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Predictions on 2009 Draftees NFL success
Posted by Gene Claude on May 13th, 2009 under Football
Just for fun, so I can be mocked mercilessly in a few years, here are my predictions of NFL success for the 2009 Tiger NFL draft class:
1. Chase Coffman. I guess it is just a feeling, but Coffman's competitive fire and "difference-ness" make him my choice for the 2009 draftee most likely to have sustained NFL success. Coffman can do things, namely, catch passes while blanketed by defenders, that is unusual and very valuable in
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The Curious Case of Chase Daniel (MU-Northwestern PM)
Posted by Phenomenal Smith on December 30th, 2008 under Football
It's the end of an era and I feel fine. Tigers win, which is all that really matters. Winning ugly is still winning. Losing to that Northwestern team would have been the pinnacle of an embarrassing season where Mizzou adorned preseason mags as a fave for the national championship. Seriously, those Wildcats aren't that much better than the Big 12's Wildcats. Losing would have been devastating - to me anyway. It would have ruined me. I would
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Mizzou v. Baylor Preview – Stats to Ponder
Posted by JR Slim on October 28th, 2008 under Football
0 - Baylor quarterbacks have not thrown an interception in seven straight games over the course of 166 pass attempts.
1 - Baylor has only comitted one turnover in its last six games.
3 - Baylor freshman sensation Robert Griffin III was ranked as the nation's 3rd best dual-threat QB in last year's high school class by Rivals.com. He has been described by ESPN.com's Bruce Feldman as "the fastest QB in the country and its not even close."
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The Unsung Hero
Posted by Gene Claude on October 28th, 2008 under Football
Per Dave Matter:
With another 16 points off his right foot, kicker Jeff Wolfert took a few steps closer to legitimate All-American consideration. Wolfert is on pace to set an NCAA record for career accuracy on field goals and PATs. Wolfert is a combined 210 of 220 for his career (95.5 percent). The NCAA career record for combined kick accuracy is 93.3 percent set by UCLA’s John Lee from 1982-85.
I'll confess that I'm not