Team: Missouri Tigers

Top two players

Offense – Brad Smith (QB), Adam Spieker (C)

Defense – Atiyyah Ellison (DE), James Kinney(OLB)

Vitals

Coach: Gary Pinkel
(4th season, 17-19)
2003 record: 8-5
(Lost to Arkansas in Independence Bowl)
Big 12 finish: 4-4 (3rd North)
'03 I-A Offensive Rankings:
Rush: 6th (237.5 ypg)
Pass: 102nd (166.0 ypg)
'03 I-A Defensive Rankings:
Rush: 72nd (167.2 ypg)
Pass: 50th (213.8 ypg)

Website: www.mutigers.com

2004 Schedule

9-4-04	ARKANSAS STATE
9-9-04	at Troy State (Thur.)
9-18-04	BALL STATE
10-2-04	COLORADO
10-9-04	at Baylor
10-16-04	at Texas
10-23-04	OKLAHOMA STATE
10-30-04	at Nebraska
11-6-04	KANSAS STATE
11-20-04	KANSAS
11-27-04	at Iowa State

Offense

Duel-threat, overrated QB, Brad Smith guides MU. I’m sorry this guy has been getting’ fat numbers the last couple years by torching shit schools like Arkansas St, Ball St and Middle Tenn. St. He can’t throw that well and has no receivers to throw to. They need to replace a whole bunch of lineman. I’m just not feelin’ it.

Defense

They have players back, but they are still young. They’ll need to carry the team until the offense gets going. C.J. Mosley and Atiyyah Ellison comprise one of the best tackle tandems in the conference. Linebacker James Kinney is second to none at covering the field sideline to sideline. The kicking game is iffy at best.

Versus the Huskers: Coming into Lincoln, I see this as a complete game victory by the Huskers. It’s hard for any team to come into Lincoln. Smith won’t know what hit him, when he faces our crowd. NU will run and pass it up and down the field while the defense smothers the weak wideouts and clamps down on Smith.

Final Analysis: This is the most overrated team in the conference if not the country. They will not be prepared for the Big 12 Conference. They have some defense but not enough to carry them. Plus they have a really bad commercial right now on the television. Looks like local tv.