Very informative Q and A with coach Odom

I'll say one thing.

When discussing missteps by his players, Moore, McCann, etc. He says "I've got to get better".

No, those guys have to be held accountable wiBO. That's how they get better.

I'm guessing this is probably just coach speak, but saying McCann needs to get better at kicking extra points isn't throwing him under the bus, it's stating the obvious. The coach can't make him do it better, just teach and instill confidence. Dude still has to go out there and make the kick or catch the easy pass.

Beyond that, I think he's headed in the right direction.

Young coach speak would be a better way to say it, he'll figure that stuff out eventually.

I like the fact that he's not afraid to discuss obvious stuff and doesn't get defensive. He'll be a good coach.

Hope it's sooner rather than later though.

Yep.

Just get them to the point where they aren't thinking, just doing what's ingrained in the body.

The natural reflex condition is something that takes time.

I think another offseason in this offensive scheme with Lock will reap dividends come next season. The natural reflex will be there for these receivers.

There are definitely some serious weapons in the WR corps, especially if the run continues it's current course in the offense.

I think there are folks salivating over his flick of the wrist release.

Beyond that he requires some work, I expect a night and day difference next year, and if that's the case he's gone.

The NFL is like a uninformed Black Friday shopper buying a TV when it comes to QBs. They will stare at it until it looks so good that they have to have it in their house.

He'd be an awesome senior to have, but if next year is better offensively, he'll go.

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Young coach speak would be a better way to say it, he'll figure that stuff out eventually.

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I don't think it's young coach speak, I think it's a conscious way that he wants to be.

He's like the commander guy in Band of Brothers -- when he reprimanded the Office Space guy for playing cards with the guys he said "what if you had won? You can't take money from these men".

He's thinking ahead of things on that level. He had years to think about the brand of coach he wanted to be and he's playing that out.

He's not going to blame anyone in the foxhole beside himself. He knows this keeps the unit together. He's a hero archetype. He gets off on having the weight of the world on him. He wants the responsibility.

Anyway.. don't think it's a young coach speak. Think it's who he is and who he's gonna be.

Interesting analysis, but I still think he's green and it shows in the singularity I brought up.

It won't work in the long run, he's giving them a performance cop out.

Oh, I don't think he's a coddler, I think he's a grit guy.

GP was a grit guy when he started too, he would bristle with Gervino asking him questions on his own damn show back in the day.

He learned to loosen up a bit.

BO will do the same, he puts himself in front of a lot of stuff, and that's ok. Once McCann gets it together he'll know BO will have his back when he hits 40 in a row and misses one to tie in the 4th.

I get that, I just don't want him to put too much of the burden on himself to fix. I mean, at some point these guys will just do what they do, or they won't.

He checks all the boxes for me, I just pointed out something that he transmits constantly that I don't care for, doesn't mean he's a shitty coach.

Good interview. I like Odom as a HC. Sure he had a tough first season in the SEC but most HCs do unless they either inherit a loaded team or have a magical horseshoe up your butt type season.

It will take some time but I think Missouri was showing some signs of putting it together down the stretch of last season. You knocked off Vanderbilt and Arkansas, two teams that are bowl bound, towards the end of the year.

The Vols probably missed their window of opportunity. Georgia is nothing special though they are loading up on talent. Florida is unimpressive.

I don't see why Missouri can't make a run at the SEC East title next year. Hell, Kentucky was in the race for a good long while.

Mizzou can't if we don't have a reliable kicker. It amazes me that apparently Mizzou hasn't placed much attention on the importance of a good kicker.

A crappy kicker will singlehandedly lose games. There were at least a few games this year that if high percentage field goals would've been made our record may be drastically different.

The same will apply for next year.

Shitty kicker will equate to at least two or three losses.