re: Where Are The Tigers Vulnerable?

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Besides the things that have been mentioned, I'll say the DTs. Teams with a good RB can hurt us up the middle. If you noticed, the one Florida TD drive was 6 plays, mostly right up the middle for chunks of yards each time. For some inexplicable reason, they went back to the air the next time they had the ball. This happened in the Georgia game too. South Carolina has a great RB (Evans, I think), and I hope our DTs and line backers can step up to stop that guy.

I'm also concerned a bit about the secondary, and a lot about Mauk. He's still a RSfreshman, prone to mistakes, and this is a good team he's going to see Saturday. This will be a tougher game. If our OL doesn't have an answer, Clowney will get in Mauk's head and make for a long day.

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When I posted this thread, these were my thoughts exactly.

1) Fearful of a team sticking with the run, particularly up the middle.
2) A lesser concern about the secondary.
3) Do they have the answer to mitigate Clowney.
4) Will Maty Mauk's gunslinging ways lead to game changing interceptions.

I'm watching a repeat of the SC-Tennessee game and Clowney has been unblockable in the early going. He made three separate plays that were jaw dropping. Made a TE blocker whiff and killed the QB, overpowered the LT and crushed the QB, and moved laterally to the interior of the Tenn line to destroy a running play.

They also gashed Tenn with a big run up the middle by a back named Mike Davis in the early going.

My hope is Tigers jump out an early lead again so or DE's can do their work. Or minus that, that the Ol' Ball Coach can't help himself and passes away.

Regardless, this Missouri team is incredibly balanced - and explosive - on offense. If Mauk doesn't get crazy and Henson doesn't lose sight of the running game, I still like our chances.

They haven't scored under 30 yet, so a Missouri total over that bodes well for Saturday, IMO...