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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — It’s a funny thing, this game.
One moment you’re rock bottom; the butt of the national joke.
Then, Vanderbilt beats Alabama and the ‘Dores’ goalposts end up at the bottom of the Cumberland River.
Oh, and Arkansas rocks Tennessee and the Hogs’ fans storm the field at Razorback Stadium.
And suddenly, out of the depths of despair, Missouri football’s season doesn’t seem so doomed, after all.
A wacky and wild day in the conference — and nationwide, for that matter — has kept the league wide open, and thus the spots to the College Football Playoff the SEC will likely be afforded are still there for the taking. There is now just one undefeated team left in the SEC: newcomer, Texas. There are just three teams who have not lost a conference game: The Longhorns, LSU and Texas A&M.
The Tigers, after a 41-10 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday that was every inch as awful as the scoreline suggests, certainly have plenty of mistakes to clean up.
Take the porous offensive line, the unimpactful defensive front or the missing-in-Aggieland secondary, as a few examples.
But, if they can clean up after getting, “slapped in the face,” as Theo Wease Jr. put it …
Well, take a look at the current conference standings (excluding teams with more than one SEC loss):
Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0 SEC)
Texas (5-0, 1-0)
LSU (4-1, 1-0)
Georgia (4-1, 2-1)
Arkansas (4-2, 2-1)
Ole Miss (5-1, 1-1)
Tennessee (4-1, 1-1)
Alabama (4-1, 1-1)
Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1)
Missouri (4-1, 1-1)
Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1)
Florida (3-2, 1-1)
That is one wide-open league.
Oct 5, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Brady Cook (12) hands off the ball to running back Nate Noel (8) in the fourth quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images.
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Author : Columbia Daily Tribune
Publish date : 2024-10-06 15:30:33
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