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Smith is out tomorrow

Posted on 9/25/26 at 7:29 pm
Posted by navynuke
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Posted on 9/25/26 at 7:29 pm
Jadon Jones and Malik Bryant are going to have to step up

Posted by Arktigers
Member since Sep 2022
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Posted on 9/25/26 at 7:46 pm to
Considering his history, happy they are cautious. I was hopeful but he shouldn’t return until he feels 100%. Next man up. Need an A game from secondary.
Posted by surgicalvenom
Omaha
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 9:50 am to
Blitz, blitz, and blitz again. Hes an over the top passer, get him off his spot at all costs. The DE's don't produce the kind of rush alone, they were always gonna need blitz help no matter if Smith played or not.

If we sit back, this kid will pick us apart. We need the Blake Baker blitz plan.
Posted by navynuke
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 11:18 am to
I think Batoon will selective about blitzing. Simpson and Webb and going to be a problem for State's interior and they dont have a tackle that can handle Hopkins alone.
Posted by surgicalvenom
Omaha
Member since Jan 2014
6791 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 12:22 pm to
Gonna disagree. South Carolina has excellent edge rushers and MSU handled them, and threw those long passes to their fast receivers. Hopkins will grow to be good but he's not Dylan Stewart, and not as quick as Addison.

Getting Taylor off his spot especially running to his right would be massive for us.
Posted by daddiopatio
Member since Jun 2024
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 12:32 pm to
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South Carolina has excellent edge rushers


The Cocks were 14th in the SEC in sacks last year, and injuries have accumulated at that position since they gathered in August.
Posted by navynuke
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 3:01 pm to
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Gonna disagree. South Carolina has excellent edge rushers and MSU handled them,


They have 1 excellent pass rusher and he has been hurt all year. He has played 14 total snaps and all of them vs State.
Posted by surgicalvenom
Omaha
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 3:31 pm to
Sack numbers mean very little. If a player gets 2 sacks in a game, it sounds good but its only 2 plays out of 60 snaps. IMHO pressure and disruption is more important. If you apply pressure the QB has to hurry, the field shrinks, short yardage check downs are used also turnovers are more prevalent when pressure is applied. I like Hopkins because he has really good " QB pressure" numbers.

This is just my opinion, but I would like to see us cut a LB loose similar to how LSU used Perkins his Freshman year. He was the guy constantly pressuring the QB into mistakes and also piling up sacks, I think 3 vs Arkansas. I believe that's how we beat MSU today.
Posted by navynuke
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 3:41 pm to
SC had 189 total pressures last year. Mizzou had 235. Their DLine wasnt good last year and they arent this year either. 32 of 56 pressures this season came vs Towson. They have been pedestrian at best in the other two games.
This post was edited on 9/26/26 at 3:51 pm
Posted by surgicalvenom
Omaha
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 5:33 pm to
Nuke, what's the best way to contact you on a military question?
Posted by Faurot fodder
Member since Jul 2019
7486 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 5:52 pm to
A starting D-line of Kitchen, Gracial, Webb and Hopkins would be all Missouri boys. Throw in Dowell and/or Marshall if you want because they might as well be.


I don't really have a point, just thought it was interesting.
Posted by navynuke
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 6:15 pm to
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all Missouri boys.


I like it. If they can make a stand tonight it be awesome.
Posted by navynuke
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 6:16 pm to
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