Missouri Tigers Football 2011 Preview, Predictions, Picks, Odds
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2010 Record: 10-3 Big 12 Record: 6-2 (T-1st, North) 2011 Returning Starters: 16: 9 offense, 6 defense, kicker
Coach: Gary Pinkel, 77-49 (10 years)
Offensive Coordinators: David Yost Defensive Coordinators: Dave Steckel
2011 Missouri Players to Watch: LT Elvis Fisher, TE Michael Egnew, WR TJ. Moe, DE Brad Madison, DE Jacqules Smith, OLB Zavlar Gooden, SS Kenjl Jackson
2011 Missouri Strengths:
The defensive line is as deep and talented as any in the Big 12, particularly along the edge. There’s no shortage of experience on the offensive line either, where four retuming starters, all seniors, are back. Every tailback who ran the ball and every receiverwho caughta pass last season is back and healthy.
2011 Missouri Weaknesses:
The Tigers are as untested at quarterback as any team in the Big 12. Only sophomore quarterback James Franklin has taken a snap in a college game – and those were mostly cameos in short-yardage situations. Promising athletes fill the secondary, but only one has started.
2011 Missouri Offense:
Missouri’s muddled quarterback picture cleared up in early May with Tyler Gabbert’s surprising announcement that he intended to transfer. Gabbert, the younger brother of 2010 Tiger starter Blaine Gabbert, emerged from spring practice virtually even on the depth chart with sophomore James Franklin. With Gabbert out of the picture, the job will fall to Franklin, who played sparingly in certain offensive packages as Blaine Gabbert’s backup last season. Franklin, a former 4-star recruit, will have plenty of experienced receivers to throw to. All 14 players who caught a pass for the Tigers last year are back, including leading receiver T.J. Moe (92 receptions for 1,045 yards) and Walter Camp All-America tight end Michael Egnew. Missouri also returns its top three rushers. De’Vion Moore’s 517 yards led a balanced running back rotation that included Henry Josey (437 yards) and Kendial Lawrence (422). Four returning starters on the line should open up more running lanes and help protect the new quarterback. Left tackle Elvis Fisher has a string of 40 consecutive starts, and Dan Hoch and Austin Wuebbels are entering their third season as starters for a unit that boasts four seniors with a combined 108 starts.
2011 Missouri Defense:
Despite losing its most feared playmaker in Aldon Smith, who also left early for the NFL, production from this unit could be better. Ends Jacquies Smith and Brad Madison combined for 13 sacks and 21 tackles for a loss last year, with Madison leading the team in both categories. Redshirt freshman Kony Ealy has received comparisons to Aldon Smith after adding 40 pounds from his listed weight of 210 when he first arrived on campus. The return of nose tackle Dominique Hamilton from an ankle injury will be critical to the success of the defense, which struggled when he was lost for the final six games of 2010. Heralded recruit Sheldon Richardson could also be a difference-maker. Considered the nation’s top line recruit two years ago, he’s finally expected to take Faurot Field after a junior college detour. Missouri’s had a linebacker on the All-Big 12 team in six of the past seven years, and Zaviar Gooden could add to that number if he improves on an impressive sophomore campaign that saw him lead the Tigers with 85 tackles. Will Ebner and Luke Lambert have considerable starting experience, but injuries sidelined the two seniors for a combined 12 games last year. Strong safety Kenji Jackson is the lone returning starter from a secondary that helped the Tigers improve their national ranking from 104th to 37th in pass defense, but Missouri might possess more playmakers in its secondary than it’s had in years.
2011 Missouri Special Teams:
Placekicker Grant Ressel emerged from nowhere two years ago to give the Tigers one of the steadiest legs in the country. The senior has made 43 of 46 field goal attempts. Trey Barrow takes over at punter and might have the strongest leg of any during the Pinkel era. The Tigers need a new punt returner. Receivers Moe and Gahn McGaffie could be in the mix, while tailbacks Marcus Murphy and Henry Josey look like the top options to return kicks.
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2011 Missouri Predictions:
Plenty returns from a team that reached 10 wins for the third time in four years, but the lack of experience at quarterback adds a lot of intrigue as the Tigers attempt to compete at the top of the reconfigured Big 12 Conference. Franklin will have only one game under his belt before a nationally televised Friday night game at Arizona State, and Big 12 play begins two weeks later with a Sept. 22 trip to Oklahoma.
2011 Missouri Betting Odds:
Missouri Current odds to win a National Championship: +10000
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