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NFL Playoffs – it’s all “Mizzou”
Posted by Phenomenal Smith on January 9th, 2010 under Football
Today the Jets play at the Bengals and Eagles at the Cowboys. The most intriguing thing for Mizzou fans is, of course, that former Tigers playing key roles on the visiting teams. The NFL is finally interesting to me again.
As if you needed another reason to like Rex Ryan, the coach who finally figured out that lining Brad Smith up as QB in the Wildcat formation, there's another reason. That Jet formation
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Tigers Representing in the NFL
Posted by Phenomenal Smith on December 27th, 2009 under Football
Big day for Mizzou Tigers in the League. Brad Smith returned a kickoff for 106 yards, the longest play in Jets history.
Maclin had six catches for 96 yards including the catch of the game for the Eagles -
Click here and then on Jeremy Maclin 27 yard catch.
Ziggy Hood registered a big
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Sometimes, they get it right.
Posted by Sheriff Blalock on August 11th, 2009 under Football
For all that is said here about national media members getting facts wrong, on occasion, someone actually makes a good observation.
ESPN.com's Matt Mosely had this to say about Jeremy Maclin (full story here):
"Maclin's trying to learn the nuances of the West Coast offense on the fly, but he's an extremely intelligent player who should catch on quickly."
and later:
He's a fluid player who doesn't mind going across the middle, but right now, you can tell
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The Sporting “News”
Posted by Phenomenal Smith on July 23rd, 2009 under Football
The national media knows just enough about everything to write about everything, but not enough about anything to write about anything. Get it? Yeah, I'm not sure I do anymore. In short, the national media shouldn't bother writing about my favorite team or conference because I know more than they do and it'll just end up making me mad. I use "my" and "me" there to include all avid sports fans.
Also, it should be pointed out
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NFL Pre-Camps
Posted by Phenomenal Smith on July 18th, 2009 under Football
NFL fans are chomping at the bit to get started, so there's been some random writings from around the nation on what the preseason camps will bring. Here's a sampling of what people are saying about our Tigers.
Chase Daniel.
Any time a Redskins quarterback takes the field, whether it’s training camp or game, he is sure to draw plenty of attention.
Daniel, an undrafted rookie, is fourth
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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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Maclin in Philly
Posted by Phenomenal Smith on April 27th, 2009 under
After years of ambivalence, I am now an Eagles fan. Former Mizzou coach, Andy Reid, pulled the surprising trigger to make Maclin his team's first round choice. Not that it was surprising that Maclin was a first round pick, but that the Eagles, a team seldom mentioned as a possible destination, picked him. After looking at the roster, though, Maclin should be able to wedge his way in for significant time. Here are the Eagle
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Lost in the mail?
Posted by Phenomenal Smith on April 14th, 2009 under Football
Once upon a time there was a first-team All-American wide receiver - well, first-team All-American kick returner who played wide receiver very well - who longed to go to the NFL Draft Ball in New York. Now, this ball is very exclusive and only those deemed most worthy (and Brady Quinn) get invited. The invitations were sent and, much to the chagrin of Jeremy Maclin's fans, he did not receive one. No worries - much like Cinderella
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Will he stay or will he go?
Posted by Phenomenal Smith on January 7th, 2009 under
As everyone knows by now, Maclin will announce on Friday whether he's coming back for his junior year or bolting to the NFL. I don't imagine one calls a press conference to announce he's coming back, but you never know.
I've polled the AT braintrust, such as it is, and we collectively deem it a 93% chance Jeremy Maclin will make himself eligible for the draft. Gathered from the ATers, reasons he will leave the Tigers:
has
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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