COLUMBIA, MO. • Missouri football coach Barry Odom wants to switch the team sidelines on Faurot Field, but his proposal is meeting resistance. Odom believes the Tigers will have a competitive edge if they move from the east to the west sideline, but a Southeastern Conference rule would require some seating changes that has students upset.
Odom favors the west sideline, for one, because it’s on the shady side of the field for day games. Also, Odom believes opposing coaches in the press box along the west side of the stadium have a better view of coaches’ signals and personnel moves that come from the east sideline.