That’s how offensive coordinator Derek Dooley has described the Tigers’ offensive famine that contributed greatly to the team’s four-game losing streak. Make it five straight losses.
With criticism of fourth-year coach Barry Odom swirling around the program, Mizzou (5-6, 2-5 SEC) failed to clinch bowl eligibility and will need a victory next Friday at Arkansas (2-9, 0-7) to hit six wins. Trending in the opposite direction for the last month, Tennessee (6-5, 4-3) qualified for its first bowl in three years.
After scoring just 27 points during their four-game skid, the Tigers actually visited the end zone a couple times, both on touchdown passes to running back Tyler Badie.