Mizzou Football has a few big games this year. Which ones are you looking forward to?
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One of the more under-appreciated things Eli Drinkwitz has done as Mizzou’s head coach? Bring back the rivalries, baby!
When Drinkwitz arrived in Columbia in late 2019, rivalries were still a thing of the past for the Tigers. After nearly a decade in the SEC, the only game with any hostility on Mizzou’s schedule each year was Arkansas, and even that felt a little forced.
Now? Eli Drinkwitz’s loud talking and Mizzou’s success has raised the hostility levels tenfold with a number of teams. South Carolina and Mizzou are battling for entry into the SEC’s top tier. Mizzou and Tennessee have earned some bad blood. Even Kentucky seems to not like us all that much. And to top it off, the classic rivalries are on their way back. Oklahoma and Texas are back in the conference, Mizzou will square up with Illinois next year, and the Border War returns to the gridiron in 2025.
So yeah. There’s a lot going on this upcoming year. So we want to know: Which game are you most looking forward to watching? Need to see Mizzou pummel kU again? Want to finally build a win streak against OU? Need to win the Mayor’s Cup desperately? Eager to see Mizzou’s run over Arky continue?