re: Totally, utterly and miserably defeated basketball check-in thread

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It also makes zero sense to me that Mizzou cannot put it together in basketball.

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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.