Sure, we can criticize Missouri's soft schedule. I've done that. But since 2007, only Texas and Oklahoma have won more games in Big 12 conference play. (The count: Texas 22, Oklahoma 20, Mizzou 19.)
What's that? You say the Mizzou conference record has been padded by patsies in the Big 12 North? Well, there's some truth to that. But there's also more to it than that. It's not as if Mizzou is always forced to run away, weeping, after taking on ranked teams. Yes, there have been horrible losses to Texas and OU. But since the start of the 2007 season, the Tigers are 7-8 in games against Top 25 teams. In the Big 12, only Texas (10-4) and Oklahoma (13-7) have done better than MU over that time when facing Top 25 opponents.
And that 7-8 isn't far off from Ohio State's 9-6 vs. Top 25 opponents, or Iowa's 5-4, or Penn State's 5-5, Georgia Tech's 7-6, Virginia Tech's 9-7, or Georgia's 9-8. Pinkel's 7-8 record vs. the Top 25 over the last three-plus seasons is better than Wisconsin's 5-8, Michigan State's 3-9, Auburn's 6-8, Florida State's 6-7, Miami's 4-9, Arkansas' 5-13, Tennessee's 4-14, Arizona's 5-7, Oregon State's 6-10 and Notre Dame's 0-8.
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some stats per Bernie about MU versus Top 25 teams
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