re: Time for Mizzou to make a commitment to Odom.

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Fire Odom

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And then there's that, which certainly a case can be made. Come at me JQ.

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still have my doubts about Odom's game managing, but he deserves a year or two to prove he can learn from the mistakes.

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Agreed. I like the overall team attitude and toughness he's cultivated. If he can just bring his game and clock management skills up to snuff he could be the keeper we originally hoped for.

"The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." Vince Lobardi

UNFAIR??? You want fairness in sports? Bless you heart. It doesn't exist, nor in any business. Let's see some tears shed for the awful unfairness that Power-5 coaches have to endure. Did AD Sterk make Odom sign his contract?

Compensation should be market driven. Let him walk (where is he going?). Compensate on his results. It's simply a "results based" business. I'm all for "result driven" compensation for HCBO. In general, I believe that HCBO's compensation package should be in the lower third of the conference at this time. You can always raise it later.

Timing...timing...timing on any compensation increase. I'm "on the fence" with HCBO currently. Only bump his base with a 9-winner this season. Add result driven comp at any time.

HCBO is truly amazing the way he "owns the locker room" and keeps the team focused and playing hard. Not many can do that. Therefore, in the leadership category he gets a solid "9" out of 10. And I'm being a tough grader, it could easily be a "9.8".

Coaching...his inexperience speaks volumes here. My grade for coaching is incomplete at this time and frankly, not very high if I had to give one. (USCe, UK games this year. Want to talk about previous two year's games? We have.) Let's finish this year then evaluate. Then bump the assistant's $ pool if warranted.

K extension time...okay, it cost nothing really. But no increase in the buy-out $ unless he gets to 9-wins this season. Bowl games MATTER to me and they should to everybody involved in the program.

Program investment and commitment...invest in a nice new full-size indoor practice facility that any HC can show recruits and thereby help the HC.

Just win...the money will follow.

sterk got dis. This is the first time in a loooong time we haven't had an AD that stinks. That's gonna have a bigger effect than Odum

There is literally no case to be made for that at this point. I can understand still being skeptical but pining to fire a coach who has continually improved the program (while making strides in recruiting STL) is...well, stupid.

Ya damn right

Money talks... Especially to coaches that are looking at Mizzou for a future head coaching job. If this is a mid $2 million a year school, then, it'll get candidates that are in between the 40th and 70th best coaches in the country.

You're kind of an expert at it

Yeah