Mizzou Football 2026 Schedule: This Ain't Getting Easier, It's a Meat Grinder – Fire Kirby

I just stared at the 2026 schedule and wanted to throw my phone across the room. We thought this year was brutal? Nah, next year they're turning it up to 11. Check this gauntlet out – no fluff, just the opponents:

Non-Conference:vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
@ Kansas
vs. Troy

SEC:@ Arkansas
@ Georgia
@ Mississippi State
vs. Florida
vs. Kentucky
vs. Oklahoma
vs. Texas
vs. Texas A&M
@ Ole Miss

That's it. No South Carolina to sneak a W against their usual mess. No Vanderbilt – you know, the team that's shockingly 9-2 and top-12 ranked right now with monster wins over Missouri, LSU, and South Carolina; we'd have loved that kind of "breather" matchup. And Auburn? Forget it, they're perpetually horrible, but nope, not on the slate. Instead, we've got a murderers' row of beasts at home and road trips that could break a lesser program. Three home games against top-10 juggernauts? Cool, Eli Drinkwitz, thanks for the "easy" slate. Look, with this current roster and coaching staff? We're staring down five guaranteed losses right off the bat: Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and Oklahoma. These aren't just good teams – they're elite.

As of today's CFP rankings (Nov 25), Texas A&M's sitting at No. 3 (undefeated, steamrolling everyone), Georgia's locked in at No. 4 (one loss but still a machine), Ole Miss at No. 6 (high-powered offense that's gonna carve us up in Oxford), Oklahoma at No. 8 (Brent Venables has them humming), and Texas at No. 17 (Arch Manning slinging it like it's nothing – dude's got that Manning magic, historic games this year with six-TD outbursts). Beating even one of these monsters would be a banner year – think back to our miracle runs. Two? We'd be popping champagne, CFP talk or not. But with Kirby Moore calling plays? Our offense seems to be stuck in quicksand. Dude's gotta go – fired yesterday. That vanilla scheme isn't cutting it against these defenses. We need an OC who can light up scoreboards, not bore them to death.

Time to poach from the Group of Five for some fresh blood with actual explosive juice. I'm talking guys who turn scrappy programs into highlight reels:
Dana Holgorsen (ex-USF/Houston): Air raid wizard who's built explosive attacks everywhere he's been. Give him our talent, and we'd be averaging 40+ a game.
Jordan Davis (North Texas): Young gun running one of the most efficient G5 offenses – big plays, tempo, no huddle chaos. He'd unlock our RBs and WRs like we haven't seen since the Chase Daniel days.
Brennan Marion (UNLV): This guy's system is straight fire – spread-option madness that's put up gaudy numbers in the Mountain West. Imagine that creativity against SEC secondaries.

Drinkwitz, make the move. This schedule's a death march without an offense that can score in bunches. Who's with me – 7-5 would feel like a miracle if we snag one of those upsets. MIZ! But seriously, changes NOW. What y'all think?