November 24th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
Jeremy Maclin and the Missouri Tigers had a bye last weekend and spent it getting ready for Kansas. This will be their last home game of the 2008 season. Odds are that Missouri will be playing Texas for the Big 12 Championship.
A lot of people are speculating that this is Jeremy Maclin’s final season in a Missouri Tiger uniform. He will be a first round pick in the NFL Draft, so odds are he’s going to the NFL. Can’t pass up guaranteed millions.
Jeremy has back to back 100-yard receiving games and will look to keep that streak going. I’ll have a more in depth preview of the game later this week.
November 20th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
Here are some of the highlights I promised you from the Iowa State game.
The Missouri Tigers clinch the Big XII North for the 2nd straight year after defeating Iowa State 52-20 up in Ames. Jeremy Maclin, Derrick Washington and Chase Daniel all had very strong games, and William Moore added his first INT of the season and returned it for a TD. Moore is the first player in Mizzou history to return 4 interceptions for TDs and is also the first in Mizzou history to score defensive TDs in 4 straight seasons.
November 17th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
Jeremy Maclin and the MIssouri Tigers did to Iowa State exactly what they were supposed to do. They were up 31-7 at the half and didn’t let up, giving them a final score of 52-20.
Maclin accounted for 6 of those points when he scored on a 43 yard pass from Chase Daniel. Jeremy ended the game with 8 receptions for 103 yards plus one touchdown. That gives him back-to-back 100 yard receiving games, and 100-yard performances in 3 of the last 4 games. It also puts him over the 1,000 mark on the season.
With the win, the Missouri Tigers also captured the Big 12 North title. “I am excited that we are Big 12 North champions again and I think our football team has high expectations for themselves and we have more football still,” Coach Pinkel said.
Kansas is the last remainging regular season game on their schedule. “Guys are still hungry for that KU game. It’s definitely a big rivalry game, so we’re not going to take them lightly,” Missouri receiver Jeremy Maclin said.
November 14th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
Iowa State should pose no threat or challenge to Jeremy Maclin and the Missouri Tigers. I don’t know what the line is on this game, but it should be at least 25 in the Tigers favor.
Looking at his stats, you will see that Jeremy has blown up statistically every other week. This week is scheduled to be his off week. I however don’t believe in this pattern. I think Jeremy will continue on his tear.
Missouri is still going to the Big 12 Championship game so they have something to play for. They will likely be playing upset to whatever team comes out of the South. A win in the Big 12 Championship will knock someone out of the BCS National Championship game.
Jeremy Maclin is an integral part of the Tigers offense and they’ll continue to showcase him this week against a terrible Iowa State team (0-6 in the Big 12, 2-8 overall).
November 13th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
Peter Fleischer from the Bleacher Report wrote an article titled “Falsely Accused! Jeremy Maclin is NOT having a down year“. If you’ve been following this fan site since the start of college football this year, you may have picked up on a few notes here and there that sounded like I was syaing he is having a down year. While Maclin may have had a few down games, he is not having a down year.
With two games left, Jeremy Maclin sits at 71 receptions for 949 yards and 9 touchdowns. In 2007, he had 80 receptions for 1055 yards and 9 touchdowns. So he’s all but guaranteed to surpass last year’s receiving stats.
Now on to rushing… this year he has 27 rushes for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 2007, he had 51 rushes for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns. So his rushing numbers are down a bit, but they still look good for someone who isn’t a running back.
Now on to returning… I hope you didn’t forget Jeremy Maclin returns punts and kicks. His kick return numbers are down some this year, but that’s only because they don’t run him out on every return now. But he still has 26 kick returns for 658 yards and a touchdown (99 yards).
So I agree with the bleacher report article. Jeremy Maclin is not having a down year. In fact, he’s improved his stock and will be a 1st round drfat pick in 2009.
November 10th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
I wonder if Jeremy Maclin reads this blog? I called for him to have a huge game if he wants to be a lock for a 1st round draft pick in the NFL Draft next year. When asked about the draft after he the game, he responded: “It hasn’t even crossed my mind,” Maclin said. “There’s a lot of talk about it, but we’ll approach that situation when it comes.”
Maclin finished the game with 4 rushes for 84 yards and a touchdown, plus 8 receptions for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns. This is the monster game everyone wanted to see. It’s something we’ve come to expect on a weekly basis from Maclin. “J-Mac, what can you say?” Daniel said while reading the statistics off a sheet. “It’s unbelievable, the things he can do with a ball in his hands.”
Jeremy was making a fool of the Kansas State defense all day and earned their respect. “In this business we use the word great too often, but he is a great player,” Prince said. “He does so many things and you set the coverages to deal with him, and then all of sudden one guy is out of position and he’s gone.”
For those of you who missed the game, I’ll be sure to get some highlights up later this week.
November 7th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
Jeremy Maclin and the Missouri Tigers are hosting Kansas State tomorrow at 7:00 PM EST. Last week, Maclin was completely shut down. He only had 31 yards receiving and couldn’t find the endzone. Somethings got to change.
Last year against Kansas State, Jeremy had one of his best games. He had 143 yards receiving and scored two touchdowns. Thats the type of performance we need to see out of him again… of course that is all contingent on Chase throwing him the ball.
If Maclin wants to be a first round pick and go pro, he’ll need to start having some good games. I’m sick of seeing Missouri struggle against mid-tier Big 12 teams. It’s time to start dominating team again. Can we please see Jeremy catch9 balls for 130 yards and a touchdown?
November 6th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
On Monday, Missouri standout WR/KR Jeremy Maclin was quoted as saying “Any sophomore or junior who leaves early and doesn’t go in the first round, that’s not a very smart decision. If you can’t refine your game this last year or two years to get to that point, I don’t understand what the point is.” Now, Jeremy is a redshirt sophomore, so even though this is only his second season on the field, it is his 3rd season out of high school… thus making him eligible for the NFL Draft.
The question is… will Jeremy be a first round pick? Based on the above quote, we’d have to assume that he will return to Missouri if he isn’t. Maclin is currently ranked No. 7 overall by Scouts Inc.’s Top 32 list on ESPN.com. NFLdraftdog.com projects Maclin as the 27th pick of the first round and FootballFutures.com has him as the 13th pick.
Those are all pretty good indications that he will be a first round pick. Maclin is very similar to Ted Ginn Jr. a few years ago. Ginn even busted his ankle up in the final game of the year and was still a first round pick. Plus with Chase Daniel leaving, there’s no telling what will happen to Mizzou next year.
All my money is on Jeremy heading to the pros.
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