I remember when Drink was hired. I wasn’t familiar with him. When I asked around I kept hearing about his offensive mind. Then the impressive recruiting began, the defense struggled and I kept telling myself to be patient. Drinks an offensive guru! Give him a little time I thought. Who knows what our team will look like a year from now, but I see a team that I used to thumb my nose at when we joined the SEC. I was arrogant and did think the SEC wouldn’t know what hit them with our high flying offense and all. Aside from a couple of years where we seemed to demonstrate that you could have a lot of success by out scoring opponents with a mediocre to poor defense, I was taught that what I thought was “old man football” was really “grown man football.” Defense and enough offense can not only win games, but a national title. Maybe the game hadn’t evolved after all. Meanwhile the SEC blue blood started scoring more AND had good defense! It was more entertaining and the teams were complete. Now when I look at Mizzou, other than depth, we seem to be an “old man football” team. Big time defense, with just enough offense (not) to win. We do have some playmakers but we shoot our selves in the foot repeatedly on offense. I like a True Son as much as anyone and our quarterback is living his dream by starting at Mizzou. I’m just not sure he is capable of winning at this level, even as a game “manager.” That brings us back to Drink…good and improving defense, struggling offense…year three. I’m watching a lot of football today with coaches as new to their team as Drink and their offenses look awesome and damnit I’m jealous of the effing Beakers offense!!!! I can’t believe I said that. So great job Drink on correcting our defensive woes, now do it on offense! Maybe a coordinator would help? No doubt the right quarterback would. Figure it out! We have found many ways to lose games lately, but we have been close. Win baby! MIZ!