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re: Totally, utterly and miserably defeated basketball check-in thread
Posted on 3/6/24 at 1:10 pm to BreakawayZou83
Posted on 3/6/24 at 1:10 pm to BreakawayZou83
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It also makes zero sense to me that Mizzou cannot put it together in basketball.
I can explain. In 1996, as a recent Mizzou grad, I was watching Mizzou football lose to Memphis at home. I was near the top of the stadium on the east side. At one point I turned around and looked at the Hearnes Center and thought, I'd gladly trade our good basketball program for a good football program.
And, you see what happened: Mizzou went 5-4 the rest of that season and then ended the 13 consecutive losing season streak the next year. Norm Stewart was gone shortly thereafter and a year after that, Pinkel was hired. And, in spite of the few good basketball seasons afterwards, and the fact that football has had considerable growing pains, basically, my wish was granted.
So, sorry, that was the deal. But, I'd still take it 100 times out of 100. Having a cellar-dwelling football team is far worse than a last place basketball team.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 1:55 pm to LetItBe
quote:This is true of every SEC school outside of Kentucky and Vanderbilt.
Having a cellar-dwelling football team is far worse than a last place basketball team.
Kentucky, because of the tradition and legacy; it's their sport. They're currently angry and embarrassed with a 20 win NCAA Tourney team, because they're 2 games out of 1st place.
Vandy, because they will never ever ever win in football, and "need" to be good in something else.
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