There’s no Idaho waiting for Missouri as a sacrificial Homecoming offering. Instead, Missouri’s key second-half is going to start against a team that’s a perfect test for how far Barry Odom’s program has come.
Missouri SHOULD beat an opponent like Memphis. It has more talent, top-to-bottom, on its roster than a Group of Five school, as Memphis is.
But at the top? Memphis is comparable. It has the nation’s leading rusher in Darrell Henderson; it has one of the most efficient passers in Brady White. It has a defense that has had its stats skewed by two games against option opponents in Navy and Tulane — offenses that Missouri can’t really emulate.