Yes, the Missouri Tigers are who we thought they were! The general public was fooled in gaining some respect for the over-rated Tigers due to their soft opening schedule and knocking off 4 wins against four very weak opponents. These four wins came from beating up on a DIV.II furman team, and 3 other Div.I opponents that have a combined record of 3-10! Not to mention that Missouri struggled against a very poor Bowling Green team and had to rally in the 2nd half to pull off the “W”.
Now, with that said the future for Blaine Gabbert looks to be bright, but this MU team is not a team that can challenge for the big 12 North title in 2009. Their defense is soft, except for 1 play maker in Weatherspoon, and their offense is not the same lineup from the past 3 years that could strike down the field at any given moment . Nebraska’s defensive lineman “Suh” took on the Tigers entire offensive line by him self and still managed to cause a fumble, injure Blaine Gabbert, and pick off a poor pass that led to a Nebraska lead changing touchdown. If MU’s offensive line can not handle one playmaker on the oppenents defensive line, then more embarrassment is sure to come when facing Big 12 powerhouses such as Texas and Oklahoma State.
The general public jumped all over the MU bandwagon on Thursday night, laying 69% wagers on the Tigers, but our ATSWinners handicapping team released their play of the week on Nebraska and The Under to allow our members to cash in easily! We will most likely not see such a generous line against the Tigers the rest of the season as they start to face stronger oppenents; so Thursday night was a gift from the linemakers in which our handicapping team took advantage of. Now that the MU Tigers are exposed for who they really are this year, the linemakers will have no choice but to spot the once-proud Tigers team double digit points as they get into the heart of their conference schedule.
“The Missouri Tigers ARE who we thought they WERE” prior to the season beginning, and their season should be considered a success if they can somewhoe muster up “7 wins”.
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