After Missouri put the finishing touches on yet another SEC road victory last week, it seemed fitting to note the Tigers’ continued success away from home. The Tigers haven’t lost a road game since 2012.

In the moments after the Tigers’ most recent road triumph, a 34-27 win at Texas A&M on Saturday, a reporter asked Pinkel about Missouri’s road winning streak, while acknowledging that he was aware Pinkel isn’t fond of discussing streaks.

Pinkel reinforced that sentiment with a deft deflection of the question by providing a bland answer.

"I thought today was a really good victory, and I think we play on the road next week too, and we're going to do everything we can to focus on playing our best game," Pinkel said. "That's what we're going to focus on."

While Pinkel might not want to talk about it, Missouri made it worth talking about. The Tigers have nine consecutive road wins and seven of those have been in SEC play. When the Tigers travel to Neyland Stadium to meet Tennessee on Saturday, they’ll aim for their 10th consecutive road win and eighth straight in SEC play.

The last time Missouri lost a road game was Nov. 24, 2012.

“We don't ever really talk about it,” Pinkel said Wednesday. “The whole key for anybody is being able to focus, no matter where you play, whether you're playing in the ‘Zou here in Columbia or you're playing at South Carolina or wherever you're playing. The whole key is ‘Can you focus on playing your best regardless of the environment and circumstances?’ We don't prepare any differently on the road than we do if we're home.”

The consistent preparation seems to factor into the success. Players echoed Pinkel’s sentiment about not changing preparation.

"We keep everything the same,” running back Russell Hansbrough said. “We just worry about ourselves.”

The Tigers also try to keep the focus on themselves rather than their opponents.

“Coach Pinkel is always saying 'It's not about them, it's about us,'” defensive end Markus Golden said. “Everybody in here takes pride in knowing that it's about us. No matter where we play we know it's about us and we're going to play the Mizzou way. It's been successful over the years.”

Last week, though Texas A&M drew an announced crowd of 104,756 at Kyle Field, the Tigers didn’t allow it to faze them. When they face Tennessee, a similar-sized crowd awaits them -- Neyland can hold 102,455, and the Volunteers have drawn capacity crowds for four of their six home games so far this season.

“It comes down to worrying about us,” quarterback Maty Mauk said. “Don't worry about the 105,000 people. They're not going to do anything, they're just going to be loud. We practice with that [sound].”

Pinkel said he doesn’t have a “magic formula” or key to the success because if he did, he would have done it his entire career. Bottom line, the Tigers get it done on the road and, they’re hoping to continue their streak on Saturday.

“[The key is] just our ferocity,” defensive end Shane Ray said. “Coming into enemy territory and understanding that our backs are against the wall and we don't have any other choice but to fight.”