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The case against Eli Drinkwitz
Posted on 11/4/25 at 11:56 pm
Posted on 11/4/25 at 11:56 pm
1. He'll be expensive, he already makes $9 million per year at Mizzou, do you really want to pay him $13-15 million to come to LSU? I don't think he's anything close to being worth that.
2. He's basically .630 at Mizzou. He's everything we've said about BK, he beats up on weak opponents and can't win the big game. He's 7-16 vs top 25 teams and 1-9 vs top 10 teams. His biggest win is the bowl win vs Ohio State with their 3rd string quarterback, other than that, it's probably a 2022 win over 9-4 Tennessee.
3. He doesn't manage one side of the ball and is more of a CEO head coach. He originally ran the offense but struggled and ended up hiring a playcaller whom Mizzou fans also hate. Another thing we didn't like about BK.
4. I personally don't think his personality would fit at LSU, he has kind of a dorkish, little brother vibe. Do we really want another head coach that doesn't "fit"? For $13 million, you want someone who is going to fire the fanbase up and retain our talent, I don't think Drinkwitz is capable of that.
2. He's basically .630 at Mizzou. He's everything we've said about BK, he beats up on weak opponents and can't win the big game. He's 7-16 vs top 25 teams and 1-9 vs top 10 teams. His biggest win is the bowl win vs Ohio State with their 3rd string quarterback, other than that, it's probably a 2022 win over 9-4 Tennessee.
3. He doesn't manage one side of the ball and is more of a CEO head coach. He originally ran the offense but struggled and ended up hiring a playcaller whom Mizzou fans also hate. Another thing we didn't like about BK.
4. I personally don't think his personality would fit at LSU, he has kind of a dorkish, little brother vibe. Do we really want another head coach that doesn't "fit"? For $13 million, you want someone who is going to fire the fanbase up and retain our talent, I don't think Drinkwitz is capable of that.
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Posted on 11/4/25 at 11:59 pm to SidewalkTiger
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personally don't think his personality would fit at LSU, he has kind of a dorkish, little brother vibe. Do we really want another head coach that doesn't "fit"? For
Weren't you the guy who said don't worry about bk and his fit and we're defending him till his death?
You were also defending Sloan with everything you had.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 12:00 am to Chalkywhite84
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Weren't you the guy who said don't worry about bk and his fit and we're defending him till his death?
You were also defending Sloan with everything you had.
Absolutely, so why repeat the mistake now?
Posted on 11/5/25 at 12:09 am to SidewalkTiger
He’s a weirdo.. he would be eaten alive at LSU
Posted on 11/5/25 at 6:09 am to SidewalkTiger
He’s in the perfect spot
Posted on 11/5/25 at 6:43 am to SidewalkTiger
Every coach is gonna be expensive. SW set the bar too high with the BK hire.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 8:37 am to kajunman
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SW set the bar too high with the BK hire.
He paid market rate for a top coach.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 8:44 am to CatfishJohn
Nope. 10 years was way too long. Only Dabo, Saban, Kirby and Riley made more. BK was not a top coach. SW set the bar for buffoonery at LSU with that contract.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:17 am to kajunman
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BK was not a top coach
At the time, yes BK was considered a top coach. And we were pulling him from Notre Dame, not ULL. Takes a big contract.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:19 am to kajunman
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Every coach is gonna be expensive.
To a certain extent, yes. The market has changed a lot since BK was hired.
Drinkwitz will require a bigger contract than BK got though.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:19 am to SidewalkTiger
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1. He'll be expensive, he already makes $9 million per year at Mizzou, do you really want to pay him $13-15 million to come to LSU? I don't think he's anything close to being worth that
Absolutely not worth the $13-$15 million a year that LSU is going to have to pay for the next coach.
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2. He's basically .630 at Mizzou
Lane is 73% at Ole Miss with less talent than LSU typically has. Lane is our guy.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:19 am to biglego
He wasn't a top coach. Dames schedule was loaded with service academies and his record vs ranked opponents was poor. SW didn't do his homework.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:21 am to SidewalkTiger
quote:That will be any coach we hire. Exception might be Sumrall. Though I hope it's Brohm.
Drinkwitz will require a bigger contract than BK got though.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:34 am to kajunman
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That will be any coach we hire. Exception might be Sumrall. Though I hope it's Brohm
Brohm only makes $6 million currently, LSU may could pull him for 9 or 9.5
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:36 am to SidewalkTiger
He's my number 1 choice. I would be down with that. Sumrall makes 3 mil. He could be had for even less imo.
If it was Brohm and we could get him for 9 mil, I wouldn't be opposed to an incentive package.
If it was Brohm and we could get him for 9 mil, I wouldn't be opposed to an incentive package.
This post was edited on 11/5/25 at 9:37 am
Posted on 11/5/25 at 10:45 am to kajunman
I just think going down the Drinkwitz path puts us in some of the same situations we were in with BK.
Tethered to a huge contract, CEO type of head coach, iffy record vs good teams, and weird personality fit.
Pro is Drink probably wouldn't be lazy. Con is he only has like 3 good seasons at Mizzou. The other 3 were terrible.
Tethered to a huge contract, CEO type of head coach, iffy record vs good teams, and weird personality fit.
Pro is Drink probably wouldn't be lazy. Con is he only has like 3 good seasons at Mizzou. The other 3 were terrible.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:22 am to SidewalkTiger
Drink actually coaches though. I think he would do well at LSU. BK just didn't care. Definitely not my first choice though.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:24 am to SidewalkTiger
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CEO type of head coach, iffy record vs good teams,
He’s not a CEO HC and Missouri is like the 11th best SEC program on paper. He has them playing consistently above their threshold as a program.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:29 am to Lester Earl
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He’s not a CEO HC
Well, he's not running their offense because he sucked at it and it nearly got him fired.
I think he's been okay at Mizzou but those have also been some weak schedules.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:30 am to Woopigsooie20
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