The other kid they had playing was terrible, which, probably has more to do with him not being ready to step up. Even with Mauck their offense wasn't that good. We should be alright.
Rationally, no. But we've all seen enough Tennessee football over the last decade to know that this will likely be a tight game.
Now Mauck has been suspended for the rest of the season. https://www.seccountry.com/missouri/mauk-suspended-for-remainder-of-2015
This is one of those rare times that we can absolutely and completely be sure about the answer to a question. Ultimately, the reinstatement of Mauk had no impact on this game. Solved. A special thanks to Mauk for his subtance abuse issues generating a 100 % authoritative answer.