And unfortunately he takes nearly the same approach as Eberflus did.
They both subscribe to this "bend but don't break" philosophy the big difference so far
has been that Steckel's D hasn't broke yet, it still bends to the tune of Eberflus' D.
If Mizzou really wanted to be a legitimate contender in the Big 12 every year,
they need a DC who knows how to run a shut down type defense, and I doubt they
will ever get a guy like that into the program.
That is probably true. Pinkels philosophy is, a win is a win. Be it by one point, or 50. When detractors say, you played it close against teams like Bowling Green, Nevada, etc. His answer is basically, so what, we won. All that matters is the W, not how close it was. He looks at it like a coach, not like a fan. I would bet your coach looks at it the same. Like Pinkel says, 55-0 is nice but not realistic week in, week out.
Just like his philosophy as treating noncon games as pre-season. Once the season starts, we open the play book. Again, I bet your coach does the same. In fact I know he does. Both teams will see different looks and formations that we haven't seen this season. The fans might not like it but if MU can get a win by a point, it is still a win and pinkel is quite satisfied by that.
No, he doesn't.