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BowlJackson predicted Iowa would win.

BowlJackson was wrong.

I saw this thread, and I wondered, "What happened on Saturday?" Apparently there was a basketball game against a big-name visiting team. Who knew? :dunno:

I think we can all agree (minus Jagd Tiger) that Gary Pinkel has taken the Mizzou football program to a higher pinnacle than it had been since the end of Dan Devine's tenure in 1970.

Here's a list of the coaches Mizzou has had since Dan Devine's final season. Each coach's records are listed in order of best to worst:

Al Onofrio 1971-1977: 8-4, 7-4, 6-5, 6-5, 6-6, 4-7, 1-10
Warren Powers 1978-1984: 8-4, 8-4, 8-4, 7-5, 7-5, 5-4-2, 3-7-1
Woody Widenhofer 1985-1988: 5-6, 3-7-1, 3-8, 1-10
Bob Stull 1989-1993: 4-7, 3-7-1, 3-7-1, 3-8, 2-9
Larry Smith 1994-2000: 8-4, 7-5, 5-6, 4-7, 3-8-1, 3-8, 3-8

From 1984-1997, Mizzou football suffered 13 consecutive losing seasons, spanning the tenures of 4 coaches.

From 1971-2000 (the time between the Devine era and the Pinkel era), Mizzou football went 144-189-7 (pct=.424).

2001 was the first year of the Pinkel era. Here are Pinkel's records, listed from best to worst.

Gary Pinkel 2001-PRES: 12-2, 12-2, 11-3, 10-3, 10-4, 8-5, 8-5, 8-5, 8-5, 7-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-7, 4-7

From 2005-2011, the Mizzou football program under Gary Pinkel finished with winning records for 7 consecutive seasons.

In Gary Pinkel's tenure as Mizzou football coach, he has more winning seasons (10) than the previous 4 coaches, Larry Smith, Bob Stull, Woody Widenhofer, and Warren Powers, combined (8).

In the 14 seasons prior to the Pinkel era, Mizzou football went 56-97-4 (pct=.357). In Gary Pinkel's 14 years, the Mizzou football program has gone 113–66 (pct=.631).

Gary Pinkel built the Mizzou football program from a laughingstock to a back-to-back SEC Championship contender in 14 years. In 14 years, Gary Pinkel changed the Mizzou football program from one that I wouldn't even recommend to in-state recruits to one that scored the commitments from the top recruit in each of the states of Kansas (AJ Harris), Missouri (Drew Lock), and Illinois (TBJ).

All that said, I expect Mizzou to keep improving. It took 14 years for Pinkel to turn the program around. I wouldn't be shocked if it took another 14 years to bring Mizzou's average class ranking up to the top 15. Building a program takes time. Pinkel has put in the first 14 years. I expect he's got a few more years, and then it's up to the next guy to exceed what Pinkel did. It's up to the University to build facilities that rival those of Oregon, Alabama, Ohio State, etc.

Mizzou is on the right track.

After these 3 most recent commits, does anyone have predictions for the last few spots?

Just wait till Mike Anderson gets to recruit his own players. He's only been there 4 years. Give him time to build a program.

With this loss, Mike Anderson will move to 28-28 in conference games since taking the job at Arkansas.

:lol:

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Jagd Tiger

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Grinch was important in securing the commitment of Eddie Printz. I don't know if you've heard of Printz, but some around here think he's so good that he should be the starting QB next year. So, Grinch must be pretty good at recruiting, huh?

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no kidding? what players from New Hampshire and Wyoming are in the NFL?

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In Grinch's first two seasons, he coached former Wyoming Cowboy free safety Chris Prosinski, who was drafted in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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In his first season at New Hampshire, Grinch tutored Second Team All-Conference honoree Corey Graham, a cornerback, who was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. Graham was selected to play in the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl as a special teams ace.

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https://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/grinch_alex00.html

Great thread Scooter.

frick all y'all.

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Jagd Tiger

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Mizzou won their bowl game; you don't need to melt.