What will be mercurial Alabama’s mood when it takes on Missouri?
Will it be the focused bunch that fended off the Ja Morant-led Murray State and felled Kentucky in its SEC opener? Or will the Crimson Tide’s attention drift away as it did in a 16-point loss to Northeastern? Or will Avery Johnson’s program showcase both sides of its personality, as it did in blowing a 22-point lead to Georgia State?
For MU, volatility is part and parcel of a rebuild that’s just now truly underway. Even then, it’s easy to trace its root cause: When Jeremiah Tilmon sits, matters get dicey in a hurry.