Riding high after gutting out a road win at Arkansas the Florida Gators (15-1, 2-1 SEC) will have a great opportunity to chalk another one up in the win category when they face off against the Missouri Tigers (13-3, 2-1 SEC) back in Gainesville.
As is typically the case with Missouri under head coach Dennis Gates the overall record does not always paint an accurate picture of how the season is going. When it comes to non-conference scheduling Gates’ strategy is to essentially play an easy schedule in order to build up confidence with his players and give them opportunities to improve and work through mistakes before league play, and that after what happened last year–you knew he was going to make things even easier.