in odds. I hate making predictions because once I come up with a comfortable range of outcomes, that's all I need. This week's F/+ projections said that Missouri had an 81.5 percent chance of winning, and the average projected scoring margin was between about 13.0 and 17.7. So basically, if Mizzou and Indiana played 100 times, Mizzou would win about 81-82 of them with an average margin in the teens. Granted, a) those odds would have shrunk if we'd known Markus Golden in particular wasn't playing, and b) the odds are based on the evidence to date (so after I add Week 4 data, with Missouri's poor performance, to the mix, the odds would shift down a bit). But even what now seem like rather optimistic odds, the numbers were still saying that 18-19 times out of 100, Missouri would lose. And in quite a few of those 18-19 losses, Missouri would play unlike a version of Missouri that we had seen yet.</p>
<p>Stuff Happens™, and you don't really have a say in when. The good coaches are the ones who control for as many outcomes as possible, and Gary Pinkel has certainly proven himself a good coach through the years; still, sometimes your best players gets hurt out of the blue, and your center forgets how to snap a football. Maybe this game was a clear, bright sign that Missouri isn't as good as we thought after the last couple of games. Maybe this game was a reminder that 18-22 year olds are fickle as hell.</p>
<h3>2. 27 seconds</h3>
<p>Gary Pinkel is indeed a good coach. We know this. It has been made incredibly evident through the years. For about 98 percent of the reasons people complain about him or yell at him during a game, I simply roll my eyes. Hell, I can even defend the whole "He iced his kicker!!!!!" thing from the 2011 Arizona State game. As long as I understand the thought process behind something, I can make myself more or less okay with it, even if I disagree. But early yesterday evening, he made one of the worst, silliest mistakes I've ever seen, one with absolutely no thought process behind it.</p>
<p>After Indiana's perfectly executed screen to Tevin Coleman got the Hoosiers to the Mizzou 7, D'Angelo Roberts plowed forward to the Mizzou 3 on first-and-goal. The whistle blew with 53 seconds left. Mizzou had two timeouts left. Presumably, you use one here and, if Indiana doesn't score, you use one after second down. The best-case scenario for Mizzou at this point is to make two stops, then watch Indiana kick the game-tying field goal as time expires. Maybe the Hoosiers throw an incomplete pass on third down and kick the field goal with 30-40 seconds left, and you get a last-ditch effort at a field goal yourself. Or, more likely with the way they'd been running the ball, maybe they score on second down, and you have 45-50 seconds to respond.</p>
<p>Or, maybe you let 27 seconds run off the clock, then call timeout with 26 seconds left, then watch them score on second down, and give yourself no chance at anything besides a midfield hail mary (or whatever exactly Missouri called on that play instead).</p>
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<p>Coaching is hard, and I am incredibly forgiving of almost every decision made. And blowing 25 seconds for no reason is incomprehensible.</p>
— Bill Connelly (@SBN_BillC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBN_BillC/status/513472672081387521">September 20, 2014</a>
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— Gabe DeArmond (@GabeDeArmond) <a href="https://twitter.com/GabeDeArmond/status/513475986067709952">September 20, 2014</a>
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<p>It is impossible to control every variable in a football game. As I like to say, it's like playing chess with pieces that have minds of their own. You just put the best possible pieces on the board (some teams have more bishops than pawns, to continue this awful analogy), come up with a basic set of values and strategic benchmarks, then see what happens. And you try your best to manage the game.</p>
<p>Mizzou's "game management" against UCF was incredible, one of the best performances I've seen from a Pinkel team in terms of remaining patient, winning the field position battle, taking advantage of mistakes, etc. And the Tigers followed that performance up with one of their worst game management performances I've ever seen. The silly mistakes were rampant, and some of the mid-game play-calling was questionable. Still, they had the lead with a minute left.</p>
<p>And still, even after a back-breaking play by Indiana put the Hoosiers meant that Mizzou was about to trail again, the Tigers were going to have 45 seconds to mount a response. Instead, they forfeited any chance at a decent response by willfully pissing away nearly half of the game's final minute because of a "communication breakdown." That is, again, incomprehensible.</p>
<h3>3. Is there such a thing as a terrible 498-yard performance?</h3>
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<p>Tuesday's Beyond the Box Score piece will be interesting, as the value of success rate was never made more clear than in yesterday's game. And <i>situational</i> success rate was even more important and stranger.</p>
<p>I haven't run the numbers yet, but a quick glance at the play-by-play tells me that Missouri's success rate on Saturday was around 43 percent -- not great, not awful, about average. Now, against an Indiana defense that had gotten torched by Bowling Green from an efficiency standpoint, that's probably below average, but a success rate above 40 percent allows you to score 27 points and gain 498 yards, if nothing else. But Mizzou's first-down rushing success rate was 25% (5-for-20), and the Tigers' third-down passing success rate was 18% (2-for-11). That rendered Mizzou one-dimensional in a strange way.</p>
<p>How does this happen? Not completely sure. Perhaps Mizzou was getting too predictable in its play-calling -- the numbers don't really bear that out, though there were times when it just felt Mizzou was running more when the run wasn't working and passing more when the pass wasn't working (a sign of either predictability or sudden stubbornness, and you know how I tend to feel about the PINKEL'S SO STUBBORN!!!!1! meme). In terms of the third-down performance, perhaps penalties and poor first-down rushes simply assured that most third downs were longshots (Mizzou had three third downs of fewer than three yards, four of between three and four yards, four of six to nine yards, and five of 12 or more). Or perhaps...</p>
<h3>4. ...that was by far Missouri's worst offensive line performance since 2012, and it wasn't close.</h3>
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<p>The bad snaps and false starts had begun even before Anthony Gatti got hurt, so we can't simply say his injury threw off everybody's timing. Gatti got hurt on Russell Hansbrough's 42-yard run on third-and-17, and to that point Missouri backs had rushed four times for minus-eight yards, and Maty Mauk had been sacked once. It was already a terrible line performance 11 minutes into the game. But it just continued to be terrible. (Are we sure Brad McNulty is the sixth-best offensive lineman? Are we sure Stephen Carberry or Jordan Williams isn't a better option?) Indiana figured out it could beat Missouri's interior line, then proceeded to do so repeatedly. There was no running room on the inside, and Maty Mauk had just enough time to make his first read before he had to bail out of the pocket and go into playmaker mode. And again, if Missouri tried to run on first down, it was pretty much a guaranteed second-and-9 (at best).</p>
<p>Indiana's defensive front has good size, and in players like Nick Mangieri and Zack Shaw, we knew they had at least some semblance of play-making ability. But a week after Indiana made four tackles for loss in 113 snaps against BGSU (3.5%), and a week after Mizzou allowed three in 59 snaps against UCF (5.1%), Mizzou allowed 11 in 82 snaps against Indiana (13.4%), and with five false starts thrown in for good measure. Football's weird and dumb sometimes.</p>
<p>So now we wait to see if this was a bad performance or a harbinger of doom for 2014. It's going to be a fun week. But hey, at least it makes Monday's depth chart watch more interesting for once. That's ... good ... right?</p>
<h3>5. Indiana lost to Bowling Green</h3>
<p>I don't mean that in the exclamatory, transitive property sense (They lost to Bowling Green! That means we're worse than Bowling Green!! WE'RE GOING 0-8 IN THE SEC THIS YEAR!!!). The transitive property is dumb and overused, and Week 4 of the college football season completely broke it.</p>
<p>No, I mean that in the "randomness is random and football is odd" sense.</p>
<p>If this were baseball, with its 162-game season, you would expect performances like this sometimes. Sometimes good players play poorly, and sometimes the Cardinals lose to the Cubs. And then everything goes back to normal the next day.</p>
<p>Whatever your expectations were for 2014 heading into Saturday's game, they almost certainly got bumped down a notch or two, simply because this was an expected win that turned into a loss. And one has to figure that, when the numbers are run, Mizzou's no longer going to be seen as the 12th-best team in the country, which means that the Tigers' odds of winning other games on the schedule likely ticked down a bit. But once the grief and Twitter ranting and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SBN_BillC/status/513477383731818496">rage puking</a> are done, simply step back and realize that a week before Indiana was pulling off its biggest win of the Kevin Wilson era, it was losing a Stuff Happens game to Bowling Green. The Indiana punter that was so good yesterday was awful a week ago. The Indiana line that was so passive a week ago was suddenly aggressive. A team that furthered the "LOL B1G" meme a week ago pulled off the conference's biggest win seven days later.</p>
<p>Missouri now gets a chance to prove that yesterday was a dumb Stuff Happens game, and that, in the incredibly uncertain, unstable SEC East, the Tigers might still have a role to play in the title race. Maybe yesterday's line performance signaled impending doom. Maybe the first-half drops become a trend. Maybe a suddenly less-than-confident defense will get gashed by South Carolina and Georgia and create a downward spiral for the season. Or maybe the impression we got after three games was the more accurate one, and the fourth was just a reminder of football's random messiness.</p>
<p>I'm not completely sure what to think about the team moving forward, but there were so many things about yesterday's game that were completely out of character that I'm willing to wait to draw many conclusions.</p>
<p>But seriously, call timeout, Coach. That was almost unforgivable.</p>
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<p>Not a good day in Columbia.</p> <h3>Highlights:</h3>
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<h3>First Half:</h3>
<p>Rough start to the first half, <span>Markus Golden</span> out of the game with a pulled hamstring, <span>Russell Hansbrough</span> horse-collared then <span>Evan Boehm</span> limped off the play on a drive that saw 25 penalty yards. Mizzou was fortunate through it's first three games not to suffer many penalties.</p>
<p><span>Tevin Coleman</span> scored the first touchdown of the game after a 47 yard bomb to <span>Nick Stoner</span>.</p>
<p>After a right leg injury to left guard <span>Anthony Gatti</span>, Maty Mauk answered with a 45 yard bomb to Jimmie Hunt.</p>
<p><span>Brad McNulty</span> in at left guard.</p>
<p>Indiana backup running back <span>D'Angelo Roberts</span> scored on a 16 play, 75 yard drive, converting a 4th and goal for a touchdown with a pitch to the outside after diving up the middle and being stuffed on the two previous plays.</p>
<p>At this point Indiana has run 33 plays, Missouri 12.</p>
<p>Mizzou's defense has looked good but Indiana is compensating for talent disparity by playing with great tempo to wear out the defensive line. Notably Eric "Zeus" Biesel has seen some early snaps in relief of <span>Michael Scherer</span>.</p>
<p>Russell Hansbrough ties the game 14-14 at the 6:50 mark with a 68 yard touchdown run, giving him 3 rushes for 111 yards.</p>
<p>Curiously, <span>Wesley Leftwich</span> in the game for <span>Darius White</span>. <span>Darius White</span> comes back in later in the drive near the goal line. Mauk looks for him on a rollout but Indiana has a lot of men in coverage.</p>
<p><span>Andrew Baggett</span> makes a 27 yard field goal off the left hash mark to make it 17-14.</p>
<p>Indiana drives down the field. <span>Shane Wynn</span> nearly toes touches in a touchdown with 2 seconds left but the replay is inconclusive and they kick a field goal to tie it at 17-17.</p>
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<h3>Second Half:</h3>
<p>Mizzou starts the second half with the ball but Maty Mauk immediately throws an interception after rolling to his left, overthrowing <span>Marcus Murphy</span>.</p>
<p>Tevin Coleman is back in the game for Indiana. <span>Shane Ray</span> finally gets to <span>Nate Sudfeld</span>, partially aided by a blitz from Michael Scherer. Mizzou's defense forces a 3 and out and Indiana shanks a 41 yard field goal wide right.</p>
<p>Harold Brantely runs a fake punt on 3rd and 4 but the ensuing three plays can't convert on the surprise play. Mauk feels pressure on all three downs and Mizzou punts the ball away. <span>Darius White</span> may have pulled a hamstring.</p>
<p>Indiana nearly completes a long bomb over <span>Aarion Penton</span>, then on 3rd and 5 AMP gets his hand on an underneath pass to force a punt. Marcus Murphy gets a nice return.</p>
<p>Darius White back in on the next possession but another stalled drive.</p>
<p>Sideline reporter commenting on the take away streak saying Dave Steckel heard on the side line imploring the defense to force a turnover.</p>
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<p>Bowling Green rolled up 37 first downs on Indiana last week before getting plowed this week. Just a little context for events in CoMo.</p>
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<p>A bunch of stuff happened. Indiana scored on a two play drive. 24-17.</p>
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<p><span>Sean Culkin</span> up to 6 catches for 85 yards this year. MU tight ends had 9 catches for 78 yards all last year. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TightEndPassGame?src=hash">#TightEndPassGame</a></p>
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidCMorrison/status/513459797040316416">September 20, 2014</a>
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<h4>Fourth Quarter:</h4>
<p>So much truth to this:</p>
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<p>To borrow a sentiment from a friend, Maty Mauk has to lead the FBS in "lowest % of consequences for questionable passes in games."</p>
— David Morrison (@DavidCMorrison) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidCMorrison/status/513460348813180929">September 20, 2014</a>
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<p><span>Bud Sasser</span> catches a jump pass from Maty Mauk, then another in the slot, before Mauk finds Sean Culkin - yes a tight end- in front of the pylon to tie the game 24-24.</p>
<p><span>Charles Harris</span> picks up his first sack and forces a 3 and out from Indiana.</p>
<p>Mizzou's offensive line has just look bad. No two ways about it. Numerous high snaps, little to no push on runs, shaky pass protection. It's not all just on Anthony Gatti being out.</p>
<p>Sean Culkin straight up destroyed someone on a Maty Mauk scramble. Big pass to Bud Sasser. Big first down to Darius White who then limps off the field. <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Dave_Matter/status/513467398276390912">Bad snap</a>. Darius White back in. Brad McNulty false start.</p>
<p>This isn't cool:</p>
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<p>Yes, if you're wondering, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash">#Mizzou</a> is driving toward the north end zone.</p>
— Tod Palmer (@todpalmer) <a href="https://twitter.com/todpalmer/status/513467770411823104">September 20, 2014</a>
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<p>It's Good! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash">#Mizzou</a> up 27-24 in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheZOU?src=hash">#TheZOU</a> <a href="http://t.co/nSzMOuvYX0">pic.twitter.com/nSzMOuvYX0</a></p>
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball/status/513468876848644096">September 20, 2014</a>
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<p>40 yard field goal good by Andrew Baggett. Mizzou 27-24. 2:20 left to go.</p>
<p>Indiana gets a 4th and 2 stop but defensive pass interference extends the drive. Tevin Coleman takes a screen down the field and sets up on the goal line. Mizzou doesn't call a timeout for a bit, then does, then Indiana dives over the top to go up 31 - 27 and the rest pretty much didn't matter.</p>
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<h5>Final Mizzou Stats:</h5>
<p><b>Maty Mauk</b></p>
<p>27/46, 310 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 INT, 13 carries for 32 yards</p>
<p><b>Running Backs</b></p>
<p>Marcus Murphy 11 carries for 11 yards, no touchdowns</p>
<p>Russell Hansbrough 10 carries for 119 yards, 1 touchdown</p>
<p><b>Wide Receivers</b></p>
<p>Bud Sasser 11 receptions for 142 yards, 0 touchdowns</p>
<p>Sean Culkin 4 receptions for 45 yards, 1 touchdown</p>
<p>Jimmie Hunt 5 receptions 75 yards 1 touchdown</p>
<p>Darius White 5 receptions 51 yards 0 touchdowns</p>
<p><b>Defense</b></p>
<p>Michael Scherer lead all tacklers with 13 tackles</p>
<p>Shane Ray had 1 sack</p>
<p><span>Charles Harris</span> had 1 sack</p>
<p><b>NO TURNOVERS</b></p>
<h3>NOTES:</h3>
<p>Anthony Gatti, formerly the starting left guard, has a torn ACL, according to Pinkel after the game</p>
<p>At least 5 high snaps from Evan Boehm</p>
https://www.rockmnation.com/2014/9/20/6663615/indiana-31-mizzou-27-and-the-streak-diesOscar Gamble