Five takeaways from Mizzou’s 48-35 win against North Texas

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports I hate playing Conference USA opponents. It’s a better conference than it’s given credit for. If you win, you did what you were supposed to. If you lose, it’s a potential low point for the season. That was the prism through which I viewed Missouri’s game against North Texas.

Thankfully, they got the job done.

If ever there was a “ho-hum” game, this was it. The Tigers got out to an early 14-0 lead, and essentially coasted from there. The offense, outside of Tyler Badie, was... fine. The defense was opportunistic and the special teams were pure.

For about 35 minutes, it looked like it should when a solid SEC team goes up against a bottom tier C-USA opponent. Then…