I agree completely. It reminded me of when I was in college. Embarrassing. No excuse for their lackluster effort. It is time for Eberflus to hit the road. He obviously has no clue how to coach a defense. The offense was not prepared either. At least they finally got on track. But too little too late. They could never have come back with this defense. Hey defense, yes you are terrrible. You are not better than your rating. You are worse.

Thanks, Bernie. It might be worth noting that performances like last night, combined with inept coaching, have likely damaged future recruiting efforts. Hence, I believe the team is now destined for decline. Anyway, over and done with this crew. Who really cares what they do now. Oh, how in the world did they maintain a 16th position in the new polls. I would dump them completely out of the top 25.

i agree 100% with everything you said there bernie..the worse defensive performance i’ve ever seen on a football field..it was really really sad..that first play, a reverse that didn’t trick anybody, started the game off..timid… afraid..i thought pinkiel was ready to take this team to the next level this year, i thought wrong …

something has to be done about that defense..whether it’s a new defensive scheme , coordinator or something

I agree. Fire Pinkel. Dismantle the program and sell the football field. Tell the Golden Girls to turn in thier uniforms. How could Mizzou ever compete with the likes of Texas Tech, OSU, and Kansas. Those teams are clearly superior. OSU blew us out by an outlandish five points. The last time we played them in Stillwater we beat them. And Texas Tech ran us off the field last year…oh wait…we routed them by 31 points not one year ago and beat them by 10 the year before. And that objectively superior team Kansas was owned by MU last year and lost to MU by 25 in 2006. Believe me, MU has no reason to take anything for granted. At the same time, you need to get hold of yourself Whitlock…I mean Bernie. Its a vastly improved program from only three years ago. They have recruited well and MU has much to be proud of which is more than you can say about this article. It will take time, if it can be done, to build up the talent pool that both OU and Texas have. That said, Pinkel has given an honest and productive effort so far. I don’t know what you think you recall from the Widenhofer or Stull years, but MU has lost exactly one home game in two years. Go sleep off your hangover and try again tomorrow.

Wow Bernie, way to pile on like you always do. Mizzou hung around pretty well in Norman last year too. Comparing this team to Widenhofer and Stull teams is just irresponsible. I suppose now that the Rams have won two in a row you will compare them with Giants and Titans….

The Evil Pinkel has re-emerged. After all the press about how he’s changed since early in his tenure at Mizzou and how that corresponded with his success, it’s incredible that he’s returned to his “roots.” Apparently he can’t help himself.

This is sad. We had high expectations this year because of the finish last year. But we forgot two things - teams would learn to defend against Daniel and the spread and Mizzou is still losing too many recruiting battles. Some teams - Texas, Oklahoma for example - are still faster, bigger and stronger than Mizzou. Mack Brown didn’t have the same talent at NC and Tulane as he’s been able to get at UT. Pinkel has made steady improvements and should be given more time.

Let’s remember that if Mizzou finishes in the Top 20, that is still much better than in many past years and is still good. But to get up to No. 1, we’ll have do better recruiting lineman and defensive talent. 2 and 3 star talent doesn’t match up to the 4 and 4 star players.

Dismantle the program… huh?

Ladies and gents: I know the Mizzou program is in much better shape than it used to be. THAT IS NOT THE POINT, so don’t change the bloomin’ topic, OK? The subject is: SATURDAY IN AUSTIN. Nothing else. And they went to Austin and played an inept and embarrassing football game. I see no reason to sugar-coat it. If you want to treat this program like it’s a charity, be my guest. I refuse to do it. I’d rather show respect to the program by treating MU as if it is one of the big boys, rather than a charity.

And yes, that was what I used to see from a Stull team, a Widenhofer team. They were run off the field by a great team. That’s the way it used to be for this program. I thought those days were over. Not quite.

Mizzou can still rebound to play for the Big 12 North title. But I see no reason to suddenly lower the standards and treat this program as if it’s a poor little underdog. The Tigers were ranked No. 1 last season. They were No. 2 in one poll this season. The standards are higher now. It’s a part of success. Sorry. You want big-time college football? Or do you want this program treated like it’s the little engine that could? Please. Raise your standards.

Thanks.

-B

Pinkel has a plus—recruiting. He’s done a fine job. But he has never had a decent defense and his offense can’t play with the truly great teams at all. His x’s and o’s look gteat against average competition, but fail the test against good teams. He has always been a timid play caller in big games, and transmits his lack of guts to the team with his miserable calls. How does an offensive line feel when you kick a field goal on the 1/2 yard line on 4th down? He might as well have told them in person they suck and he has zero confidence in them. His teams are always SOFT against tough, physical teams. In short, although he has turned the program around, he is not even close to the top level teams in the Big 12.
There is a lot of work to be done and it starts with recruiting some real defensive players. I doubt Pinkel will ever rise above where he is now, but I will be rooting for him.
CBA

So it’s about Saturday ONLY, yet the names Widenhofer and Stull appear. Which is it? I’ve never known anyone to be so angry at the world. Go write some more about how great Floyd Irons is and how much good he does. I’m sure he’d love some visitors in the federal pen and would welcome an interview.

Try, just once, to write something positive. Ever. In your entire life. Please? I was mad after watching Mizzou, but at least I kept some sort of sense of reality. We all saw it. We all saw them lose. We we all frustrated. But to write the garbage you continue to put out there… makes me think you must have a union-protected position. (and we all know you do).

You’re just so upset all the time! It’s almost funny - and it’s almost like you just try to irritate people with your overreactions to just about everything. All major local franchises could win it all, Mizzou could win titles in several sports, and your article would be about how pathetic it is that SLU can’t win. That’s how angry and sad you seem to be. Someone loves ya, big guy. Smile.

And also, stop sitting online all day reading the comments about your article. It’s sad. Yet I’ve got two bits that says you’ll respond again later… sigh…poor guy.