re: SEC Graveyard

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Mizzou will pay whatever is needed to keep him. If he leaves, it will not be for money.

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This and he can spend the money to get the players he wants. Why would he leave for more stress when he can get where he wants to go at Mizzou?

He has had a lot of success without an even average QB as of yet. But I do think QB Z is the one…

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Nothing against Missouri... but those places that he claimed were "better jobs" than Missouri... all get more than 100K to their games.

And before NIL were all leaders in the athletic facilities arms race.

Mizzou can maybe pay their players the same market value... but Missouri just isn't comparable as a word I hate to use..."brand"..

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That was the old system, and in that system, you’re absolutely right.

Now, however, the players only care about who will pay them the most. In that system, Mizzou is very competitive.

i don't see how having the reputation as a great program is all attractive for a prospective coach when the program is currently a dumpster fire. you'll get the expectation of matching past success when you don't have the same advantages that led to that success. it took drink four seasons before he had a winning record at mizzou. would he get that type of patience at florida, auburn or lsu?

lsu is currently much closer to competing for championships, and that makes them a bigger draw. i do think they could steal drink away, but he doesn't seem like a culture fit. i don't know why a coach that is already in a good spot would risk jumping to auburn or florida. for an sec or big 10 coach that is already succeeding, it'll be a very risky move. i think somebody like james franklin would be great for either school just to build the program back up and get them winning consistently at a higher level. history tells us he'd get ran off too

Of course you don’t. You need to cling to believing your team matters.