Two Types Of Tigers Make A Statement
1.Mizzou Dominates-For years the Missouri Tigers were a mediocre to good team. This program has been apart of some infamous moments from the 5th down Colorado game to the kick by the Nebraska Huskers. In the biggest games, the Tigers and their fans always had a what might had been moment. Especially when it came to Oklahoma, the Sooners have shelled the Tigers in the past 11 games. But on Saturday night that was a different Tiger team and a different outcome. Mizzou physically dominated the Sooners on both sides of the ball to take down the number 1 ranked team in the BCS. The Tigers controlled both lines of scrimmage and that shocked the fans as well as OU. The Tigers used balanced on their offense for the first time this year and that balance kept the Sooners honest on the defensive side. But this win is more about a program that had been the little brother to Texas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Since the inception of the Big 12, Gary Pinkel and the Tigers were 0-11 against Texas and Oklahoma. Winless, not quite good enough to be taken seriously. Last night the Tigers came out and proved that they belonged with the upper echelon of teams in the Big 12. Of course, they have one more big showdown on the road against Nebraska on Saturday that could potentially give this team a legit shot at a championship. But not to get ahead of myself, the Show Me State showed the nation how football is played in Columbia. No longer A Sports Verb, Oklahoma Mizzoued themselves.
1.Mizzou Dominates-For years the Missouri Tigers were a mediocre to good team. This program has been apart of some infamous moments from the 5th down Colorado game to the kick by the Nebraska Huskers. In the biggest games, the Tigers and their fans always had a what might had been moment. Especially when it came to Oklahoma, the Sooners have shelled the Tigers in the past 11 games. But on Saturday night that was a different Tiger team and a different outcome. Mizzou physically dominated the Sooners on both sides of the ball to take down the number 1 ranked team in the BCS. The Tigers controlled both lines of scrimmage and that shocked the fans as well as OU. The Tigers used balanced on their offense for the first time this year and that balance kept the Sooners honest on the defensive side. But this win is more about a program that had been the little brother to Texas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Since the inception of the Big 12, Gary Pinkel and the Tigers were 0-11 against Texas and Oklahoma. Winless, not quite good enough to be taken seriously. Last night the Tigers came out and proved that they belonged with the upper echelon of teams in the Big 12. Of course, they have one more big showdown on the road against Nebraska on Saturday that could potentially give this team a legit shot at a championship. But not to get ahead of myself, the Show Me State showed the nation how football is played in Columbia. No longer A Sports Verb, Oklahoma Mizzoued themselves.
2. The New Tebow-Tim Tebow received all the hype and accolades any college football player has in years. Florida is searching for his replacement but they had him and let him go. Cam Newton is now the answer to the next Tim Tebow. Newton, 6'5 250 lbs, is leading Auburn to unprecedented heights. These Tigers beat LSU 24-17 in what was a slugfest. The thing about Newton is he was a Gator and got into some trouble but was overlooked by the program for John Brantley. Newton is suited to run a zone read running offense because of his size and the long strides he takes. Trying to tackle him on the move is like trying to tackle a moving refrigerator with speed. The strength of Auburn was and is their running game, and LSU had no answer for them or Cam Newton. People in Auburn are saying Cam is the greatest Auburn Tiger ever, greater than Bo Jackson. To me that is absurd because Bo Jackson was a rare talent of size and speed. However, Cam is a different version of Tebow and he just might lead the Tigers to the same place Tebow led the Gators. To a national title.
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