The Missouri football team won’t find out its bowl destination and opponent until the second day of December.
Whether Mizzou heads to Nashville (Music City Bowl) or Florida (Outback and Tax Slayer Bowls), and whether the Tigers face a team from the ACC or the Big Ten, what happens in the to-be-determined bowl game will and should be viewed within the context of what happened on Dec. 27, 2017.
Texas 33, Tigers 16. The Longhorns led 14-zip before the Tigers realized a game was underway. Texas picked off a Drew Lock pass, returned a fumble for a touchdown and, after the Tigers pulled within seven in the third quarter, answered with a safety, a field goal and a touchdown.