Not many would blame you for giving up hope. After last week. After that first quarter.
We’ve seen games like this before, after all. 2021 against Tennessee or Texas A&M. 2022 against Kansas State or Tennessee (again.) Under Eli Drinkwitz, Mizzou hasn’t been known to respond well within games. Mistakes tend to compound, effort begins to slip, discipline wanes... and so on and so forth.
So you’d be hard pressed to blame someone for feeling defeated after Devin Leary strolled into the end zone with 2:12 left in the first quarter. The defense looked flat and porous, missing tackles and, frankly, getting run over by Ray Davis.