Lopsided as Missouri’s 65-33 victory over Memphis ultimately was on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, the game, the season and even third-year coach Barry Odom’s stature were teetering early in the second quarter.
With MU anxious to purge a three-game losing streak and make something meaningful of this season, Memphis had scored 17 straight to negate Mizzou’s 21-0 start … and who knew where this was all going?
Especially when Missouri was immediately facing fourth-and-1 at its own 34, and Odom boldly opted to go for it.
You might debate what this says about Odom’s state of mind.