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COLUMBIA, Mo. Evgeny Kuznetsov Stanley Cup Jersey . -- Missouri hosts Middle Tennessee State in the schools 105th homecoming game and the Tigers would dearly like it to be a celebration.Missouri (2-4, 0-3 Southeastern Conference) is coming off consecutive road losses to LSU and Florida. The Tigers allowed a combined 705 rushing yards in those games as well as seven rushing touchdowns.The Blue Raiders (4-2, 2-1 Conference USA) are a pass-heavy offense, led by quarterback Brent Stockstill, who is 179 of 276 for 2,091 yards, 18 touchdowns and just five interceptions.Missouri linebacker Michael Scherer said this weeks preparation was completely different from the last few weeks.Theyre going to be spread out the whole game, Scherer said. They really like to throw screen passes. Quick stuff like that. Misdirection stuff to kind of throw you off. They have a few really talented athletes, too. If they get the ball in space, they can be dangerous.The Tigers have 10 interceptions this season, which ties Florida for the most in the SEC. Defensive coordinator DeMontie Cross believes the secondary is the strength of Missouris defense.Its hard to deny, Cross said. When those guys have been challenged down the field, theyve done a phenomenal job. Not only breaking up the ball, but coming down with quite a few of the pass attempts. Ive been really proud of those guys.Offensively, one of Missouris strengths has been its offensive line, which has given up only three sacks all season, leading the conference.Middle Tennessee State coach Rick Stockstill stressed the importance of penetration at the line of scrimmage for his team.Theyre really big, Stockstill said of Missouris offensive line. The big thing is, when you play guys that are a little bit bigger than you, is youve got to do a great job of getting off blocks. Youve got to be active. You cant be stagnant. Youve got to move. Hopefully our athleticism will enable us to get off their blocks, but theyre huge.Here are some things to watch on Saturday when the programs meet for the second time (Missouri beat the Blue Raiders 41-40 in overtime in 2003, when Tigers coach Barry Odom was a graduate assistant on Gary Pinkels coaching staff):DEFENSIVE DEFEICIECYMissouris defense was elite in 2015. Led by one of the nations top tacklers in Kentrell Brothers, the Tigers compiled 27 sacks and 106 tackles for loss, tied for sixth in the nation. This season, defensive production has been down, as the Tigers have 27 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.WHEN IT MATHERSRunning back ITavius Mathers is the Blue Raiders go-to scoring option. He has 10 of the teams last 16 touchdowns, and ranks third nationally in scoring. He leads the team in rushing with 114 carries for 725 yards and 10 touchdowns, and also has 27 catches for 302 yards and two touchdowns.SPREADING THE LOVEBoth offenses like to spread the ball around. Middle Tennessee State has targeted 20 pass catchers this season, eight of whom have scored, while Missouri has had 18 players catch passes, with half of them finding the end zone.EARLY CONTRIBUTIONSFreshmen Cale Garrett and Ronell Perkins both made their first career starts for Missouri in a 40-14 loss to No. 18 Florida last week. Garrett started at middle linebacker and recorded eight tackles. Perkins started at strong safety, tallying four tackles and a quarterback hurry.The kid works hard, Scherer said of Garrett. He puts the time and effort into it necessary to really learn and to be able to do the right things on Saturday. Brett Connolly Stanley Cup Jersey . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Authentic Capitals Jerseys . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. http://www.cheapcapitalsjerseys.us/ . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. "Martyn is a highly-respected coach with experience at the top levels in England," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson. TROON, Scotland -- Phil being Phil, he sometimes cant resist being, well ... Phil.You can argue that Phil Mickelson would not be such a beloved figure in the game were it not for his aggressive style and go-for-broke nature. He once famously declared that hed rather lose going for it than win playing carefully.That was a long time ago, before Mickelson won his first major at the 2004 Masters and before he wrapped his arms, legs and head around the idea that he had to embrace a strategy for links golf rather than fight it.For most of the past decade, that is exactly what he has done at golfs oldest championship, learning to plot his away around the storied old courses that host The Open, using more brains than brawn.But for some reason on Saturday at Royal Troon, Phil couldnt help himself. It wasnt some sort of outlandish departure from his strategy during the first two rounds, but it was enough to cost him a couple of shots and see him fall behind Henrik Stenson heading into the final round.When I tried to play a little bit more aggressive on the downwind holes, I started to get a little jumpy with my swing, Mickelson said after a 1-under-par 70 put him a stroke back of Stenson but five clear of Bill Haas. I started to get a little bit anxious. Thats now how I play my best. Sometimes its better to not be aggressive.Those are seemingly shocking words from Mickelson, but not as it relates to golf at The Open.It was here in 2004 that it finally hit him, that Phil being Phil wasnt going to work on these courses, where hard, bumpy ground is not conducive to aggressive shots, that hitting mile-high moon shots often doesnt work against swirling winds.This was the first course that I really played effectively links golf, Mickelson said. Thats where it really kind of turned for me. This is where it kind of happened. This is where I stopped trying to overpower the golf course, where I kind of accepted playing it as its designed and not trying to find a new, better way to beat the course other than just straightforward golf. Thats probably why I love it so much.And yet Mickelson for some reason reverted, at least a little bit, on Saturday.During the opening-round 63, Mickelson hit 16 greens in regulation. It was nearly flawless, with well-placed shots off the tee, many with irons.Fridays 69 wasnt as strong, but the weather was a big factor. Mickelson hit 13 greens and made a couple of bogeys but still shot under par and held a one-shot advantage over Stenson heading into Saturday.Much of what Mickelson accomplished in getting to that point was due to factors other than just strategy. He worked to take spin off his shots, especially around the greens. He practiced keeping the ball lower to avoid the wind. The great players learn to adjust their ball flight, and after being stubborn about it, Mickelson came to terms with the idea.. Jakub Vrana Stanley Cup Jersey. The results first showed here 12 years ago, when he missed the Todd Hamilton-Ernie Els playoff by a stroke. He finished second to Darren Clarke in 2011 at Royal St. Georges. Two years later, a week after winning the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart, he went to Muirfield and shot a final-round 66 to blow past the field -- including Stenson -- to hoist the Claret Jug.Among his 42 PGA Tour victories and five major championships, that victory is the most surprising -- and perhaps the most special.But Mickelson wasnt in the sentimental mood on Saturday evening. It was a cold, blustery day in Troon, and it wasnt getting any warmer as he chatted with the media before heading to the practice range.Things werent quite right with his swing, and he was determined to get it fixed with his instructor, Andrew Getson.I was off today; I didnt have my best stuff, he said. My rhythm was a little quick from the top as we started downwind. I was a little bit jumpy.Some of that might be attributed to the position he found himself. Playing alongside Stenson, a long hitter and excellent ball striker, can do that too. But he didnt help himself with some of his course management, conceding that he got away from his game plan on the front-side par-5s, unable to make the birdies he coveted.It potentially cost me a couple of shots, Mickelson said. It was a day I tried to force it a little bit.Mickelson did a good job of staying in the game, recovering from some of his mishaps and making just two bogeys. When he birdied the par-5 16th, he had a one-shot lead on Stenson, but then he gave it back with a poor approach that he said was the result of an awful swing. Stenson birdied the hole, which is the difference for now.Nonetheless, a sixth major is within his grasp, and its one that would tie him with Nick Faldo and Lee Trevino -- only 11 players have won more in history -- and also make Mickelson the fourth-oldest major champion at age 46. Stenson is a formidable foe and showed it down the stretch Saturday, playing the last 10 holes in some difficult conditions in even par.But Stenson, 40, has never won a major, and there is inherent pressure in that too. He had never before held the 54-hole lead in a major. And there is also that matter of becoming Swedens first male major champion.For Mickelson, it seems more about overcoming himself, about finding the form he had the first two days here and getting back to the mantra that carried him to victory at Muirfield three years ago -- his last win.I know its not far off, because I was hitting it so good, he said. Ive been hitting it so good for so long that I just think one day is an anomaly and hopefully Ill get dialed back in tomorrow.Now thats Phil being Phil. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping China Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale Jerseys 2018 ' ' '
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