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Originally Posted by KCinNY
The spread will get you 8-4 or 7-5 every year and that coveted berth in the Poulan Weed Eater Bowl.
Problem is that Pinkel is too stubborn to implement some conventional sets into his gimicky spread playbook.
When you see Mizzou lining up in a 5 wide shotgun on 4th and goal from inside the one...you have to know that it's insane.
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The spread is only good for 8-4/7-5, huh?
Or 12 wins and a half away from playing for a national title?
Or 30 wins over a three-year period? Or the best five-year period in school history?
The spread has taken Missouri to the point where 8-4 is the minimal expectation. It certainly looks like Pinkel has Mizzou poised for more than 8-4/7-5 this season as well, with 10 wins - and possibly more - pretty easily within sight.
And Missouri doesn't always line up in five wide in short-yardage situations, especially inside the goal line. Today, for example, on the fumbled snap.
Like I said, I'd like to see them be a little more multiple. They did use ace-back sets a little last year and have used Gabbert in some sneak situations. But the spread offense has brought Missouri a greater run of offensive success than the school ever endured under a more traditional or power-oriented scheme.