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Barry Odom got an up close view at the nation’s top scoring offense and he came away impressed.
The Missouri coach called Alabama as good an opponent as he’s ever faced, or seen, following a 39-10 loss.
The Tigers had an uphill battle from the beginning as Alabama scored less than a minute into the game, and then led 30-10 at halftime.
Some key stats in the game were Missouri was held to 70 rushing yards, and it committed three turnovers.
Here’s what Odom told reporters after the game:
Barry Odom on Alabama: "They're a dang good football team. They're as good as I've ever gone against and as good as I've ever seen."
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) October 14, 2018
Odom asked about targeting on Terez Hall, says his number one concern is always the safety of the game. But also says it's difficult to teach defenders to adjust when they've already gone into a position to make a tackle and the ball-carrier ducks his head at the last second.
— Mitchell Forde (@Mitchell4D) October 14, 2018
Barry Odom asked what he'd think on the way Drew Lock played today: "I don't know … I haven't even talked to Derek (Dooley) yet."
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) October 14, 2018
Odom says on the 81-yard TD on Alabama's second play, Cam Hilton was expecting over the top help from another safety.
— Mitchell Forde (@Mitchell4D) October 14, 2018
Barry Odom: "The last three weeks have been tough. They've been tough on everybody."
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) October 14, 2018
Odom said during the week, he talked to the team about winning the turnover battle and limiting explosive plays. Says clearly the team didn't start out doing either.
— Mitchell Forde (@Mitchell4D) October 14, 2018
Barry Odom on Emanuel Hall: "His father passed away on Thursday night. Our thoughts and prayers are with he and his family."
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) October 14, 2018
Barry Odom: "I thought our football team (battled). We didn't make enough plays to extend drives offensively."
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) October 14, 2018
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
