When it comes to playing FCS opponents, no one nails the ideal better than Nate Edwards:
Play Your Young Guys
There’s enough new starters and/or guys playing different positions this year that I do want them to get live reps against guys that are actively trying to make you lose. However, Missouri has also built up a ton of depth... and won’t always have an opportunity to trot those guys out. So, please, do so.
Blood donor games are for getting your starters some live reps, putting the game to bed early and then getting an extended look at the reserves and youngsters to (a) get a better look at who will play key rotational roles, (b) shake off the rust that comes with the offseason and (c) getting the youngsters’ feet wet at the college level.