Eli Drinkwitz says achieving long-term goals starts with 'short-term success'
Missouri was blown out at Tennessee on Saturday, 66-24.
The loss dropped the Tigers to 4-6 on the season, but they have been more competitive than that record would indicate.
Four of the losses suffered by Eli Drinkwitz’s team have been by a combined 18 points.
Still, the Tigers are now in a position where they have to beat New Mexico State and Arkansas in their final 2 games if they hope to play in a bowl game.
Drinkwitz, however, said his team has to take it one game at a time.
“For us, it’s all about the seniors this week,” Drinkwitz said Wednesday during the SEC coaches teleconference. “The next step is to try to be 1-0. If we can do that, it sets us up for our goal next weekend, which is to get to the postseason. … Long-term success of this program is going to be determined by the short-term success of this week.”
The Tigers play host to the Aggies at 7: 30 p.m. (ET) Saturday. The game will be televised by ESPNU.
I have no problem giving a coach time to build a program as long as it looks like progress is happening. Drink has recruited well and he should get credit for making a good DC hire. That turnaround is remarkable.
I think (hope) that he’ll make a similar change on offense. I think he needs to decide if he wants to be a HC or an OC. Some guys can do both, he isn’t one of them. There’s a reason that the HC and the OC at two different jobs, and if one guy is doing both, then both jobs are being neglected.
I don’t see us beating Arkansas. We’ll probably be a 5 win team, which is pretty sad. Our worst-case scenario was 4 wins, which is a firable offense. The aforementioned progress isn’t happening.
But 6 wins is on the table. I’d like to get a bowl game but getting stomped by another program like Army would just be embarrassing.
New Mexico State is on a big win streak against some very good programs.
“Long-term success of this program is going to be determined by the short-term success”. Coach, you and the fan base seem to have some differences on the definition of short-term successes (like wins).