ATLANTA • Six years ago Gary Pinkel’s Missouri Tigers came to San Antonio as the No. 1 team in the country, one step away from playing in the BCS national championship game. But that final step proved to be bigger than Mizzou could scale. A week after an epic victory over rival Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium, the Tigers went into the Alamo Dome locker room tied with the Sooners. But Bob Stoops’ team outscored MU 24-3 in the second half on the way to a 38-17 victory. Now, the Tigers are in a similar spot. They’re not ranked No. 1. The path to the BCS title game requires some help. But a conference championship is on the line nonetheless. And you can bet players from that 12-win 2007 team will...
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