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Missouri (5)
56-0tk
52-3buck
48-7avery
44-10dez
45-14mia
Missouri 56, UAPB zero. Shutout. Write it down. The Golden Lions are walking into Memorial Stadium on a Saturday and the Tigers are going to be hungry.
TK, a shutout is a tall order in Week 1. Coaches always let up, starters come out, and somebody scores a garbage-time six. I like Missouri 52-3 and I am comfortable with that.
The talent gap between a Power Four program and an FCS program in Week 1 is about as wide as these matchups get. Missouri covers anything reasonable here. The box score is going to be lopsided.
Everybody is locked in on Missouri and they are right to be, but I want to see how the starters handle a live game before I crown anybody. Week 1 openers can get weird fast when the backups start freelancing.
I love the energy at Memorial Stadium in an opener. That crowd is going to be loud and the Tigers are going to feed off it from the first snap. UAPB is going to feel every bit of that atmosphere.
Dez, weird how? This is not a trap game. Missouri is not looking past anybody. They want a statement in front of their home crowd.
TK, I am not saying UAPB wins. I am saying Missouri 56-zip is a fantasy and you know it. Somewhere in that second half Marquise Davis or Ahmad Hardy gets a carry and fumbles it, and suddenly the reserves are trying to figure out who is calling plays.
Games are won up front. Always have been. Missouri's line pushes UAPB around from the jump, and that is how you run the clock and keep the score clean. I am not worried about what the backups do late.
Buck, for once I agree with you on the mechanism, even if not the exact number. Rushing efficiency should be enormous for Missouri today. Keep an eye on what Kameron Eleby does if he gets extended run, that is the real storyline for the Tigers going forward.
Nobody told UAPB they are supposed to lose by 50, and I respect that. But Mia's gut says Missouri gets loose early and the receivers have a field day. Jayden Bolton and DaMarion Fowlkes should see plenty of easy looks.
Avery, put down the spreadsheet for one second. You do not need efficiency metrics to tell you this one is over by halftime. Pull up the tape on what Power Four lines do to FCS fronts in Week 1.
Buck, the spreadsheet and the tape agree today. That does not happen often. Let us enjoy it.
