Eli Drinkwitz had explosive quote about beating Kansas

Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz had a pretty loaded quote after beating Kansas in their rivalry game Friday.

Kansas had given the rivalry some extra heat during the week by releasing a hype video that alluded to Kansas’ anti-slavery stance during the Civil War and framed the game as a battle between right and wrong. After the game, Drinkwitz said Kansas’ video was “bullcrap” and played a role in his decision to try to throw to the end zone and run up the score during the final minute of their 38-21 win.

“I was disappointed in the rivalry, the turn that it took today,” Drinkwitz said. “I thought that was uncalled for. … Everybody’s got complicated pasts. To make that an icon was bizarre to me. I’m just glad that this whole right versus wrong bullcrap that was started just got settled on a football field, because it’s a football game.

“I was embarrassed for them, to be honest, and that’s why I tried to embarrass them at the end.”