Four up, four down. Not a bad start to a season during which many thought the Missouri Tigers would stumble out of the gate with at least one loss.

Instead, the Tigers dodged their way through a series of season-opening tests, finishing the non-conference schedule unblemished for the fourth consecutive season and running their winning streak to 14 games over non-Big 12 teams. Missouri's last non-conference defeat was to Oregon State in the 2006 Sun Bowl.

Now, with one-third of the schedule complete, head coach Gary Pinkel and his team will relax a bit before preparing for Oct. 8's Big 12 opener versus Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. And, despite the shiny 4-0 record, suffice it to say there's plenty for the Tigers...

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