The official Missouri-Texas smack talk thread
Another week, another gigantic Big 12 matchup in college football. The No. 11 Missouri Tigers (5-1) travel to Austin to face the nation’s newest top ranked team, the Texas Longhorns (6-0). Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET, Saturday on ABC.
The Longhorns are coming off their most impressive victory of the season over previously top ranked Oklahoma, 45-35. Quarterback Colt McCoy’s play has made people in Austin forget about that Vince Young fella. The Longhorns signal caller was 28/35 for 277 yards and a TD against the vaunted Sooner defense. He wasn’t the only one that had himself a big day as wideouts Quan Cosby and Jordan Shipley combined for 20 catches, 234 yards and one touchdown.
Meanwhile, the Tigers head into this game coming off a difficult loss to Oklahoma State. Quarterback and Heisman hopeful Chase Daniel had his worst game of the season. While he did manage to complete 39/52 for 390 yards, his three second half interceptions doomed Missouri and sent them to their first loss of the season.
The big question now is whether or not Texas can handle the pressure of being the top ranked team and having a huge target on their back. MIZZOU comes into this game desperate because a second consecutive loss will be damaging to their national title hopes.
Below is a complete list of Missouri and Texas blogs and information sites to get you primed for the matchup.
Top Missouri Tiger Sites
SportSnipe: Missouri Tigers Football
Official Mizzou Football Website
Top Texas Longhorn Sites
Bleacher Report: Texas Longhorns Football
USA Today: Texas Longhorns Football
The programs have met a total of 20 times, with the Longhorns holding a 15-5 edge. Texas has won the last four meetings over Missouri by an average of 23 points. Oddsmakers have also made the Longhorns 7-point favorites.
Come on, people! Where are our Longhorn fans? Where are the Missouri fans? Who is going to win this game and why?
I just have one thing to say…………..
HOOK ‘EM BABY!!!!!!!!!!
Colt 45
Texas is an amped version of Okie State with this respect on defense ::
OSU defense won by putting pressure (and rattling) Chase Daniel while the LBs and secondary covered the passing lanes and recievers. This is the reason you saw 4 Cowboys around an interception.
Texas has a more devastating pass rush and worked the same scenario against OU this past weekend. HIGHLY EFFECTIVE! Yeah, frehsman safeties. One was the 2nd leading tackler and the other had 2 interceptions against the Gooners.
With Chase Daniel talking his usual smack already, it will FIRE UP the Texas defense to pound him in the ground. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Orakpo coming after me …
Texas 34, MIZZOU 27.
Colt McCoy = coolest name in college football.
All i have say is, yeah Mizzou is coming off a loss, but thats gonna fire them up. Sure Texas got lucky last week, they are gonna come into the game with a major hangover and are gonna get a show-me-state beat down!
P.s. Colt McCoy is an aweful name!
Colt!
McCoy Sucks!!! Over rated, over hyped, gonna get banged up like normal.
Just me.
Horns 37
Mizzou 27
Go Tigers!
Boy, Colt McCoy sure looks overrated and over hyped. Dude has like two incompletions in the first half - he sucks.