re: Meeting Called By Board (Approval Of BBall Hire)

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We are all going to be sad pandas very soon.

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If I had to put money on it, it will be someone we all have to google.

Delete seconded!

We would not want to lose you!

What did I do?

I don't even.
Eta: ok I remember. Was joking but point taken.

So there was a Flight Aware from Philly. Someone rushes out to the airport cuz Jay Wright.

Buncha dudes step off the plane with golf clubs.

We live in a crazy crazy world.

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The thing that gets me is not Marshall's silence, it's MU's. If it weren't Marshall, I sure as hell would let it be leaked out that Marshall is not under consideration so that expectations could be tempered. With everyone thinking Marshall is still on the board, Alden is bound to get roasted if it is ANYONE other than Marshall. If I were in his shoes, I would have long ago gotten word out that Marshall is not under consideration so that fan's expectations would adjust so when I make my announcement of a new coach, there is actually excitement from the fan base. As it is now, if it's not Marshall, there's bound to be even more grumbling now.

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This. You guys are going to be realllly disappointed if you think Alden landed Marshall, no way, after hiring Haith I no longer trust this guy.

I have not been one to be rough on Alden. Of course I grew up through the dark period of Mizzou sports so he seems a godsend compared to those days. I don't think he's perfect, but I think he's done a lot of great things at Mizzou. SEC. New facilities. Credit for sticking with GP after last year instead of being reactionary like myself.

Has he screwed the pooch with basketball? Absolutely. But at the same time, without the benefit of hindsight, Quin didn't seem so bad at the time. Haith was out of left field but so was Anderson leaving and we were already in a precarious position so I'm sure there was some pressure to fill the void fast. Add to that, at the time, no one knew of the Miami issues, though arguably maybe they should have.

A less than overwhelming hire this go around, and I might be jumping on that band wagon.

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There is absolutely no reason to keep everything under wraps, even if they have to wait until after board approval to officially announce it, a leak usually gets out there.

This thing is quiet because it's Marshall, he has agreed to terms only if there is no leak, this way he can deal with leaving WSU on his terms. If there's a leak, Marshall will walk any and deny.

Anderson is waiting in the wings for this scenario. He hasn't been told of this, but Alden and co. are pretty confident that if something did fall through with Marshall that Anderson would gladly come aboard.

That's the real deal folks.

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This is what I thought at first blush as well.

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The only way Alden loses his job is if the football team sinks again.

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This isnt true. There is significant booster pressure on him over his troubles with the BB program.