There’s an old saying from NPR’s Tom Magliozzi that I think applies well to this year’s Missouri team. It goes a little something like this:
“Happiness equals expectations minus reality.”
Basically, happiness is dependent on how expectations compare with the reality of the situation. In other words, did the reality outperform expectations? For this year’s Missouri team, that answer came back in the affirmative.
The Tigers’ win total was set at 2.5. They won five games. There was no clear answer at quarterback. Connor Bazelak was named to the SEC’s All-Freshman team.