re: Mizzou will be "Sneaky Good" this year

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Traditionally Mizzou has been at it's best in the SEC when the focus of expectations are elsewhere.

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Athlon Sports 2015 Preseason SEC East Predictions
1. Georgia
2. Tennessee
3. Florida
4. Missouri

2015 Athlon SEC East Preseason Predictions

SEC Media 2015 Preseason Predictions
1. Georgia
2. Tennessee
3. Missouri

SEC Media East Order of Finish Predictions

2015 Actual Order of Finish

1. Florida
2. Tennessee
3. Georgia
4. Vanderbilt
5. Kentucky
6. Missouri
7. South Carolina

Doesn't seem like expectations were on Missouri last year.

2012 Athlon Sports SEC Predictions
1. Georgia
2. South Carolina
3. Florida
4. Missouri
5. Tennessee

Athlon Sports 2012 SEC Prediction

Actual 2012 Finish:

1. Georgia
2. Florida
3. South Carolina
4. Vanderbilt
5. Missouri
6. Tennessee
7. Kentucky

Doesn't look like expectations were very high for Missouri in 2012, either. That didn't seem to work out too well.

I guess what you can say is that Missouri greatly exceeded expectations in 2013 and 2014...otherwise, they have finished below where they were predicted.