I found this interesting.From Bryan Burwell, St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Franklin admits being scared:
Quarterback James Franklin even admitted so much after the game, saying he either pulled up, ducked or threw the ball away too quickly because after a while he just expected a Carolina defender to knock him into next week.
Players voicing frustration with coaching staff:
"That game, it just doesn't make any sense," said senior receiver T.J. Moe. "It's not like we were dropping balls all over the place, not like we were tripping and falling and not making throws. We just didn't do anything to help ourselves win. There was never a point in the game where I felt like we were doing something on offense to get going. I've never been in a game like that. Never."
Poignant Bryan Burwell insights:
what happened to Mizzou on its maiden road trip deep into the heart of the SEC was a blunt warning of what can happen on any given football Saturday when you decide to play a listless, mistake-ridden, self-destructive brand of football.
offensively, it just felt like the Mizzou offense was flinching all afternoon, expecting a knockout punch to land square on its jaw even when half the time what players were feeling was actually nothing more damaging than a stiff breeze.
The Georgia game gave you hope. This game gave you acid reflux. This game made you wonder where this season is headed, and if you want to be around when it gets there. When you consider that No. 1 Alabama is still waiting for Mizzou next month, three more conference road games are on the horizon, and this young, beaten-up offensive line has to face a never-ending chorus line of SEC defenses that feature four or five future NFL studs every weekend, I wonder when or if any relief is in sight.
Franklin admits being scared:
Quarterback James Franklin even admitted so much after the game, saying he either pulled up, ducked or threw the ball away too quickly because after a while he just expected a Carolina defender to knock him into next week.
Players voicing frustration with coaching staff:
"That game, it just doesn't make any sense," said senior receiver T.J. Moe. "It's not like we were dropping balls all over the place, not like we were tripping and falling and not making throws. We just didn't do anything to help ourselves win. There was never a point in the game where I felt like we were doing something on offense to get going. I've never been in a game like that. Never."
Poignant Bryan Burwell insights:
what happened to Mizzou on its maiden road trip deep into the heart of the SEC was a blunt warning of what can happen on any given football Saturday when you decide to play a listless, mistake-ridden, self-destructive brand of football.
offensively, it just felt like the Mizzou offense was flinching all afternoon, expecting a knockout punch to land square on its jaw even when half the time what players were feeling was actually nothing more damaging than a stiff breeze.
The Georgia game gave you hope. This game gave you acid reflux. This game made you wonder where this season is headed, and if you want to be around when it gets there. When you consider that No. 1 Alabama is still waiting for Mizzou next month, three more conference road games are on the horizon, and this young, beaten-up offensive line has to face a never-ending chorus line of SEC defenses that feature four or five future NFL studs every weekend, I wonder when or if any relief is in sight.
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