There have been some other signs, like the early commitment of four-star SLUH defensive back Isaac Thompson. But the clearest signal that Drinkwitz not only plans to, but might actually be capable of, recruiting at a level Mizzou fans have never seen came Sunday with the commitment of four-star Georgia quarterback Sam Horn
The 6-foot-3, 180-pounder is ranked as the 6th best pro-style quarterback and the No. 79 overall prospect in the country in the recently updated 2022 Rivals250. He claims SEC offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee and Vandy. He also lists programs such as West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Florida State as having offered.

Horn is, to put it bluntly, the type of prospect that doesn't commit to Missouri. I don't mean he's the type of prospect that rarely commits to Missouri. I mean he is the type that doesn't. Ever. At least nobody like him ever has.
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That article says Mizzou once signed the #1 QB prospect in the country...who was that?
Oh Gabbert duh.
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Mauk maybe?
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It says he was from Missouri, so maybe Lock? Was Lock even a 5 star though? I don't remember.
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Lock was a 4 *, IIRC. Gabbert was the 5*.
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It's crazy what Drink is doing in the limited time he's been here. Outside of Cuonzo and his lucky ass first recruiting class, I've never been more impressed with a Mizzou coach in recruiting.
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What's with all of the defections from the team lately? Jalen Knox has left the team. Before that, at least 2 corners have transferred out. A couple of defensive linemen went to Arkansas to join Odom. There's been more, but I need to look up the details. And most of them are on defense. I would think that hiring a former NFL head coach as the DC would have had defensive players transferring in not out.
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The transfers are a little surprising, but they’re all Odom recruits who are upper class men.

I’d suspect at least a few were facing reduced playing time, and the rest just never felt “wanted” by Drink.
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Maybe so Team was making real progress last season. I just hope all of these transfers don't end up setting them back this season.
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Here is a good article that I found talking about the transfer activity by Mizzou football players this year and the net gains and losses by position. Good read, but long. So, I didn't paste the story, just a link.

https://www.rockmnation.com/2021/6/2...ransfer-portal
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Drinkwitz is really kicking recruiting up to new notches.

He's selling guys on staying home (Mookie Cooper is in those STL guys' ears about how Ohio State wasn't all it was cracked up to be) and has elite guys like Luther Burden and Kevin Coleman seriously considering Mizzou now.

It's looking really possible he holds the current top 20 recruiting class and like a decent chance for him to even flirt with the top 10.

It's not just in-state success, either. They're selling more effectively to higher profile guys outside MO, too.
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Why is there a gay pride logo on the state of Missouri?
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Pretty pleased with the results overall since we dumped Odom. What a fucking disaster that move was.
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I don't really care about baseball success, but Mack Rhoades also passed on Tony Vitello for Steve Beiser, who has just been OK.

Who's Vitello? Currently the coach at Tennessee and formerly the pitching coach at Mizzou who recruited Max Scherzer, Aaron Crow, and Kyle Gibson (among many others who were really good college players).

Rhoades never gave him an honest shot.
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2021 and 2022 fb recruiting classes are ranked 20th. Drink is in on a lot of kids from STL, the type that never even considered Mizzou under Odom (and for the most part Pinkel).
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