Via MakeShift

Of course, on the same day we find the Spoon singing video, Rock M Nation discovers a Rolandis Woodland dancing video. I smell world tour.

Got this link that includes some Chase Daniel highlights from our boy digideth. Skip ahead to the 2:33 mark to see some Chase-under-center goodness. Yes, that's right. We finally get to see Chase take a snap under center at the 2:42 mark. They said it would never happen. The next thing you know kUchebags are going to start getting laid. OK, maybe not. 

Also check out this summary from Bleacher Report of the Daniel-Brennan debate. Gotta love this excerpt:

After Chase Daniel went 6-for-8 for 58 yards and two touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he sparked a discussion by showing that he has NFL-caliber touch and accuracy.

 

It wasn’t just the jump ball he threw up to wide receiver Marko Mitchell for a touchdown.

It was the little things, like a perfectly floated dump pass to running back Marcus Mason over a defender in the flat that went for eight yards. It was his lightning-fast 22-yard scramble after being flushed out of the pocket.

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KSDK Channel 5 Sports here in the Lou just posted this wonderful video on their twitter page of Spoon singing in the locker room before camp one day.

Look out American Idol, Sean Weatherspoon is going to go Beast M.O.D.E. on the competition.

Chase Daniel had a great game against the Fightin' Ziggy Hoods on Saturday, that was, until Skins' color guy and MNF punchline, Joe Theismann, decided to step on his own dick. Via Dave Matter.

As thrilled as Daniel was with his performance, he was disappointed to learn that Redskins TV analyst Joe Theismann made a comment during the telecast implying that Daniel had ripped the Missouri defense. When discussing some of Daniel's prolific college passing stats, Theismann, the former Redskins quarterback, said, "Chase told me he had to throw it so many times" at MU "because, 'Our defense couldn't stop anyone.' " Daniel told me he never had such a conversation with Theismann, who might have had the rookie mixed up with someone else ... considering he repeatedly referred to him as Chase Daniels.

From the Great Pumpkin.

If you missed Chase's destruction of the Steelers D, and Ziggy Hoods sack on his best friend, a replay of the Steelers/Skins game is on NFL Network at 3p central time TODAY.

If you can't get a DVR going, you can catch Brad Smith and the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets tonight on MNF.

Via McMuffin:

Daniel's success last night shows the spread is foolish

We should have kept Chase Daniel under center and we would have won back to back BCS National Championships.

Fire Pinkel.

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With several weeks of practice reports via Dave Matter under our belts and Illinois less than two weeks away I think it’s time we can finally start making some reasonable predictions and addressing our biggest concerns for the upcoming 2009 season. Here are some of the things running through my head related to Mizzou football.

I’m feeling real comfortable with Blaine Gabbert as QB1.

If you’ve been reading the practice reports lately you know that Gabbert has looked real real good. Which got me to thinkin’, what would our expectations for Gabbert be if he hadn’t delivered that stinker of a performance in the Black and Gold Game? (A game that Gabbert played without the majority of his top receiving threats not to mention some nasty weather.)

I’m the complete opposite of a half-ass Mizzou fan. I read every article and blog post Dave Matter writes. I sort through all the crap over on Tigerboard to try to find the intelligent and informative takes that many posters do actually come up with. I’ve been to all but two Mizzou football home games over the last four years and several road games as well. I live and die with this team. And I do my homework.

So I understand that you can’t put too much stock in what happens during a scrimmage. But the fact remains that the only time I’ve evaluated Gabbert as a starting Division I quarterback was during the B&G. As hard as I try to avoid it, his performance that day leaves me with a sliver of apprehension.

But the more I read about the kid the more I’m able to move past that drizzly April afternoon. His numbers may not be what Chase Daniel’s were in his sophomore season but he also isn’t going to have quite the arsenal to work with that Chase had. I obviously want to see him play in an actual meaningful game but I’m starting to become a firm Blaine Gabbert believer.

Wes Kemp is my pick for breakout offensive player in ’09.

Again, take these predictions with a grain of salt because I haven’t really seen Kemp play, but it sounds like he’s developing as one of Gabbert’s main go-to guys. Matter’s talked about Kemp being a tough, sure-handed kid who won’t hesitate to go over the middle for passes. Sounds a lot like Tommy Saunders. Only Kemp is five inches taller and 25 pounds heavier than the man of 100,000 push-ups was.

That said, the receiving corps is still a major area of concern.

We've heard Pinkel call his receivers out in the press for the dropped passes they've had in practice this month. This isn't an issue that was unexpected after we watched Jared Perry disappear during the second half of last season and never saw Super Danario show up to begin with. Gabbert has to be able to rely on those two as playmakers and the Tigers can't afford to have them dropping passes in key situations. 

I don’t think it will happen, but I’m a little nervous about a kU breakthrough season.

I think kansas has a decent chance to win the Big 12 North but I feel like whoever wins the division will win it with probably eight or nine wins tops. kU’s schedule is as brutal as ever with games against OU, @Texas and @Texas Tech. But the beaker’s schedule sets them up to get off to a fantastic start and gain an incredible amount of momentum heading into the toughest stretch of their season.

Hear me out on this. I think we all can agree that kansas is very likely to start the season 6-0. They have formidable road challenges at UTEP and Colorado but kU will probably be pretty strong favorites going into those games. Assuming they start 6-0 then you have to figure kansas is going to be ranked somewhere between 10-15 in the AP despite not really beating anyone. That sets up an ENORMOUS game on Oct. 24 with Oklahoma coming into Lawrence. That will inevitably be one of the biggest games of the week (possibly a night game) and will be the biggest football game played in Lawrence in decades.

I know kU’s fans get knocked a lot for not knowing anything about sports that don’t involve a hoop but if they can’t get an electric atmosphere for that one then you might as well disband the program. Now even if that happens I still expect the Sooners to win. As we’ve seen the last couple seasons that teams has a pretty decent talent pool. But kansas has actually played pretty decent against Oklahoma in the past. They certainly played them tougher than most teams did last year and they’ll go into that game knowing they’re playing in a potential Program maker. You never know what’s going to happen in those kinds of games. And if they do manage to pull off the upset then we’ll be forced to admit that the kUchebags are pretty legit. 

In case you missed it, our boy Chase Daniel had one helluva NFL debut for the Washington Racist Mascots on Saturday night. Chase completed six of his eight passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns against the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. His 18-yard touchdown pass to Fred Davis in the fourth quarter proved to be the game winner in a 17-13 Washington victory. (Who says Chase can't lead a fourth quarter comeback?) 

He was also apparently sacked by Ziggy Hood at one point. (Ziggy finished with four tackles and two sacks.) Thank God I didn't see that or my head might have exploded. 

Update: Dave Matter has more on Chase's solid performance (be sure to read the "convo" Chase had with Joe Theismann). I have to admit I didn't really give Chase a chance of making an NFL roster but he may damn well prove me wrong.