Part of life as a sports fan is dealing with tough losses. Even the most sucessful teams and franchises have given their partisan faithful moments of anguish and heartbreak. As Missouri fans, we know this pain all too well, and have become so conditioned by it, that perhaps we even come to expect it.
At about two o’clock local time, that’s where we stood. Our collective headspace was not in a healthy or happy spot. We were in the throes of watching Missouri choke away all of the remaining promise of the 2024 season, as Drew Pyne stumbled around in the backfield and Luther Burden gave Auburn a gift-wrapped touchdown.