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EARLY
BIRD 2004 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
RELEASED
DECEMBER 1, 2003
THE FULL 2004 PREVIEW WILL BE RELEASED THIS SPRING
CHECK OUT OUR 2003
PREVIEW TO SEE WHAT YOU ARE MISSING
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MISSOURI
TIGERS |
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OFFENSE
- 5
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------RETURNING
STARTERS------
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DEFENSE
- 9
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KEY
LOSSES
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OFFENSE:
Darius Outlaw-WR, Rob Droege-OT, A.J. Ricker-C,
Cliff Young-OG, Steven Sanchez-OT, J.D. McCoy-TE,
Zack Abron-TB, Michael Matheny-K |
DEFENSE:
Russ
Bell-DT, Brandon Barnes-LB, Terrence Curry-CB, Michael
Harden-CB |
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* DEPTH CHARTS were only designed as a simplistic
gauge for listing players that departed and players that
received the most playing experience (consistent starters).
NationalChamps.net recognizes the importance of missing
personnel data not listed such as redshirts, transfers,
injuries, incoming recruits, back ups, and alternates.
Their coverage will begin with our full 2004 Preseason
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MISSOURI
2004 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/Key
Players
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OFFENSE
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QB |
Brad
Smith-Jr |
.. |
TB |
Damien
Nash-Jr |
.. |
WR |
Brad
Ekwerekwu-So |
.. |
WR |
Thomson
Omboga-Sr |
.. |
WR |
Sean
Coffey-Jr |
.. |
TE |
Victor
Sesay-Sr |
.. |
OT |
.. |
.. |
OG |
Tony
Palmer-Jr |
.. |
C |
.. |
.. |
OG |
Joe
Gianino-Sr |
.. |
OT |
Scott
Paffrath-Sr |
.. |
K |
.. |
.. |
DEFENSE
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DE |
Brian
Smith-So |
Xzavie
Jackson-So |
DT |
Atiyyah
Ellison-Sr |
.. |
NG |
C.J.
Mosley-Jr |
.. |
DE |
Zach
Ville-Sr |
.. |
LB |
.. |
.. |
LB |
James
Kinney-Sr |
Henry
Sweat-Sr |
WHIP |
Jason
Simpson-Jr |
David
Overstreet-So |
CB |
A.J.
Kincade-Jr |
.. |
CB |
Calvin
Washington-Jr |
.. |
ROV |
Dedrick
Harrington-So |
Quincy
Wade-Jr |
FS |
Nino
Williams-Sr |
.. |
P |
Brock
Harvey-Sr |
.. |
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QUICK
ANALYSIS
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Tiger
Jeopardy - I'll take Brad Smith for 2000 please,
Alex
that would be 1000 rushing yards and
1000 passing yards in back-to-back seasons for
the "still young" Missouri QB. Even
though the offense lost some artillery, the main
focus is still on Smith at QB. Just piece a few
loose ends together, such as finding a few offensive
linemen, and Missouri has a chance to trump its
8-4 regular season campaign of 2003. Mostly, that
has to do with the loss of only two starters on
the other side of the ball. Defensively, Missouri
finished ranked fifth in the Big XII in total
defense. The team's top tackler, James Kinney
(141 tackles), leads a group of talented veterans
maybe
not so much from an individual standpoint, but
more so within a team dimension. The main concerns,
once again, will be patching together a new OL
and finding a running back to take heat off of
Smith. The bottom line here is - you just cannot
ignore the combo of Brad Smith and a steady defense.
Missouri is Top 25 worthy.
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MISSOURI
2004 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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9-4-04 |
ARKANSAS
STATE |
9-11-04 |
at
Troy State |
9-18-04 |
BALL
STATE |
10-2-04 |
COLORADO |
10-9-04 |
at
Baylor |
10-16-04 |
at
Texas |
10-23-04 |
OKLAHOMA
STATE |
10-30-04 |
at
Nebraska |
11-6-04 |
KANSAS
STATE |
11-13-04 |
at
Iowa State |
11-20-04 |
KANSAS |
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