Derek Dooley cracks wise at the expense of college football powerhouse Kansas
No matter how many times we are reminded, this seems like a fantasy. Alas, this is really happening, Derek Dooley is back in the SEC.
Of course, Missouri’s new offensive coordinator is known in this part of the country far more for his quips than his coaching ability. While it remains to be seen if he’s progressed as a college coach, that may be tough to truly judge in 2018 seeing as how Dooley has never been an offensive coordinator or quarterbacks coach or called plays — yet that’s the role Barry Odom has given him, his one-liners are still performing well for audiences.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Ben Frederickson was at Mizzou’s St. Louis recruiting caravan stop and shared the highlight of Dooley’s appearance at the event. Apparently, the program’s new offensive coordinator won the room by poking fun at Kansas.
Best Dooley quote tonight came when fan asked if improved men’s hoops program helps football recruiting. Dooley reminded that some colleges have great basketball and lousy football. Yes, he was thinking of Kansas.
— Ben Frederickson (@Ben_Fred) February 23, 2018
Dooley is acing his new role thus far, Missouri landed a commitment from IMG receiver Shamar Nash on Thursday (If Nash signs with Mizzou, he’d be the highest rated prospect to sign with the program under Odom), but the true test of his aptitude will come this fall. Will he pass the test that really matters, or will he save his best performances for the press like he did in Knoxville?
does anyone find it funny how they put college football powerhouse and Kansas in the same sentence?
My comment is being held for using a adjective describing that no matter how “crappy” either team was they still posed a threat to any dream season the other had going on.
I heard an MU fan once say you could stand in Kansas City over looking the state line and have to be able to see all the way to Denver before you saw any sign of civilization.
It’s true. All the beautiful rivers, hills, springs and landscapes stop just west of the state line. It’s not until Denver that you escape the vast, flat nothingness of the expanse in between. Kansas is the WORST PLACE.
Facts. That drive across all 425 miles of Kansas has got to be the worst in the country. Bare nothingness.
Yes. This why journalist types should have attended MU
Derek Dooley just cemented himself as the greatest coach in college football history.
1 Dooley
2 Saban
3 Bear
If he keeps making comments like that, he could move ahead of Wooden, Lombardi, and Phil Jackson on the all time coaching GOAT list. To think I didn’t like this hire. Hey, I can admit when I was wrong.
It’s funny because Missouri is bad at both basketball and football
Troll a$$ wipe
Are we though? How many times has UGA won the East since we joined? Just curious, I must have dreamed that we beat the great Blue bloods of the mighty SEC East 2 years in a row. We’re also 5 spots ahead of UGA in SEC basketball right now too.
You’re right man, it’s just hilarious how bad we are!
I recall Drew Lock looked very good vs UGA in Athens last year. I was there, it was later in the game when we pulled away.
And I was there when they came in and whipped our a$$ on their first visit to Athens.
Weird, because:
Mizzou = 26 tournament appearances, 7 Sweet Sixteens, 5 Elite Eights, 15 season titles, 8 conference championship titles, and throw in 2 pre-NCAA tournament national titles.
Georgia = 12 tournament appearances, 1 Final Four, 1 Elite Eight, 2 Sweet Sixteens, 2 season titles, 3 conference championship titles. Most of that good stuff came in a combination of a good run in 1983, and the 1931/32 season.
Make sure you’re not ignorant before you post. There’s really no comparison.
Dooley seems to have the right character and temperament to fit well on MOST SEC teams, it remains to be seen if that will apply at Mizzou.
I think I saw that game UGARMYret. Drew did look good that one minute of that game. But then . . well you know, Defense didn’t make the trip. And UGA didn’t get burned down field very often . It’s like you guys actually scouted us and said keep safeties waaay back. Because half of MUs scores were when teams didn’t respect the speed of all those receivers. Which really padded Locks stats.
Sooooooo what do you all think are the odds that drew will: A-get hurt, B-show up to play against actual competition, C-break his TD record D-lose playing time to Lindsey Scott or E-all of the above?
A: Hope not!
B: I think he’ll play well this year, even against good teams. As a senior and a pro prospect, there’s no excuse for him not to.
C: I dont think he breaks the record again, our running game will hopefully be more of a factor this year and will take opportunities away from the passing game.
D: I think Scott only plays in garbage time of games that are wrapped up. Unless Lock gets hurt.