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re: You think Drinkwitz would leave in 2023?
Posted on 12/2/21 at 1:34 pm to TrueSon2014
Posted on 12/2/21 at 1:34 pm to TrueSon2014
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Any reason or thought behind why you would think this?
He is still young, I think he's about the same age as Lincoln Riley. Now age is not important but mindset is important.. Long gone are the days of basically lifetime coaches like Bob Stoops, Kirk Ferentz, Pinkel, Bill Snyder, Gundy, etc..
They are constantly looking for a better situation and will jump quick when the opportunity comes up. He did only stay at App State for a year.
If he wins 10 games next year and puts up awesome offensive numbers and say hypothetically, a team like Oregon (or on that level) comes to ask him for a job for more money with better facilities and easier schedule... I think we all know the answer.
Posted on 12/2/21 at 1:49 pm to blueprint_one
Yeah Drink is the same age as Lincoln (38), and would tend to agree most coaches do not stay at the same institution their whole careers, but if there was a conference for that to happen it would most likely be in the SEC at this point because of the facilities, athletic department budgets, and prestige as a whole.
I agree with another post in this thread about it will depend on what Drink ultimately wants, but the jump from a Sunbelt team to the SEC is not comparable from the SEC to another P5. I am not saying Mizzou's job is the most attractive on the market but our facilities are continuing to make strides as well as having legitimate benefits of being the only FBS institution in the state. Couple that with the recruiting successes and Drink's ties to the Southeast I think he is in a pretty good spot for himself with us or for the next step if that is somewhere else (Another SEC school perhaps, or NFL). So far all the results point to him making the most of his current situation, and selling the future vision to recruits which would have me to believe at this time he's pretty happy where he is at but I guess time will tell.
I agree with another post in this thread about it will depend on what Drink ultimately wants, but the jump from a Sunbelt team to the SEC is not comparable from the SEC to another P5. I am not saying Mizzou's job is the most attractive on the market but our facilities are continuing to make strides as well as having legitimate benefits of being the only FBS institution in the state. Couple that with the recruiting successes and Drink's ties to the Southeast I think he is in a pretty good spot for himself with us or for the next step if that is somewhere else (Another SEC school perhaps, or NFL). So far all the results point to him making the most of his current situation, and selling the future vision to recruits which would have me to believe at this time he's pretty happy where he is at but I guess time will tell.
This post was edited on 12/2/21 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 12/2/21 at 1:51 pm to blueprint_one
Anything other than a "Blue Blood" would be a lateral move for equivalent money. By the end of this coaching cycle the BBs will have their coach's set for the next 3 to 5 years.
We have at least that long to see what he can do. If he builds a consistent winner here by then, it becomes just how much money does the admin want to give him. And from what I hear from my Boss/Booster, the admin have finally realized how good an investment the football program is. IE put money in, get double or more back in the long run in investments, trusts, scholarships and overall student numbers. (Basketball is not seen this way currently BTW)
Even then, the sheer arrogance of some of these programs will prevent them from offering (see LSU and Napier). So the number of programs that can make that unmatchable offer are very few indeed.
In any case, I can only see it as a good problem to have.
We have at least that long to see what he can do. If he builds a consistent winner here by then, it becomes just how much money does the admin want to give him. And from what I hear from my Boss/Booster, the admin have finally realized how good an investment the football program is. IE put money in, get double or more back in the long run in investments, trusts, scholarships and overall student numbers. (Basketball is not seen this way currently BTW)
Even then, the sheer arrogance of some of these programs will prevent them from offering (see LSU and Napier). So the number of programs that can make that unmatchable offer are very few indeed.
In any case, I can only see it as a good problem to have.
This post was edited on 12/2/21 at 1:57 pm
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