In 2019 Missouri opened with a road trip to Laramie, Wyoming and I cautioned that playing a team that’s really good at utilizing underdog tactics could make for a dreadful first game. It did.
In the COVID-induced all-SEC schedule of 2020 Missouri, opened against Alabama and...well, what they heck are you going to learn about your team while playing Alabama?
The 2021 opener featured a feisty Central Michigan squad who I knew could pose enough of a threat to keep pace with a young, mostly bad Tiger team.
It’s 2022.