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Game Day Open Thread: BTHO Mizzou!
By The 12th Manchild Section: Football
Posted on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 09:12:39 AM EST

BTHO Mizzou!


Game 11: Texas A&M @ #6 Missouri

Texas A&M Aggies 6-4 (3-3) AT #6 Missouri Tigers 8-1 (4-1)

November 10, 2007 | 11:30 AM CDT



Faurot Field (68,349) | Columbia, MO

Forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind between 8 and 13 mph.


(Joel Meyers, Dave Lapham, and Jim Knox)



Keys To Victory

  • Ball Control - it's just a fancy way of saying "establish the run, pound them with the J-Train". It's cliche, but the best way to limit the Mizzou offense is to keep it off the field.
  • Red Zone - If the Ags want a shot at winning this one, they need to keep the Tigers close. That means walking away with 7pts (no more damned missed FG attempts!) when in the red zone and keeping Mizzou to 3 or less when they get in the red zone. I don't care if Mizzou racks up 600yds of offense between the 20's (which is very, very likely) as long as the defense manages to limit explosives and their red zone production.
  • Turnovers - The Ags can't afford to give the Tigers any gifts. Extra opportunities to score will doom the Ags. Instead, the Ags need to steal some opportunities of their own, forcing fumbles and grabbing some INTs.
  • Balls - Fran & Co. need to reach down there, dig around for a bit, and find em. No more FGs on 4th&1 in the 3rd Qtr down by 21. I would rather see us going for it on 4th&23 on our own 5yd than another display as pathetic as last week in Norman. As far as the playbook is concerned, I say "Go, Go, Gadget Triple-Reverse-Option-Flea-Flicker-Annexation of Puerto Rico". If our guys are gonna go down, atleast go down in a blaze of gadgety glory that will live on in YouTube glory forever.
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Game Day Open Thread: BTHO Mizzou!

Questions to be answered at game time

Are the Mike Goodson rumors true or not?

Is Jerrod Johnson finally healthy enough to be a possible option if things get ugly?

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 12:25:07 PM EST


Mark Dodge not starting

don't know if this is injury related, or if it's because he's terrible at covering TEs and receivers.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 12:45:16 PM EST


Funeral

Dodge is out because he attended his grandma's funeral

Meat? They're made out of Meat? Meat.

by ihavethemelody on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 04:28:08 PM EST
[ Parent ]


91 seconds

and Mizzou has 7 on the board. The defense looks like 12 yr olds trying to tackle a greased pig.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 12:46:47 PM EST


Well

That's not a good start.

PB at BON

by Burnt Orange Nation on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 12:50:19 PM EST


Goodson takes field

puts rumors to rest

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 12:51:14 PM EST


keondra smith

watches as two defenders blitz in and sack mcgee

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 12:56:46 PM EST


Woohoo!

Ags avert shutout! Safety!

Mizzou 7, Ags 2

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:01:25 PM EST


4th & 1, Mizzou territory

and we punt.. I think i just threw up a little bit of blueberry muffin beer in my mouth.

Balls? still absent.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:07:57 PM EST


A&M winning the field position battle

..but failing to capitalize on anything.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:20:11 PM EST


As the 1st Qtr comes to a close..

The defense is doing a decent job at bending but not breaking, the offense still looks like it's in its 3rd week of stalling out. If the Ags can't get something going, this is going to get very, very ugly.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:26:36 PM EST


"MAKE PLAYS! MAKE PLAYS!"

somebody please make a hit and wrap somebody up

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:32:56 PM EST


McGee, take notes..

THAT's how you throw a jump ball to your huge TE..

Mizzou 14, A&M 2

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:36:12 PM EST


BIG PASS!

McGee connects to a wide open Kerry Franks. 1st & Goal.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:42:10 PM EST


Whoop!

Martellus gets himself a TD.

Mizzou 14, A&M 9

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:44:10 PM EST


Big 3rd Down Sack

freshmen Von Miller makes a huge impact.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 01:55:29 PM EST


Bending but not breaking

Ags force Mizzou to leave the red zone with 3 instead of 7.

Mizzou 17, A&M 9

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 02:07:16 PM EST


halftime

Mizzou 24, A&M 9

Basic Fundamentals: Pursuit Angles and Tackling.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 02:21:44 PM EST


Aggies come out of halftime roaring

march down the field for 7
Mizzou 24, A&M 16

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 02:48:52 PM EST


Alton Dixon forces and recovers fumble

Ags really need to capitalize on this pl... play under review, probably getting over turned.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 02:56:01 PM EST


Woohoo!!

ruling is confirmed, Aggie ball.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 02:59:27 PM EST


Sad Face

After a great drive, the Ags settle for a FG

Mizzou 24, Ags 19

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:09:52 PM EST


Alton Dixon Baby!

Breaks up the pass AND loses a shoe..

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:16:26 PM EST


2:00 until

The Ags lose the wind at their backs.. they gotta take advantage and close the gap.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:17:08 PM EST


4th Qtr

with the wind in our face, it's time for the J-Train. We're killin clock, but we MUST SCORE

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:26:38 PM EST


FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:30:43 PM EST


has Jordan Pugh made a single tackle today?

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:34:28 PM EST


WHat??

Alton Dixon ejected!? what did he do?

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:37:01 PM EST


Wheels coming off.

Mizzou 31, Ags 19

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:42:49 PM EST


Great play from martellus

Mizzou 31, Ags 26

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 03:49:46 PM EST


gouging my eyes out..

mcgee takes sack..in the endzone..

Mizzou 40, A&M 26

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 04:04:15 PM EST


Ags lose 40-26

This one was actually within reach.. makes the loss all that much harder.

- Brad -

by The 12th Manchild on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 04:11:55 PM EST


We lose

At least we were competitive for the 3rd quarter and the first part of the fourth.  

Meat? They're made out of Meat? Meat.

by ihavethemelody on Sat Nov 10, 2007 at 04:30:49 PM EST



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