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Mizzou braced for South Carolina showdown in what's been a wild SEC series

COLUMBIA, Mo. — With Southeastern Conference play kicking off Saturday, Missouri’s Barry Odom gave a lot of short answers in his weekly press conference Tuesday but had a zinger ready for the inevitable question about last year’s debacle at South Carolina.

In the latest chapter of what’s easily been Mizzou’s most entertaining SEC series since joining the conference, the Tigers and Gamecocks provided more white-knuckle moments in last year’s thriller. The day started under a bright sun as Mizzou grabbed a 23-14 lead then grew dark, wet and disastrous for the visitors. An unexpected third quarter deluge of rain and misfortune capsized Odom’s team.