Missouri Coach Eli Drinkwitz addressed his team early this week, as the No. 22 Tigers were turning their attention toward a visit from No. 3 Texas A&M. They had just lost for the second time in three games, and with the latest loss had come a season-ending injury to talented quarterback Beau Pribula.

The message was one of optimism and hope at a time in which it could be easy to be frustrated and disappointed.

"If you would have told us when we started fall camp," Drinkwitz said, relaying his message to his team, "that we would be ranked coming out of the second bye week with an opportunity for everything we want in front of us, and we get to play a top-10 team at home, would everybody have signed up for it? We all said yes."

The Tigers (6-2, 2-2 SEC) indeed have plenty to play for the

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