Eli Drinkwitz pushes back against ‘CFP or bust’ mentality in college football
By Jacob Moss
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In the era of the 12-team College Football Playoff format, much of the discussion around the sport is dominated by who is —and who isn’t — a contender to make the final field come season’s end.
This has led many fans and analysts around college football to adopt a “playoff or bust” mentality when discussing the sport. And Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz isn’t a fan of that.
“I talked about this at SEC Media Days, but we’ve got to get out of this ‘Oh man, it’s playoff or bust’ mentality,” Drinkwitz said during a recent appearance on his Tiger Talk radio show. “Yes, we’re shooting for the moon, we’re going to put our whole selves into that, but only 12 teams make the playoffs… If the season only counts for 12 football teams, and we have 127 Division 1 playing football teams, that math is not going to math very well.”
Drinkwitz and the Tigers are currently sitting at 6-3 on the year, but they still have a lot to play for, including their Senior Day this weekend in the final home game of the year against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
The College Football Playoff may be out of the picture for the Tigers at this point, but Drinkwitz and the rest of his team can still send off their veteran leaders with a win on Saturday to secure their third consecutive campaign with at least 7 wins.
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