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Illinios offensive preview: QB the key
Missouri opens the 2008 season on Saturday against the Fighting Illini. Most Tiger fans are familiar with Juice...

Missouri Team Report
The Tigers have encountered a problem Gary Pinkel has never experienced during his coaching career and never thought he would: His team scores too much, too fast. The only slightest hint of criticism levied at Pinkel after his team's last two blowout victories was that Missouri could have eased up on the accelerator against Southeast Missouri State and Nevada. In the latter case, the Tigers ran a fake field goal when leading 45-17 in the third quarter, on a play that turned into a 32-yard touchdown pass. "There's a fine line there," said Pinkel, whose team is averaging an NCAA-best 57.7 points per game. "I just don't want to humiliate people. I don't want to do that." Otherwise, Missouri (3-0) hasn't needed any trickery to blast through its last two...

No. 6 Tigers ready to show off improved defense in opener
Missouri became a Top 10 team last year because of its prolific offense. It expects to stay there with the help of a defense it can become equally proud of. The No. 6 Tigers have all but one starter back on a unit that made significant strides during last year's march to a school-record 12 victories entering the opener Saturday night against No.

No. 3 Mizzou believes it can be even better
The heavy lifting is just beginning for third-ranked Missouri. The Tigers broke the 30-year hex in Lincoln with Saturday's 52-17 win over Nebraska. But it's the next two weeks -- at home against No. 17 Oklahoma State and on the road against No. 5 Texas -- that will determine whether the third-ranked Tigers stay alive in the national championship race.

High-scoring Missouri barely needs punter
Unbeaten Missouri's offense is so potent, players rib well-rested punter Jake Harry that he's a waste of a scholarship. The third-ranked Tigers did not need Harry at all Saturday against Nebraska, and most of their 10 punts this season have come during garbage time. "We're always joking with him," quarterback Chase Daniel said Monday.

Missouri Team Report
The mention of Missouri competing for a national championship in 2008 doesn't sit well with Tigers eighth-year coach Gary Pinkel. Yes, MU won a school-record 12 games last season and has appeared among the top six in most preseason polls this summer. But Pinkel is quick to remind anyone who's listening that his team failed to win the Big 12 Conference championship last season—something Oklahoma has done four times in the last six years. The Sooners whipped the Tigers 38-17 in last year's conference championship game, costing MU a chance to play in the BCS National Championship Game. "To beat those guys you got to play at a higher energy level than we've played," Pinkel said.