COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sorry to the good folks from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, but the beat down wasn’t personal. It wasn’t even really about you. It was just business, and the Mizzou football team took care of its business.
Sure, at times it seemed a beat mean, probably nasty and definitely reminiscent of a bully who reveled in overpowering the target of his aggression. And if you’re a faithful follower of Mizzou, it’s exactly what you wanted and needed to see in this situation.
Make no mistake. Nothing was “proven” by beating a lower-tier opponent into submission and continuing the beating well after the fight had been decided.