***** Official 2020 Missouri Tigers Football Thread *****
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ONE. WEEK. ‼️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MIZ</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewZou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NewZou</a> ���� <a href="https://t.co/lVw1iNzQKL">pic.twitter.com/lVw1iNzQKL</a></p>&mdash; Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball/status/1307348731923103744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The 2020 Mizzou Football schedule is out, and woo-boy we get Bama and LSU in week 1 and 3 <a href="https://t.co/TD1UgG3JMp">https://t.co/TD1UgG3JMp</a></p>&mdash; ROCK Mask NATION (@RockMNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/RockMNation/status/1295516074381840386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Excited do see how we look this year. We no longer have a complete ****ing idiot at head coach and im excited to ses what Drinkspiss can do as out HC.

Yeah I’m excited too. That coaching search was a shit show though. All things MU are really. I worked there for almost ten years and it they treated the employees like shit.


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Not much we can learn about the team playing Bama in the first game except if they look organized & prepared.

Bama, then Tennessee, then LSU. It's gonna be butt ugly.

We'll keep it close until AT LEAST the final verse of the anthem.

This season may be ugly but it’s hard not to like what Drink has done so far in recruiting. Just happy Odom is gone

We're fixing to get fisted a week from now, but I feel we're in good hands with Drink.

Missouri opens as a 26 point underdog against Alabama.

Anyone think that Robinson looks way too much like Kelly Bryant in his playing style?

Exciting stuff ROFL

Yeah..... He makes some good throws but holy shit balls does he make some ugly, ugly plays.

Jeffcoat does look promising.

AND THE CROWD GOES WILD

Mizzou should have never left the Big 12. Program is shit.

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Mitchell Forde from PowerMizzou:

Well, that went pretty much as expected. Unless Alabama came out sloppy and made a bunch of mistakes, this was just never going to be a very competitive game. Alabama is more talented, more experienced and blasts Power Five teams to open the season every year. My point here is there’s no reason to get too down on this team quite yet. Alabama might be the best team in the country and is going to blow out a lot of opponents this season.

Mizzou has some things to fix, but it’s way too early to push the panic button.

The biggest concern has to be the pass rush. Last season, Missouri didn’t get a ton of pass rush from its front four, but the defense was still solid, in large part because they didn’t play very many dynamic quarterbacks. Against a solid quarterback and elite receivers tonight, the secondary had no chance because Mac Jones basically stood back there like he was playing seven-on-seven every time he dropped back. The defensive ends, characteristically, never made an impact play, at least until Alabama put in its second-string. I actually thought Trajan Jeffcoat looked like the best player among the group despite the fact that he hadn’t played in a football game in almost two years. The fear that Kobie Whiteside would take a step back without Jordan Elliott playing next to him appears to be valid. No other defensive tackles appeared to get much push. Now, it is worth noting that Alabama might have the best offensive line in the SEC, so I’m not trying to say the pass rush can never get it together. But it absolutely has to be more disruptive than it was tonight if the defense is going to have a chance to keep this team in games. Also, Mizzou will hope the injury to Jarvis Ware isn’t too serious.

Obviously, the offense wasn’t perfect. But I didn’t think it looked totally hopeless, like we saw at times during the second half of last season. Let’s start by talking about the quarterback play. Shawn Robinson started, as expected, and got the vast majority of snaps. It looks like he’s the starter going forward unless he gets hurt or really struggles. He made some very nice plays. A couple throws to Hazelton, one where he took a hit and delivered over the middle, the other the deep out in the red zone, come to mind. He also made some bad plays, most notably the errant pitch to Knox that became a turnover. His reads in the read-option game left a bit to be desired. I thought he got better as the game went along, which isn’t unusual for someone who sat out all of last year. I also thought he tried to hang onto the ball too long a few times trying to make a play, which is something that can be easily corrected. Overall, he seemed a lot like what we were told about him: athletic, strong arm, inconsistent accuracy and decision-making. I’m not ready to really register a judgment on him yet, though. Bazelak made a really nice throw to Hazelton on his one possession in the second quarter that Hazelton couldn’t haul in, but he also completely missed a wide open Keke Chism on third down for what would have been an easy conversion. I really didn't pay attention to his final drive because I was writing this.

No surprise, the offensive line looked a bit overmatched, especially in pass protection. Missouri only allowed three sacks, but Robinson was under pressure a lot. I will try to ask Eli Drinkwitz this during the postgame, but I have to think that’s the main reason why we saw so few downfield shots from the offense. Again, Alabama’s defensive line is very good, so maybe that gets better, especially if this starting five didn’t get to practice together much during camp. They were definitely better in the run game. I thought Larry Rountree III ran more like 2018 Larry Rountree than the 2019 version, so that’s good.

So, what did we learn about the Drinkwitz offense? They utilized a lot of motion and a lot of quick-hitting passes that are basically extensions of the running game: jet sweeps, swing passes, quick screens. A fair amount of play-action in the passing game. Reminded me a bit of the LA Rams offense. I think this offense will fit Jalen Knox much better, and Kris Abrams-Draine seems like the kind of playmaker who can line up in a lot of places and be successful as he gets more experience. It wasn’t very effective tonight (until the end), but there were about 10 quarterback runs called. I think that number will stay the same or grow moving forward. I’m surprised we didn’t see at least a few deep shots in the passing game (at least before garbage time). Even if the offensive line play doesn’t improve, at some point, they have to try to stretch the field or else defenses will do what they did last season against Mizzou.

Finally, the offense definitely sped up the tempo after the initial first down of a drive, which was effective at times. I think Tennessee will be a more representative test next week.

So far Mizzou has held their own against LSU but it is the gaffes killing them.

The fake punt....

The Punt returner not being smart about calling a Fair Catch on that punt.

Still doing Mizzou things, but I do like the aggressive offense.

Aaaaand right on cue

So Mizzou.

The fake punt was silly and poorly played.

The punt returner was just being stupid...and should have called a fair catch. The offense was actually coming off a good series.

Like you said....typical Mizzou mistakes.

Looked like a Chiefs play there

I can't watch Mizzou. I watch KU because it's my favorite cartoon.

I like this offense with Bazelak....7

I can’t believe this is still a game.

I think maybe we need some special teams work LOL

Lucky to recover that

Wow...nice kick

Just a little defense...

Okay, we held them to a FG. Now to not shoot ourselves in the foot.

Terrace Marshall Jr. is Joe Delaney’s nephew.

Bazelak is pretty good.

Mizzou has found their QB!

Is LSU’s defense really THIS bad??

I realize they lost a lot to the NFL Draft, but they’re still LSU and should be full of 4 & 5 stars.

Any stream for this?

The balls on that goal line stand. God Damn.

Congrats MU. Big ****ing balsy win.

What a goal line stand. I have no earthly idea how that LSU receiver couldn't stretch the ball out and hit that pylon on that catch that got them to the 1.

A little late, but sportsurge.net streams everything. It’s how I watch the chiefs every weekend since I live in Florida. They will even stream pay per view UFC fights. It’s fantastic.

Exciting win!

I am absolutely astonished.

Lulz..wow

Decent game.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ej_e7quX...pg&name=medium

Hopefully Bazelak can be the guy to take the next step, assuming the coaching staff is a hit.

wait... we won against lsu?

Well, that’s a shocker. Huge win for Drinkwitz in Year 1 and I don’t think Pinkel or Odom ever won a game when they were underdogs by that margin against a ranked team.

Bazelak looks to be the real deal to me. What a player!

I mean how do you lose when you have 17 points on turnovers? Nice game though. If not for Mizzou's costly mistakes they may have just blown LSU out. I do think Bazelak is the real deal and glad we got him.

SEC network making excuses for LSU that it would have been a different outcome if the game didn't have to be moved.

Bazeck looked good last weeek

Poor LSU. Guess they're the only ones that are effected by changes.

Missouri beat LSU?

https://media1.tenor.com/images/6945...temid=16418208

He has a lightning fast release and good pocket presence. I'm really excited.

***** Official 2020 Missouri Tigers Football Thread *****
 

Post game Drink:

https://youtu.be/vRrr4jYQrxY

LSU fans:

https://youtu.be/kGuAmEV064w

https://youtu.be/WyI3kFTR3oE

https://youtu.be/2Jv0h5L4xjY

I tend to think that the defending national champions that are loaded with nothing but 4 and 5 star recruits should be able to beat an unranked team like Missouri by two TD’s even if the game was moved to Alaska and played at 3am on Christmas morning.

What a fun win. Forgot how fun college football can be when you’re competitive. Bazelak looks like a legit all-SEC QB someday, and the back up WRs came up big. DL too probably deserve the most praise given they were wayyyy short due to Covid.

Happy for the team and Drink.

If not for the "Cause Mizzou" errors in the first half this game wouldn't have been this close.

Mizzou actually controlled most of the game...

Mr. Bo Defense gave up over 630 yards to MU.
LMAO.

I have no love lost for MU, I'm a KU fan. But that was a butt whooping less some special team mistakes by MU. They shredded the LSU defense.

Yeah, no shit. LMAO

Pelini is a disaster

This vaults Mizzou into the top of the football world and probable to be National Champs!

Just saw the score. Congrats MU fans.

So Vandy will beat Mizzou next week knowing the history of Missouri football.

Drink put on a clinic with the playcalling....what a win.

Amazing to see what change can do, dude is already made me forget about the disaster that was Barry Odom.

Excited for the future with him at the helm....

Drink is certainly getting a lot out of the talent. That O-line is pretty patchwork (as were the WRs and DL) and they still played pretty well.

Oh shit, is Bo Pelini LSU's defensive coordinator?

Nick Saban just gave up 650 yards with a defense filled with 5* players. It's actually amazing how little he gets out of his talent on that side of the ball.

Yep.

Good win guys. Said it earlier this year when your new coach was doing work in recruiting you guys have the right man at the helm.

I just have a feeling Coach Drink will be a shortimer. He seems like a fast upcoming coach willing to take quick stepping stones to the bigtime.

Hopefully that win will convince some good players to pick MU for football when signing day comes around.

Nice win! Too bad they lost to Tennessee last week. But hopefully, this is the beginning of a turnaround with coach Drink. I know that it won't happen overnight. Don't get me wrong. But a win like this will build confidence that this season isn't lost. That can go a long way.

And that's fine. Get the best coach you can. Keep them as long as you can. Let them build things up. Keep doing a good job hiring.

Don't worry about whether you can keep them long-term.

I think there's a chance Mizzou can hang onto Drinkwitz for a while - a la Jason Campbell at Iowa State - but if nothing else, he can improve the program and put them in a better spot to hire a coach than they were when they hired him.

Although you're most likely correct, I have hope that he can stay. Simply because Mizzou is an SEC team. If he can build it up to a team that makes it to the College Championship Playoff, then he's coaching a powerhouse team in a power 5 conference. Why leave that?

If Drinkwitz left due to success, where would he go?

SEC East:

Georgia
Florida
Tennessee

All of those programs have better bloodlines than Missouri. Even if he took Mizzou to 2007-2013 levels, I don't think that anyone could blame him for taking the first two jobs. But if Tennessee has another opening and needs a rebuild, is it really a better job?

SEC West:

Alabama--Best program in the country
LSU--Almost anyone takes this job

Auburn--Hard place to satisfy, but unquestionably a premier program

Texas A&M--Just so many resources


I don't see the other SEC jobs as being definitively better than Mizzou *if* he's building it to the point where he's using it as a stepping stone.

ACC:

Clemson--Now an elite program

Miami and Florida State are better programs with more resources to draw from, but if I'm winning at Mizzou and I've seen Miami struggle for 20 years and Florida State fall into a tailspin over the last five plus years, do I want to go to those environments?

A winning Mizzou program is on par with a Virginia Tech, and I don't see why he'd leave for North Carolina or Virginia

Big X:

Ohio State: A top five program
Michigan, Penn State: Historic programs that have issues

Michigan State, Nebraska--If you're winning at Mizzou, do you want to go there?

Big XII:

Oklahoma, Texas: Elite programs, but Texas is a giant pain in the ass
Oklahoma State: If you're winning at Mizzou, do you want to go here?

Pac XII:

USC: Tremendous potential, but a meddlesome department
Stanford: A lot of challenges here given the student profile


If he's winning 10 games a year there are a lot fewer programs that he'd probably want to go to. If he's winning 8 games a year, I could see numerous programs that could lure him.

Vanderbilt game postponed due to Covid-19. Not enough healthy players to meet minimum requirements.

More time to get ready for the Gators.

I don't know shit about college football recruiting. How much does the victory over LSU help Mizzou pull in talent?

Yeah, kind of the same boat Jason Campbell is in.

If Drinkwitz can be successful at Mizzou, the likelihood of him jumping for a non-blueblood job is pretty low.

Give him resources, take care of him, and Mizzou can keep him for a LONG time... unless he does so well an Alabama or LSU or Auburn wants him.

^ and if that happens, you're going to be in great shape to hire the replacement.