As Missouri prepares to face No. 20 Virginia in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Dec. 27th, head coach Eli Drinkwitz took some time to give his thoughts on bowls and playoffs, and he didn't hold back.
Drinkwitz joined Dan Dakich on his podcast to discuss Mizzou's bowl game, and to offer up some bigger advice on how the playoffs, and college football in general, should be treated.
"People say, 'anytime, anywhere.' I guess some people mean it, some people don't," said Drinkwitz. "I don't like this playoff or bust mentality. I think's it's bad for college football, it's bad for the sport. The playoffs are awesome, I don't think it's nearly inclusive enough...we're letting committees screw up college football."
Is Drinkwitz right about the College Football Playoffs
While Mizzou was never especially close to a spot in the 12-team playoffs this year, Drinkwitz argues that the field is much too small, and should represent a bigger fraction of the pool. He also went on to say that college football in general isn't in a good spot at the moment.
"Just because viewership is up in college football, doesn't mean that college football is healthy," he said. "But for us to maintain the success--there's no way anyone thinks this calendar is healthy, that this is healthy for the student-athlete, to be constantly transferring....we've got to figure all this out."
There's been plenty of debate over the playoffs and bowl games this week, and now coach Drinkwitz has offered his two-cents. It's obvious that college football has a problem here, and hopefully some of these issues get resolved sooner rather than later. Still, Mizzou will take on Virginia in three weeks, and it will be the the fifth-straight bowl bid for Drinkwitz.