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Originally Posted by BryanBusby
Hard disagree.
I think Eli has to show some noticeable improvement in 2023 or he's gone. This AD isn't ****ing around and has turned over a lot of pieces that aren't working and she did not hire him.
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This isn't a similar case to Bieser or Cuonzo, though.
Bieser had been HC since 2017 and never made the tournament. He also never showed that he could take Mizzou to the next level. Part of his failure, though, is also being at a severe disadvantage with regard to facilities.
Cuonzo was shit-canned because he had served his purpose at Mizzou and couldn't elevate the program beyond that. He brought stability to the program without making a complete laughingstock to the point that Kim Anderson did. Aside from his first-year recruiting, his classes were mid as hell and he only finished 1 game over .500. Even then, he was given 5 years.
I don't think the situation Drink inherited was as bad as Cuonzo, but it still wasn't great.
I think if Drink goes 6-6 or 7-5 he's probably safe. Defense showed dramatic improvement last season, finished with the #15 class in 2022, and #33 this year. Additionally, he finally gave up play-calling and hired an OC.
2024 will be the third season of development the 2022 class will have of strength, conditioning, and practice. If he can't deliver then, he needs to go.
Odom was shit-canned because he couldn't recruit for shit, was .500 throughout his tenure, and diminished fan support. I don't think the fans/boosters as a whole have turned on Drink yet.