IlliniBuck

Just because you are paranoid does not mean they are not out to getcha.

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The only upperclassmen Missouri had at QB prior to getting Pribula was Sam Horn and Drew Pyne. Fans have always been excited about Horn"s potential but he has not seen the field much. He is also a good baseball pitcher and it is possible if he does well in that sport this spring he could be gone to the MLB draft this summer.

Eli Drinkwitz has always let Sam pursue his baseball options but the team needed another option for fall football camp just in case. He liked what he saw in Beau Pribula and got his man.

Luther Burden will be missed. He and Theo Wease are clutch players that will do well at the next level. It is amazing to think back on all the 3rd down or 4th down and long conversions these guys made.

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But this is a good team, especially when you consider the QB play. Now the focus is on the portal, raising NIL money and getting a QB for 2025, Pyne cannot be an option.

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I will always remember Kirby Moore and Drew Pyne running that 2 minute drill successfully to tie Oklahoma when I thought they didn't have a chance in hell of doing it.

Do we know for sure what Sam Horn intends to do? The keys to the offense may be on Eli's desk waiting for Sam to pick them up if he wants.

On3 said Matt Zollers could be a starter as a freshman if that is how we need to proceed. All the high school quarterbacks look good to me on tape but maybe On3 has the evaluation eye to say this.

I think Eli Drinkwitz will continue to put fun and talented teams on the field for us to watch going forward. That is all I ask of him.

I hear what you are saying but the SEC is a tough neighborhood where it is hard to win 10 plus games a year every year.

Good for him. You could say he was a top 5 QB in the SEC last year so he got paid.

The bidding war for QB nationwide this year could be unreal. Will the QB be making more than the Head Coach soon?

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Have any of you noticed the weirdness of the Mizzou-South Carolina games over the years?

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I started only eating light meals before those Pinkel vs. Spurrier nail biter games to prevent an upset stomach. I am still taking that precaution.

Missouri had a terrible injury filled first season in the SEC. The offense was dead and none of our quarterbacks looked good. The next year Missouri finished ranked in the top 5 nationally. Other SEC teams have done similar.

Teams can turn around in one year. Most of the teams that are middling this year could make a run next year. Most SEC teams recruit well and have talented rosters so we just don't know what kind of teams coaches will put together in the off season. Especially with the portal now.

Cheer up and look forward to next year. You may be surprised.

Drink had an 11 win season in the SEC so his name will pop up in future coach searches.

He is the American success story. He came here from a small school, worked hard, did well - and now he has options.

I am happy for him but think he has unfinished business here and hope he stays.

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Did Drink take back over the play calling duties again at Mizzou or was last year just an anomaly?

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Kirby Moore still calls the plays and is taking the heat. The starting QB, Brady Cook, has been hurt since early in the season and is not what he was last year. It shows what a difference a quarterback can make in this game.