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 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?
October 31st, 2008 by Maclin Zone
The Missouri Tigers finally got Jeremy Maclin going last week against Colorado. It was only the second time all season he had over 10 receptions. I have no doubt that Missouri will stay hot and beat the snot out of Baylor this weekend, and they’ll do it with the help of Maclin.
The coaches are extremely impressed with the way Jeremy has been playing this year. “He’s playing a lot better than he was a year ago,” Pinkel said. “He’s stronger, faster, quicker. He knows the game better.”
He contributes to the team in all facets of the offense and on special teams. He’s one of the most versatile players in all of college football. Baylor is 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. They’ll try to focus in on Maclin,l but they just don’t have the talent or speed to stop him. I wouldn’t be surprised at all with another Missouri 58-0 win and if Jeremy Maclin has 150+ yards of offense.
October 27th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
After posting last week about Jeremy Maclin being held out of the endzone over the last two games, he was able to find it twice on Saturday against Colorado. The Missouri Tigers romped Colorado 58-0, their first shutout of the year.
Maclin finished the game with 11 receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns. His longest catch of the game was a 35 yarder. Jeremy also had 17 yards on 3 rushes and 41 yards on two punt returns.
After his awesome performance on Saturday, Jeremy is now in a prime position to surpass his receiving statistics from 2007. I’ll be sure to post some video highlights of the game later this week.
October 24th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
Missouri had high hopes coming into the 2008 season, but now the No. 15 team has back to back losses and is out of the BCS Championship race. Missouri looks to end their two-game skid as it hosts Colorado on Saturday.
If the Tigers want to get back on the right track, there’s one thing they can do. Get Jeremy Maclin involved in the game! I know he’s been a beast on special teams, but Jeremy just isn’t putting up the monster numbers on offense that he should be. He hasn’t scored an offensive touchdown in 2 weeks.
Jeremy Maclin is getting a lot of receptions, he’s just not making much with them. I don’t know if it’s been his ability to break free, or if there is no blocking? Either way, Chase needs to throw him the rock in open space and let him work his magic.
I’m predicting a Missouri win on Saturday, and Jeremy to have 7 receptions for 110 yards and 1 touchdown, plsu 25 yards on the ground.
October 20th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
I went around telling everyone I know that I thought Missouri would upset Texas. Boy did they make me look like a fool. Now I have to go in the office on Monday and listen to everyone knock me down. The final score you ask? 56-31. “There’s no excuses,” said Pinkel. “They outplayed us, out-blocked us, kicked us, running, passing, coaching, everything.”
Texas got up to an early 35-3 lead at the half, and Missouri couldn’t catch up. Jeremy Maclin did have 8 receptions, but was only able to get 66 yards from them. He played mediocre on offense, but did have 132 yards from kick returns, including a 50 yarder.
Missouri is now No. 15 in the BCS and No. 16 in the AP Poll. They’re pretty much out of it. I don’t see a 2 loss team winning the National Championship this year.
October 17th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
This is the game of the week! No. 11 Missouri Tigers traveling to Austin to play the No. 1 Texas Longhorns. The entire naiton will be watching. Now is the time for Missouri to get back in the good graces of the poll voters. A win over No. 1 Texas would be huge!
This will be Jeremy Maclin’s first time playing against Texas. The Texas defense will be keying in on stopping him. Maclin acknowledged this season is different from last in terms of the attention he receives. “I’ve seen a lot of high-lows (double coverage), things like that,” he said. “But that’s why you have to work yourself into the running game, work yourself into screens and the quick game and set up the play-action. I think Coach (Christensen) definitely has done a good job of mixing it up a bit.”
Hopefully, Jeremy can use his moves and speed to break free from defenders. “Because of his top-end speed,” said Missouri offensive coordinator Dave Christensen, “he has a chance to take it the distance every time he touches the football.”
I’m predicting a very close game. Something like 31-28. Jeremy Maclin will have a huge night receiving the ball and returning kicks/punts. They’ll need him. Something in the range of 150 yards of offense and a touchdown sounds about right.
October 13th, 2008 by Maclin Zone
The Oklahoma State Cowboys stunned the Missouri Tigers on Saturday when they took home a 28-23 victory. Chase Daniel was off a bit, but was still able to connect with Jeremy Maclin 8 times for 120 yards.
“Put it all on me,” Daniel said. “I should have made all three of those throws. It seemed like we were a little bit off all night. For the reason, I have no idea.”
The three throws he is referring to were interceptions, one of which was headed to Jeremy. “We knew the ball was going to go to Maclin,” said linebacker Patrick Lavine, who made the interception. “He’s a big playmaker on offense, and so I tried to play on him harder.”
This is also the first game since the opener where Jeremy Maclin wasn’t able to find the endzone.
The Missouri Tigers are no ranked No. 11 and face off against the No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns this coming weekend.
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