Let's see --
+ Missouri has the higher recruiting over 4-year period
+ We have no idea what their NIL program entails
+ They've had their coaching staff in place longer
+ We were playing them in their stadium
+ We were not predicted to win the game at the beginning of this season following an 8-5 campaign.
What am I missing?
You are correct on every point. The only thing you are missing is a monkey howl. Howling like a monkey and their stupidity will make sense to you.