Why one SEC coach quoted Nick Saban at SEC Media Days
Missouri has gone 21-5 over the past two seasons, but Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz doesn’t want to hear about it.
“If you get caught up, Coach Saban calls it rat poison,” Drinkwitz said Thursday at SEC Media Days. “It’s rat poison either way. Praise and blame are both the same. You can’t care about it either way.”
Drinkwitz was asked about Missouri not getting the same national respect despite 21 wins over two seasons and if the Tigers have something to prove.
“We have a ‘something to prove’ mindset,” Drinkwitz said. “Whether you’re talking about our coaching staff, our players, we all have a little bit of a chip on our shoulder. At the end of the day, two-minute drive, fourth quarter, that’s not what you’re thinking about. You think about your trust and belief in each other, doing your job at a higher level.”
Alabama will face Missouri this season at 11 a.m. CT on Oct. 11 at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.
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