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Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:25 pm
So, I've had a couple, and thought I'd post something... perhaps not a good idea lol.
Anyway, work has sucked the last couple weeks and I thought I'd play an exercise in this season.
Out of conference: sweep. I really don't see any real challenges here. The offense is going to flow, and the defense will get their reps in. Even on a bad day, I don't see a loss against any OOC opponents.
South Carolina: I predict a win here. Possibly a high scoring game, and SC just can't keep up. Our defense shows a little improvement and the cocks just aren't prepared for our offense, and don't expect our Dline to show up. 37- 28 good guys
Auburn: Comes to Columbia with an automatic win on their minds. The SC game isn't thought of as much because it's early in the season and SC wasn't great last year. Overlooking Mizzou, Auburn just isn't playing well in the first half and give up some points. Our D holds them to 7 to take it to the second half. It's a battle to the end as we fight to keep the lead, but Auburn just can't make it happen. Win for Mizzou 31 - 27.
Kentucky: The tigers are playing with a chip on their shoulders and want payback from last year. Add in some confidence and this turns into a great first 3 quarters. Confidence turns to cockiness and loss of focus. Kentucky fights back in the 4th but not enough to take the victory. 34 - 28 miz!
Georgia: Comes out strong on D and holds the tigers to 14 in the first half. But Miz D line has found their stride with TBJ healthy and impressive DE play against a soft Georgia OL, 14-10 at half. Miz gets a hard fought 10 in the second half and holds Georgia to 13. Miz pulls out a hard fought victory in Athens.
Florida: Can't get their defense together against the one two of Crocket and Jmon. They put up some points but come out with a loss. 34 - 24 Miz
Tenn: actually kinda sucks this year. They have some wins and unpredictable losses. Miz is ready for them and stomps that arse. 45 - 17 Miz
Vandy: had a good D but doesn't score well against us. A low scoring W and some things to work on. 24 - 17 Miz
Arkansas: has turned out in response to Eric Beisel's calling and wants a fight. A great game ends in victory and a build on the rivalry. 37-34 Miz
Reality
Win all OOC games.
Lose to Auburn, Georgia, Florida and one or two of the rest. End the season 7-5 or 8-4. (Hope we beat Tenn)
Get some good recruits. Head into 2018 with lock returning, crocket, most of our offense, improved D, and head into the season as a real threat for the division title.
Okay... that's off my chest now.
Anyone else have some outlandish additions?
Anyway, work has sucked the last couple weeks and I thought I'd play an exercise in this season.
Out of conference: sweep. I really don't see any real challenges here. The offense is going to flow, and the defense will get their reps in. Even on a bad day, I don't see a loss against any OOC opponents.
South Carolina: I predict a win here. Possibly a high scoring game, and SC just can't keep up. Our defense shows a little improvement and the cocks just aren't prepared for our offense, and don't expect our Dline to show up. 37- 28 good guys
Auburn: Comes to Columbia with an automatic win on their minds. The SC game isn't thought of as much because it's early in the season and SC wasn't great last year. Overlooking Mizzou, Auburn just isn't playing well in the first half and give up some points. Our D holds them to 7 to take it to the second half. It's a battle to the end as we fight to keep the lead, but Auburn just can't make it happen. Win for Mizzou 31 - 27.
Kentucky: The tigers are playing with a chip on their shoulders and want payback from last year. Add in some confidence and this turns into a great first 3 quarters. Confidence turns to cockiness and loss of focus. Kentucky fights back in the 4th but not enough to take the victory. 34 - 28 miz!
Georgia: Comes out strong on D and holds the tigers to 14 in the first half. But Miz D line has found their stride with TBJ healthy and impressive DE play against a soft Georgia OL, 14-10 at half. Miz gets a hard fought 10 in the second half and holds Georgia to 13. Miz pulls out a hard fought victory in Athens.
Florida: Can't get their defense together against the one two of Crocket and Jmon. They put up some points but come out with a loss. 34 - 24 Miz
Tenn: actually kinda sucks this year. They have some wins and unpredictable losses. Miz is ready for them and stomps that arse. 45 - 17 Miz
Vandy: had a good D but doesn't score well against us. A low scoring W and some things to work on. 24 - 17 Miz
Arkansas: has turned out in response to Eric Beisel's calling and wants a fight. A great game ends in victory and a build on the rivalry. 37-34 Miz
Reality
Win all OOC games.
Lose to Auburn, Georgia, Florida and one or two of the rest. End the season 7-5 or 8-4. (Hope we beat Tenn)
Get some good recruits. Head into 2018 with lock returning, crocket, most of our offense, improved D, and head into the season as a real threat for the division title.
Okay... that's off my chest now.
Anyone else have some outlandish additions?
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:41 pm to ZOUtiger
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Out of conference: sweep. I really don't see any real challenges here. The offense is going to flow, and the defense will get their reps in. Even on a bad day, I don't see a loss against any OOC opponents.
I hope we sweep. But we lost to MTSU last year and only beat UConn at home 9-6 a couple years ago. I'll go 3-1 with a loss to someone somewhere along the way.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:32 pm to ZOUtiger
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So, I've had a couple...
A couple too many.
6.5 wins. Hey, it's a bowl team and HCBO has something to sell.
"In Barry I trust." Most definitely. After a 5 win or less season in 2017...no sir. Burn it down and start over with a "Sterk Special".
This post was edited on 7/26/17 at 10:06 am
Posted on 7/19/17 at 8:59 am to ZOUtiger
I'm surprised everyone thinks the D will be the D we started with last year instead of the one that finished the season.
The D has multiple years of being damned solid with amazing edge rushers. That scheme that made them great is back in play. Plus Odom did great at DC and is now back in charge.
I think they make all the prognosticators looks like fools and end up a top 20 unit.
Go Tigers!
EDIT: 8-4 is my hopeful guess. I will take 7-5
The D has multiple years of being damned solid with amazing edge rushers. That scheme that made them great is back in play. Plus Odom did great at DC and is now back in charge.
I think they make all the prognosticators looks like fools and end up a top 20 unit.
Go Tigers!
EDIT: 8-4 is my hopeful guess. I will take 7-5
This post was edited on 7/19/17 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:25 am to ZOUtiger
We should sweep non-con, but I still expect that to be somewhat difficult
Posted on 7/19/17 at 10:12 am to ZOUtiger
Here I go
Missouri State Easy W
South Carolina hard W
Purdue W
Auburn similar to uga game last year. L
Kentucky another close L
Georgia ugly L
Idaho easy W
Connecticut easy W
Florida staple W
Tennessee W
Vanderbilt W
Arkansas L
8-4
3rd in the East
Missouri State Easy W
South Carolina hard W
Purdue W
Auburn similar to uga game last year. L
Kentucky another close L
Georgia ugly L
Idaho easy W
Connecticut easy W
Florida staple W
Tennessee W
Vanderbilt W
Arkansas L
8-4
3rd in the East
This post was edited on 7/19/17 at 10:14 am
Posted on 7/19/17 at 9:31 pm to ZOUtiger
the thing about predictions is it only takes a key injury or a couple of key turnovers to really make a season look different.
However.
7-5 should be very doable and I would only be a little surprised with 9-3.
at 6-6 Barry should get a look.
at 5-7 Barry should get a very hard look
However.
7-5 should be very doable and I would only be a little surprised with 9-3.
at 6-6 Barry should get a look.
at 5-7 Barry should get a very hard look
This post was edited on 7/19/17 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:49 pm to ZOUtiger
Missouri State W
South Carolina L
Purdue W
Auburn W
Kentucky W
Georgia L
Idaho W
Connecticut W
Florida L
Tennessee W
Vanderbilt W
Arkansas W
South Carolina L
Purdue W
Auburn W
Kentucky W
Georgia L
Idaho W
Connecticut W
Florida L
Tennessee W
Vanderbilt W
Arkansas W
Posted on 7/28/17 at 11:06 am to ZOUtiger
vs. Missouri State: W 44-17
The Mizzou defense will naturally take some time to wake up. It'll be 17-10 at the end of the 1st, and then Mizzou beats the brakes off of them (think of the Eastern Michigan game).
vs. South Carolina: W 50-48 (3 OT)
USCe is definitely a sleeper team IMO. I think they'll likely swap spots with Tennessee in the projected SEC East standings at the end of the year (#4 ish). Everyone seems to forget about the playmakers that they have, such as Skai Moore, Deebo Samuel, and Andre Ware's crush, Jake Bentley. It will be a back-and-forth affair all game, but then Crockett plunges in from 1 yard to win it. Not to mention, Mizzou and Carolina is almost always a bloodbath.
vs. Purdue: W 38-16
Mizzou will ride the momentum from the close win vs. SCAR and crush the Boilermakers. Purdue, with a 1st year HC, will play inconsistent and sloppy as Brohm tries to change the culture of the program. Our defense gives up some big plays, but returns the favor with multiple takeaways.
vs. Auburn: W 26-20
This will not be on College Gameday like some are saying, but it is still a premier game in a primetime spot on ESPN. The Zou will be rocking for the first time since October '15 and the environment will be insane. We get off to a hot start, hitting two long TD's early. But our inability to get consistent movement up front will make us a little stale offensively. Our defensive line really steps up to the challenge and limits Pettway to 3 yards a pop. Eventually, we score a late rushing TD on a long drive (think UGA 2016). This plunges us into the top 25, but this will be a little less impressive at the end of the season as Auburn disappoints.
at Kentucky: W 41-31
Riding the wild emotions of two close victories and an appearance at #25 in the rankings, Mizzou comes out playing overemotional and UK gets off to a hot start. Then, Kentucky suddenly can't match TD's in the shootout, punting just a few more times than Mizzou. This is a scary game, but we pull away with a late FG to defeat the Cats.
at Georgia: L 24-17
This is a huge game. College Gameday. Coming off of a BYE. Eason vs. Lock II. UGA will be in the top 10 after beating a once-again overrated Notre Dame team on the road convincingly. The entire game is brutal. Just an absolute war in the trenches. Mizzou struggles to stop the Eason/Nauta combo and eventually Mizzou gets sucked up on a PAP and Eason boots us back out of the top 25.
vs. Idaho: W 55-35
After a bodybag game vs. UGA, Mizzou's defense gets gashed by the Vandals. Frustration is definitely the theme, after a disappointing loss on a primetime loss and multiple blown defensive assignments as a result of freshmen and sophomores having to step up, we just look ugly. But Idaho can't match the Tigers' offense and we pull away and dominate in the 2nd half.
at UConn: W 35-14
Once again, we come out flat. It's an away game in a small stadium after a long flight. Very reminiscent of the 2015 Arkansas State game. We're all tied up at halftime, 14-14. Then somebody lights a fire in the team and Mizzou goes on to score 14 unanswered points to win the game.
vs. Florida: L 35-21
As the Gators head into town, we still are stuck with the negativity of the past 3 games. We know we should be playing better if we want to get back to Atlanta. We simply try to do too much, and the Gators seem to get the ball bouncing their way. We make some stupid mistakes and Zaire makes us pay.
vs. Tennessee: L 45-38 (OT)
Same story as Florida. Our young guys are forced to step up and try to do too much. This loss isn't as much about the Vols as it is us not getting our heads out of our arses. The big plays haunt our defense. We force multiple long-yardage situations but the Vols seem to have answers for all of them.
at Vanderbilt: W 21-10
The Tigers get back on track. It's an ugly win, but it's a win. The Dores present a challenge to us offensively that we haven't seen this season. They confuse our OL with multiple fronts, stunts, and blitzes. They play such tight man coverage that RPO's are difficult to complete. But Crockett/Witter/Strong run amok on Vandy and grit the win out. It's an ugly one, but it's enough to get our heads back on straight before we head into Fayetteville.
at Arkansas: W 37-34
Like us, the Razorbacks end up surprising the SEC. Carried by Austin Allen, Devwah Whaley, Dre Greenlaw, and Sosa Agim, Arky is HOT. Bert is coaching his tail off. We roll into Fayetteville and the game is a 60-minute fistfight. The game is a defensive battle, with the score being tied at 13 at the half. Then, the defenses wear out. Whaley and Crockett pound the opposing defenses into submission. Late in the game, McCann kicks the game-winning field goal on the road to give us a 9-3 regular season record.
Bowl Game:
Belk Bowl: Missouri (9-3) vs. Louisville (9-3) L 40-26
Louisville presents a tough matchup. They have a gritty team with multiple felons and obviously, a Heisman QB. Jackson simply runs wild on us, and we suffer from just-happy-to-be-there syndrome. The Cardinals come in with a chip on their shoulders and make a statement.
Overall, I think we can be pretty good this year. I believe the media is very lazy toward certain teams such as us, Arkansas, and USCe. They seem to believe that we don't even exist and we never stand a chance. I believe this is the year that the three teams I mentioned give the finger to the media and UGA/Auburn/UT are once again not as good as projected.
The Mizzou defense will naturally take some time to wake up. It'll be 17-10 at the end of the 1st, and then Mizzou beats the brakes off of them (think of the Eastern Michigan game).
vs. South Carolina: W 50-48 (3 OT)
USCe is definitely a sleeper team IMO. I think they'll likely swap spots with Tennessee in the projected SEC East standings at the end of the year (#4 ish). Everyone seems to forget about the playmakers that they have, such as Skai Moore, Deebo Samuel, and Andre Ware's crush, Jake Bentley. It will be a back-and-forth affair all game, but then Crockett plunges in from 1 yard to win it. Not to mention, Mizzou and Carolina is almost always a bloodbath.
vs. Purdue: W 38-16
Mizzou will ride the momentum from the close win vs. SCAR and crush the Boilermakers. Purdue, with a 1st year HC, will play inconsistent and sloppy as Brohm tries to change the culture of the program. Our defense gives up some big plays, but returns the favor with multiple takeaways.
vs. Auburn: W 26-20
This will not be on College Gameday like some are saying, but it is still a premier game in a primetime spot on ESPN. The Zou will be rocking for the first time since October '15 and the environment will be insane. We get off to a hot start, hitting two long TD's early. But our inability to get consistent movement up front will make us a little stale offensively. Our defensive line really steps up to the challenge and limits Pettway to 3 yards a pop. Eventually, we score a late rushing TD on a long drive (think UGA 2016). This plunges us into the top 25, but this will be a little less impressive at the end of the season as Auburn disappoints.
at Kentucky: W 41-31
Riding the wild emotions of two close victories and an appearance at #25 in the rankings, Mizzou comes out playing overemotional and UK gets off to a hot start. Then, Kentucky suddenly can't match TD's in the shootout, punting just a few more times than Mizzou. This is a scary game, but we pull away with a late FG to defeat the Cats.
at Georgia: L 24-17
This is a huge game. College Gameday. Coming off of a BYE. Eason vs. Lock II. UGA will be in the top 10 after beating a once-again overrated Notre Dame team on the road convincingly. The entire game is brutal. Just an absolute war in the trenches. Mizzou struggles to stop the Eason/Nauta combo and eventually Mizzou gets sucked up on a PAP and Eason boots us back out of the top 25.
vs. Idaho: W 55-35
After a bodybag game vs. UGA, Mizzou's defense gets gashed by the Vandals. Frustration is definitely the theme, after a disappointing loss on a primetime loss and multiple blown defensive assignments as a result of freshmen and sophomores having to step up, we just look ugly. But Idaho can't match the Tigers' offense and we pull away and dominate in the 2nd half.
at UConn: W 35-14
Once again, we come out flat. It's an away game in a small stadium after a long flight. Very reminiscent of the 2015 Arkansas State game. We're all tied up at halftime, 14-14. Then somebody lights a fire in the team and Mizzou goes on to score 14 unanswered points to win the game.
vs. Florida: L 35-21
As the Gators head into town, we still are stuck with the negativity of the past 3 games. We know we should be playing better if we want to get back to Atlanta. We simply try to do too much, and the Gators seem to get the ball bouncing their way. We make some stupid mistakes and Zaire makes us pay.
vs. Tennessee: L 45-38 (OT)
Same story as Florida. Our young guys are forced to step up and try to do too much. This loss isn't as much about the Vols as it is us not getting our heads out of our arses. The big plays haunt our defense. We force multiple long-yardage situations but the Vols seem to have answers for all of them.
at Vanderbilt: W 21-10
The Tigers get back on track. It's an ugly win, but it's a win. The Dores present a challenge to us offensively that we haven't seen this season. They confuse our OL with multiple fronts, stunts, and blitzes. They play such tight man coverage that RPO's are difficult to complete. But Crockett/Witter/Strong run amok on Vandy and grit the win out. It's an ugly one, but it's enough to get our heads back on straight before we head into Fayetteville.
at Arkansas: W 37-34
Like us, the Razorbacks end up surprising the SEC. Carried by Austin Allen, Devwah Whaley, Dre Greenlaw, and Sosa Agim, Arky is HOT. Bert is coaching his tail off. We roll into Fayetteville and the game is a 60-minute fistfight. The game is a defensive battle, with the score being tied at 13 at the half. Then, the defenses wear out. Whaley and Crockett pound the opposing defenses into submission. Late in the game, McCann kicks the game-winning field goal on the road to give us a 9-3 regular season record.
Bowl Game:
Belk Bowl: Missouri (9-3) vs. Louisville (9-3) L 40-26
Louisville presents a tough matchup. They have a gritty team with multiple felons and obviously, a Heisman QB. Jackson simply runs wild on us, and we suffer from just-happy-to-be-there syndrome. The Cardinals come in with a chip on their shoulders and make a statement.
Overall, I think we can be pretty good this year. I believe the media is very lazy toward certain teams such as us, Arkansas, and USCe. They seem to believe that we don't even exist and we never stand a chance. I believe this is the year that the three teams I mentioned give the finger to the media and UGA/Auburn/UT are once again not as good as projected.
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