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re: Why, in, the, hell, is Mizzou playing AT Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2015?
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 1/4/15 at 10:34 pm
What is the difference you ask?
UCF, Toledo and Arky St. are all bowl teams. What too many of our SEC brethren have not figured out yet is that the OOC games are for more than just chalking up four extra wins. I realize that Arkansas needed all four of those wins to go bowling, Mizzou obviously had their goals set a bit higher.
The Indiana loss was embarrassing for Mizzou but that game helped prepare the Tigers for the conference schedule. Mizzou has followed the same pattern in scheduling for a while now.
1. FCS sacrificial lamb
2. Good G5 team (UCF)
3. Mid to low P5 team (Indiana)
4. Challenge game usually away either G5 or weak P5 (@Toledo)
Those four games usually have Mizzou ready for the conference schedule.
UCF, Toledo and Arky St. are all bowl teams. What too many of our SEC brethren have not figured out yet is that the OOC games are for more than just chalking up four extra wins. I realize that Arkansas needed all four of those wins to go bowling, Mizzou obviously had their goals set a bit higher.
The Indiana loss was embarrassing for Mizzou but that game helped prepare the Tigers for the conference schedule. Mizzou has followed the same pattern in scheduling for a while now.
1. FCS sacrificial lamb
2. Good G5 team (UCF)
3. Mid to low P5 team (Indiana)
4. Challenge game usually away either G5 or weak P5 (@Toledo)
Those four games usually have Mizzou ready for the conference schedule.
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re: Why, in, the, hell, is Mizzou playing AT Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2015?
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 1/4/15 at 9:35 pm
I will withhold judgement on the BB coach until he has his players in place. His offense of choice requires good post play and currently there are high schools out there that have better 4's and 5's than Mizzou. You may be correct about Kim Anderson but I think it is too early to make that judgement.
Even if you are correct I would still argue that these are the golden years for Mizzou athletics and they have come under Mike Alden's watch.
Even if you are correct I would still argue that these are the golden years for Mizzou athletics and they have come under Mike Alden's watch.
re: Why, in, the, hell, is Mizzou playing AT Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2015?
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 1/4/15 at 9:26 pm
Mizzou has played road OOC games for a long time. They are not new since our move to the SEC.
I expect them to continue with one common thread, they will all take place within the SEC footprint. Toledo was an exception due to Gary Pinkel's ties there.
Expect to see more Mizzou OOC games in Florida, Georgia, Texas and other SEC states. Mizzou cannot sustain the program on in state recruits so they will work hard to keep a presence in the south to build recruiting. The annual game in Atlanta is a nice start, thanks.
I expect them to continue with one common thread, they will all take place within the SEC footprint. Toledo was an exception due to Gary Pinkel's ties there.
Expect to see more Mizzou OOC games in Florida, Georgia, Texas and other SEC states. Mizzou cannot sustain the program on in state recruits so they will work hard to keep a presence in the south to build recruiting. The annual game in Atlanta is a nice start, thanks.
re: Why, in, the, hell, is Mizzou playing AT Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2015?
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 1/4/15 at 9:11 pm
Yeah because the Mizzou athletic department has suffered horribly under Mike Alden.
For those of you wondering why a school would choose to play a challenging OOC opponent on the road there is no answer that I could give to make you understand. As a Mizzou fan I would much rather see us play at UCF, Toledo or Arky State as opposed to bringing in another directional school from Louisiana.
It is hard to argue with the results Mizzou is 23-5 the past two seasons with two East titles and even with the horrid first season 28-12 since joining the SEC.
For those of you wondering why a school would choose to play a challenging OOC opponent on the road there is no answer that I could give to make you understand. As a Mizzou fan I would much rather see us play at UCF, Toledo or Arky State as opposed to bringing in another directional school from Louisiana.
It is hard to argue with the results Mizzou is 23-5 the past two seasons with two East titles and even with the horrid first season 28-12 since joining the SEC.
re: Why, in, the, hell, is Mizzou playing AT Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2015?
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 1/4/15 at 8:54 pm
Unlike most SEC schools Mizzou will actually leave their state to play OOC games.
2011 @ Az State
2012 @ UCF
2013 @ Indiana
2014 @ Toledo
2015 @ Ark St
2016 @ WV
2017? @ BYU (not sure of the return date)
Mizzou always tries to play one quality opponent outside of Missouri. I know a number of SEC schools have not left the south this century, I doubt Mizzou will follow that lead anytime soon.
2011 @ Az State
2012 @ UCF
2013 @ Indiana
2014 @ Toledo
2015 @ Ark St
2016 @ WV
2017? @ BYU (not sure of the return date)
Mizzou always tries to play one quality opponent outside of Missouri. I know a number of SEC schools have not left the south this century, I doubt Mizzou will follow that lead anytime soon.
re: List of every team's super bowl
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 12/26/14 at 3:34 pm
As you all, or y'all to be correct, have pointed out multiple times Mizzou does not have an SEC rival so we will just adopt the SEC West winner each year as our rival and continue to play them in Atlanta for our Super Bowl.
Sadly for us though our Super Bowls are much like those for the Buffalo Bills in the early nineties we will keep showing up for the big game but always return home as miss congeniality. But you know you cannot win an SEC championship if you do not make it to the big game. So I don't mind if the championships losses keep piling up. If we keep playing the game eventually we will make it home with the trophy.
Sadly for us though our Super Bowls are much like those for the Buffalo Bills in the early nineties we will keep showing up for the big game but always return home as miss congeniality. But you know you cannot win an SEC championship if you do not make it to the big game. So I don't mind if the championships losses keep piling up. If we keep playing the game eventually we will make it home with the trophy.
re: CFP Mizzou/Alabama and others
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 11/30/14 at 11:57 pm
In your scenario it would have to be either Mizzou or Wisky.
Mizzou would have the better win but also, by far, the worse losses. The SEC is by far the superior conference but that my not work in Mizzou's favor since they missed most of the high quality teams.
It hurts to say it as a Mizzou fan but I think Wisky would get the nod here.
There is a very real chance if Mizzou pulls off the upset that the best conference in the nation gets shut out of the first playoff. I think that could be a good thing because it would hasten the transition to an eight team playoff, which IMO makes much more sense.
Mizzou would have the better win but also, by far, the worse losses. The SEC is by far the superior conference but that my not work in Mizzou's favor since they missed most of the high quality teams.
It hurts to say it as a Mizzou fan but I think Wisky would get the nod here.
There is a very real chance if Mizzou pulls off the upset that the best conference in the nation gets shut out of the first playoff. I think that could be a good thing because it would hasten the transition to an eight team playoff, which IMO makes much more sense.
re: Does the Kansas opening have any impact on SEC staff?
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 9/28/14 at 5:15 pm
I don't think his methods would have worked at a traditional power school. He will not talk to the media and does not give boosters any special recognition. He is not a traditional recruiter either.
At a school like Bama or LSU I do not think he would have been kept around long enough to earn the benefit of the doubt he gets at KSU.
He was the perfect coach at the perfect time for the perfect school. As soon as he leaves it is back to the cellar for KSU FB, don't believe me check out the Ron Prince experiment.
At a school like Bama or LSU I do not think he would have been kept around long enough to earn the benefit of the doubt he gets at KSU.
He was the perfect coach at the perfect time for the perfect school. As soon as he leaves it is back to the cellar for KSU FB, don't believe me check out the Ron Prince experiment.
re: Does the Kansas opening have any impact on SEC staff?
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 9/28/14 at 4:11 pm
Towel boy at an SEC school to head coach at ku would be a lateral move.
The one positive about the beaker job is that you know going in you will work for three years and get paid for at least five.
The negative, of course, is that you will never be a head coach at a P5 school after leaving ku. That beaker stench is impossible to wash off.
The one positive about the beaker job is that you know going in you will work for three years and get paid for at least five.
The negative, of course, is that you will never be a head coach at a P5 school after leaving ku. That beaker stench is impossible to wash off.
re: ***OFFICIAL 2012 Preseason Prediction Thread****
Posted by KC Tiger Fan on 8/28/12 at 8:53 pm
Mizzou 8-4
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