Seasons like this aren’t fun, so you have to cling to every little win you get.
From the outside looking in, Mizzou’s season hasn’t gone that poorly. The Tigers are 4-4 with close losses in Lexington and Chestnut Hill and only one truly bad loss at the hands of the also 4-4 Tennessee. They’ve won every game they were technically supposed to. They’ve got the best special teams unit in the country. Their offense isn’t great, but it’s not bad either. If you hold up your hand to cover the grotesque blot of the run defense, it’s actually not too cringe-inducing!