How many years before Eli and Gates are fired?

[hdhntr148]

Eli will get into a series of seasons where bowl eligibility will be the only goal. After how many 5 to 7 win seasons before they get the big donors together to buy out this insane contract? When the fans stop reupping their season tickets and the stands are filled with empty seats?

Sorry to be so negative but that performance last night destroyed all the confidence I had in him. Gates has shown over and over he can't beat anyone with a pulse as well. Both will settle into bottom feeders of SEC.

[Armchair QB]

We have to have a 5-7 win season to have that conversation. That hasn’t happened since 2022.

We’ll be fine, if Drink uses introspection and does the right things this off season.

Gates is a bigger question mark, IMO.

[11WSChamps]

Gates probably after the 2027 season. The buyout I believe is then 5 million.

Drinkwitz the schedule and task is only going to get tougher starting next season.

If the playoffs is the only barometer than my guess would be after the 2027 or 28 season unless he gets the QB situation nailed down with an OC getting full autonomy.

Everybody gets fired or moves on sooner or later.

[Rojo Johnson]

Eli will get into a series of seasons where bowl eligibility will be the only goal. After how many 5 to 7 win seasons before they get the big donors together to buy out this insane contract? When the fans stop reupping their season tickets and the stands are filled with empty seats?

Sorry to be so negative but that performance last night destroyed all the confidence I had in him. Gates has shown over and over he can't beat anyone with a pulse as well. Both will settle into bottom feeders of SEC.

A case can be made that what we saw last night was due to drugs and/or alcohol use by our HC. Things occurred that were so inexplicable that there could be no other reason. If you watched, you know. We pay a guy $10 million to coach like that? The game plan and use of the ”future” QB was mind-numbing. The excuse for extending Drink was to not start over again. I’ll take starting over versus brain dead coaching any day of the week. No more slack for that guy. As they say in your state of domicile, Drink, show me. You dug a hole for yourself so deep, I doubt you can ever get out of it. This is how you repay those who put their trust in you? You suck, Bud.

[TheMajicMan]

Eli will get into a series of seasons where bowl eligibility will be the only goal. After how many 5 to 7 win seasons before they get the big donors together to buy out this insane contract? When the fans stop reupping their season tickets and the stands are filled with empty seats?

Sorry to be so negative but that performance last night destroyed all the confidence I had in him. Gates has shown over and over he can't beat anyone with a pulse as well. Both will settle into bottom feeders of SEC.

Last season the basketball team beat 4th ranked Bama, Kansas when they were ranked #1 and after we beat them they went into a tailspin right after and we beat the national champions Gators at their crib. We also beat Ole Miss who were a sweet sixteen team in the tourney.

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Eli will get into a series of seasons where bowl eligibility will be the only goal. After how many 5 to 7 win seasons before they get the big donors together to buy out this insane contract? When the fans stop reupping their season tickets and the stands are filled with empty seats?

Sorry to be so negative but that performance last night destroyed all the confidence I had in him. Gates has shown over and over he can't beat anyone with a pulse as well. Both will settle into bottom feeders of SEC.

Last season the basketball team beat 4th ranked Bama, Kansas when they were ranked #1 and after we beat them they went into a tailspin right after and we beat the national champions Gators at their crib. We also beat Ole Miss who were a sweet sixteen team in the tourney.

Yeah, that "fact" needed to be corrected. Last season was fine until the home stretch and the Tourney game against Drake.

The Braggin Rights and KU games so far this year were unacceptable, and there has been too much sloppy play vs. the cupcakes. Gates has to coach up these guys fast. I'm not too sanguine.

[hdhntr148]

I remember that they beat several top rated teams but what makes that irrelevant? Later in season when they were healthy and should have had a great run into March with lesser competition they suddenly STOPPED DOING WHAT they were successful with big brands with. How awful do you as a whole staff be that you couldn't keep your kids focused and effective after that middle of season run? With more playing together and having all kinds of different skill sets the rotation suddenly got strange and stopped playing D all together. It was a team failure.

Since he lost his top two assistants this pre conference mediocrity seems to be where they truly are. Bottom feeders.

With regards to Eli his awful scheming and playcalling reminded us of how really bad he is as a coach of any positions. IMO when he is done he will be known as the ultimate Flim Flam man for somehow with little success managed to become Uber rich before the inevitable bad ending and firing. Where he will walk away with a massive fortune. great for him and his family but terrible for fans of the FB program.

[Kenny Boy]

I remember that they beat several top rated teams but what makes that irrelevant? Later in season when they were healthy and should have had a great run into March with lesser competition they suddenly STOPPED DOING WHAT they were successful with big brands with. How awful do you as a whole staff be that you couldn't keep your kids focused and effective after that middle of season run? With more playing together and having all kinds of different skill sets the rotation suddenly got strange and stopped playing D all together. It was a team failure.

Since he lost his top two assistants this pre conference mediocrity seems to be where they truly are. Bottom feeders.

With regards to Eli his awful scheming and playcalling reminded us of how really bad he is as a coach of any positions. IMO when he is done he will be known as the ultimate Flim Flam man for somehow with little success managed to become Uber rich before the inevitable bad ending and firing. Where he will walk away with a massive fortune. great for him and his family but terrible for fans of the FB program.

If I recall correctly, 3 point shooting went inexplicably cold as ice toward the end of the season.

[winonsports]

If I recall correctly, 3 point shooting went inexplicably cold as ice toward the end of the season.

You recall incorrectly.

Mizzou shot 40% or better in four of the last six games. The other two were at 33%, which is still efficient.

[AtillaTheBlue1]

You see Drinks new contract????? He's here till at least 2030.

his buy out is 42 mil for 2026/7 season 30ish for 27, 30ish for 28,20ish for 29, and fnally 10mil for 2030


fans got bent over by AD. No one wanted him, or they would of over paid, and he would be gone. it's another Pinkel situation, where his agent got him extension after extension by floating his name as a candidate some where.

as if Michigan would of ever hired PInkel, or florida would hire drink, or lsu, c'mon. , lol. Jimmy Sexton and others are the best, they make a lot of head coaches a lot of money on [nonsense] rumors.

[MizzouMarv]

HCDG's defensive scheme hasn't worked. Concentrating on deflections & steals are okay when you're getting deflections & steals, but when you're not you leave guys wide open & don't block out for rebounds.
I'm not sure what the H Drink was doing on Saturday. He scripted a good first series then went braindead. If he can't come up with plays on the run, why didn't he script more? Not enough time from the Arky game till the bowl? Our All-American getting 15 carries? Yes, we only ran 55 plays, but maybe we'd have held onto the ball & run more if Hardy was pounding. He seems to get stronger as the games progress.
DRF didn't want to extend Drink, but she did hire Gates. Even Steven?

[dhsux]

I'm as disgusted as any one with the disaster called the Gator Bowl.

But man, you guys are over the top dire on the teams outlook when a guy like Lindsey could change most all of it as well as a good NIL draw.

Eli needs to keep his top guys.

I remain optimistic next season will be better than this one.

On Gates, that team is under performing in a major way and that's on him to get straightened out. More emphasis on D and find the right mix on the court at the right time would help a lot but the players are accountable for this mess too.

[California Cardinal Fan]

I don't know, though I suspect Gates will, or should, be the first to go. I only know that I should be excited about the start of SEC basketball, but after this non-con season I can't find a reason for any optimism.

[MizzouMarv]

Looks like you're not alone. 4 tickets for $40 for the Florida game this Saturday. Granted, the students are gone & the game is at 7:30. I think those tickets are in the "student" section so wear your old Antlers T. I hope the layoff will have given HCDG time to put a better product on the court. The Ill-Annoy game was a major downer.
Does it seem that we have more injuries every year than most teams? What's wrong with Pierce? Will we ever have the full squad able to play in a game? Will it help if we do? Sorry, that was mean.

[winonsports]

More exaggeration from another poster with mizzou in his screen name. The same person who has yet to recognize a packed Faurot Field for three years.

https://www.ticketmaster.com/202526-miz ... 4E1522C10E

[California Cardinal Fan]

Looks like you're not alone. 4 tickets for $40 for the Florida game this Saturday. Granted, the students are gone & the game is at 7:30. I think those tickets are in the "student" section so wear your old Antlers T. I hope the layoff will have given HCDG time to put a better product on the court. The Ill-Annoy game was a major downer.
Does it seem that we have more injuries every year than most teams? What's wrong with Pierce? Will we ever have the full squad able to play in a game? Will it help if we do? Sorry, that was mean.

I'm glad you asked that question about the injuries. I watch a lot of D-1 college BB, and feel the same way. Going all the way back to the dreadful 0-18 season, it does seem that Mizzou fields a team missing at least one major player more often than I see from other teams. And it's not uncommon for us to have a highly-rated prospect that we virtually never see on the court, and never receive a satisfactory answer as to why not. The phrase "personal reasons' has become a virtual mantra at M.U. In this age of NIL, when players are getting paid, well, to play, I think we fans deserve better information.