Missouri Tigers football sits with a 6-3 record and dropped out of the AP Top 25 for the first time this season after a loss at home to Texas.
Now, the No. 1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs stand in front of them as the team that could fully eliminate their College Football Playoff hopes. Mizzou has to put everything it has on the line to stay alive. There’s no point in playing its cards close to the chest given the situation.
As Rocky Balboa says in Creed II, “When a fighter ain’t got nothing to lose, he’s
dangerous.”
The Tigers will have to employ this underdog mentality against a Georgia team that’s coming off back-to-back wins against ranked SEC foes. But the task ahead isn’t impossible – Auburn already showed that much.
The Bulldogs fell to an unranked Auburn 27-24 on Oct. 17 at home when they were ranked No. 1 in the nation. Mizzou will need lightning to strike twice to keep its head above the rushing waves of a conference that still has nine teams vying for a spot in the 12-team playoff.
Georgia is the last team in the SEC with only one loss this season, but there are eight teams combined with either two or three losses. Another matchup to monitor this weekend is Texas (7-2) at LSU (6-3).
The Tigers have their hands full with the opponent ahead of them, however. Georgia boasts the best scoring offense and defense in the conference and posted a combined score of 69-15 in its last two games against ranked foes.
Mizzou will need a Rocky-esque performance as a 16.5-point underdog.
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