Losing stinks. It’s no fun. It’s especially difficult to take when your favorite team mounts a comeback to make a game closer than it otherwise should be. Sometimes I believe in my heart a close loss is worse than a blowout.
That’s nonsense, of course. There are things to learn from a close loss. A close loss indicates a level of competitiveness. It leaves a bad taste, but there’s still room for hope.
And that’s where we’re at with Missouri football. Did losing to Kentucky sting? Absolutely. Did watching the Wildcats run for seven yards per carry give me flashbacks to Tre Mason in 2013?