They beat the Hogs and then put lipstick on one.
The Mizzou Tigers took a season begging to be forgotten and made it just a tad more memorable, winning a rivalry game that isn’t really a rivalry game, and doing so in the least Mizzou way — actually rising to the moment.
The 28-24 win against Arkansas doesn’t change what the football season was. I respected the hire of coach Barry Odom but expected six wins. The Tigers cobbled together four. The only bowl involving Mizzou this year belonged to Damarea Crockett.
Last year, amid campus turmoil and news of a departing coach, Mizzou wrangled with an identity crisis.