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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I said it in the Mizzou thread and elsewhere - Auburn's offense was a horrible matchup for Missouri.
The defense is predicated entirely on getting after the QB and creating bad down/distance situations for the offense. If you can pick up 4-5 yards routinely running the ball on first down, Mizzou's DEs can't do what they do well - get after the QB and make stops in the backfield.
Getting stomped by Auburns offense does not have me convinced that we'd have gotten stomped by FSUs. Or even Alabama's. Mizzou has a long history of being unable to deal with the option and this year's defense simply wasn't designed with stopping the option in mind (nobody in the division or non-con slate ran it with regularity).
It was a perfect storm of circumstances that kept Missouri from being able to do what it needs to do to win football games - get a couple of stops early, get the lead and unleash their pass-rushers.
They didn't get humiliated; they ran into a piss-poor matchup and still gave a credible performance. This team has no reason to hang its head.
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This.
I was proud of Pinkel for going for it on 4th and 1 from his own 20 when down 10 with less than half a quarter left rather than pulling a Bob Stoops and punting the ball to keep the score respectable.
No shame in a 10-point loss to Auburn. They're the better team and proved it on the field. Missouri wins MAYBE 2-3 out of 10 matchups against Auburn. Basically would need to play a perfect offensive game and win it like the Colts won the playoff game against KC in 2003.