MO State at UT-Martin Game Thread

[douglasdmb]

Here's a preview article published today in the Springfield News-Leader:

http://www.springfieldnewsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070905/SPORTS0401/709050364/1002/SPORTS

Two things to consider:

-The Bears are on 6 days' rest, the Hawks are on 4.

-The Bears starting D-line this year combined for all of four tackles last season, which should loom large when going up against Chapman of UTM.

My prediction...

Missouri St. 21
UT-Martin 31

If any UT-M fans want to discuss the game, feel free to hop on over to www.letsgobears.com and enter our discussion board by clicking on the "Bears Basketball Forum".

[Weems]

I think it will be a good game. I don't think Missouri St. will put 21 on the board, however. 31 sounds about right for UTM. They will want to show us, the fans, that they are going to be a force to reckon with. You making the trip down to Martin, Douglas?

[hawkeye]

UTM has 2 offensive line players out as well as a key defensive line player. After holding their own Saturday against Southern Ms., Im sure it has taken its toll. Were really banged up and will limp on the field Thursday night.(Do I sound like Lou Holtz or what?!?!) Kidding. UTM's experienced offense will be on octane Im sure. Defense is young but Boone will have them ready. Last year against the no huddle the defense seemed to be more aggressive than ever. We will see. 31-21 looks close.

[douglasdmb]

No, I won't be there. I almost was going to make the trip, but there was a death in the family and I won't even be listening to the game now.

The players that are hurt -- where are they on the depth chart?

[ShowMeBear2]

I said Bears win in a close one, 24 to 20.

[Nyghtewynd]

I hope I'm wrong, but I'll pick UTM 30-16.

[MSUBear42]

Daaaaaa Bears win, 24-21

[Cap'n Cat]

Bears!!!!

[JoshUCA]

Skyhawks win...24-14!

[MSUBear42]

I didn't realize how close Martin was to MO, I would have considered going if I knew.

Hey, UCA, how many fans will UCA have coming to Springfield in a few weeks?

[MavK9]

Mo State 7
UTM 0
1st quarter 12:42

[MavK9]

Mo State 14
UTM 0
1st quarter 11:52

[MavK9]

Mo State 14
UTM 3
1st quarter 7:10

[MavK9]

Mo State 17
UTM 3
1st quarter 1:56

[MavK9]

Mo State 17
UTM 3
start of 2nd quarter

[MavK9]

Mo State 17
UTM 10
2nd quarter 13:17

[MavK9]

Mo State 24
UTM 10
2nd quarter 11:03

[MavK9]

Mo State 24
UTM 10
2nd quarter 4:36
UTM turned the ball over on downs on the 2 yard line

[MavK9]

Mo State 24
UTM 13
2nd quarter 1:12

[Cap'n Cat]

Go Gateway!!

xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx

[MavK9]

Mo State 24
UTM 13
halftime

[MSUBear42]

Way to go bears!!!!

UT-M with the ball to start the half.

[MavK9]

Mo State 24
UTM 20
3rd quarter 11:04

[MSUBear42]

Bears with ball at UT-M 14

[MavK9]

Mo State 27
UTM 20
3rd quarter 8:45

[MavK9]

Mo State 34
UTM 20
3rd quarter 4:46

[MSUBear42]

TOUCHDOWN BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!! MAN O MAN!

34-20!

[MavK9]

that penalty on the sack really hurt us on that drive

[MSUBear42]

Yeah that was a big penalty... Wasn't it going to be 3rd and 10+??

[MavK9]

yep


and now the 67 yard touchdown coming back due to holding.

UTM with 10 penalties for well over 100 yards so far.

[MSUBear42]

Tough love for the home team

[MSUBear42]

The Bears have only had to punt once all season

[birdsflyhigh]

Go get 'em Bears!!!!!! xthumbsupx

[MavK9]

they have punted once tonight. they have done really well completing their drives. UTM, on the other hand, has done poorly. Turn over on downs on the 2 yard line is just one of the many problems we are having.

[skinny_uncle]

Here's a preview article published today in the Springfield News-Leader:

http://www.springfieldnewsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070905/SPORTS0401/709050364/1002/SPORTS

Two things to consider:

-The Bears are on 6 days' rest, the Hawks are on 4.

-The Bears starting D-line this year combined for all of four tackles last season, which should loom large when going up against Chapman of UTM.

My prediction...

Missouri St. 21
UT-Martin 31

If any UT-M fans want to discuss the game, feel free to hop on over to www.letsgobears.com and enter our discussion board by clicking on the "Bears Basketball Forum".
Maybe you should start a football forum.
http://bestsmileys.com/clueless/1.gif

[MSUBear42]

There is a football board there, you're welcome to join. That's just the link you click on off the front page.

[MSUBear42]

Bears pull of the fake punt for a first down.

[ShowMeBear2]

what is up with your crowd. They are cussing like sailors.

[MavK9]

Mo State 37
UTM 20
4th quarter 14:11

[MSUBear42]

Thank you for the updates, MavK

[MavK9]

when we have a crowd, they are usually very unsportsmanlike. Usually we don't have that big of a crowd so it isn't that big of a concern.

[MavK9]

no problem. just wish the news was a little better on my end.

[MavK9]

Mo State 37
UTM 26
4th quarter 12:30

missed the xp

[Mountain Panther]

Didn't UT Martin go to the playoffs last year? How many starters did you lose?

[MavK9]

Mo State 44
UTM 26
4th quarter 9:59

[BearsCountry]

Touchdown Bears! 44-26 Bears

[skinny_uncle]

Didn't UT Martin go to the playoffs last year? How many starters did you lose?
UTM was in the playoffs last year. They lost to SIU in the first round.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Sweet Mercy, 100 points in 2 games! And one of those was against a ranked team! xeekx

[Mountain Panther]

UTM was in the playoffs last year. They lost to SIU in the first round.

That's what I thought...didn't you guys win big?

[skinny_uncle]

That's what I thought...didn't you guys win big?
We won on a last minute Hill to Turner TD pass.

[MavK9]

We lost to SIU in the last minutes of that game. Tough game. We lost a handfull of players but they were some key players. Big names on defense are proving now how much they will be missed.

[MSUBear42]

62+44= 106 in our first two games. Wow wow wow

[ShowMeBear2]

big o

[MavK9]

Good game MSU. You all definitely deserved the win.

6 minutes remain in game. UTM driving.

I am on my way to work. I will have to check on the final stats later. You all have a good night.

[BearsCountry]

Skyhawks scored with 5:37

Bears 44
Skyhawks 34

[MavK9]

Mo State 44
UTM 34
4th quarter 5:37
2 pt conversion is good!

[skinny_uncle]

This sounds like quite a shootout.

[BearsCountry]

Touchdown Bears!

[MSUBear42]

T O U C H D O W N BEARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS! TOUCHDOWN G.Davis! And the Bears lead 51-34!

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN POINTS in their first 2 games.

[skinny_uncle]

I am more impressed with racking up points on UTM than against Rolla.

[Cap'n Cat]

Good job, Bearsville. Gotta tighten up that defense before you hit the GFC.

xbowx xbowx xbowx xbowx xbowx xbowx xbowx

[skinny_uncle]

UTM was ranked #20 in The Sports Network Poll.

[BearsCountry]

UTM recovers onside kick down 10.

[MSUBear42]

Fat lady hasn't started yet... UTM gets onside, all the way into MSU territory now.

[MSUBear42]

1:09 left

[skinny_uncle]

Fat lady hasn't started yet... UTM gets onside, all the way into MSU territory now.
She's tuning up.
Look at the clock.

[BearsCountry]

She's tuning up.
Look at the clock.

Its Missouri State we can expect anything to happen.

[MSUBear42]

Its Missouri State we can expect anything to happen.

haha

[skinny_uncle]

Its Missouri State we can expect anything to happen.

Fire Barry!
Oops! Wrong sport.

[MSUBear42]

Way to go, Bears!!

[Mountain Panther]

Take it to Kansas State!

[BearsCountry]

Fire Barry!
Oops! Wrong sport.

Please do.

:D

[skinny_uncle]

Please do.

:D
It's my guess that you have to be a Valley fan to understand that joke.

[BearsCountry]

It's my guess that you have to be a Valley fan to understand that joke.

ValleyTalk talk

[skinny_uncle]

ValleyTalk talk
There's a Fire Barry thread on VT every time the Bears lose a basketball game, isn't there?

[skinny_uncle]

Congrats on your win, Bears.
xthumbsupx

[MSUBear42]

Thanks Uncle!

[birdsflyhigh]

Bears get a VERY good and fairly convincing road win over a FCS top 20 team...COOL!

I'll be interested to see how UTM's season plays out.

Congrats MSU!! xrotatehx

[MSUBear42]

What's weird is we put up more than Southern Miss did on their high pressure Defense.

[RabidRabbit]

Congrats Bears! Good to see a win against a good UT-Martin team xthumbsupx xthumbsupx

Look forward to playing ya next year in conference! xnodx

[PantherRob82]

way to go bears.

[Nyghtewynd]

I am absolutely stunned at this result. Terry Allen certainly knows football, and the offense is clicking on all cylinders right now. The kids didn't know enough to be scared of UTM...maybe they don't know enough to be scared of KSU, either. One can dream. :)

[Weems]

Congrats Bears! Good to see a win against a good UT-Martin team xthumbsupx xthumbsupx

Look forward to playing ya next year in conference! xnodx


First of all, I would like to congratulate Missouri State on a well played game. Anytime you can put up 51 points against a top 25 team, your doing something right. On another note however, i am very disappointed in UTM's defense. It was a TOTALLY different defense than that which played against Southern Miss. Missed tackles hurt us a lot. However, a bad game on defense is something i can deal with. Theoretically, we can fix that. Something that i cant deal with is the Refs tonight. I have NEVER, NEVER, seen a group of refs take over the game like they did tonight. And in take over the game, i mean that in a very bad way. Yes, MO state put up over 50 points on the board. Congrats, you should be very ecstatic to do that, i know i would be if i was a missouri st. fan. As a UTM fan, it seemed every time we had a big play, or even a good pay, there was some kind of penalty. I'm starting to ramble now, but i am very upset as a fan tonight. If someone else was at the game, please tell me if i am being one sided in this thought, but it frustrated me to no end. Anyways, what done is done. Congrats MO State, looking forward to playing yall again.

All time record MO State 5-0

[MSULB#47]

First of all, I would like to congratulate Missouri State on a well played game. Anytime you can put up 51 points against a top 25 team, your doing something right. On another note however, i am very disappointed in UTM's defense. It was a TOTALLY different defense than that which played against Southern Miss. Missed tackles hurt us a lot. However, a bad game on defense is something i can deal with. Theoretically, we can fix that. Something that i cant deal with is the Refs tonight. I have NEVER, NEVER, seen a group of refs take over the game like they did tonight. And in take over the game, i mean that in a very bad way. Yes, MO state put up over 50 points on the board. Congrats, you should be very ecstatic to do that, i know i would be if i was a missouri st. fan. As a UTM fan, it seemed every time we had a big play, or even a good pay, there was some kind of penalty. I'm starting to ramble now, but i am very upset as a fan tonight. If someone else was at the game, please tell me if i am being one sided in this thought, but it frustrated me to no end. Anyways, what done is done. Congrats MO State, looking forward to playing yall again.

All time record MO State 5-0

I attended the game. It was'nt the Referees.....mistakes were made by ALL parties involved....thats life....

But I would suggest you talk to #90, who hit 3-4 Mo-State players with forearms and elbows as he left the field in front of the officials!

#57 another one who had several altercations....

I have never heard of the home team complain about the officiating, it usually goes the other way.

[Weems]

I attended the game. It was'nt the Referees.....mistakes were made by ALL parties involved....thats life....

But I would suggest you talk to #90, who hit 3-4 Mo-State players with forearms and elbows as he left the field in front of the officials!

#57 another one who had several altercations....

I have never heard of the home team complain about the officiating, it usually goes the other way.


Thats sad about #90, and honestly, i hope they do something about that. That is not a way to represent your team, or your university. However, i didn't see it, as i left with seconds remaining, right after we used our final to. To me, it just seemed that the personal fouls weren't be called both ways. Maybe i had sunglasses on, but either way, i was/am upset. But as you said, that is life. Be careful heading home!

[MSULB#47]

Good job, Bearsville. Gotta tighten up that defense before you hit the GFC.

xbowx xbowx xbowx xbowx xbowx xbowx xbowx


The defense is ready....they held UTM to 2-3 4th downs and OUT...couple 4th downs and 1 yard scores

handful of 4th down successful and missed field goals

4th qtr run by UTM is to be expected of the home team (UTM 235 yds in the 4th qtr!)

They played a helleva game...there were some missed fatigue tackles and they (MSU) just ran out of gas in the fourth...but did'nt break!

In the 4th they made the tackles that prevented UTM from turning the tide.....

Sack....couple of open field tackles by the LB Corps

KSU will NOT take MSU lightly...the possibility is a distinct reality....after ASU & Michigan

Go Bears!!!

[ShowMeBear2]

Our offensive game attack looks very solid.
http://cmsimg.news-leader.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Avis=DO&Dato=20070907&Kategori=SPORTS0401&Lopenr=709070420&Ref=AR&MaxW=200&Border=0

[ShowMeBear2]

I noticed Art when he was doing play by play lot of cussing fan from UTM fan base.

[ysubigred]

Da Bears!!! xthumbsupx

Keep it up GFC the OOC schedule is shaping up xnodx

[hawkeye]

I attended the game. It was'nt the Referees.....mistakes were made by ALL parties involved....thats life....

But I would suggest you talk to #90, who hit 3-4 Mo-State players with forearms and elbows as he left the field in front of the officials!

#57 another one who had several altercations....

I have never heard of the home team complain about the officiating, it usually goes the other way.


I could not agree more. I hope there are some attitude adjustments this week. I really dont know if this game was terrible defense or excellent offense. My God it looked like a tennis match. Hats off to the Bears for your play and good luck to you guys this year. Very well prepared and coached team. xthumbsupx

[Cap'n Cat]

Bears, #25 with a bullet!

BTW, a little FCS trivia - Terry Allen (with UNI) is 3-0 v Kansas State with victories in '85 (The Cap'ns senior season), '87 (D1B's senior season) and '89.

:)

[MSUBear42]

Reallly?? I had no idea.

[Golden Eagle]

Something that i cant deal with is the Refs tonight.

OVC or Gateway?

[MSUBear42]

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes. It's just cool to be on the "other side" after going 2-9 last year!! haha

Our announcer commented on some nasty late hits and other actions on UTM, I wasn't at the game so I don't know.

[ysubigred]

Bears, #25 with a bullet!

BTW, a little FCS trivia - Terry Allen (with UNI) is 3-0 v Kansas State with victories in '85 (The Cap'ns senior season), '87 (D1B's senior season) and '89.

:)

xthumbsupx One of the Williams brothers was 87 also right CC xconfusedx

[Ivytalk]

Congrats to MO State for winning a big one!xthumbsupx

[BearsCountry]

Bears, #25 with a bullet!

BTW, a little FCS trivia - Terry Allen (with UNI) is 3-0 v Kansas State with victories in '85 (The Cap'ns senior season), '87 (D1B's senior season) and '89.

:)

As head coach he is only 1-0. ;)

But then you have the KU days were he was 0-5.

[MSUBear42]

They were OVC refs.

[MSULB#47]

They were OVC refs.

The officiating was balanced. It would have gotten out of hand If they were NOT heavey handed in dolling out penalties.

There were some phantom calls on MSU also, particulary....

The Chapman fumble, inside the 4 yd line, 3rd down, NO FLAG.....

UTM lineman, picks up fumble, THROWS ball forward towards goalline, goes out of bounds....

Penalty called against UTM, illegal forward advance of the ball, If we take the penalty, its 10-15 BACK? AND loss of down, correct? (I could be wrong)

Oh wait, side judge runs in, 5-8 minute discussion, keep in mind NO FLAG has been thrown PRIOR to the UTM illegal advance call.....

Announcement: "Incidental Face Mask Call on....uuh....MSU...half the distance to the goal...3rd down <whistle blows>":D

MSU Fans response......after the subsequent score....

xhurrayx

[Golden Eagle]

They were OVC refs.

Well that explains it. OVC refs make bad officiating an art form.

[hawkeye]

Well that explains it. OVC refs make bad officiating an art form.

O-Officials

V-Very

C-Confused

xconfusedx

[MSUBear42]

Game pictures Video http://youtube.com/watch?v=Tr2gIHK7RnU