The weather forecast has called for heavy rain to swamp Columbia. Unless lightning is spotted in the area, it’s game on for the Tigers and Cowboys, but do wet conditions take the air out of Mizzou’s aerial attack? The team with the stronger ground game and better ball-security figures to be less impacted by wet weather. The Tigers practice wet-ball drills every Thursday, playing with pigskins dipped in a 5-gallon jug of water. That becomes more difficult in the pouring rain. If the skies empty on Faurot Field, the team with the best hands figures to have the advantage.