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FOOTBALL Head Mizzou Coaches Barry Odom vs. Eli Drinkwitz, by-the-numbers...

I know there are may intangibe factors that make a true comparison impossible...but I was curious how they compare simply by-the numbers. Each of you can draw your own conclusions as there are so many variables that are tough to measure.

Odom inherited an NFL quarterback in Drew Lock who was not good as a true freshmen but none-the-less was a 5.8 four star that went on to earn first team all SEC honors. Odom also inherited 4-star players Chase Abbington, Nate Strong, and Marquise Doherty who never produced anything...but 4-star DL terry Beckner was a stud that he inherited along with Lock in Pinkel's last recruiting class which was ranked 27th.

Drinkwitz inherited two NFL running back's from Odom in 3-stars Larry Rountree and Tyler Badie. He also inherited a 5.7 3-star QB from Odom who won SEC Freshmen-of-the-year honors...but he transferred out after year two under Drinkwitz. From his first good recruiting class in 2021 He had five 4-star recruits...but three of those have already left the program (Dominic Lovett, Travion Ford, Tyler Macon), Remaining are Daylan Carnell who loooks like a budding star...and DE Ty Montgomery who has yet to do anything. Also gone is a prized 5.7 3-star DL Mikihi Wingo who transferred to LSU after earning All-SEC Freshmen honors.

Drinkwtz has recruited higher ranked classes for sure...but are most of those players as good as their rankings? Also it is alarming how many have left...but is that just a sign of the times? Will Drinkwitz's strength prove to be grabbing guys in the transfer portal? Another plus... the number of Defensive players who are returning for next year is very encouraging.


Year-by-year .....RECORD...........SAGARIN RANK..........STRENGTH-OF-SCHED.......,RECRUTING RANK
Odom 2016..........4-8...................80th............................................58th....................................47th
Odom 2017...........7-6....................51st..............................................66th...................................49th
Odom 2018...........8-5...................18th.............................................24th....................................39th
Odom 2019...........6-6...................54th............................................59th....................................34th

Drink 2020...........5-5....................69th............................................39th...................................54th
Drink 2021............6-7.....................76th............................................47th....................................19th
Drink 2022............6-7....................58th............................................36th....................................12th


Career averages......win %,,,,,,,,,,,SAGARIN RANKING,,,,,.S.O.S AVG............RECRUITING AVG.
Odom (25-25)...........50%.............50.7 AVG.........................51.8 AVG................42.0 AVG.
Drink (17-19)...............47%.............67,7 AVG..........................40.7 AVG..............28.3 AVG

Mizzou as a Top 4 SEC Program

Mizzou fans remember Missouri basketball history and view it as what should be a Top 4 program in the SEC. How many years would Mizzou need to finish in the top 4 for other fans to view Mizzou as a Top 4 SEC Program?

This season is fun. But I want to see Gates build the program up to be consistently good, over the long term. Get back to what Missouri used to be.

NIL collective, Mizzou's status, what's happening

Mizzou's NIL collective and its efforts have been a daily topic of conversation here over the last few months. The collective, now called Every True Tiger Foundation, has been in a period of transition, but is nearing the end stages of that and just about to turn the page to the next chapter in Mizzou's efforts. And to be honest, it's not a next chapter, it's an entirely new book.

I had the chance to meet with Nick Garner, who's been brought in as the new CEO of the collective, which has really combined multiple smaller organizations into one "official" designated bucket for Mizzou's NIL efforts going forward. There will be some announcements in the coming days/weeks with specifics as to what that involves. What I can tell you at this point is that the new organization, as a 501(c)(3), will be focused on the tax benefit to all donors, while aligning Mizzou student-athletes with local charities to help promote their causes. I feel confident they have an understanding of the importance of the "average" fan, which is most of our membership here. The foundation of getting something like this off the ground is the individuals or businesses that can give six and seven figures. But what is going to keep it going is the everyday fan that wants to help, but can't write that type of a check. I know with a lot of things at Mizzou in the past that type of fan has felt ignored as if he doesn't matter. I don't think that will be the case going forward with the collective.

In the next few weeks (I don't want to put an exact timeline on it because I don't want to set a deadline over which I have no control), we're planning to be able to offer PowerMizzou members an exclusive way to donate to the collective that will come with benefits not offered to people who aren't members of the site. We are discussing specifics and goals for that and the minute I can share specifics, I promise I will do so. Our site is the target audience for this. It has been underutilized to this point. That is going to change.

I believe going forward there will be more transparency from the collective. They know that's important. You're not going to know what every kid is being paid specifically, but we hope to be able to share some information as far as where Mizzou stands in its efforts (it's more competitive in terms of the SEC and nationally than I believe is perceived right now) and where it is going. Nick and I have agreed to stay in regular communication and have regular meetings going forward. By being on this site, you guys will be offered the chance to make a direct difference in the NIL space and to receive some exclusive things not offered to the general Mizzou fan. Some time soon, I plan to do a podcast with Nick so you all can hear directly from him. I think you'll have a much better understanding and generally feel quite a bit better about Mizzou's standing and plans than most of you probably do today.

Stay tuned, we'll keep you updated as soon as we can and in as detailed a manner as we can.

This is pretty cool

Thoughts and prayers obviously with him and his family.

Damar Hamlin has a go fund me to raise money for toys in the neighborhood he grew up in. He was hoping to raise $2500.

They have raised over 3 million

Some things do a bit to restore faith in humanity. Lots of bad witnesses last night. This is just a little bit of good.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/mxksc-the-chasing-ms-foundation-community-toy-drive

FOOTBALL Question for gabe

Can you or someone with knowledge on this board somewhat confirm that Drink and Mizzou are even planning on hiring an OC? I'm seeing a lot of speculation and suggestions from people about an OC or who it could be and I remember you saying that the increase in funds in drink's contract extension could mean an OC is coming but I'm just wanting to clarify that this is something that is even a possibility? Or just a common sense assumption?
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