The IMPOSSIBLE RISE of MIZZOU Football (The Complete Eliah Drinkwitz Rebuild Story)

The Missouri Tigers have been of the best stories from the 2023 college football season so far. They have jumped out to a 7-1 record and have a chance to make the college football playoff if a few things go their way. But how did this happen? A few years ago, the Mizzou program was in a bad spot and Eliah Drinkwitz was average at best. Today, I want to talk about the entire Mizzou story, go through their rise, what has made them so successful and how this year happened, enjoy!

[@ScottFisherCFB]

What topic should I cover next?

[@Therealadron]

The Michigan situation

[@luckybuckeye2283]

UCF and Colorado melting down 28+ point leads at home (UCF vs Baylor, Colorado vs Stanford).

[@Cooljohn760]

Do an Unbelievable rise of Texas State(Sunbelt school) or Air Force Football. Both are really good but no one is talking about it.

[@Therealtre]

As a Clemson fan could you do the rise and talk of Clemson football I feel like it needs to be covered unfortunately

[@Therealtre]

Or the rise and fall of Mel tucker

[@ScottFisherCFB]

This video TOOK FOREVER to make, hope guy guys enjoy! #MIZ

[@sc964]

I love your content Scott. MIZ⚫️🟡⚫️

[@TimothyC.84]

James Madison is 7-0 and doesn’t qualify for any accolades.

[@ScottFisherCFB]

JMU video coming soon

[@dirtracingpreviews5349]

Zou

[@clayteschner2650]

Great video. Go mizzou

[@jackl52]

This team has exceeded beyond all expectations.

[@evanbultemeier3596]

Im a diehard Mizzou fan but they have totally exceeded my expectations. I expected 6 or 7 wins again and boy was i wrong. I am so happy to see how this season has gone. Even if we do not make the playoffs or make it to the SEC Championship i will be thrilled if we just finish 9-3 at least. Id love to see 10-2 or 11-1 if possible.

[@skyguy1230]

I live in stl and this is my first year following the tigers and it’s been a wild ride for my first year being a fan 😂

[@mohammedalam7445]

I thought Lovett transferring would really hurt us but holy cow is our WR room DEEEEP, and MAYBE we get Ryan wingo tmmrw. Love how the tigers have rallied this year. We have the potential to be great

[@ericwilper3763]

Lovett transferring was good for Mizzou. Luther is better than Lovett and was going to take his spot. Lovett knew it. His family knew it. So he transferred to GA, and has done next to nothing. Burden moved back to his natural spot of slot receiver and has been tearing it up ever since.

[@PK1982_]

​​​​@@ericwilper3763 #111,#45,#95,#117,#91,#59 and #119 Those the team Total Defense Rankings that Mizzou has faced thus far in 2023... And you're about to face Kirby Smart who possesses the most talented roster in the country, and who's been building college football's best defenses for over a decade.. Just a word of advice to Mizzou fans, be realistic with your expectations. UGA played with a half-assed effort against a 2-3 Mizzou team in 2022 in a game where they spent about 1 hour game planning for the Tigers, simply because their purpose was to get in, win a football game, and get back home and prepare for much better opponents.. This time around, they'll be less uncertainty and the game will be over by halftime.. Oh, and Lovett left Mizzou because he wanted to be developed. He has been pushed far beyond what he accomplished at Mizzou, running new route concepts, as well as learning how to block on the perimeter. He's becoming a well-rounded wide receiver who is now better prepared to play NFL football, thanks to his move to Georgia...

[@samright4661]

@@ericwilper3763😂😂Lovett had almost 100 yards against Fla ! He will get off on your poverty team

[@ericwilper3763]

@@samright4661 No he won't. Not against Kris Abrams-Draine. KAD will shut him down. Or Rakestraw will. I'm not even sure he'd start at Mizzou today. LBIII is better at the slot, which is Lovett's best position.

[@samright4661]

@@ericwilper3763 You don’t know Ga offensive schemes clown . Bobo will get him open

[@tomviers9070]

I was a contrarian compared to most Mizzou fans you describe. 6-7 last year but some key players opted out of the bowl and the close loses along with the recruiting battles that Drink was winning gave me optimism. Also, you failed to mention that Cook tore his right labrum in the KState game. You know, the one he throws with? He's come back healthy and has showed what he can do. Let him Cook! Drink even described the process for anyone listening: lose big, lose close, win close, win big. Between this year and last year, we are somewhere in the middle of that process but closer to the finished product than not. Big decision for Wingo this afternoon. MIZ!

[@brmhandle]

Missouri has always been one of the most interesting athletic programs in the country. KC and STL churn out five star talent every year, but Mizzou has never been sexy enough for them to stay home. They have come close many times, but often lacked the elite talent to get over the hump. With NIL, that’s changing things in a hurry. Luther Burden is the case study for NIL. He stayed home, will be a Heisman candidate in 2024 (or this year) and will be a multimillionaire from his endorsements by the time he graduates.

[@paperplate74]

As a Columbia resident, Im a Mizzou fan, but i never really went to alot of games... But after watching the Thicker Kicker sink a 61 yard FG, im hooked...

[@jerryharrington1034]

The math for Mizzou is really simple. Win out … and you will be playing in the SEC Championship game with a real shot of getting in the College Football Playoffs. A one loss SEC Champion will get in. Let’s Go Tigers !! MIZ ….

[@__foam]

no shot for CFP

[@Rhoine]

@jerryharrington1034 ZOU!

[@goatifiedvault1800]

@@__foamlol lmao yes they would

[@__foam]

your reply makes no sense.@@goatifiedvault1800

[@brendancallahan7681]

@@__foam If they win out they will make it. However, they will not win out.

[@user-rq7ym1jr9z]

It's not a surprise people just aren't patient. Gary pinkel was in the fans cross hairs after year 3 too

[@Cooljohn760]

I know you got to be happy seeing Mizzou as one of the top teams in SEC. I hope Mizzou wins out and makes the SEC championship or at least have a 10 win season.

[@HarvestEnterprise]

20yrs since my last season under Gary Pinkel

[@normstewart67-99]

You got to play with some Mizzou all time greats and the coach who put us on the map. I bet that was unfathomably cool.

[@brendancallahan7681]

You could make the argument that Lovett Leaving could turn out to be a good thing. If he stayed we would have burden, wease Jr., and Lovett starting full time. Now that he's gone it gives Marquese Johnson, and Mookie Cooper room to really shine even though they are freshman and sophmore.

[@gucctastic82]

That Georgia game was a sort of resurgence even though the season didn’t turn out the way we wanted. As saw glimmers of hope so I’m glad to see us put those pieces together!

[@tiercel76]

Great video! Mizzous success this year is by way of completeness. They are a complete team right now. All phases are working.

[@nbranchguillory]

Im so excited as a mizzou fan. Will be attendting Mizzou next year too hope we keep it up

[@TheTalkingGator]

Interested in your side. We are having a LIVE call-in show for Mizz fans on The Talking Gator @ 5pE. There’s a link in the UPCOMING show description.

[@Whats_a_ZJ]

Life long UNLV fan here, crazy how one coach is the reason why you guys can't get to the next level while at another program he's a complete life changer. You know your football so you already mentioned how tough it's been for UNLV so the fact that we're bowl eligible this year means more than you could know. Long story short just really happy its able to work out for both programs we root for and both coaches. Going to be rooting for you guys now 🫡

[@petodigiorgio51]

It's about the QB ! Cook going to Manning camp boosted his confidence and if you don't have confidence you can't play QB in any division - gotta have a QB to win

[@loganhart3402]

I really like Drinks fit at Mizzou. I often feel like Mizzou is the redheaded step child of the SEC. And it feels like a majority of CFB views Drink as the red headed step child of coaching

[@theweatherguy9839]

as a nc state fan we miss him so much

[@evanssego7647]

Mizzou also had great tight ends, and wide receivers under Gary P. which helped their passing game.

[@thebengal9699]

It's extremely unfortunate what happened in 2015 with the protests and everything. I think that's why Pinkel left.

[@stephenberry4405]

He left because he has cancer

[@nolanj3578]

He got cancer but yeah they hurt Mizzou. Enrollment dropped and never recovered although it’s trending back up now

[@joshuacarne9543]

He retired because of cancer. He still hangs around the program

[@ToddRobinson13]

​@stephenberry4405 We all heard the public reason he stated for retiring, but it'd be naive to believe that protest wasn't a big factor as well.

[@TrueSon4419]

@@ToddRobinson13 He supported the students and team through the protests. There was more weight in the tutoring scandal though than anything. His leave definitely had more to do with cancer than anything else though.

[@lueezy5528]

Respects to mizzou, LSU fan here , I went to the football game we had with them in Columbia and damn they have a big future, they pushed us to the wire also the fans are so classy treated us nice all game! Beat Georgia mizzou!!!! 💜🐅💛

[@thomasharp3246]

Drinkwitz was a young coach that had to do a lot of learning on the job. Thankfully he has. He finally hired an OC instead of trying to be the big shot. That's the turnaround. He can recruit. He's a leader. Just needs that big game under his belt to go from good to great like not just a threat but a favorite going forward.

[@theweatherguy9839]

As a NC State fan we miss Eli so much our offense hasn't been anywhere close to the same since he left other than 1 year with devin leary..

[@thesoftparade435]

We should have made him our head coach

[@theweatherguy9839]

@@thesoftparade435 very true he is also an elite recruiter.. I doubt we could get him after Dave retires unfortunately

[@tomh4235]

Congrats Scott I remember you’re a big mizzou man. Hoping my gamecocks get their stuff together soon. Very young team with flashes but shameful it feels we’re wasting rattler at the best he’s been

[@JckSctr123]

As an arkansas I kinda hate missou but I’m actually glad for some reason that they’re good this year

[@ronaldtipton6035]

It's always nice to see somebody new have success, rather than the same old teams every year.😊

[@lukeharper8231]

I’m a Mizzou but I also kind of like seeing whenever Arkansas does good as well, it makes better rivalry games

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Also someone should share this on PowerMizzou 😀

[@deakon071]

You gotta be loving this season as a tiger fan.

[@jkbezo1]

Mizzou like South Carolina and Arizona State is like a sleeping giant. They need a breakthrough. Lots of potential.

[@Supportingtruth8258]

Two things concern me going into the next stretch of the season. Up till now, we've only played two good teams - we lost to one of them, and barely beat the other one with a 61 yard field goal at the very end of the game. The second thing that concerns me, is the run game going up against much better defenses that don't get worn down by the third quarter because their offense is good enough to keep them rested. Other than that, I'm optimistic that we have a chance to run the table the rest of the way.

[@royals080]

We've beat a ranked kentucky and south carolina who puts up point

[@rollwithit5150]

I’m really happy for Mizz, wish my team could rise.

[@BigDog-zk8pr]

I am watching this as we are heading to a NY6 bowl with 10 wins. I will admit I was one who thought Brady Cook would be our downfall, but he has thankfully proven me wrong. I still don't think he is the most talented QB on our team, as he made mistakes in key moments in the LSU and Georgia games. But at the end of the day, he is getting results for a school that was in desperate need of a good season. I hope to see us in an even better position next year.

[@Truman5555]

Darth Mizz rises!!! If we can't win it, we will make sure the SEC doesn't get a playoff spot. Midwest 4 life!!

[@joncosby4385]

Great work young man

[@JMONEY161611]

BABE WAKE UP, NEW SCOTT FISHER MIZZOU VIDEO DROPPED

[@robertcotton9044]

If you haven't done a Danario Alexander

[@josephnewman713]

Danario is my all time favorite Tiger.

[@glasswhisperer]

I like Drink, and I'm glad it's working out because me liking other teams coaches is usually a curse, see Pittman, Beamer and Tucker

[@isamarmartinez8680]

Im a auburn fan and i always felt they didn't belong in the SEC. But i will say they have changed my mind and im glad to see them here

[@Charleszzee]

Overall, you're spot on how I've felt these last few years. Yes, Coach Drinkwitz definitely was on the hotseat this year to make something happen. No doubt the program is now pointed in the right direction, but there is still a lot of football left. I want to see the Tigers beat Georgia as the Bulldogs own an 11-1 win ratio, which is just sickening to me. I realize we can't always get what we want, but a nationalized TV game had better be competitive and not a blowout loss for the Tigers.

[@TheTalkingGator]

LIVE call-in show on our channel tonight for Mizz fans at 5pE. There is a link in the UPCOMING video description. We’d love to have you!

[@dianegoolsby4828]

Anything Mizzou, and we have plenty to brag about right now!!!💛🖤

[@brandonmoses1698]

Justin Smith wasn’t under Pinkel. He got recruited by Larry Smith

[@TimothyC.84]

LB3 is a dude. #FlyerForever ✈️🟠🔵

[@jimjohnston5719]

The 2020 game with LSU was supposed to be a road game @ Death Valley, however a Hurricane coming in forced the Bayou Bengals to have to change plans. Mizzou offered LSU the game @ Columbia, with LSU still the Home Team, officially. So we hosted, and didn't host.

[@gucctastic82]

Also I’m still sick I didn’t know you were here at the K-State game!

[@jamesbarnett2483]

What’s impossible about it? These guys are legit! They were 3 or 4 plays away last year from a 10 win season. M I Z

[@tip358]

Loving Mizzou football!!! Hope they beat the Georgia Bulldogs!!!

[@loverbay4235]

Wish they could've pulled out the W vs Georgia as a fellow Mizzou fan still a great season but I would've loved to see them in another SEC title game

[@judeb5895]

Cant forget Kony Ealy on the DLine, dude was a stud too

[@gucctastic82]

It’s so wild cause I was wondering when this video was coming! You gonna be at the Florida game?!

[@ScottFisherCFB]

I will not! Maybe tennessee

[@goatifiedvault1800]

lol i have been saying this in all of your mizzou vids before the season . i knew they were gonna break out it had to happen

[@nathankalonji1898]

Love too see it

[@Rysofly]

Mizzou does this every 2-3 years.

[@user-sj2zf7ui8j]

Good synopsis!

[@wtp7631]

Can we get an end of season review also?

[@xd_Jam]

MIZ!

[@aidansiemer2016]

ZOU!

[@ArctiPlayz]

I love. Mizzou

[@joegomez5807]

Scott: I love your series!!! Not sure why last year you called Missouri a dumpster fire. Yea of little Faith. One must take the middle road. Mizzou, though I love them, is as a 8-4/7-5 team masquerading as a a 10-2/9-3 team. If they continue to get 4/5 star talent they will move up to a real 10-2 team. I am a realistic Mizzou fan!! Though no one in the SEC wants to give Mizzou credit we are the second or third best program in the Sec east. Tennessee and Kentucky need to take a rest. Over the past 12 years neither one of them have won the SEC East. Like it or not Mizzou is the bell weather team. If a coach can not beat Mizzou, they will be fired. Keep up the good work

[@jaymckay88]

Here after that big win v Ten

[@ryansmith6786]

Happy for your college football team.

[@IanPhilmore]

I lived in columbia for 6 years. Im up in seattle now and root for washington, but I bought a "georgia sucks" sweater yesterday on amazon. Im planning to go to a georgia locals bar in seattle next saturday.

[@jefflever2964]

MIZ

[@amire6188]

Great video! M-I-Z…

[@6thknight533]

Thanks my team

[@worldneedsmorelove4465]

sad that hill gets pouched because doller doller bill y'all realize he can't make it and start all over at a all school. Coached hell society doesn't know how good they have it till it's to late.

[@stevensmith6066]

Please continue to update

[@game382]

16:50 I remember this game I was pulling for them

[@DarinsHarleyVlogs]

Let’s Go MIZZOU ….. MIZ…..ZOU

[@lukeleslie8072]

Was at the auburn game, was on sucide watch

[@jordanmaxey3516]

Do video on BUCKY IRVING 🔥

[@lorancejared]

LSN FOOTBALL RECRUITS!

[@soraparent1256]

Wish the same could’ve been said for Arkansas this year

[@ryanwalker6906]

Nice video, but Justin Smith played during the Larry Smith regime. Never for Pinkle.

[@rockstarjay7532]

can you do a vid on texas state at some point later in the year

[@thomasprice1320]

Insane rise?? Hope they didn't take a page out of Michigan's playbook!!!!

[@GatewayWestern3020]

M-I-Z

[@GavinSchmavin44]

They’ll go 6-7 next year count on it

[@newaccountdoesnotequaltrol6409]

Based on?

[@wildman7902]

It's that white RB they have... best rb IN THE NATION

[@gregcarter477]

Play like we did against sc or even better then we might be able to pull off a upset,, Georgia don’t give up easy like Mizz does they fight until they can’t fight anymore but the good news is that fight becomes a win ,, if Mizz comes out with something like a 17-7 second half lead u don’t relax against a team like Georgia u have to finish them n it’s going to take all 4 qts to do so..

[@lakerskid2013]

I think they’ll learn their lessons from last year as well, they played Georgia very tough the last time they played each other and almost won it

[@BenjaminFisher-ti4zn]

Whose here after they beat Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl?

[@Nevvilethegoat]

Yea yea just wait until nwanrei shows up

[@DarinsHarleyVlogs]

If you look at the stats right now MIZZOU is better than GA

[@zachariahmccoy]

Odom is a good coach

[@AllYourBaseAreBelongToU5]

Just skipping over Maty Mauk? 😂

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Lol yeah i did

[@grob887]

Just going to skip over mauk 😂

[@jrgm5382]

11-2😎

[@booboosims]

he went to the trenches and got them dogs from north and east saint louis !!!!!!

[@royals080]

He did and also got players from the kc metro

[@booboosims]

@@royals080 bro they have to keep the local kids from stl and kc home , Illinois has to do the same thing to be successful.

[@royals080]

@booboosims to mizzou's credit they typical always got players from both. Just kot the 5 stars lol now pinkel and odom always got a 4 star offensive lineman and a qb from the kc metro

[@billbob4342]

LockedInQB

[@ericwilper3763]

Impossible? Please. Gary Pinkel did a hell of alot more thank Drink has at Mizzou. Pinkel had them in the B12 Championship game twice, and the SEC Championship game twice. Drinkwitz hasn't even managed to win a bowl game yet.

[@dalecarlson5058]

Pinkel was on the hot seat the first couple years as well.

[@conradcarter4375]

Fuck yeah baby MIZ MF

[@dany-ps2my]

They are a middle of the road team at best , big deal

[@joeym5243]

Man do i hate Missouri still

[@Twaunscamp]

Do florida

[@limitlessinnovations5947]

L in every bowl game damn

[@jack-ww1yc]

STP

[@ShowMeBricks]

Nothing has been impossible or insane about Mizzou football so far this year. Many fans were predicting a much better season than expected. Now, if they beat Georgia, different story!

[@jacksonherdade6398]

I have not seen any of these "many" fans🤣🤣(I'm a MIZ student btw)

[@lukeharper8231]

It was predicted to be a 6 win season. Also you’re saying most fans predicted we would be 8-0 right now?

[@michaelcap9550]

Sudden rise. Hmmmm. Sounds like another team in the news.

[@AllenWoody-kj7sc]

Midzou.

[@thesupervisor3270]

Mizz came into the SEC winning their division and conference after struggling in the BIG XII for years. That goes to show u how weak the SEC was outside its 4 teams (Bama, LSU, GA and UF)

[@ScottFisherCFB]

I wouldn't say they struggled in the Big 12 before they got to SEC. Just couldn't beat Texas and Oklahoma

[@JsPerspective]

You mean the SEC East was weak

[@royals080]

​@ScottFisherCFB exactly people just be talking. Mizzou was perennial bowl team during the pinkel yrs. Mostly 8 or more wins a yr

[@Thisismyhandle8383]

Google is your friend. Mizzou was playing extremely well before going to the SEC lol

[@AllYourBaseAreBelongToU5]

@@ScottFisherCFBNebraska had their number for a few years, too.

[@parkerj344]

That's was a clean call in kentucky ls favor.