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BenFred: Consider these factors when pondering Eli Drinkwitz's Mizzou football future

If white-knuckling the way to a homecoming win against Vanderbilt didn’t impress you (it should not have), then the Missouri football team’s complete road win against No. 25 South Carolina did.

Suddenly, the Tigers have a little mo'.

Let’s see where it goes.

Until then can we touch on a topic that seems to have trended a bit negative?

I’m taking about third-year coach Drinkwitz and Year Four.

Wins like the Tigers' on Saturday are ones that can earn an on-the-line coach the benefit of the doubt.

But this season never was going to be one in which the win total provided a cut-and-dried answer.