Blaine Gabbert News

Dubbed the next John Elway or at least the next Ben Roethlisberger following his college debut as a starting quarterback, Blaine Gabbert turned heads for the first month of Missouris football season.Everybody familiar with the recruiting lists from two years prior knew Gabbert was going to be good.

After Danario Alexander caught another 11 passes for another 173 yards in what inevitably became a 34-24 victory over Iowa State, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel tried his best to produce new superlatives.I dont know what to tell you, Pinkel said of his senior wide receiver.

After throwing for 337 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in Saturday's 34-24 victory over Iowa State, Mizzou sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert in the last four games essentially has matched - and in some ways eclipsed - his first four games that left him fourth in the nation in passing efficiency.

COLUMBIA When Jared Perry injured his knee last week against Kansas State, it meant he wouldn't be able to see game action again at Faurot Field.

Iowa State quarterback Austen Arnaud popped in the Baylor-Missouri football tape Monday, and one of those high-scoring video games broke out.

The football team is preparing for Iowa State. A They are playing very well, and are bowl eligible.

Missouri running back Derrick Washington, right, dives into the end zone to score a touchdown as he is pulled down by Kansas State linebacker Ulla Pomele and defensive end Brandon Harold during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov.

Alexander continued his surge for All-American honors with another monster performance in helping lead Mizzou to a huge 38-12 win at North Division-leading Kansas State on Saturday.

I'm done trying to figure this team out. Attempting to accurately assess the value of this Tiger squad is a futile practice.

Missouri wide receiver Danario Alexander is putting up big numbers in his senior season - All-American type numbers.

Missouri receiver Danario Alexander, top, slips past Baylor's Byron Landor, bottom, after a reception during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov.

Kansas State's offense has started out slowly against Missouri -- a game the Wildcats need to win to remain in first place in the North Division.

On Saturday, the Missouri Tigers walked off Faurot Field to the sound of boos. The next morning, boos were replaced by a silence that was no less haunting.

Each is just a moment. Some are beginnings, others are culminations, each a still reminder of the greatness of last season's class of stars.

There are some who wont be satisfied with the answers given to the questions posed.There are probably some who wouldnt be too pleased that the questions were posed in the first place.But when it comes to Missouri losing four of its last five games including, of all things, to Baylor 40-32 last Saturday the resurrected bottom-line reaction of ...

They are a dynamic team, especially in the first half. If you look at the tape, regardless of which half it is, you can tell that they are a pretty good team.

The second half has been a concern for Missouri football in Big 12 play. Saturday's game against Baylor was the most recent example, as the Tigers blew an 11-point halftime lead and lost 40-32. Five games into conference play, Missouri has yet to score a second-half touchdown.

In retrospect, I can think of endless ways in which I could have better spent my Saturday afternoon.

In a season on the verge of being precisely half empty-half full, the Mizzou football team faces the prospect of becoming a have-not because of its half of nots: its stupefying second-half offensive ineptitude in Big 12 play.

Kansas State, currently atop the Big 12 North standings with two games remaining, wraps up the 2009 home slate on Saturday as the Missouri Tigers visit Bill Snyder Family Stadium for Senior Day.