The hope and promise of anticipation before the season withered away with each back-breaking turnover and extended run the Missouri Tigers gave up to the Wyoming Cowboys more than a mile above sea level to open the season.
The loss was disappointing, but more than anything, it killed the momentum and goodwill the program had built up during the offseason.
Barry Odom has had a rocky and pot-filled start to his head coaching career. Some of it was his doing, and some it wasn’t. But he’s largely built the Tigers up to a point where he has a legitimately good top 25-level team.