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re: If/when Blake Baker spurns LSU, does his decision say more about Mizzou or LSU?

Posted on 1/3/24 at 10:52 pm to
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
3997 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 10:52 pm to
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Texas and Okie joining just relegated you coonasses to the second division


LSU has won multiple national championships since either of these teams have won it.
Posted by LeadingTiger
In the walls of tiger stadium
Member since Aug 2022
679 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 10:53 pm to
Wait mizzou is in the sec, who let that happen?
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
17933 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 10:56 pm to
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Baker going lateral to a coach who once fired him

Why do you idiots keep saying that Kelly fired him?
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
65296 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 10:56 pm to
missouri fans still vying for potential moral victories even after an 11-2 season

Just can’t get that mentality out of them for some reason
Posted by mizslu314
Dirty STL
Member since Sep 2013
15976 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:04 pm to
Fired is the wrong word. I realized that after the timeline. Still did not retain him.
This post was edited on 1/3/24 at 11:05 pm
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
43700 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:24 pm to
He gone bro
Posted by ColoradoAg
Colorado
Member since Sep 2011
22127 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:24 pm to
Nobody wants to work with an arse like Kelly. Makes sense
Posted by Clark14
L.A.Hog
Member since Dec 2014
19653 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:27 pm to
I hope this drags out for awhile. It’s fun…
Posted by Tiger in the Sticks
Back in the Boot
Member since Jan 2007
1434 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:35 pm to
If you’re the coach being sought as DC, which fan base do you want to coach for? Mizzou’s fans are lukewarm at best, and are usually pretty quick to admit that. I’ve driven past Faurot an hour before kickoff for an SEC opener and cycled through the first light at Stadium and Providence. There’s no comparison. None. Mizzou sold tickets this season that included beverages and snacks in order to achieve sellouts. It’s great they did that, makes it affordable for families, but it’s still gimmicky and top-tier programs don’t need to do that for conference games. Look at the success our previous coordinators and assistants have had. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a done deal. Congrats to Mizzou on a great season; they’ve been a lot of fun to watch.
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
52981 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:37 pm to
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Nobody wants to work with an arse like Kelly. Makes sense


Your current head coach did
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
111580 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:58 pm to
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Mizzou sold tickets this season that included beverages and snacks in order to achieve sellouts.


That’s what did it. You caught us. Paying $50 for a ticket that includes free glizzies and soda in the 300 level of the stadium didn’t bring out an extra 10,000 fans.

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If you’re the coach being sought as DC, which fan base do you want to coach for?


Having a rabid, bipolar fanbase (even by SEC standards) isn’t always seen as a positive. I know that’s hard to believe since you don’t know anything else.
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
4852 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:05 am to
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So that wouldn't be a slap in the face, LSU? Come on, no way he'd stick with the yankee Tigers when he could take his wife back home.

It’d say winning championships isn’t his priority. Which is fine it isn’t the main priority for some.
Posted by rexorotten
Missouri
Member since Oct 2013
3935 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:05 am to
JamesPatterson started this rumor to troll the rant.
Posted by Tiger in the Sticks
Back in the Boot
Member since Jan 2007
1434 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:44 am to
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since you don’t know anything else.


I lived in Columbia for 7 years, so please don’t try to sell me on the passion of Mizzou fans. They had a great season and I think the fans played a huge part in that, but it was an aberration. I hope they have continued success and it becomes a part of the culture there. When Drink was hired, there were so many people who thought he was beneath them, mainly because they weren’t at all familiar with Appy State. Not a lot of people there that are knowledgeable about college football. What you see as a bipolar fan base is actually a fan base that expects and inspires excellence. LSU football is not just a few months in the fall; it’s a year-round obsession. Mizzou football is limited to great seasons.
Posted by IlliniBuck
Member since Apr 2015
189 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:44 am to
As fan I think Blake Bakers defenses are fun to watch. His players seem to have fun out there on the field running his scheme as well. He would be a good hire. I wish him the best.

A downside for going to LSU is it is year two for Kelly and he already has to fire his DC. Next year, with no Jayden Daniels, he may have to fire his OC. In year four Kelly, his new OC and new DC will all be on the hot seat. Why would Blake want to involve himself in that?

LSU could win another Championship with Kelly, who knows? NIL and the portal could change College Football in the years to come where some surprise teams could win the championship. If it doesn't change I think as long as Kirby Smart and Nick Saban are around the rest of us are fighting for number 3 in the SEC.

Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123678 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:53 am to
Holy hypothetical
Posted by TigerinKorea
Member since Aug 2014
8292 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 1:30 am to
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Next year, with no Jayden Daniels, he may have to fire his OC.


Posted by MIzzouMark
Member since Jan 2019
2954 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 2:21 am to
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says he made a business decision.


But did he stand on it. That's the question you should be asking.
Posted by purple18
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2009
893 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 4:36 am to
Baker is a smoke screen…Minter at Michigan is first choice. Trust me on this one
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
59714 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 4:49 am to
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