"We were just missing tackles. It was very uncharacteristic but they are a great team."
That quote actually made me laugh out loud.
Missouri held Tennessee to a dreadful (for them) 32% success rate -- 32% rushing, 32% passing, 39% standard downs, 21% passing downs, all well below the national average -- and didn't give up an abnormal number of big plays. The Tigers' Def. S&P+ actually moved up to 10th. But Sherrils was talking like the Tigers got gashed. That's how high the bar is for this defense ... and how well it has to play to keep a game within reach.