Football Preview: Maneater staff members predict football season
Sept. 5, 2008
University News Editor Allie Blood:
Overall record (regular season): 11-1
Offensive MVP: Jeremy Maclin
Defensive MVP: Chuck Norris
Big 12 Championship: Missouri over Texas
National Championship: Missouri over Kansas
Missouri's Bowl Game: National Championship
Heisman Trophy winner: Illinois quarterback Juice Williams
Toughest Match up: Kansas in Kansas City
Highest draft pick from MU: Gary Pinkel
Missouri gets to the National Championship if: They can step up the defense
Football beat writer Nick Forrester:
Overall record: 12-0
Offensive MVP: Jeremy Maclin
Defensive MVP: William Moore
Big 12 Championship: Missouri over Oklahoma
National Championship: USC over Missouri
Missouri's Bowl Game: National Championship
Heisman Trophy winner: Ohio State running back Chris Wells
Toughest Matchup: Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship
Highest draft pick from MU: Maclin
Missouri gets to the National Championship if: The defense makes drastic improvements
Projects Editor Roseann Moring:
Overall record: 10-2
Offensive MVP: Chase Daniel
Defensive MVP: Sean Weatherspon
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma over Missouri
National Championship: Oklahoma over USC
Missouri's Bowl Game: Fiesta Bowl
Heisman Trophy winner: Florida quarterback Tim Tebow
Toughest Matchup: Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship
Highest draft pick from MU: William Moore
Missouri gets to the National Championship if: They hack into the BCS computer
Co-Copy Chief Lee Logan:
Overall record: 12-0, only if Missouri can beat Texas
Offensive MVP: Chase Daniel
Defensive MVP: Willy Mo
Big 12 Championship: Missouri (finally) over Oklahoma
National Championship: Georgia over USC
Missouri's Bowl Game: One of the BCS games, but not the top game because people like traditional powers and the SEC
Heisman Trophy winner: Man, my heart is really pulling for Daniel, if nothing else for the news value
Toughest Matchup: Definitely Oct. 18 in Austin
Highest draft pick from MU: Chase Coffman in the second round
Missouri gets to the championship if: It runs the table and has a couple of breaks
Managing Editor Michael Sewall:
Overall record: 12-0
Offensive MVP: Chase Daniel
Defensive MVP: Sean Weatherspoon
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma over Missouri
National Championship: Ohio State over Oklahoma
Missouri's Bowl Game: Orange Bowl, vs. Wake Forest
Heisman Trophy winner: Chase Daniel
Toughest Match up: Playing at Texas
Highest draft pick from MU: William Moore
Missouri gets to the championship if: The team goes undefeated en route to a Big 12 Championship victory
Sports Editor Lenny Goldman:
Overall record: 11-1
Offensive MVP: Derrick Washington
Defensive MVP: Sean Weatherspoon
Big 12 Championship: Missouri over Oklahoma
National Championship: Ohio State over Missouri
Missouri's Bowl Game: National Championship
Heisman Trophy winner: Florida quarterback Tim Tebow
Toughest Match up: Oct. 18 at Texas
Highest draft pick from MU: William Moore
Missouri gets to the championship if: It can get out of the Red Sea in Nebraska with a victory and finally take down Oklahoma
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