I think they have a good chance at being better than last year. The offense should be better. They struggled at the beginning of the year of offense as they had 4 new guys on the OL. As the year went on they got better and the offensive production reflected that. Lost one OL to the NFL draft but everyone else returns along so think they will be better there. QB Hogan is senior this year and is a good QB. Expect good things from him. TE corp is back to normal with a bunch of big, talented guys this year. If McCaffrey builds on how he finished last year, star in the making. Need to get better at the running back position. There were such high hopes for Barry Sanders, Jr. but he has been a bust so far. If the running game is OK, offense should be good.
Defense lost a lot from a very good unit. Best player may have been the safety who was a JR but he left in the MLB draft. (Stanford has quite a few dual sport football/baseball guys). DL has talent but is thin, can't afford any injuries there. For the first time in many years, I think the big question mark for this team going into the season is the defense.
If the defense does OK, I don't see any drop off from last year and possibly being better than last year. Defense won't be as good but offense should be better.
How far will Mizzou drop this year?