COLUMBIA, Mo. — All the methodically spent offseason hours scouting, planning, practicing and poring over film leads to this for the Missouri football team. Finally, a game.
As well as the Tigers think they know their team and what to expect from Wyoming in Saturday evening’s season opener, all that knowledge can vanish into the famously thin air of Laramie, Wyo., once the ball’s kicked off.
“It’s like every opening game: There’s always an element of unknown,” Missouri offensive coordinator Derek Dooley said this week. “You can prepare, prepare and prepare and things are going to happen that you don’t always expect to happen.