This has nothing to do with Drink!!!

The big one is Jim Harbaugh right now. Talk about a guy who looks like he is one step out the door.


In the end, it's all about the university donors/alumni/boosters and how much they'll shell out to have a clean break with an underperforming coach.

Mizzou can extend Drink for a reasonable price with a relatively average buyout where both sides will be happy if things don't work out. That's why Mizzou never gets a big name.

I'm not so sure. We may have a nice situation here. Where could he go?

Michigan? No, name not big enough, history of true son hires as well. Will want more head coach experience.

Tennessee? Lateral move, orange Nebraska. He's not dumb enough for that. And if truly successful, I think the admin will pony up enough to resist.

Cincinnati? Fickell moves on, a step down. Nope.

Nebraska? See Tennessee. But even dumber.

South Carolina? Lateral move again.

Penn State? See Michigan.

Texas? See Michigan. But more arrogant.

Vanderbilt? Hahahahahahahaha!

Anywhere in the PAC 12? Again, he's not that dumb.

Further down the road? Alabama? Saban will hand pick that from his own coaching tree. Georgia will want another Sabanite as well, or Smart might get smart and find a QB.

If he's truly successful, it will not be a lateral move. But the big jobs are either already filled, or will be this spring by someone else. Stupid money could change this, but I see not less than 3 years, a high chance of 5 years, and perhaps more if the money is right. And a fun ride the whole time, IMHO.

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We would pay $6M in 2020 dollars for a .500 SEC record as long as we were close to going to Atlanta once every 5 years.

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Not right now! If he is making huge improvements and beating some top teams and the recruiting class is in the top 25. Then we can try to match anyone and convince him to stay or what other things to help make him stay at Mizzou.

The college landscape changes vastly year to year. If Drinkwitz got an offer from a program that's in an easier conference with a better national exposure and significantly more money, he would leave.

Explain to me why the Pac-12 is bad option again? Easier conference and probably more money than Mizzou would ever give him. National exposure is always an issue tho with the West Coast.

Everything except Oregon and USC is a lateral move for money that could be easily matched. Oregon is set for the foreseeable future. USC wants Meyer/BIG name, Drinkwitz will not be a big enough name for several years.

Crootin' is a big consideration here. Many will want to see how he does with his own recruits.

I think he'll need to go to Atlanta at least twice before a Blue BLood gets serious. If he's as good as I think he will be (Personal opinion alert) this will still be years in the making.

Far too early to be worried about this.