Welcome to the second-most important game of the year!
As Missouri was on its five-game winning streak I mentioned that the next game is always the most important game in order to keep the streak, hope, and lofty goals alive.
And while a loss does damper the spirits a bit, there’s still plenty to play for, especially from a program-building standpoint.
As we analyzed the 2023 schedule in the offseason, we circled the LSU and Georgia games as opportunities to pull a big upset and help contribute to a potentially magical season.
But we circled the Kansas State and Kentucky games as opportunities for this Mizzou team to make a statement and be clear on where they are in the program build; good enough to take on upper echelon teams that are considered Mizzou’s peers and beat them for the first time in a long time.