MIZZOU is a BROKEN FOOTBALL Program… (What Has Gone Wrong?) 

Drinkwitz reminds me of the guy in high school who thinks he’s a lot smarter, funnier, and more clever than he really is.

As a dawg fan… we’re the dumpster fire. Great showing from the tigers last night. I promise you there isn’t an honest UGA fan out there that woke up this morning thinking last night felt like a win. This feels like a heartbreaking loss. Y’all should’ve won that game. Good luck on the rest of the season.

I watched the last few minutes and OT of the Missouri game at Auburn. When the RB fumbled the ball before the goal line, I was shocked. I feel the pain and I'm not even a Mizzou fan. It just doesn't feel right having a season where the Mizzou Tigers aren't at least okay.

It's the same thing that went wrong with Nebraska, Maryland, and Rutgers. Sometimes leaving your conference can not only make you lose how you scout players in different regions, but also loses your identity as a program. This is why I don't like the direction how college football is going. We're starting to lose that connection to the regions and the rivalries with other programs. It feels more unnecessarily conventional than a genuine process for competitive college football programs.

The first four years of Pinkel were atrocious. Lost to Troy State, New Mexico, Bowling Green and got bullied by Nebraska, K State, Oklahoma and Texas year in and year out. You cannot build a program overnight at Mizzou. Drink’s success on the recruiting trail makes me think brighter days are ahead. The damage done by Barry Odom in his last couple of seasons cannot be understated. But a losing season and Burden hitting the transfer portal would be a disaster and I don’t know how we’d recover.

As a Vols fan I feel for teams that are down bad with bad coaching, bad luck on recruits, Etc. it sucks.

Mizzou chocked the Auburn game 3 times. Not once, not twice but three times. Not the coaches fault, players fault. First time: Mizzou on Auburn 6 and runs clock down. Probability of making a 26 yard field goal has to be 98%. He misses it. Second Time: Over time, Auburn missed their field goal, now all Mizzou has to do is get the ball, not really have to move it much, kick a field goal and win, but nope, your dumb ass defensive tackle is off side. Third Time: Runner for Mizzou running for a TD, will make it, but for some strange reason believes he has to extend the football. Looses control, game over. It was really unbelievable. They say don't blame the players well it was THEIR FAULT.

As a Kansas fan I miss Mizzou and the Big 12 North. Felt like it was a meaningful game every week with those other 5 schools. Sucks that money and Texas is what drove it to break. Would be cool if Mizzou was in this new Big 12 without Texas and OU. Would seem like a lot of fun

Something that never gets mentioned is the revolving door at the AD position, which I think has hurt the football team along with men’s basketball, baseball, and ladies softball. I tend to feel like having that position stable leads to more success. As for the team, they’re only four games in, I think it’s wayyy too early to be quite this jaded about a program that’s turned it around and made bowls under Odom and Drinkwitz after really bad starts, just some food for thought. That being said, 5-7 sounds realistic to me

Hey I remember Kentucky from 2011-2015. It was awful. I went to games every season and we were lucky to fill 75% of the stadium. But then Stoops turned everything around and we have averaged 94% attendance the last 6 years. Mizzou just needs to find their guy! If Kentucky can do it with their mediocre football history, Mizzou definitely can!

Watching this after the Georgia game 👀

I feel for Mizzou and don’t take this personally but with Texas and OU coming in, they need to drop out of the SEC and go to the American or back to the Big 12. They’re not competitive in any major sport and they bring nothing to the conference. Same for Vanderbilt.

I live in Columbia. It's heartbreaking how bad Mizzou have been:(

As a KU fan I knew it was going to end up like this. They wanted greener grass in the SEC but don't have any relationship or ties to any of the programs and frankly feel outta place. Same goes for Nebraska. We all should still be playing each other, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa. They listened to the media who always props up the SEC as if it's the NFL and dogged the big 12 because our offenses we're so good at running the spread (what the NFL basically is today) that every defense looked bad playing against 4 and 5 wide every play from the shotgun. And to be fair padded the offensive stats and inflated to defensive stats. But FF to today and the NFL is basically the big 12. No one is under center. QB's are passing for more yards than ever. We had a good thing here Missouri! Why did y'all have to mess it up?! The NFL doesn't look like the SEC anymore it looks like mid 2000's BIG 12 #IMISSTHEBORDERWAR

Great piece Scott. Sors for your pain, been their as an Oregon State fan. Turnaround starts with sober objective assessment. I think you nailed it. 6 Seasons ago we were where Missu is. It sucks. But, it's nowhere but up. It starts with a GREAT HIRE at HC. A great hire will win some with what he has AND recruit to the vision he has. Jon Smith is why we are competitive again, and that's all any of us can ask for short of Bama, Georgia, and Ohio State. So, as a Mizzu outsider, I would say a fresh start with a great hire at HC is action number 1. Easier said then done but its got to be done. Recruiting is great but gotta have x and os that work. There is no other way. Feel for ya, hang in there, and keep the faith even when it is dark.

Great video buddy, been a fan for about a year and love to see you post. Keep it up. Lowkey miss that intro you had a while back.

Man I’m sorry about your team. I went thru my collegiate dumpster fire last year with the University of Washington so I feel your pain. Gary Pinkel was a great coach and he spent a decade as an assistant coach to Don James at UW so he learned from the best. Good luck and don’t get too down, unless you’re Bama or Georgia or Ohio State, everybody falls into these cycles.

As a Mizzou fan I think you've hit the nail on the head. It started with Barry Odom and it just snow balled from there. Mizzou will probably be 4-8, as I think they'll beat New Mexico State along with Vanderbilt

I am a Mizzou fan and love your content. I will say I agree with absolutely everything you said with the exception of the past few games. Drink has tried to run something interesting and new and we used the wildcat quite a bit a few games with Burden but he’s only one guy. The o-line is tragic and a big part of SEC play. I think the turning point was the on campus race problem that caused some decommits (rightfully so) and then pinkel left after that year. Then the AD changed. We just need consistency.

That Auburn game. I’ve never seen two teams try so hard to lose. Missouri just wanted the loss more.

I just want to say that I don’t even watch college football anymore, but I love your videos they keep me so interested. I think what’s really great about your videos is that you don’t just cover college football blue bloods but also the small schools or schools that aren’t as good anymore. Keep up the great work!

I'm a Tarheel fan #UNC but I follow Missouri because I'm a die hard chiefs fan, Yea they should've stayed in the Big 12. But being from NC.... I can tell you Matt Rhule will be available once he's fired. THEY NEED TO GIVE HIM WHATEVER HE WANTS TO COME TO MISSOURI. SN : luther is definitely transferring. Watch lol

NFL football is all about finding the right quarterback. College football is about finding the right coach.

should have stayed in the big 12

I hear Scott Frost is available

We almost had Georiga...We showed improvement in that game...almost winning at that.....Win or lose either way i'll always bleed black and gold.

Honestly at this point why not just go back to the big 12 and be competitive? I'm a KU alum so I'm biased but that's my take .

Love your daily posts. Keep up the good work.

"They care more about their uniform combination than they do on-field play" Exactly! I think this a problem with a ton of college football programs. I know I'm biased because I'm an Alabama fan but one can't help to notice that they never change uniforms. I know it's because messing with their uniforms won't win them a game! They aren't the only program who doesn't get sucked into that kind of thinking but typically those who don't are the blue bloods and they usually sit somewhere atop the polls week in and week out. Note: To be fair, I wouldn't mind seeing Bama wear their script "A" instead of the numbers on helmets for a NON-PLAYOFF bowl game at some point. So even I'm guilty of thinking about that stuff from time to time. lol

i feel like drink has been good at recruiting because he’s fake as hell and knows what to say to get what he wants. he’s terrible at play calling, doesn’t care about anyone but himself, and just seems to settle when he could be doing so much more. there has been no improvement besides recruiting since he’s been here. he’s gotta go

I think maybe two good topics for a couple of videos would be the state of the West Virginia Mountaineers football program or the "Rinse, Wipe, Repeat" state of mind of the football program at Purdue University.

It starts at the top. Our school has been mismanged for the last 10 to 15 years. Our coach can't coach or evalulate talent.

I am a huge Mizzou fan and have followed them since the Brad Smith era. We use to be a defense factory with solid QB recruits and excellent TE and WR play. I agree. The offense is horrible and the defense is not it.

Long time mizzou fan. Things will get better it all just takes time. I'm not sold on drink anymore and I feel like we need a coach that would instill some kind of toughness to the program. If we really go 3-9 I would guess drink is done

Interesting comments from a year ago. Do you feel you are a good or not so good at recognizing talent. I don’t watch your blog but did you up date your talking points.

I attended Mizzou in 1971. Tigers were in the Big 8. Not much has changed😩

I actually started being a Mizzou fan in 2013, that was the first year that I watched college football. Probably my favorite game from that year was when we bullied Johnny Manziel for four quaters. I agree a lot with what you said is wrong with the team. I think the biggest issue is the same thing that was at my high school, they only expect to beat the FCS teams. I was at the K-State game getting bullied by my friends, who go to K-State. They play too timid against the good teams. When they play a low tier team they look like they are trying to make big high risk plays every down. When they play FBS, it seems like they are trying to just be safe and not mess up. The best way to sum that up is they are playing to not lose, when they should be playing to win.

Strong showing by Mizzou. One false start away from perhaps beating the number one team in the country.

I’m a Mizzou Football Fan, but I’m at the point right now that I can’t take watching this debacle! So tired of us getting beat week after week! Drink has to go! We are a below average football team! Thank you Scott for speaking the truth!

Would you rather be a small fish in a big pond with lots of big fish or a small fish in a small pond with other small fish?

It started with hiring Odom and not hiring someone that would continue what Pinkel started. We don't get burden if we are in big XII. Peat didn't dive he one handed the ball and lost grip. I think Drink either has no faith in the team so he feels he needs to have complete control, especially the O. There is 0 imagination in his play calling. He also should have went for TD with 1st and goal at 3 last week because he had the momentum instead he pulls the reigns on a horse going down hill.

"no fans go" despite the GA game having highest attendance in ages. To be fair I started the year feeling similar, but we're literally 3 plays from 3-0 in the SEC. I choose to believe with Blake Baker's defense and Reichert coming and an improved line I think we are really close to being somethign special. A lot like 05-06 when we were on the verge of those teams you speak of. Coaching has had its glaring issues too, but we are seeing improvement and they're very close to being a really good team.

Die hard mizzou fan... I miss the big 12

I’m an Alabama fan but had a friend invite me to the Auburn & Mizzou game. Auburn went for it 4th down late in the 4th quarter while being in FG range I legit believe both times were trying to lose 😂

I'm an OU fan but I feel for you guys Kentrell Brothers is from my hometown and if Mizzou wasn't playing OU we folks in Guthrie Ok always pull for our own. Great strength and conditioning coaches mean everything and his coordinators need to be developing these kids.

Drinkwitz is the problem. He strikes me as the kind of guy who shouldn't have been a head coach but got there because no one else wanted the job and his time with the team has shown this. Either the defense is terrible or the offense is. No consistency and no discipline either. They should have gone after Justin Fuente, who was their top choice after Pinkel retired, after Virginia Tech fired him. Sure, his time at Tech didn't end well but anyone would be an improvement at this point. As for their record, I'm going to say they lose out. The team's going to start a mutiny in the next few weeks.

2015 was a very bad thing for the university. We're still dealing with the fallout.

You are right on all counts. But, after seeing the game last week I’m encouraged. Yes, encouraged. I saw a surprising change in Cook in the 4th quarter. And, Peat showed he can can be a game breaker. Let’s watch GA game and talk again.

it’s the fact that drink doesn’t trust his stars and he trusts to much in brady cook and he doesn’t play luther burden. He also (at least it seems like) hates the fans which is not good hopefully drink can turn it around and somehow make a bowl this year

You should do a video on the teams that moved P5 conferences in general. It really seems like every team that changed conferences for money has either become terrible or irrelevant within a few years. Nebraska, Rutgers, Mizzou, TAMU (mediocre outside of Johny Manzel), Maryland (finally looking up?), Colorado (lmao) The death of rivalries, long travel time, so many downsides. Maybe looking into what could happen to USC, UCLA, OU, and Texas. Some might say it can't happen to them for whatever reason... but Nebraska was a blue blood like them sooooo....

I think you should cover the way Klieman seems to have OU's number. I didn't realize it until recently but there must be a reason why.

I think you are right on the money. Coaching sucks, and if u don't have a leader than you can kiss your chance of winning a game good bye. I also believe it's the fan base. No fans liek mizzou not even the students. Nonetheless when we played Georgia we were almost sold out. But that's only because.....it was #1 Georgia at that time. I love mizzu football but unfortunately the way things are looking now. Mizzou will be known as the worst college football team compared next to you guessed our week 12 match-up new Mexico state. I will always be a tiger student but as a fan for athletics I choose to support a place where they actually take college sports seriously.

It’s not the Mizzou players who doesn’t deserve success but its fan base

Mizzou should go after jacolby criswel from UNC. He will be a RS jr or RS senior so you won’t have him for long but he was a 4 star and mr Arkansas out of high school He was also beaten out by 2 generational QBs. Sam Howell who at one point was a Heisman candidate and still had an amazing junior year even though it was considered a “bad” year and literally a once in a lifetime QB in Drake Maye who will be a top 5 pick guarrenteed. Give him the keys to the offense

I have been waiting on this!

Honestly Mizzouri don't belong in SEC. They are the unwanted step child to the conference.

We’re still feeling the wrath of Gary leaving. The offense was fun and different. Then Odom came in and his side of the ball was awful. We haven’t recovered. I think Drink can recruit like you said but offsides twice, that switching the ball is just small things coaching should be able to fix.

Watching this in 2024 is quite a surprise. I went to mizzou from 2007-2013 because i did my masters there. it was the golden years. then they fell off, but what drink is building is special and we might win the natty.

What has gone wrong for the Mizzou football program?

When was last time you attended a game?

I relate so much as a UMD fan. Like we have guys in the league,have always had good talent and a couple good seasons here and there,but for the most part.. We stink. By the way a lot of my family are Mizzou fans. Keep up the great videos

I went to the Auburn game with 6 fraternity brothers from Mizzou. Luckily I had an empty stomach at the end of the game. Because I dry-heaved when Gait fumbled the ball in the end zone. Up until then it was a great weekend. Auburn fans were awesome though. They said their team also sucked. I told them our team sucked even more LOL

As a Mizzou fan who grew up an hour south of Columbia, we have nothing in common culturally or geographically with the SEC. The whole college football realignment as everyone knows is all about money and nothing whatsoever to do with regional affiliation or rivalry. I live in Arkansas now and love how the SEC is trying to make a Mizzou vs Razorback rivalry which just doesn’t work like Mizzou vs Kansas. Sure miss that one…

Do you have a story on Sylvester Croom and his coaching years at Miss St.?

Just a really unfortunate time for Pinkel to get that horrible diagnosis that caused him to retire - truly horrible and personally ambitious chancellor and AD, threats of funding cuts from the state b/c of an election year, a bad year from a win loss perspective, and social upheaval in the state and university following Ferguson, which led to some alumni cutting support. Kind of the perfect storm. The NCAA sanctions a few years later for absolute BS was the cherry on top. Mizzou fans forget just how many bad things happened in Missouri over the last 8 years - the revenue losses to the university (which was never rich to begin with) has been a major hurdle. This goes deeper than x and o play. Only way to overcome it is with renewed investment in the university

From an ex-coaches perspective….Well, it has not been fun, but I was really impressed with the effort at Auburn….they are not the best in the SEC but they are a good football team and to go toe to toe with them at their house is encouraging. Those 2 misplays (FG and Fumble) just happen….ask any coach…when KIDS (18-22 yr olds) are trying really hard. THEN to turn around and play the number 1 team in the rankings as hard as they did….I love the team and the effort they are giving. I think with experience and seasoning things will turn around scoring wise, but they have to keep up the intensity and effort. True the QB situation needs improvement and that can come with experience or otherwise. I have coached a lot of years and many times have seen my teams or opponents get SO close to gelling and getting that all important key win that allows them to realize they can beat anyone, but they didn’t quit, worked hard and finally got that first hard win and things took off. I think this team is close and hope they get in that work and keep playing hard…they will get that win.

Lol we got a softy private school QB. If you’re from MO the private schools have no competition so if you’re good you’re gonna look like a generational talent. We gotta hope for the best when it comes to QB recruitment.

They don't belong in the SEC along with Vanderbilt

They should just go back to the Big 12 , it’s there home and if they fail to realize that, then they be the next Vanderbilt, same to Nebraska to. STOP SELLING OUT

Missouri just don't belong in the SEC. There not great. But they need to rebuild & get some good recruiting classes, such as a recruiting coach

I didn’t think they were doing this bad tbh. They just kinda exist. Auburn was such a fluke but besides 2013-2014 they’ve just been avg to me.

I always find Missouri interesting to look at, because they had such success in the Big 12 yet I can't find one Missouri fan who would rather go back there even with all that success. I mean they almost played for a national championship and now are a bottom feeder but I still haven't found one Missouri fan who would take success over the conference. I mean I get wanting to be in the sec, it's the best by far. But at what point do you start to miss the days of being a top 15 or 20 program. I realize that Missouri won the SEC East twice but that was in the first year with their big 12 talent. Is there a Missouri fan out there who would rather be a top 20 program consistently but would rather be in the Big 12?

Mizzou didn’t lose against Georgia They won, It showed them finally that they can compete and how they have to perform They will beat Florida vandie, Tennessee The line isn’t great and the QB is terrible He can’t hit a receiver to save his life But heads up It gets better. As for the QB Do they develop them ?

The stadium looked full of passionate fans this weekend. They fueled the team for the first half. And the defense and quarterback played great for 3 quarters. I think one of your star wide recievers got hurt in the game. I hope he gets well soon. They played fast and confident. I hope the team gets to play spoiler again

I'm a Kansas State fan and that game was bad for Mizzou I was watching it and they had 4 pass attempts early in the 4th 3 picks and 1 incompletion

What topic should I do next?

Let me guess, Luther Burden removing Missouri content from his IG inspired you to make this video

The basketball team was in the same predicament but look at them now think they may change the coach

How bout a vid on the PAC 12 North, the DIVISION OF DEATH!! Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State...

Could you please do a video on Youngstown State University

Scared to play Kansas in a bowl game too. What a joke.

5 7 I hope for 6 6 I hope 2023 is better with Sam horn thanks a lot Scott for the video I think it’s just culture and bad coaching after Gary left they have been bad coaching

Well, to be fair, they receive the punishment for every violation that other teams commit. Arizona St has recruiting violations, Missouri gets scholarships striped. Texas A&M pays players, Missouri gets the death penalty. So it is no wonder they can’t rebuild.

Scott I usually love your content but “Mizzou has had their highs and lows” is just wrong, Mizzou has been failing to meet expectations since they started playing football there’s a reason fans would rather go deer hunting than watch a Mizzou game

I do agree with a lot of what your saying Scott. I just have a different outlook going forward. #justbelieve. If Mizzou makes a bowl its a success this year..but probably not. Just give it time man. But if Drink don't work u may be right about all the bleakness you're forecasting...lol.

What team in your opinion is the worst team in football so far this season

Brother I can hear the pain in your voice! I know it hurts to make this video.

No sense being a good recruiter if they end up leaving, because coaching sucks. . and you lose constantly .

im a mizzou fan and we are such a dumpster fire

Hey that's kind of cool my earliest memory isn't Kansas City Royal game

Always rooting for sam horn

No mention of Hawkeyes? Talk about a dumpster fire of an offense… Jesus.

I know you aren't going to like this, but thanks for Wingo on the DL. We lost our starting DL and his transfer saved us big time as he's come right in and fit right in.

the funny thing is that this video isn’t wrong by any comparison or metric. but it is in fact funny how they do this georgia just days after you made this video 😂

Maybe you’re right, but consistency is needed in coaching and recruiting. I hope Eli, his coaches, and players can get things together.

Can you make a video on Charlie Weiss and his son

Yea but have you ever seen your favorite team fall apart against 1 team 10 out of the last 11 years.

Man dont let us become another Nebraska. After they lost Tom Osbourne they have almost literally fallen off the face of the earth. So we had the best Coach in our schools history in Gary Pinkel the Mizzou GOAT. But it is a new era in college football and the world. Uniform combos and social media (+$$) is what gets recruits in 2022-23. Drink is young and I think he can speak to this generation. He is calling plays down to what he has at QB. I say let him have a chance to instill his culture and personality at least. I mean the last 3 years have been world changing. Drink has been here thru all of that. Let some of the recruits have a chance to make a difference. Give Drink 2-3 more years to get a QB. We're not some big money school that can afford to keep buying out millions of dollars in contracts.

I knew I subbed to Scott for a reason! Go tigers!!! They suck ass but go tigers!!!

This team was a Charlie Hotel away from beating a legit top three team in a game which they dominated for the majority of the time - they aint that bad folks.