Before this wacky New Years’ Eve afternoon of dizzying twists and a dazzling comeback and brow-furrowing decisions and, ultimately, familiar exasperation in a 38-33 loss at the Liberty Bowl, everything was aligned for MO-mentum into the offseason for University of Missouri football.
The last few weeks had featured a redefining four-game winning streak in the wake of the catcalls that came with the hideous 15-14 loss to Kentucky, a new contract for coach Barry Odom and continued recruiting coups embodied in securing Clemson transfer Kelly Bryant. Meanwhile, the zillion-dollar South End Zone project that will transform Memorial Stadium into a more-SEC-like facility progresses by the day toward opening next season.