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Drink is the right man for the job

Posted on 11/8/25 at 7:31 pm
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
16829 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 7:31 pm
Yeah, I'm disappointed. This season has kinda sucked TBH. But I still think he's the dude to get it done here. He has flaws, needs to figure out the offense. But he's in his early 40's learning on the fly as a (almost) first time HC in literally the toughest conference you can imagine.

I'm frustrated, I'm sure y'all are too. But losing Drink would be a massive step back for this program. Reading a lot of doom and gloom right now across all the Mizzou websites right now, and I get it. But feel like we need to keep perspective as a fanbase.

Drink isn't taking another job, nor do we want him to. We keep on grinding forward.

MIZ

(And no I'm not a sunshine pumper so this post kind of makes me cringe. But I believe it )
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21214 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 7:32 pm to
No, he isn’t. His record vs competent teams is pathetic.
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
16829 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 7:32 pm to
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No, he isn’t. His record vs competent teams is pathetic.



What was Pinkel's?
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21214 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 7:34 pm to
Pinkel is not the measuring stick. He was measurably better than drink though.
Posted by IlliniBuck
Member since Apr 2015
334 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 8:37 pm to
quote:

No, he isn’t. His record vs competent teams is pathetic.



What was Pinkel's?


I agree we should keep Drink as long as we can. Florida and LSU have shown how risky coaching changes are. Another example is Nebraska firing Bo Pelini because he only won 9 games every year. How did that work out?

Gary Pinkel changed his offense to the spread when he realized that was what he had to do to compete in the Big 12.

That was a different time so who knows if Drink needs to change anything on offense.

SEC teams are shutting the offense down though. There should be alarms and bells and whistles sounding in the coaches offices.
Posted by surgicalvenom
Omaha
Member since Jan 2014
6361 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 8:38 pm to
Mizzou is like Ole Miss. Both programs are only good because of an influx of money. But neither has won a damn thing. Looks like Ole Miss may break through.

Drink is at a crossroads which is why he may seriously consider PSU. He gets donors to donate. He gets his bags for the portal. But he's excited donors who now want to see results. The Bama game was supposed to be the beginning of a breakthrough year, but he's produced the same lackluster result vs good teams.

So now the Mizzou job gets tough. Results matter. He can go to PSU, build their NIL. Donors will get excited, and it will be 5 years before the results start to matter.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21214 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 9:11 pm to
Ole Miss is definitely steps ahead of us. They have wins over teams like Georgia and Alabama. Their record vs good teams is markedly better. They have done it with less nil than drink gets.
Posted by everytrueson
San Diego
Member since Mar 2012
7399 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 9:32 pm to
I agree on Drink, but Moore has to go. We need an experienced (Power 4) OC in that position.

Drink has been a decent QB away from “name brand” wins. If he can’t figure that out, he won’t win anywhere. That’s the only question mark I have about him now- unless he keeps Moore.
Posted by MizzouTrue
Member since Jun 2016
4772 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 9:40 pm to
When did Ole Miss beat Bama?
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21214 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 9:56 pm to
They beat uga last year.
Posted by surgicalvenom
Omaha
Member since Jan 2014
6361 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 9:56 pm to
Freeze did when boosters bought him the #1 recruiting class. The Robert Nkemdiche years. We actually went to Oxford for a night game and beat that team.
Posted by MizzouTrue
Member since Jun 2016
4772 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 9:59 pm to
Kiffin never beat Bama

Ole Miss should’ve made the playoffs last year but choked against Kentucky and LSU

This year they’ve avoided the inexplicable loss
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21214 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 10:03 pm to
He beat uga. Regular season wins over either Georgia or Alabama are equivalent over the last 10 years. We don’t have a single one to our name since pinkel did it with a backup true freshman qb. Hell, I am not sure drink has played either as close as Odom did but I am not certain on that.
Posted by MizzouTrue
Member since Jun 2016
4772 posts
Posted on 11/8/25 at 10:07 pm to
Drink had a 4th quarter lead over 15-0 Georgia back in 2022. Lost 26-22

And 27-24 was our closest result vs Alabama this century

I don’t remember Odom ever playing either of those teams close. Odom had Drew Lock for 3 years and his best team went 8-5 (should’ve been 10-2)
This post was edited on 11/8/25 at 10:09 pm
Posted by TrueLefty
St. Louis County
Member since Oct 2017
18148 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:13 am to
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Ole Miss is definitely steps ahead of us. They have wins over teams like Georgia and Alabama. Their record vs good teams is markedly better. They have done it with less nil than drink gets.

Lane Kiffin has been a HC for a long time. You can't compared Drinkwitz to Kiffin.
This post was edited on 11/9/25 at 3:20 am
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
124633 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:28 am to
I think this is the wrong perspective.

Drink might or might not be the guy who gets us to the playoffs. But he’s our coach now and there’s no reason to change that.
Posted by Broz1839
STL
Member since Aug 2019
649 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:51 am to
Pinkel went 14-2 in 2013 and 2014 respectively in the SEC i don't see Drink accomplishing that .. also I don't know what they've been doing for last two weeks but Zollars was not prepared properly.. when you coach elite athletes (which I have) you don't have to do much except pay attention to the details and they did not the last 2 weeks ..very very disappointing
Posted by TrueLefty
St. Louis County
Member since Oct 2017
18148 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 3:59 am to
quote:

Pinkel went 14-2 in 2013 and 2014 respectively in the SEC i don't see Drink accomplishing that .. also I don't know what they've been doing for last two weeks but Zollars was not prepared properly.. when you coach elite athletes (which I have) you don't have to do much except pay attention to the details and they did not the last 2 weeks ..very very disappointing

Pinkel has been a HC longer than Drinkwitz's.
Posted by Broz1839
STL
Member since Aug 2019
649 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 6:20 am to
And Drink recruits better but still has done nothing with it
Posted by BlacknGoldNuts
Nutting
Member since Jul 2023
346 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 7:50 am to
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Pinkel has been a HC longer than Drinkwitz's.



I'll put up a grand that Drink doesn't get half of what Pinkel did.

All Drink has to do is half of Pinkel's accomplishments:

1 SEC Championship appearance.
1 Most wins at one of his schools he coaches at.

Who takes this bet?
This post was edited on 11/9/25 at 7:52 am
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