Missouri Week 3: Nevada Preview

Before we start this, let me share my Reno experience; Sleezy, his first (and second) ex-wife, and I loaded up in his creepster van to hit Reno circa 2000. Up in the mountains, we were stuck dodging crazy Chinese people that thought it really snowed in July, and finally, we hit the hotel. Sleezy and I check in and looked like two queens in town for a homo convention. Either way, I figured out that Keno was really a retarded form of Roulette and Bingo, and I ate some huge pancakes (not Sleezy's ex's flap jacks, but some actual ginormous pancakes). That's Reno for you. Basically a cooler Branson. Let's get to the game.

-Nevada is the best of the cupcakes that is on Mizzou's non-conference slate this year. Nevada could beat Baylor, K-State, and ISU, and would probably give the Huskers a game. They have some talent, but coming in to Columbia, they have have something in common with a PBR in front of Sleezy's dad. Basically, they are about to get destroyed. Luke Lippincott, their best player, is out for the year. Night Night.

-Chase Daniel was en fuego last week. He had better aim than the "Magic Bullet" and JFK's head would have exploded in amazement from Chase's stats anyway: 16-17, 245 yards, three scores. And that was before halftime. Expect more of the same against the Wolfpack D. The guy was more badass than Kimbo Slice's Mohawked chest hair.

-My favorite Tiger, DaNario Alexander, is back for this one. The dude was thinking of taking a medical redshirt, and instead, is back and ready to roll. He is a big receiver, which is something that Mizzou really needs. Maclin and Jared Perry are both speedsters, and DA brings the size. I don't think DA is getting the kudos he deserves for coming back from killing two ACLs in a year. Props.

-Watch for a big game from the Tiger D. The Pack run the Pistol, which is basically a sawed off shotgun (see what I did there?) formation. QB is up another yard, and the back is behind him and off to the side as he always is in a Shotty formation. Chris Ault is an innovative coach with this offense in the WAC. Sean Weatherspoon will be all over the place as always, but this will be the test that the secondary needs since Nevada is sans running back. Lots o' passing from Nevada. I'd imagine a few picks from the Tiger secondary, and maybe a fatality thrown in from Will Moore.

Nevada got smoked worse than Roger Ebert at a movie theatre last week against Texas Tech in Reno. I said I'd tack another seven points on to Tech's final score, and that's what Mizzou would put up. I'm a man of my word: 42-14 Tigers. Yeah, I know Nevada put 19 on the Sand Pirates, but that was in Reno. Yoink! I'll take those five off the board.

You can listen HERE (and not to the Pack's announcers this week, Dave MacD.) and make sure to hit up Rock M Nation for some pre/during/post game trash talk and bold predictions. Also, this one is on FSN if you have been in a cave. Thanks Ike!