That's the point.
And it's just one game (albeit a miserable one to watch). Pinkel's got nothing to worry about. 8-5 in a "rebuilding" year isn't too shabby, and next year Mizzou is primed to be one of the favorites for the north again. People have knocked Pinkel's in-game coaching forever, but for some reason he never gets any credit when they win (which they've done quite a bit over the last 4 years). The problem in this game was our "read and react" defense. Can't do that against a triple option team. Oh well.