I like the experience these young guys are getting, but come on man we need a better OC coach. I did see improvement yesterday up front on offense.
I wouldn't even bother explaining yourself. Far too many people around here of the thinking that sharing even the most logical reasons behind why we might be struggling is excuse making. Far too many "If you're not first, you're last" midsets around here, where there is no reason acceptable for losing, much less an excuse.
injuries or no.....Mizzou sat on the ball with like two timeouts and 30 seconds or so on thier 35 yard line. I think they had two timeouts and the Gamecocks might have had one or zero. They didn't even try. They just ran out the clock to play overtime while the fans were booing. Say what you want about fans in general....but they knew more about football in that instance than Pinkel. McCarney ball for sure. Hell, chunk up a hail mary. Pass interference or a catch wins that game for you with a long field goal. worst case you get a 40 yard interception which is just like a punt. Pinkel sucks. Cowardly coaching sucks. CPR generally plays for every second which I enjoy over McCarney ball.
This is so hypocritical. What makes you think that deep down ISU fans are any different than Missouri fans? Flip-flop the two programs, everything from their recent success to their ability to leave the Big 12, and ISU fans are probably just as annoying as Missouri fans are. The fact that you say "MU fans will be what they will be" means you completely have your cardinal shades on if you believe that ISU fans can't and won't be just as annoying.
.It is true the MU fans were calling for Pinkel's head, but MU fans will be what they will be. I would suggest if ISU had pulled off an 8-win season in year 3 or year 4, there would be much, much less negativity this year. 8 wins, and perhaps even 9-wins were in reach last year, if not for the perrenially terrible offense. The opportunity was there, and it was blown.
Pinkel had Dave Christensen and David Yost, who were pivotal in establishing Missouri's offense (which began their 'spread' in around 2004 or 2005) as OC & QB-coach, respectively, up until 2012. Right now we have Messingham covering those 2 spots.
Yost left after 2012 due to 'burnout' (later went to Wash St to take position as an inside-receivers coach for Leach), and Mizzou is having the year they are having this year with 1st-year OC, Josh Henson. Henson was hired as an OL-coach in 2008 after Christensen left to become the HC at Wyoming. He played in college at Okie St, coached there (eventually becoming their recruiting coordinator) and prior to that was an assistant coach at LSU who also was heavily involved with recruiting.
Call me crazy, but I see a fairly large difference when comparing the assistant coaches in the mix.