When the Defense Roars: Missouri Tigers Dynasty

[Kcordloh]

Missouri Tigers: The Road To Glory starts with the Defense

The 2010 Missouri Tigers posted a 10-3 record and ranked #18 in the Coaches and AP polls and finished 2nd in the Big XII north behind Nebraska (10-4) via the tie breaker of Nebraska defeating Missouri 31-17.

Due to Nebraska's departure to the Big 10, Missouri will now face the gauntlet of the Big XII. They are projected for a 4th place finish behind power house Oklahoma, and up and comers Texas A&M and Oklahoma State.

The hopes are high for the 2011 Tigers in the state of Missouri.


House Rules:
Sliders: SECElite AA's sliders, tweaked since I am starting as the DC: For the first 4 years
Years 5+: My own set
CC: On
Time: 8 minute quarters as coordinator, 10 minutes for HC
Difficulty: Heisman
Recruiting Difficulty rules:
All-American: I never needed to change it to get decent classes, so it will stay here.

Missouri Tigers 2012 season
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User Note: As of 12/17/2011: Due to ease of game and consistently being top 5 in overall defense, I have moved to 8 minute quarters and went to Heisman sliders, modified SEC Elite ones, with CPU ACC/WR/RBA/PB all at and above 80. If I continue to dominate the defensive statistics and my offense is low rated then I will bump to 10, or even 12 minute quarters. The sliders are extremely CPU biased right now, and I am still competitive defensively.

I am running two teams, tOSU (not posting updates really, 8 minute quarters) and Missouri (main team still, always will be)

[Kcordloh]

Missouri Tigers Depth Chart - 2011
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
TE	Miachael Egnew	Eric Waters	Andrew Jones
LT	Elvis Fisher	Anthony Gatti
LG	Jason Palmgren	Max Britt	Justin Copeland
C	Travis Ruth	Mitch Morse	Robert Luce
RG	Austin Wuebbels	Jack Meiners	Mark Hill
RT	Dan Hoch	Chris Freeman	Michael Boddie
WR	Jerrell Jackson	Tj Moe	Wes Kemp	L'Damian Washington
QB	James Franklin	Ashton Glaser	Jimmy Costello
FB	Kendial Lawerence	Henry Josey
HB	De'Vion Moore	Henry Josey	Marcus Murphy
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Jacquies Smith	Michael Sam	Matt Hoch
LDT	Terrell Resonno	Jimmy Burge	George White
RDT	Dominique Hamilton	Marvin Foster	Lucas Vincent
RDE	Brad Madison	Kony Ealy	Brayden Burnett
WLB	Zavier Gooden	Darvin Ruise	Tony Randolph
MLB	Will Ebner	Luke Lambert	Jared Parham
SLB	Andrew Wilson	Donovan Bonner	Michael Brennan
CB	Kip Edward	Robert Steeples
SS	Kenji Jackson	Kenronte Walker	Daniel Esterly
FS	Matt White	Braylon Webb	Tavon Bolden
CB	E.J. Gaines	Trey Hobson
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Grant Ressel
P	Trey Barrow

[Kcordloh]

Missouri Tigers 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 3	vs Miami (Ohio)	Result
Sep 9	at #25 Arizona State	Result
Sep 17	vs Hawaii	Result
Sep 24	at #1 Oklahoma	Result
Oct 8	at Kansas State	Result
Oct 15	vs Iowa State	Result
Oct 22	vs #7 Oklahoma State	Result
Oct 29	at #9 Texas A&M	Result
Nov 5	at Baylor	Result
Nov 12	vs #22 Texas	Result
Nov 19	vs Texas Tech	Result
Nov 26	at Kansas	Result
Bowl	Bowl Game	Result

[Kcordloh]

Tigers Projected to Finish 4th in Big XII

The Missouri Tigers are projected to finish 4th in the Big 12 with an 8-4 record in the 2011 football season. New defensive coordinator Johnny Rock was vocal after hearing the projection: "People think A&M, OSU, OU, and Texas will be to much for us in 2011. I highly doubt it, and if we finish worse then 9-3 I will be surprised. The Big XII is a tough conference, from top to bottom there are no real pretenders this year and every game will be a fight but we are tough and I expect a great year."

Missouri is #23 in the pre-season rankings, behind #1 Oklahoma, #7 Oklahoma State, #9 Texas A&M, and #22 Texas.

The Big XII pre-season rankings are:
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas A&M
3. Oklahoma State
4. Missouri
5. Texas
6. Baylor
7. Texas Tech
8. Kansas State
9. Iowa State
10. Kansas

[Kcordloh]

Missouri Schedule Analysis

Toughest game: Oklahoma. No one expects Missouri to win this game, and considering what is it at stake, it's totally expected. It's at Oklahoma, where they have lost 2 games in 12 years. Oklahoma needs to go undefeated to ensure they get a shot at the BCS title game, and they have last year's loss to the Tigers to avenge. It will be a long day for the Tigers if they plan to win this one, and odds are they cannot. If they do they will be early season favorites for the Big XII.

Trap game: at Kansas State. Missouri has owned KSU the past few years, and while it looks like a mismatch the Wildcats will be ready to avenge their recent short comings. If Missouri is undefeated going into this game look out for an upset. Otherwise the Tigers should roll.

Snoozer: None. They are no give-me games this year, although Miami OH is the top candidate for that honor, they did go 10-4 in the MAC last year.

Non-con challenge: Hawaii. Hawaii is a tough team, and look to continue their high octane offense in 2011. It will be a long day, and the Tigers will have to be scoring to win this one or Johnny Rock's defense will have to step up.

Gut check game: at Texas A&M. Texas A&M is also looking to avenge last year's loss to Missouri, where they were embarrassed by the Tigers. The Aggies look to have the advantage, but the #23 Tigers should be able to keep it close until the 3rd. It should be one of the best games of the year at College Station.

[Kcordloh]

Feel free to post now. I will start playing tonight. I am pretty excited for this after doing custom roster edits for like a week to prep!

[BleedBlue23]

I'll be following along. Interested in seeing how Mizzou ends up with you starting out as a Defensive Coordinator.

[Kcordloh]

Thanks BleedBlue. I really am enjoying your Boise dynasty, it looks amazing and you are doing quite well also.