Jim Sterk
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Eli’s Coming! Coach Drinkwitz Didn’t Need Mizzou. Missouri Needed Coach Drinkwitz.
Missouri introduced Eli Drinkwitz as the new football coach today. Let me get this out of the way up front: I’m way up with the hire. Love it, actually. Drinkwitz, who comes to CoMo after…
4 months ago -
Mizzou has their man, but is he THE man? We just don’t know.
Just eight days after firing Barry Odom, Mizzou has hired Eliah Drinkwitz as their next head coach. Drinkwitz has the offensive background Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk wanted in explaining what he was looking for…
4 months ago -
In a Critical First Step To Change the Trajectory of Mizzou Football, Mizzou AD Jim Sterk Refused To Settle For Mediocrity.
Five thoughts on Mizzou AD Jim Sterk’s decision to sack football coach Barry Odom after four seasons in the job: 1. I was surprised by the move. Not that firing Odom was unwarranted; there were…
4 months ago -
Replace Odom? Not so fast, my friend.
AP Photo/L.G. Patterson How do we determine what’s best for the Mizzou football program? Sunday’s loss to Florida dropped the Tigers to 5-5 after a 5-1 start. They have a home game against Tennessee on…
5 months ago -
Bernie: The Latest Barry Odom Fiasco Is Putting Mizzou AD Jim Sterk On The Spot
If Missouri director of athletics Jim Sterk isn’t on the spot already, he probably will be soon. What should the AD do with head coach Barry Odom? The answer, for now, is simple: nothing. Let…
5 months ago -
For Mutually Beneficial Reasons, Mizzou and Coach Barry Odom Should Stay Together
Barry Odom to Louisville? Is this a thing or just a way for the third-year football coach squeeze a better contract out of cash-poor Mizzou? Only Jimmy Sexton knows for sure. Jimmy is the supreme…
1 year ago -
CFB Week 12, Heroes and Villains: Big Momentum for Coach Odom and Missouri?
The Opening Kickoff: With a seemingly inevitable takedown of visiting Arkansas in Friday’s regular-season finale, Mizzou coach Barry Odom will put an eight-win season into the books, with a chance to notch a ninth victory…
1 year ago -
Mizzou’s Dreadful Loss at South Carolina Was Likely the Beginning of the End for Coach Barry Odom
We’ll look back at Missouri’s pitiful 37-35 loss at South Carolina as the beginning of the end for Tigers coach Barry Odom. Pardon my bluntness but there’s no reason to lean on fake politeness here.…
1 year ago -
Mizzou AD Sterk Says Jordan Barnett Is ‘Paying Dearly’ for Recent Arrest
Mizzou was dealt a blow before they found out where and who they’d play in their NCAA Tournament opener with the news of second-leading scorer Jordan Barnett’s arrest for DUI early Saturday. Cuonzo Martin announced…
2 years ago -
I’m Not Sure About His Future, But Respect to Barry Odom for Saving Mizzou’s Season
Let’s start with this: If you blasted Mizzou football coach Barry Odom earlier in the season, there is absolutely no reason to feel guilty or ashamed or disloyal. There is no reason to post some…
2 years ago