SB Nation Kansas City - Missouri Vs. Georgia: Tigers Stumble Late In 41-20 Losshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48935/kc-fave.png2012-09-10T17:00:19-05:00http://kansascity.sbnation.com/rss/stream/30540372012-09-10T17:00:19-05:002012-09-10T17:00:19-05:00Mizzou Has To Forget What Might Have Been Against Georgia
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<p>Mizzou squandered plenty of opportunities against #7 Georgia, but now move on to face a tough Arizona State squad</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers">Missouri Tigers</a> had plenty of opportunities to shock the SEC in Saturday's loss against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a>. Redzone turnovers, missed field goals, dropped touchdowns and late injuries haunted the Tigers at Faurot Field Saturday night.</p>
<p>Let me first start off by saying I hope Mizzou never wears gold jerseys ever again. Mizzou has created their own version of Notre Dame's "Green Jersey Curse" by losing their last two gold-clad games in heartbreaking fashion. The 2008 loss to Kansas at Arrowhead on <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/7886/kerry-meier">Kerry Meier's</a> last second TD grab still haunts me to this day and I'm sure going to lose sleep over how the Tigers let this game get away against Georgia.</p>
<p>The atmosphere in Columbia was amazing. Electric doesn't even begin to describe the scene in CoMO. I really hope that Mizzou fans can duplicate that atmosphere for years to come, even against lesser opponents. Faurot has been a daunting venue for the past five years in marquee matchups, but sometimes leaves much to be desired against inferior opponents. With another night game this week against a good Arizona State team, I'm sure Columbia will be radioactive once again.</p>
<p>I knew it would be another head scratching night right from Mizzou's first offensive play from scrimmage. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/115134/james-franklin">James Franklin</a> was split out, while a high, direct snap to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/76613/kendial-lawrence">Kendial Lawrence</a> nearly sailed over his head and went for a two-yard loss. Mizzou's first drive went three and out, mired by terrible snaps from center and ending with Franklin saving what would've been either a safety or disastrous UGA touchdown on an exchange from center that went all the way down inside the Tiger 10-yard line.</p>
<p>The first quarter saw plenty of opportunities for both teams to capitalize on one another's mistakes, but Mizzou and Georgia failed to take advantage of fumbles, interceptions and plenty of short field advantages.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36918/brad-madison">Brad Madison</a> was a bright spot all game, coming up with two huge sacks on third down in the first and third quarters. With his performance, Madison has been moved up to first string for Saturday's game against ASU. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/134326/sheldon-richardson">Sheldon Richardson</a> wreaked havoc in the middle of the offensive line, shedding double teams and giving Madison, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/76621/michael-sam">Michael Sam</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36912/will-ebner">Will Ebner</a> opportunities to get in Georgia quarterback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/78599/aaron-murray">Aaron Murray's</a> face. The Tigers had little trouble sustaining a pass rush on deep drops by Murray.</p>
<p>Back to the offense. The Tigers continued going back to the read option after the Bulldogs sniffed it out multiple times. Those plays rarely went for more than three or four yards and I wonder if the Tigers are not quite comfortable with Franklin distributing the ball downfield. The Tigers' insistence on sticking with the read reared its ugly head early in the second quarter resulted in a turnover deep in Tiger territory. Luckily, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/85956/donovan-bonner">Donovan Bonner</a> made an outstanding effort on UGA's first play after the turnover, reading Murray's play action and getting an interception, leading to Mizzou's first points on a short field goal.</p>
<p>After going up 10-3, Mizzou gave up a lengthy drive to Georgia right before half. Completely inexcusable. UGA marched down the field and brought the game within one point. A Marcus Lucas drop in the endzone on single coverage on a hail mary at the end of the half was crucial, but you can't rely on plays like that.</p>
<p>I was encouraged by how the Tigers came right out of the half with a defensive stand and then torched the UGA secondary with a spectacular catch and run by <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/76603/l-damian-washington">L'Damian Washington</a>. I said earlier in the week that Lucas and Washington would play big roles in the game, and they did. It seemed Georgia were locked into TJ Moe and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/158633/dorial-green-beckham">Dorial Green-Beckham</a>, good on David Yost for exploiting UGA's lack of depth with the Tigers versatile stable of athletic receivers.</p>
<p>Mizzou could've very well been up 24-9 at one point in the third quarter, forcing UGA into a pass-heavy offense and continuing to get pressure on Murray. But that's only what could've been. Franklin throws a pick, fumbles, Mizzou botches a mind-numbing fake punt and that was all she wrote. It seemed like the game changed in a matter of minutes, because it did.</p>
<p>The opportunities were there for the Tigers, they just didn't take advantage. I was encouraged by the defense and the pass rush, but Mizzou's inability to close out Georgia early was the story in this game.</p>
<p>It's easy to point to one or two plays as the keys to the loss, but this was a slow march towards heartbreak and the Tigers did their best to delay it as long as they could, but to no avail.</p>
<p>Now, it's on to the Arizona State Sun Devils and then down to Orlando to face a tough C-USA road contest against Central Florida. The Tigers can't afford to dwell on the shortcomings against UGA. No weeks off at this point.</p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/missouri-tigers/2012/9/10/3311603/mizzou-opportunities-blown-vs-georgiaBrian McGannon2012-09-10T12:39:53-05:002012-09-10T12:39:53-05:00Missouri Tigers Refuse To Run Against Georgia Bulldogs
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<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers" class="sbn-auto-link">Missouri Tigers</a>' SEC debut against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> didn't go quite as planned, and one interesting figure that was apparent by game's end was the lack of a running game. It's not that the Tigers' running backs were ineffective in a 41-20 loss, either. Backs Marcus Murphy and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/76613/kendial-lawrence" class="sbn-auto-link">Kendial Lawrence</a> just didn't get many opportunities for whatever reason.</p>
<p>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2012/9/9/3304951/georgia-41-missouri-20-numerical">guesses are aplenty</a> at Rock M Nation. From Bill Connelly:</p>
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<p>Perhaps it was because they thought they could be more effective keeping the running backs lined up as wideouts and spreading the defense out? Perhaps it was simply that they didn't think their patchwork offensive line could open up running lanes? Regardless, the two ended up actually doing well on a per-carry basis -- Murphy had six for 43, Lawrence eight for 41 -- though much of that came when Georgia had already opened up a fourth-quarter lead.</p>
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<p>Overall, the Tigers put up 102 yards on 39 carries, 20 of which were by quarterback <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/115134/james-franklin" class="sbn-auto-link">James Franklin</a>. Missouri threw the ball 41 times, making the run-pass ratio pretty even.</p>
<p><i>For more on the Missouri Tigers, hit up <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rockmnation.com">Rock M Nation </a>or head over to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football">SB Nation's college football hub</a>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/missouri-tigers/2012/9/10/3308247/missouri-tigers-georgia-bulldogs-run-gameKevin Zimmerman2012-09-10T10:04:18-05:002012-09-10T10:04:18-05:00Elvis Fisher's MCL Injury Significantly Changes Missouri's Offensive Line
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<p>Missouri's introduction to SEC play was not a pretty one, as it lost 41-20 to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a>. The hype going into the game was certainly off the charts, since it was their first game in the premier conference in college football, <a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/weblogs/behind-the-stripes/2012/sep/09/emptying-the-notebook-rude-awakening/http://www.columbiatribune.com/weblogs/behind-the-stripes/2012/sep/09/emptying-the-notebook-rude-awakening/">but the hype died fairly quickly</a>:</p>
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<p>Chances are if you're a Missouri fan, you were nursing a hangover this morning. Figuratively or literally. Or both. You celebrated all day Saturday in preparation for the BIGGEST game in Missouri football history. At least that's what everyone wanted to call this game. OK, not everyone — but most. The buildup, the anticipation, the hype, the stakes. All of those things were bigger than ever, swelling to unprecedented heights as Missouri launched its first season in the SEC.</p>
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<p>Not only did Missouri get beaten down by Georgia, but it suffered an awful injury when senior offensive lineman <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/missouri-offensive-tackle-elvis-fisher-carted-off-with-apparent-right-leg-injury/2012/09/08/6729d1a4-fa20-11e1-a0a1-b07778c66e04_story.html">Elvis Fisher was carted off with an MCL injury</a>. Fisher was on his sixth year of eligibility after missing 2011 with injury, and his loss could change the way the Missouri offensive line looks for the rest of the season.</p>
<p>After returning from his 2011 patellar tendon injury, Fisher had been suffering nagging injuries all preseason as well.</p>
<p><i>For more on Mizzou football, visit <a href="http://rockmnation.com">Missouri blog Rock M Nation</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a>, <a href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com" style="text-decoration: underline;">SB Nation Kansas City</a> and <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com">SB Nation St. Louis</a>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/missouri-tigers/2012/9/10/3307779/missouri-elvis-fisher-injuryChris White2012-09-09T21:10:02-05:002012-09-09T21:10:02-05:00VIDEO: Georgia Vs. Missouri Highlights
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers">Missouri Tigers</a> welcomed their first SEC opponent to Columbia on Saturday, losing to the No. 7 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a> in a game that was both encouraging and incredibly frustrating.</p>
<p>Mizzou held a 20-17 lead late in the third quarter before allowing 24 unanswered points by the Bulldogs across the end of the third quarter and into the fourth. The Tigers were unable to make any significant stops on defense as the offense's costly mistakes late in the game prevented any attempt to stop the bleeding and to get back in the game.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/115134/james-franklin">James Franklin</a> was 25-of-42 for 267 yards and two touchdowns, yet a late interception in the fourth quarter proved to be one of the more costly mistakes of the game.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, the team was encouraged after their first big SEC test and felt the mistakes were their undoing and not being outmatched by a good Georgia Bulldogs team.</p>
<p>Here are the highlights from the game.</p>
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<p><i>For more on Mizzou football, visit <a href="http://rockmnation.com">Missouri blog Rock M Nation</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a>, <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com">SB Nation Kansas City</a> and <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com">SB Nation St. Louis</a>. </i><i>For more on UGA football, visit <a href="http://dawgsports.com">Georgia blog Dawg Sports</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a> and <a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com">SB Nation Atlanta</a>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/missouri-tigers/2012/9/9/3306762/georgia-vs-missouri-video-highlightsBrandon Worley2012-09-09T10:15:27-05:002012-09-09T10:15:27-05:00Missouri Players Discuss Mistakes After Georgia Loss
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers">Missouri Tigers</a> lost their inaugural SEC game on Saturday night to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a>, falling 41-20 in a game much closer than the final score would indicate. Though Georgia eventually pulled away late, the Tigers were competitive and proved, at least to themselves, that they can play with SEC competition.</p>
<p>Missouri wide receivers Marcus Lucas and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/85958/t-j-moe">T.J. Moe</a> touched on this topic in their <a href="http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090912aai.html">postgame comments</a>. First Lucas, when asked about the fourth quarter dominance of the Bulldogs:</p>
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<p>"I don't think it had anything to do with them honestly. It was just us. We had a lot of mental errors out there, and we beat ourselves up a lot. They were a good team. We knew it was going to be a dogfight the whole game, but we can't have that many turnovers that late in the game. We had the sack, and then we don't get the fake punt. Different things like that hurt us."</p>
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<p>Moe was asked the topic du jour of the week, do the Tigers have the talent to compete in the SEC? The short answer: yes, they do.</p>
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<p>"Defensively, they were really good. But you have guys everywhere that can play. [Jarvis] Jones is similar to <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/37943/von-miller">Von Miller</a>, who was in the Big 12. So you have athletes all around the country. There are guys in the NFL from Appalachian State and Missouri State and everywhere else. I do think they have a lot of talented players, but I think we moved the ball well. Not to take anything away from them, but we hurt ourselves quite a bit."</p>
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<p>Missouri will look to bounce back next Saturday when they host the Pac-12's Arizona State Sun Devils.</p>
<p><i>For more on Mizzou football, visit <a href="http://rockmnation.com/">Missouri blog Rock M Nation</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com/">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a>, <a href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com/">SB Nation Kansas City</a> and <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/">SB Nation St. Louis</a>. </i><i>For more on UGA football, visit <a href="http://dawgsports.com/">Georgia blog Dawg Sports</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com/">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a> and <a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/">SB Nation Atlanta</a>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/missouri-tigers/2012/9/9/3305150/georgia-missouri-tj-moe-marcus-lucas-mistakesT.J. Doyle2012-09-09T10:11:38-05:002012-09-09T10:11:38-05:00Missouri's Gary Pinkel Gives Credit To Georgia's Jarvis Jones
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<p>In the wake of Missouri's 41-20 loss to No. 6 Georgia,<a href="http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090912aai.html" target="_blank"> Tigers head coach Gary Pinkel credited the Bulldogs while citing his team's errors</a>:</p>
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<p>"First of all, Georgia is a very good football team, as we expected, and I am very impressed with them as I thought we would be. I give them a lot of credit. You can't make mistakes, the kind of mistakes we made in the game like that, and survive. You're not going to win games like that against people like that if you make some of the mistakes we made....</p>
<p>We gave up some big plays. We will learn from it and get ready for Arizona State."</p>
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<p>Pinkel singled out Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, calling him "a great player" no less than three times:</p>
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<p>"He is a great player. Going in, you try to contain the guy but he was all over the field and he is just a great player."</p>
<p>"You can't change your whole offense. Obviously he is a great player. We saw him like that against everybody. You try to adjust calls you make, you try to get yourself into a position to get rid of the football or run the football or do different things. But give him credit. he is a great football player."</p>
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<p>Mizzou returns to action next week against Arizona State.</p>
<p><i>For more on Mizzou football, visit <a href="http://rockmnation.com/">Missouri blog Rock M Nation</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com/">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a>, <a href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com/">SB Nation Kansas City</a> and <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/">SB Nation St. Louis</a>. </i><i>For more on UGA football, visit <a href="http://dawgsports.com/">Georgia blog Dawg Sports</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com/">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a> and <a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/">SB Nation Atlanta</a>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/missouri-tigers/2012/9/9/3305148/missouri-georgia-jarvis-jones-gary-pinkelPatrick Vint2012-09-09T09:09:19-05:002012-09-09T09:09:19-05:00Georgia Vs. Missouri: Despite Loss, Tigers' Future Is Bright
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<p>In its first SEC game in school history, the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers" class="sbn-auto-link">Missouri Tigers</a> flirted with an upset of the No. 7 team in the country before eventually falling 41-20 to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs" class="sbn-auto-link">Georgia Bulldogs</a> on Saturday night in Columbia, Mo. The final margin of victory is not necessarily indicative of how Missouri played. <a href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2012/9/9/3304865/georgia-41-missouri-20-links-james-franklin-jarvis-jones#storyjump">SB Nation's Missouri blog Rock M Nation explains further:</a></p>
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<p>Bottom line: Georgia overcame its lost personnel better than Mizzou did and won because of it. In all, though, I think this game says a lot more about Georgia than "SEC football." It would be pretty silly to draw conclusions about the entire season based on what Georgia was able to do to Mizzou late in the game. Among other things, only Georgia has Jarvis Jones. But Mizzou showed last year that it can typically execute well late in games. If the new Mizzou line (with or without <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/22654/elvis-fisher" class="sbn-auto-link">Elvis Fisher</a>) can gel, if a given center can begin to deliver more consistent snaps (pleeeeeease let this happen), and if the injury bug would actually stop biting for a little while (the last 13 months have been absolutely ridiculous in this regard), then this should be a pretty good team.</p>
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<p>Missouri will look to bounce back next Saturday when they host the Pac-12's Arizona State Sun Devils.</p>
<p><i>For more on Mizzou football, visit <a href="http://rockmnation.com/">Missouri blog Rock M Nation</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com/">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a>, <a href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com/">SB Nation Kansas City</a> and <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/">SB Nation St. Louis</a>. </i><i>For more on UGA football, visit <a href="http://dawgsports.com/">Georgia blog Dawg Sports</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com/">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a> and <a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com/">SB Nation Atlanta</a>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/missouri-tigers/2012/9/9/3305011/georgia-vs-missouri-reaction-blogsT.J. Doyle2012-09-08T22:48:22-05:002012-09-08T22:48:22-05:00Georgia Vs. Missouri 2012: Final Score And Game Recap
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/missouri-tigers">Missouri Tigers</a> had a major upset at their fingertips as they welcomed their first SEC opponent to Columbia, but they eventually lost to the No. 7 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs,</a> 41-20, on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Mizzou had a 17-9 lead early in the third quarter after L'Damian Washington's 69-yard touchdown reception from quarterback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/115134/james-franklin">James Franklin</a>. That followed a closely-matched first half that put up alerts around the country for a possible upset of a top ten team.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the Bulldogs would pull away in the second half, scoring 24 unanswered points after an <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/134347/andrew-baggett">Andrew Baggett</a> field goal had given Mizzou a 20-17 tie late in the third quarter. The Tigers were unable to stop Georgia through the air and on the ground down the stretch, while their own potent offense suddenly went quiet late in the game.</p>
<p>James Franklin was 25-of-42 for 267 yards and two touchdowns, but a costly interception in the fourth quarter gave Georgia further momentum. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/76613/kendial-lawrence">Kendial Lawrence</a> rushed for 60 yards on seven carries, with the Tigers managing 166 yards total on 37 carries.</p>
<p>Missouri (1-1) will face Arizona State next weekend.</p>
<p><i>For more on Mizzou football, visit <a href="http://rockmnation.com">Missouri blog Rock M Nation</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a>, <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com">SB Nation Kansas City</a> and <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com">SB Nation St. Louis</a>. </i><i>For more on UGA football, visit <a href="http://dawgsports.com">Georgia blog Dawg Sports</a>, plus <a href="http://teamspeedkills.com">SEC blog Team Speed Kills</a> and <a href="http://atlanta.sbnation.com">SB Nation Atlanta</a>.</i></p>
https://kansascity.sbnation.com/missouri-tigers/2012/9/8/3304487/missouri-georgia-2012-score-game-recapBrandon Worley