Missouri played a game on Black Friday that couldn’t have meant any less than it did. Arkansas came into the game at 2-9. Missouri game into the game at 5-6 with its bowl ban upheld earlier in the week.
There was nothing on the line. Arkansas’ roster was riddled with players dealing with the mumps. Missouri’s roster was decimated by injury with more going down throughout the game.
Two teams playing for nothing with backups galore scattered across the field.
What a rivalry game!
Regardless, the game was played, Missouri won, and Barry Odom’s future now comes into focus.