When the Missouri Tigers hired defensive coordinator Barry Odom to take over for Gary Pinkel entering the 2016 season, it was expected that the defense would continue to be a bright spot.

Eight games into the 2016 season, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

In what will likely be a blowout loss to Kentucky, the Tigers reached a historic level of ineptitude, allowing 500+ yards of total offense for the fourth-straight game:

The precipitous drop in Mizzou’s defensive efficiency has to have those involved in the program worried.

A stout defense has been Mizzou’s calling card in recent years. Without that, the Tigers don’t have much to keep them competitive in a brutal conference like the SEC.