In the end, we got our arses blown to bits in both so...
Posted on: January 18, 2019 at 14:47:10 CT
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... I guess it doesn't matter.
The way I've seen it is this... Those that are always in the top 10 of recruiting have a legit chance at a national title. The teams ranked 11 - 50 all have similar athletes.
Mizzou under Pinkel or Odom is getting around the 30-45th ranked classes.
Pinkel was a great CEO. He could take the 40th ranked class and beat 90-95% of the teams in the nation.
But in those games that we faced Oklahoma or Alabama, it was gonna hurt cause they just had too many great players.
On the subject of our defense... there is no doubt that we went from incredible 2013-15 to bad in '16 when Odom became head coach
And there is no doubt that he made drastic changes, which was a bit odd considering we were one of the nation's best defenses from 2013-15. And as it relates to our defensive line... we also great players like Ziggy Hood, Stryker Sulak, Brian Smith, Aldon Smith, Sheldon Richardson before the 2013-15 dominance began.
Odom got left with Terry Beckner Jr... a terrific NFL talent. But outside of him, almost everyone has been rather forgettable on that line the last few years