Remember when quarterback ‘competitions’ weren’t a thing at Mizzou? I miss those days. The line of succession was clear with Gary Pinkel roaming the sidelines as the Tigers’ head coach. First it was Brad Smith, then Chase Daniel, then Blaine Gabbert, then James Franklin and finally it was Drew Lock.
That’s a 15-year stretch without having to wonder who the next starting quarterback would be. It was a good life as a fan.
It’s a life a lot of fans miss.
That succession plan was thrown into flux after Lock left for the NFL. That shouldn’t have been the case, of course.