had KA been fired last year, here was the competition

Posted on: March 7, 2017 at 17:38:07 CT

for a new coach:

Wisconsin
Arkansas State
Stanford
TCU
Pittsburgh
Tulane
UCF
UNLV
Valpo
Santa Clara
SLU
Cornell
Drexel
UTSA
UMBC
Denver
James Madison
Central Conn
Prairie View A&M
NC A&T
Pacific
Wright State
Oklahoma State
Stephen F Austin
Georgia Tech
Vandy
San Francisco
Jacksonville State
Columbia
NJIT

http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2016/3/16/11158520/2016-college-basketball-coaching-tracker

i don't think it would be tough to argue that MU is a better job than any of those.

this year:
NC State
Clemson?
Illinois
Indiana?
Washington
LSU
Georgia?
USF
UMass?
Duquesne?

http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/02/23/nc-state-indiana-coaching-carousel

i'd say the MU job is certainly top 3. you can argue where they fall in that 3, but i don't think you can put 3 of those programs ahead of them. of course, there will be other openings as coaches get hired away from their current jobs, but i'd doubt any of those would be better options than MU.