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Watching another NC, knowing MU has never made the Final Four.
Posted on 4/6/26 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 4/6/26 at 11:07 pm
Makes me so sad! Loved Norm, but he just couldn’t get it done in the Tourney.
I wish Gates was the guy and he is legitimately a good recruiter, but I just can’t get past the feeling if he had his pick of the 10 best players on UConn and Michigan this year he’d still not have cleared the Sweet 16.
In my lifetime, the Cubs beat their curse, the R Sox beat their curse (of course against my team), the Blues finally won the cup
When the frick is it OUR turn???
I wish Gates was the guy and he is legitimately a good recruiter, but I just can’t get past the feeling if he had his pick of the 10 best players on UConn and Michigan this year he’d still not have cleared the Sweet 16.
In my lifetime, the Cubs beat their curse, the R Sox beat their curse (of course against my team), the Blues finally won the cup
When the frick is it OUR turn???
This post was edited on 4/6/26 at 11:08 pm
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Posted on 4/7/26 at 8:34 am to CelticTiger
unfortunately regarding basketball, I don't believe ever. With our ability to not get big corporate buy in from the major companies in STL and KC. We have to pick one sport and funnel most of the money that way and it seems our current administration has picked football. We are all in on that program so that is our only shot at a NC. IMO, we should of picked basketball but I understand why we picked football; more revenue opportunities, more eyes on the TV, etc.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 11:19 am to MizzouFan13
it isn't about $$$. It only takes the right coach. Find the right fit of a coach and we can win big. It is just really hard to find those coaches.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 11:57 am to notsince98
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it isn't about $$$.
It isn't all about $$$.*
Fixed your statement and yes, id agree with that, but it does take good investment in both coaches, and players. If we want a proven coach that is good, that cost $$$. Yes we can always look at the coaches who came from mid majors and succeeded this year but Gates came from a mid major as well. Its rolling the dice on hiring an up and coming mid major coach every time at the P4 level.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 12:27 pm to MizzouFan13
and hiring proven coaches is a roll of the dice. Even the good coaches require the right fit. There are very few coaches over history that are good enough to win anywhere they go.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:00 pm to notsince98
Correct, so once again, it will ultimately boil down to money. Fire our existing coach, hire a new one, it doesnt work out, spend a bunch of $$$ to go through the cycle again.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:50 pm to MizzouFan13
Nah. You are just as likely to hit it off with hiring an up and comer as with a proven hire.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 10:51 pm to MizzouFan13
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With our ability to not get big corporate buy in from the major companies in STL and KC
I assume this narrative comes from Drinkwitz’s statement. From what I’ve observed, donations to universities’ athletic departments don’t come from Fortune 500 companies. They come from privately held businesses doing $5M to $250M.
Look at who pumps money to Mizzou. Mpix. The Whitten family. Cocos Plumbing was an OG donor. Cocos Plumbing probably hasn’t ever cracked $15M in revenue. He may or may not have been paying STL kids before it was cool. Throw in Socket.net. They’re probably under $100M in revenue.
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Posted on 4/8/26 at 8:05 am to the808bass
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I assume this narrative comes from Drinkwitz’s statement. From what I’ve observed, donations to universities’ athletic departments don’t come from Fortune 500 companies. They come from privately held businesses doing $5M to $250M.
Yes and no, i used it as a more generalized statement, i also was talking about all the medium to large privately owned companies as well. Examples would be like Purina, Fitz's, Energizer, Famous Footwear, American Outdoor Brands, Lions Choice, and a pretty large list of construction/engineering companies.
Could even reach out to alum who founded companies elsewhere ie Panda Express.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 10:50 am to MizzouFan13
Energizer, Purina (part of Nestle), anything publicly traded isn’t going to dump tons of money into a college football team as a general rule. There will be exceptions.
I’m sure our AD has a list of alumni.
I’m sure our AD has a list of alumni.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 12:11 pm to the808bass
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anything publicly traded isn’t going to dump tons of money into a college football team as a general rule
I understand that, it was just examples i was using. Im speaking in generalizations, not saying those specifically need to be the ones donating.
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