TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Eli Drinkwitz doesn’t want you to compare this loss to the Texas A&M one. Seriously.
His Tigers (6-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) have lost two games this season, both this month. One was 41-10 to the Aggies, the other was 34-0 to Alabama on Saturday.
Both defeats came via conference foes on the road, in some of the nation’s biggest stadiums. Both were smackdowns, out of hand solidly before their scores were final. Both saw Mizzou’s offense struggle to ignite in any meaningful way or prompt fashion. Both call into question the ceiling of this year’s — wait, this is the thing he doesn’t want to do be done.