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I better at evaluate coach and I tell Barry was overhead but quick learn job. Not just Gary Pinkel help but Norm Stewart too help. When? The phone call away. While he miss some coaches he stuck program over long period of history and soon got right coaches. Just not Cross. Barry Odom has to done it over time before can compared to Pinkel.

First of all Barry was a rookie head coach at the college level. Cross was his buddy and teammate at Mizzou. Both made an agreement about working together when one of them becomes a head coach. Cross did not fit his style on defense and it created confusion among the players and coaches. Ever since then he kept finding good replacement and seem to be moving in the right direction ever since. Recruits did not know who Barry Odom was and now quickly seeing that he is a good head coach and got Missouri to two bowl games in a row. There was an article about Gary Pinkel was still around but not on the field to help Barry Odom and the football program. He did the same thing what Spurrier was doing at Florida. At first Barry Odom did not wanted his help and it is now working very well for both Odom and Pinkel. Got to get as much feedback as you can from anyone at Missouri including the AD. Right now I am seeing a stabled program right now than it was 3 years ago. Things are more likely to become one of the best Missouri football program in a very long time. This is going to be very special and most people should take an advantage to see it happened in the near future.