Mizzou Players/Coaches talk about SC

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Missouri came over to the SEC, along with Texas A&M, before the 2012 season, determined to make a statement

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"Going to South Carolina, going and playing there and seeing the white towels when they're waving them around, I think that was the most - as a true freshman - the most intimidating thing I've ever seen in my life," said Missouri junior center Evan Boehm. "Just looking up, you're kind of in awe, kind of in shock, just seeing how loud it gets and how wild everybody gets."

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Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk, who started that game said. "We didn't make enough plays....and maybe the defense could have done something differently...."

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Nine months later, it still appears to be a touchy subject.

"Well, I'm glad you brought that up; I'm pleased that you brought that up," Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said on Wednesday to a reporter who asked about the game...."But South Carolina outplayed us, and they deserved to win."

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Boehm said watching Baggett's kick hit the post was difficult to swallow.

"You work PATs each and every day, and you see the kid make the field goals," Boehm said. "And then that happens, and you just feel so bad...."It just leaves a nasty taste in your mouth [like burnt milk toast] after going there our first ever SEC game (on the road) and going to South Carolina and not doing too well, and then you go back at home and have a 17-point turnaround in the fourth quarter and lose in overtime," Boehm said. "

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"It (losing to South Carolina) made us better," Mauk said. "It made us better, and when we come down this year, we're expecting it...."

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