Twenty-nine games into Barry Odom’s Missouri tenure, and the embattled coach is closer to King Sisyphus than Gary Pinkel.
Another top-of-the-hill moment eluded Odom in a rain-soaked 37-35 loss to South Carolina on Saturday; instead the boulder rolled back down.
South Carolina — by no means an elite team, but a quality one — provided Odom and Missouri with an opportunity to finally notch another solid win. So far, these twenty-nine games have been marked by empty wins and crushing losses. Outside of a stunning come-from-behind win in the 2016 finale against a bowl-eligible Arkansas squad, Missouri has failed to beat any other opponent with a winning record.