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Kansas rallies to beat Tigers 40-37

By JOHN MARSHALL
The Associated Press
Published: Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:29 PM CST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Todd Reesing threw a touchdown pass to Kerry Meier with 27 seconds left to give Kansas a 40-37 win over No. 12 Missouri on Saturday.

The Tigers will still play for the Big 12 title, but they'll do so coming off a hard-fought loss to their border rivals.

The Jayhawks (7-5, 4-4 Big 12) led by 16 early in the third quarter, let Missouri (9-3, 5-3) back in it, then traded touchdowns with the Tigers in the fourth quarter before Reesing hit Meier.

Reesing finished 37-for-51 for 375 yards with two interceptions, throwing two touchdown passes to Meier and one each to Dezmon Briscoe and Dexton Fields.

Missouri's Chase Daniel had 391 total yards and threw for four touchdowns, but also had two interceptions, a fumble and was sacked for a safety in the second quarter. Jermey Maclin had nine catches for 123 yards and a touchdown, and tight end Chase Coffman caught two touchdown passes for the Tigers.

Missouri struggled early, then found its rhythm in the second half, getting within a field goal after a pair of touchdown passes by Daniel.

Then the fireworks started.

Daniel hit Coffman for his second touchdown, a 6-yarder with just under 7 minutes left that put Missouri up 30-26. Reesing answered 3 1/2 minutes later with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Meier to put the Jayhawks back up.

Missouri got the ball back with 4 1/2 minutes left, then quickly marched down the field for a 6-yard touchdown run by Derrick Washington that made it 37-33. The Tigers left too much time on the clock, though, and Kansas moved 67 yards for the 26-yard touchdown from Reesing to Meier.

Missouri still wasn't done, marching quickly into Kansas' side of the field to set up a 54-yard field goal attempt by Jeff Wolfert. Kansas partially blocked the kick at the buzzer, finally ending one of the wildest games in the 117-game history of the Border Showdown.

"Our injury list, a roll of toilet paper wouldn't be enough," Kansas coach Mark Mangino said. "We've got guys that played today that could barely walk a week ago. It's the guttiest performance I've ever been associated with as a coach. Our kids heard all week long we didn't have a chance. Never tell KU they don't have a chance."


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ODF wrote on Dec 9, 2008 9:03 AM:

" The Tiggers are starting to see just how well they compete with nationally ranked teams with the pathetic defense they have. KU (a 6-5 team) pounded MU.....Oklahoma just devastated them. If you can't stop the other team you are mediocre at best. "

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msindependent wrote on Dec 6, 2008 7:08 AM:

" BWahahahahahaha, What a great comeback! "

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JCpatriot wrote on Dec 4, 2008 12:57 PM:

" YAH, YAH Jayhawk fans, Missouri Tiger still have a better record. And get to play Oklahoma Sooners for the Big 12 Championship,

Also theJayhawks the 3 pt lucky win doesn't mean squat... Go Tigers Go On the road to KC for BCS playoffs.... "

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L D wrote on Dec 4, 2008 12:31 PM:

" I felt especially bad for Wolfert who wasnet even given a chance to make that last field goal. I think the guy has got the leg to make it, but if you cant get any protection, what can ya do? "

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Mid-Mo wrote on Dec 4, 2008 8:35 AM:

" There was no safety back because he was blitzing. That was yet another horrible call by the D Coor. Eberflus. He's been doing it all year, taking risks when we should be conservative and vise versa. With the defensive personnel we have, our D should be Top 15 this year. What we see is the secondary getting torched, but it starts at the line. The line has dominated in our wins and played pretty weak in all of our losses except Ok St. Reesing had forever to throw that TD to Meier.

The weak schedule is a necessary evil though. We keep seeing weaker schedules all around the NCAA because 1 or 2 losses and you're out of title contention. Bring on a playoff! "

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nospinzone wrote on Dec 3, 2008 4:50 PM:

" most definatly odf, and it was fitting that was the last play, heck we let em march down the field in 2 mins the series before we took the lead as well . The other glaring part of this loss was our kickoff return coverage. How many times did they start from the 40 or 50 after a kickoff , give your defense some help ! We have never been really good at this either in Pinkle years. Our offense hurt our defense too the 1st half, heck our defense was on the field 3/4ths of the 1st half, I'm sure they were dead in second half , These gunslinging teams give their defense no rest "

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ODF wrote on Dec 3, 2008 12:59 PM:

" I agree again nospin. I guess the other old saying kind of applies here too. MU was, what, 9-2 coming into the game and KU was 6-5. MU should never have been in the position where one botched defensive play and missed coverage cost them the game. That one play may have cost them the game, but they lost the game by poor playing for the entire game. "

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nospinzone wrote on Dec 3, 2008 12:39 PM:

" The last play of the KU game , I went oh no when
I saw us blitz , but after a second , I went we have to because we could'nt cover a chair , we got a hand on the quarterback, but he found his open man
Still refs cheated us out of 7 secs , when they did
not call the guys knee down on the 2nd play , would have made things tougher for KU to score "

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ODF wrote on Dec 3, 2008 10:54 AM:

" That is exactly my sentiment Rickster. A receiver should NEVER be behind the defender...and ESPECIALLY not with a 4th & 7 and 35 seconds to go. Let them get the frist down if they can, but don't hand them the game on a platter. "

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TheRickster wrote on Dec 3, 2008 10:38 AM:

" MU's defense could not stop a pig in a ditch!
First rule for a safety is that nobody gets behind you. That is from day one. Is the coaching the defense not teaching? Are these players just rock headed? "

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ODF wrote on Dec 3, 2008 10:30 AM:

" The BCS committee's ONLY concern is that those traditionally, high-profile, high TV rating teams get in the bowls for revenue. I'm sure it irritates them to no end when you have teams like Ball State that has a stellar year and the BCS is forced to give them some limelight over the more traditional bowl teams. LOL!! "

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ODF wrote on Dec 3, 2008 10:28 AM:

" I agree....and maybe I'm just railing on the defense because they were exceptionally lousy in the KU game. How many times were KU receivers behind MU defenders? Then, 35 seconds or so to go, 4th and 7, and AGAIN MU defender lets KU receiver behind him for a first down, touchdown AND THE GAME! There is no excuse for the way the defense played Satuday. "

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L D wrote on Dec 3, 2008 9:52 AM:

" Hahaha, agreed, agreed. The whole BCS is screwy, and yes, Buffalo? Seriously? I see whats youre sayin, but its nice to have a team finally. something ANYTHING to be proud of. The fact is, they need to beef up ALL the schedules. Youd think they would have figured that kinda thing out by now. I think the BCS is in denial of how bad they are..... "

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nospinzone wrote on Dec 3, 2008 9:36 AM:

" Defense needs work , disappointing because they
had 10 returnees , but hey 50-60 points have been hung on a lot on Big twelve teams this year 14 times Big twelve teams have scored 50 or more on another Big Twelve opponent 5 of those were 60 pt
games. Teams that scored 50 or more in Big Twelve Game, Mizzou , Nebraska, Texas Tech ,
Oklahoma , Texas, Oklahoma State , so getting
50 hung on you is not uncommon in Big Twelve "

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ODF wrote on Dec 3, 2008 9:30 AM:

" Nospin - I agree and I am definitely glad they are doing as well as they are....winning and getting some bowl game exposure is helping with recruiting to boot. But without a defense they are going to be a shooting star...just like the Rams were a few seasons back. Other teams will soon figure out how to defend against MU and then they will be up a creek unless the defense can step up. "

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nospinzone wrote on Dec 3, 2008 9:28 AM:

" good points shiny, but we all know rankings start with your previous year ranking then you play
your self down , Ku had to lose 5 games before they got knocked out , I suspect Mizzou will be out as well , after this week and maybe they can get back in with big bowl win. Rankings are a joke
who's Ball State and Boise played and they are in top 12 ?
But back to Pinkle and Mizzou detractors, we have 3 kids as finalists for player of year at their position, Daniel last year, Coffman, Maclin
Pretty good for MU !!! Enthusiasm is high . KU
game was sold out by May last year "

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shinymcshine wrote on Dec 3, 2008 8:05 AM:

" 20th best in the nation? THATS the joke.
Pinkle HAS upped the Tiger's game. They are a better team, but they have such a pathetic non-conference schedule, its hard to know how good they are. Most every game that actually presented legit competition, they folded, but its all about a winning record and they'd schedule Girl Scout Troop 329 if they had to to assure that.
I'm more inclined to look hard at the defensive coordinator. Its either the defensive scheme or its a simple case of weaker athletes. They cannot stop the pass, and other teams know it.
OU is going to exploit that weakness. "

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L D wrote on Dec 3, 2008 7:56 AM:

" Are you guys kiddin me? currently the 20th best team in the nation and you guys are on here crazy mouthin em? Agreed, our d play callins is pathetic. We play a looooose zone against he best QBs in the NCAA and thats a mistake. BUT, we have amazing talent (maclin, washington, the chases, moore, stryker, ziggy, even gabbert!) so it sounds like Pinkel's doin a good job recruiting. Hats off to the man, MU's enrollment was so big this year, they had to turn a TON of people down, dont suppose it had anything to do with a top 20 team last year do ya? Theres more Tiger enthusiasts than EVER and its great. GOOD WORK GUYS!! "

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nospinzone wrote on Dec 2, 2008 8:48 PM:

" were 4 years ago net profit. .And he is
the 1st coach in 30 years to get 90 per cent of the top ranked Missouri boys 4 years straight , and that was a goal the university set for him to, when they hired him . Do I think he 's awesome , no but we could do a lot worse by far . He will not get to hire a new d coordinater, so maybe it will get better , They wil lget beat this week maybe bad, but they will play Northwestern from Big 10 in Alamo Bowl finish 10-4 and be ranked about 23rd "

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nospinzone wrote on Dec 2, 2008 8:42 PM:

" And.. Boscoe , Pinkel got what he did because Mizzou's record has gotten better every several years. They have 36 wins last 4 years with 2 games left
That's a 9 win average , Charlie Weiss at ND , would love to have that right now and they played 6 teams with an under 500 record tom go 6-6 , this year
Pinkel has also been successful enough to sell out every home game 67,000 ,
compared to the dismal 30-35 thousand
once or twice a year crowd before him
Money talks, and the football program is raking it in now , They can easily pay his increase with their new revenue and still be way ahead of where they "

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nospinzone wrote on Dec 2, 2008 8:37 PM:

" odf , you are right but you have to agree we are much better than we were 30 years prior to Pinkel , at least most of the time we beat the teams we are supposed to now. Yes we have few major ranked victories , I agree and defense stinks, but hey Texas Tech gave up 64 to Oklahoma, Oklahoma Stae ranked 13th gave up 61 to Oklahoma , Oklahoma gave up 45 to Texas , Nebraska who finished 7-4 and tied Mizzou in North gave up 52 to Mizzou, Texas gave up 35 to Texas Tech. This is the Big Twelve not just Mizzou , thats why the 1st good defense , Oklahoma meets in title game will roast them "

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boscoe wrote on Dec 1, 2008 3:46 PM:

" But we just gave Pinkle a seven-year contract extension and a huge raise!!! "

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ODF wrote on Dec 1, 2008 1:50 PM:

" Either donte feels much better now or he had a complete meltdown and someone better check on him.

But he's not wrong. We were 3-8 for many years but so what? We've only been winning lately because MU has been able to score more points....NOT because we have held opponents to no or low scores.
42-21, 52-17, 23-28, 31-56, 58-0, 31-28, 41-24, 52-20, 37-40.... MU = 367 ; Opponents = 234. Take away the 58-0 win and MU's stats are not all that impressive and their defense is mediocre overall. The defense Saturday was pathetic...how do you let a 6-5 team with a 4th & 7 and 35 seconds left get behind your defenders and score is-beyond-me. "

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nospinzone wrote on Nov 30, 2008 8:59 AM:

" tell us how you really feel , donte ?
How soon we forget we were 3-8 for 30 yrs straight 1972 -2002 "

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donte wrote on Nov 29, 2008 9:28 PM:

" Fire Pinkle! How many years has he had to iprove the Missouri defense? Pathetic! Feeble! Stupid! Kick the defense off the field! The Tigers would do better to put the cheerleaders out there on defense! Shame on Missouri defense! Excriment heads! "

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donte wrote on Nov 29, 2008 9:25 PM:

" Stupid Tiger defense!

Once again, the Missouir defense plays like a bunch of girls, letting KU walk all over them, and demonstrating how pathetic, impotent, stupid, undeserving of credit or fame, and jack-legged they are. Pathetic! The Tigers might as well not even put anyone out there on defense. Pathetic little pieces of human feces! Poor excuses for football players! Stupid, foolish, spoiled little bowel movement excriment heads! "

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