The Columbia Daily Tribune is reporting that University of Missouri Head Football Coach Gary Pinkel will return to the Tiger sidelines in 2013. After an injury-riddled season that robbed the team of a consistent offensive line and quarterback play in Mizzou's 5-7 first season in the Southeastern Conference, Athletic Director Mike Alden told the paper Pinkel would return next fall.
The Tigers will not play in a postseason bowl game for the first time since 2004.
Pinkel is scheduled to review the 2012 season and look ahead to next season with reporters Tuesday morning, after a flurry of uninformed speculation had rumors flying he would resign Monday.
Keeping the current Tiger coaching staff has implications for several St. Louis area Senior prep standouts who have pledged to play in Columbia next fall, including CBC's Aarion Penton, Rockwood Summit's Eric Beisel, Francis Howell's Harneet Gill, Fort Zumwalt South's Chase Abbington and Maplewood's Antar Thompson. Players cannot sign binding letters of intent until February.
De Smet's Andy Bauer, a junior offensive lineman, and one of the state's top recruits in next year's class, is still considering the Tigers after making a verbal pledge last spring and re-opening his recruitment. Bauer was a guest at the University of Alabama this weekend.
So now that we know Coach Pinkel is staying, what would you suggest be done to get the Tigers bowling again?
flatfooted QB win; QB throw flat footed w/ just their arm & be successful; flat footed QB handle a bad snap; center bad snap every time below a QB's knees or over their head; diversion return to its original position & be successful as originally defended; QB stand straight up & down flatfooted to hand off a ball or fake it that way so there was any deception as to what was to be defended; successful QB stare at an intended receiver the whole time he intends to throw to that receiver; back run sideways & gain N/S yards; line not block & delayed action by a QB/back serve them well trying to advance ball forward when defense is already in the backfield; person continue to beat their head against a wall & their health got better or life became easier in 2nd half; poor running game support a good passing game; smart outstanding athlete get caught smoking pot near a gym; receiver not put a definitive fake or 2 or 3 on a d-back & get open so they could freely catch a pass & run with it afterwards; head coach say he makes quarterbacks that go to the NFL (but they don't play well enough on a consistent basis to make a difference for their team); team player stand up & speak the truth as a leader & as a result become black balled by wannabe leaders & near do wells; QB/head coach winning a coin toss & refusing to take the ball first to boost moral of an offense or win by only playing defense. Answer-Mizzou/Rams. Must be something in the water.
Now that they have addressed the 5-7 fiasco by loading there schedule with several cup-cakes to assure a certain bowl game for 2013, but the real question is what about getting a new QB!!! They need to increase team speed and beef up the defensive line and get rid of the spread offense and Pinkle........did I leave anything out ?