NC_Dawg is right. Style points now count, as does S.O.S.
To that end, we DO have some things in our favor.
1. So far, of the current Top 25 teams, as ranked by the Selection Committee, we have not just defeated, but BLOWN OUT 3 of them. Few teams, if any, can say that.
2. The win over CSU must be, unfortunately, humiliating for CSU. If they hang for very long, i.e. that Buffalo game a few years ago, that will be bad.
3. We must crush the Jackets, of course. But playoffs need not even enter that equation. Crushing them, their hopes, and their dreams is mandatory either way.
4. I'm not going to say "Go Vols". Instead, Go Mizzou - and die in Knoxville.
5. As long as number 4. above happens, or if they (Missouri) lose to Arkansas, which I think is even more likely, then from this Saturday forward must be at all costs. Nothing held back in a single game. Win and LOOK AWESOME DOING IT.
From here out, taking a foot off the accelerator DESERVES the "L" that WILL result. And a note to the receivers - you can NEVER drop passes like against Abuurn. I gained a LOT more confidence in HM in that Abuurn game. With only a couple of exceptions, he showed a very good arm, capable of winning games put on his back. But if the ball hits the receiver, it can't then hit the ground. (My grasp of the obvious is amazing, I know.)
And finally - Buc has said it forever, and he's always right - we will live or die by the OL.