Eli Drinkwitz taking heat on social media after horrendous Mizzou start

Eli Drinkwitz and the Missouri Tigers haven’t had the start to the 2021 season they thought they’d have after a surprising 5-5 record in 2020.

The Tigers have taken a step back this year and currently sport the nation’s worst run defense. Naturally, that is causing problems against a team that runs the ball as well as Texas A&M.

On Saturday afternoon, the Aggies already hold a 21-7 lead midway through the second quarter and have been running almost at-will against the Tiger defense.

But, with the offense also struggling (QB Connor Bazelak has thrown 2 picks already), Drinkwitz is starting to take some heat on social media.

Here are some of the things being said about the second-year Mizzou head coach on Saturday:

There’s a strong case to be made that Eli Drinkwitz hiring Steve Wilks to run his defense was the worse personnel move in college football this year

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 16, 2021

Drinkwitz, on a third-and-20, saw fit to run yet another WR screen to Chance Luper.

He picked up eight.

The offense has been a difficult watch through the first 18-plus minutes of game action.

— Mason Arneson (@ArnesonMason) October 16, 2021

Drinkwitz is looking completely out of his element. #Mizzou

— Jay Thomas (@JayTThomas17) October 16, 2021

Eli Drinkwitz wishing he could go back to App State knowing he’ll be gone in a year or 2 ?

— Snake (@Elijah_Shriner) October 16, 2021

Honesty time. I may have bought into Eli Drinkwitz too quickly. Missouri is awful.

— Riley Gates (@Riley_Gates) October 16, 2021

I am still optimistic about Drinkwitz but this squad is lackluster and has zero intensity. Look defeated from kickoff

— John M. (@Mohn_Jichael) October 16, 2021

Drinkwitz has been a great Head Coach from Sunday to Friday.

On gamedays he makes a lot of questionable decisions.

The jury is still out on him.#TAMUvsMIZ 7-0

— Andrea Katherine (@AndreaKatSTL) October 16, 2021

Are we terrible? Yes. Am I going to stop supporting Missouri? No. If I can sit through Kim Anderson Era I can sit through this. I still believe in Drinkwitz, but I do not believe in our defensive coordinator. He needs to go, yesterday. #MIZ

— Tyler Helwig (@T_Helwig) October 16, 2021

We’ll see if the Tigers can turn things around moving forward. If not, Drinkwitz will continue to hear it from fans on social media.