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In what has to be one of the best things we've ever done at Mizzourah, former Tiger great, T Rucker, has come aboard to throw some knowledge our way. You sent your questions in, and without further adieu, your answers and bowl picks by T himself.
(Patrick in Madison by the way of St. Joe) Around Super Bowl time you always hear about NFL players getting hounded by everybody and their brother for tickets and it being a big distraction before the big game. I'm curious if players get the same questions before bowl games and if its a big distraction or just an annoyance?
No players don't get hounded for bowl tickets like super bowl tickets. UNLESS, its the National Championship game. I can remember when my brother was at the school that shall remain nameless and people wanting his National Championship tickets. And it's not much of a distraction because at the collegiate level the tickets are free, the problem in the NFL is that the tickets are $500 a piece!
(Bryan, Kahoka MO) Best bowl gift bag you ever got, and what was in it?
The bulk of the gift bags are mostly the same with sweat suits, shoes, luggage, jackets, and gift cards. The thing that sets them apart is the "big gift" a.k.a the one we REALLY want, and the best was the Cotton Bowl. They gave us Cannon Power Shot digital cameras and an iPod touch.
(AJ, Balwin MO) In your opinion, with the way Texas looked in their last two games, should TCU or Boise State have received a shot at Alabama?
NO WAY!! TCU and Boise are good programs and have good players but the problem I have with teams like these is the conferences they play in are weak! They aren't tested week in and week out physically or mentally like teams in the Big XII, SEC, etc... So I don't think they should be able to breeze through a season with maybe one tough game on the schedule and then be able to go play in the National Championship against a team that has had numerous tough/big games that exhaust them mentally and physically.
(Matt, Houston) Teams usually have 3-5 weeks off between the end of the season and the bowl game. For bowl practices, do you focus specifically on the bowl opponent for the 3-5 weeks, or is it more like Spring or Fall camp where you're working on several things until you close in on game week?
It's more like spring ball. The older guys actually don't even really practice for the first week. The younger players get a chance to run the offense/defense and the older players get a little bit of rest. A week and a half to two weeks is what we usually spent on the opponent.
(James, Kansas City) With a lot of games on New Year's Day, how does New Year's Eve work with the team? I know you had this come up with the '08 Cotton Bowl.
New Years Eve is treated as a regular day before the game. I think we may have had a luncheon early in the day, but its business as usual that evening and night while the rest of the world celebrates haha!
Navy runs an offense that Mizzou hasn't seen in years. What kind of adjustments must the Tigers make on D? Sell out for the run?
They are going to have to play with GREAT discipline. As tricky as their offense can be there are keys on every play, such as pulling tackles, motions, etc.. The coaches will do a great job of identifying the keys and relaying them to the players and it's the players' job to read the keys and execute their assignments.
With Army/Navy being a week later this year, Mizzou will have had two more weeks off than Navy will. Will that make any bit of difference?
I believe it will make a difference. It helps with getting the players fresh and this may sound weird but the more time you get off from football the more anxious/excited you are to get back to it. I've been playing xbox online with a few of my favorite Tigers a lot lately and I can tell you they are feeling good and enjoying the time off, but are very anxious to get to work.
(T Rucker's predicted bowl winners in bold)
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UCLA vs. Temple
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Fresno State vs. Wyoming
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UCF vs. Rutgers
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Oregon State vs. BYU
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Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee
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Utah vs. Cal
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Nevada vs. SMU
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Marshall vs. Ohio
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Pitt vs. North Carolina
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Miami vs. Wisconsin
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Boston College vs. USC
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Texas A&M vs. Georgia
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South Carolina vs. UConn
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Michigan State vs. Texas Tech
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Bowling Green vs. Idaho
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Arizona vs. Nebraska
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Navy vs. Missouri
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Houston vs. Air Force
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Minnesota vs. Iowa State
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Oklahoma vs. Stanford
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Kentucky vs. Clemson
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Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
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Northwestern vs. Auburn
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West Virginia vs. Florida State
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Penn State vs. LSU
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Ohio State vs. Oregon
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Iowa vs. Georgia Tech
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Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss
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Arkansas vs. East Carolina
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Florida vs. Cincinnati
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South Florida vs. Northern Illinois
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Boise State vs. TCU
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Central Michigan vs. Troy
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Texas vs. Alabama
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