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Missouri 1 Win From Bowl Eligibility After Taking Down of New Mexico State

The Missouri Tigers have one more chance to get to a bowl, after taking down the New Mexico State Aggies

Matt Galatzan

Missouri 1 Win From Bowl Eligibility After Taking Down of New Mexico State
Missouri 1 Win From Bowl Eligibility After Taking Down of New Mexico State /

Following their embarrassing second-half performance against the Tennessee Volunteers last week, the Missouri Tigers had one goal on Saturday in Columbia against the New Mexico State Aggies - get in and get out healthy with a win. 

And they were able to do just that, blowing out the Aggies 45-14 on Senior Day, and moving to 5-6 on the season - just one win away from bowl eligibility. 

It has been a long season for the Tigers, who at points looked like an SEC bottom feeder, and others looked like a College Football Playoff spoiler. 

None of that mattered on Saturday.  

The Tigers got the job done with ease, thanks in large part to the vast talent gap. 

But that was not the only thing driving the Tigers. 

One major factor was the team's desire to send the seniors out with a win in their final game at Faurot Field.

The other was simple - make it to a third bowl consecutive bowl game.

In order to accomplish that goal, they will have to do something they have gotten accustomed to in recent years (seven of the last nine years in fact), take down the Arkansas Razorbacks.

However, that doesn't mean it will be easy. The Tigers have been far from perfect this season, and the Razorbacks, barring a late blown lead against Ole Miss, will already be locked into a bowl themselves.

So make no mistake. It will be a fight. 

Fortunately for the Tigers, it is also one that they are more than capable of winning. 

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MizzouSportsTalk.com, AllAggies.com and LonghornsCountry.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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