{"id":441581,"date":"2023-12-09T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=441581"},"modified":"2023-12-09T17:45:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:45:01","slug":"coach-eli-drinkwitz-slams-college-football-over-perceived-bias-against-florida-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/coach-eli-drinkwitz-slams-college-football-over-perceived-bias-against-florida-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Eli Drinkwitz Slams College Football Over Perceived Bias Against Florida State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eli Drinkwitz, the head coach of Missouri, has made it clear that he disagrees strongly with the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee. He has taken issue with their choice to exclude Florida State, even though the squad went undefeated and won the ACC championship.<\/p>\n<h2>Coach Eli Drinkwitz Slams College Football Over Perceived Bias Against Florida State<\/h2>\n<p>During a Thursday appearance on SiriusXM Radio, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz blasted the committee for excluding the Seminoles from the playoffs due to star quarterback Jordan Travis&#8217;s season-ending leg injury. He called the committee&#8217;s reasoning a &#8220;complete nonsensical rationalization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eli Drinkwitz is in consideration for coach of the year <\/p>\n<p>Might need to get the vote after this \ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rlog9SmBo5\">https:\/\/t.co\/rlog9SmBo5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronmurray11\/status\/1731418482355417123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I\u2019m an SEC guy, but that one bothered me a whole lot,\u201d Drinkwitz said. \u201cTo not factor in maybe a team having an unfair advantage in some of their games, it just seemed like to me we were picking and choosing what lens we were going to look through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being an active SEC coach, Drinkwitz was named the conference&#8217;s new coach of the year after guiding Missouri to a 10-2 record and a Cotton Bowl trip this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let\u2019s take a moment to appreciate what Eli Drinkwitz has done at Mizzou:<\/p>\n<p>2020: 5-5<br \/>2021: 6-7<br \/>2022: 6-7<br \/>2023: 10-2<\/p>\n<p>Mizzou was mediocre for a long time, but Drinkwitz has led Mizzou to a Top 10 finish, and has an opportunity to bring a NY6 trophy home.<\/p>\n<p>Coach of the year? \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fiMIBCRmX4\">pic.twitter.com\/fiMIBCRmX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; College Football Report (@CFBRep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFBRep\/status\/1732925927703609575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Seminoles, who finished 13-0 and took home the ACC title, made history by being the first Power Five league team to finish unbeaten and miss the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a team in the playoff has a star player get injured, are they going to get removed from the playoff and then we put Florida State back in? That to me was completely nonsensical rationalization, and I know I\u2019m an SEC guy. But, that one bothered me a whole lot, and then to not factor in maybe a team having an unfair advantage in some of their games. It just seemed like to me we were picking and choosing what lens we were going to look through,\u201d the Missouri coach said during an appearance on College Sports on SiriusXM earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mizzou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mizzou<\/a> HC Eli Drinkwitz hinted at a top defensive end his team is pursuing on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@247Sports<\/a> Transfer Portal Palooza<\/p>\n<p>He dropped a not-so-subtle wink wink\ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n<p>Who do you think it is? \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>Full interview: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XwTpX3Jubi\">https:\/\/t.co\/XwTpX3Jubi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vyQBuBkPEZ\">pic.twitter.com\/vyQBuBkPEZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Grisham (@AGrisham247) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGrisham247\/status\/1732156679796425140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The only Power Five conference winner to go undefeated and never make it to the College Football Playoff is Florida State. The committee was afforded the luxury of not having to worry about creating any precedent because the CFP will be growing to 12 teams starting in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<div data-hveid=\"CGYQAQ\">\n<div class=\"dnXCYb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"__Z50ZfvBFvXdseMPjJOL0As_77\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"JlqpRe\"><span class=\"JCzEY ZwRhJd\"><span class=\"CSkcDe\">What was coach Drinkwitz record at Mizzou?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"L3Ezfd\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi7tPb364KDAxX1bmwGHYzJAroQuk56BAhmEAI\">Head coaching record<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"__Z50ZfvBFvXdseMPjJOL0As_77\" class=\"bCOlv\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi7tPb364KDAxX1bmwGHYzJAroQ7NUEegQIZhAE\">\n<div class=\"IZE3Td\">\n<div class=\"t0bRye r2fjmd\" data-hveid=\"CGYQBQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi7tPb364KDAxX1bmwGHYzJAroQu04oAHoECGYQBQ\">\n<div id=\"_Z50ZfvBFvXdseMPjJOL0As__146\">\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" data-md=\"135\">\n<div class=\"Crs1tb\" data-hveid=\"CGgQAA\">\n<div class=\"webanswers-webanswers_table__webanswers-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"ztXv9\">\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Team<\/th>\n<th>Overall<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>2020<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Missouri<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>5\u20135<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>Missouri<\/td>\n<td>6\u20137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>Missouri<\/td>\n<td>6\u20137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023<\/td>\n<td>Missouri<\/td>\n<td>10\u20132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>\nWho is Mizzou&#8217;s football coach?<\/h3>\n<p>Eliah Drinkwitz, the head football coach at the University of Missouri, was selected Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches, the league&#8217;s coaches announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Nonsensical rationalization&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Eli Drinkwitz thinks Florida State being left out of the playoff makes no sense, and he&#39;s not afraid to take a stand.<\/p>\n<p>He has one VERY simple question for the committee!<\/p>\n<p>LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ePIbNehxa\">https:\/\/t.co\/4ePIbNehxa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ImiNoFmYpG\">pic.twitter.com\/ImiNoFmYpG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1733471809113071786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Former Jaguars Employee Amit Patel Accused Of Stealing $22M From The Team\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-jaguars-employee-amit-patel-accused-of-stealing-22m-from-the-team\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Former Jaguars Employee Amit Patel Accused Of Stealing $22M From The Team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eli Drinkwitz, the head coach of Missouri, has made it clear that he disagrees strongly with the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee. He has taken issue with their choice to exclude Florida State, even though the squad went undefeated and won the ACC championship. 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