Where do experts have Mizzou football bowling, and who should MU fans root for Saturday?

On Sunday, the long wait will be over.

Mizzou football is 10-2 and waiting on a likely invitation to a New Year’s Six Bowl after being ranked No. 9 for the third straight week by the College Football Playoff committee, two spots ahead of its closest in-conference challenger, Ole Miss.

Of course, “likely” isn’t a reassuring word in Columbia. Unlike actual bowling (Sorry, Walter), there are few fixed rules when it comes to the whims of the committee.

But come Sunday, the Tigers will find out where they’re headed for the postseason. And the prognosticators like Missouri’s chances for the selection-committee bowls.

So, where do the projections have the Tigers heading?

And what should MU fans be hoping for on championship Saturday to maximize its end-of-year rankings come Tuesday’s final CFP rankings release?

Here are a series of projections for Missouri’s postseason, and what Tiger fans should be rooting for Saturday:

Nov 24, 2023; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Missouri Tigers running back Cody Schrader (7) rushes against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the second quarter at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

Brett McMurphy, Action Network

How about a soon-to-be all-SEC bash to close both the year and, with it, the last decade of Southeastern Conference football?

Action Network’s Brett McMurphy — a year from repeatedly chirping Mizzou for not facing Kansas during the 2022 bowl season — has the Tigers heading to Arlington, Texas, to face Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Forgive and forget, eh?

The Longhorns, ranked No. 7 in the latest CFP poll, appear to be out of the running for a spot in the playoffs in their final season as a Big 12 team. UT will join the SEC with Oklahoma ahead of the 2024 football season.

The Tigers will face the Sooners in their 2024 slate, but will…

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Author : Columbia Daily Tribune

Publish date : 2023-12-01 10:33:55

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