排名第 18 的密苏里老虎队原本有机会在 CFP 比赛中保持活力，但以 34-20 输给排名第 7 的得克萨斯州队，密苏里大学本赛季的战绩为 6-3（SEC 3-3），而伊莱·德林克维茨 (Eli Drinkwitz) 仍在寻求一场声明式的胜利。

Missouri made three trips to the redzone but scored only one touchdown on the opening drive. Failure to take advantage of successful drives proved costly.无法与精英球队对抗。

2. 特种部队继续奋战

Blake Craig was 2-for-4 on field goals as Mizzou continued to put plenty of points on the board. Missouri also had a punt blocked and a punt fumbled in crunch time. In one of the most underrated units, the Tigers haven’t found success.面对一支伟大的德克萨斯队，失误太多了。

3. 外接手大量投篮

Austin Simmons is 23/43 on 252 passing yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions.是的，他本可以更加高效，但是外接手们的表现明显下降——特别是在第三档进攻中，老虎队在第三档进攻中16投3中。

4. 职责受到质疑

这并不是密苏里州输掉这场比赛的原因，但有太多对德克萨斯州有利的判罚——尤其是阿奇·曼宁(Arch Manning)在关键的第3和第10个球上的不完整传球，在第一次进攻中失手。我的意思是，我们走吧。

5. 密苏里州是一支不错的球队，但不是伟大的球队

showed up today Mizzou was competitive at home against a really good Texas team — but couldn’t do it with too many mistakes. The Tigers are 6-3 in the midst of a good, solid season – but when will this program take the next step?伊莱·德林克维茨仍在寻找一场声明性的胜利——今天绝对是一场可以获胜的比赛。这是最令人沮丧的部分。