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I don't know about "deserves".

Posted on: September 27, 2017 at 10:00:36 CT
GapDaddy MU
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Rarely does the first guy in a rebuild get to see the promised land himself. This isn't universal but is common enough to be a kind of truism in sports and in business and culture.

If it's a true rebuild and turnaround, the first guy uses so much energy turning out the old actors and takes on so much stink in losing that he himself becomes divisive and the successor to the turnaround guy becomes a unifying figure for these divided constituents.

Odom had to take on some important tasks - he's having to endure this weak and corrosive (and untalented) senior class and provide the internal by-example leadership that a strong senior class would normally provide. This may be hurting his ability to remain removed and act in a CEO-like role - and is instead requiring him to take on a rah-rah "we can do this" role.

But in that capacity I think it's possible he's missed some key parts of a rebuild - distilling and simplifying the program to a few core driving principles. And he's horribly whiffed on identifying leaders for his staff -- that can't be disputed.
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Odom probably didn't go far enough... - GapDaddy MU - 9/27 09:26:15
     When will it hit another University like us? - cal MU - 9/27 14:50:30
          RE: When will it hit another University like us? - tigerparr MU - 9/28 17:04:17
     UMKC, S&T and UMSL are doing fine - Roberts MU - 9/27 12:24:05
          State had a larger frosh class than MU....this post is - tigertix MU - 9/27 14:14:11
               This is 100% wrong.(nm) - GapDaddy MU - 9/27 14:57:06
                    only by 4 students - nomadcowatbk MU - 9/28 12:42:04
                         Those are Missouri Residents, not Freshman Class. - GapDaddy MU - 9/28 14:22:08
          State funding down for all . Only S&T is + enrollment. - GapDaddy MU - 9/27 13:50:35
     the biggest mistake many on here make is that a football - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/27 09:36:12
          RE: the biggest mistake many on here make is that a football - Guinny_Ire MU - 9/27 14:39:43
          even at Pinkel's worst, during his last year, we were - AndyTiger MU - 9/27 12:48:22
               yes, and feeling the effects of Pinkel's late recruiting - FootballRefugee MU - 9/27 13:59:47
                    RE: yes, and feeling the effects of Pinkel's late recruiting - tigerparr MU - 9/28 17:05:25
          "deserve" Why? Why does he deserve it? - Shrine Devine MU - 9/27 10:03:27
               People usually say 3 years because .... - GapDaddy MU - 9/27 10:09:05
                    And the dismal performance lays flatly at the feet of Odom. - Shrine Devine MU - 9/27 10:13:29
          I would have to disagree and solely on this basis of dollars - Diamond Dave MU - 9/27 10:01:16
               5.5 mil is a load, man. (nm) - Evenflow MU - 9/27 10:21:29
               yeah, it's probably going to be an interesting couple of - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/27 10:07:38
                    There are a lot of people who would sit in 20 degree weather - Diamond Dave MU - 9/27 10:14:26
                         Pinkel raised the bar - people expect to see a team - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/27 10:36:01
          I don't know about "deserves". - GapDaddy MU - 9/27 10:00:36
          indeed, no one else wanted the job - FootballRefugee MU - 9/27 09:51:37
          i don't understand the 3 year dogma. sure, there are several - phrejd MU - 9/27 09:42:17
               you're right - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/27 09:54:17
                    a wise man once shared with me the "pie theory" - phrejd MU - 9/27 10:00:44
                         haha, what makes this hard for me is - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/27 10:04:24
                              i think it's all of the above. Odom didn't inherit the rosy - phrejd MU - 9/27 12:52:17
                              It's both. But that's the job.(nm) - GapDaddy MU - 9/27 10:09:50
                                   agree, it's complicated - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/27 10:12:06
                                        I've seen improvement in recruiting.... - GapDaddy MU - 9/27 10:25:12
                                        For the most part, that's irrelevant - samclemens MU - 9/27 10:23:14
                                             what recruits have turned their backs?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/27 10:23:55
                                                  If you have to ask it's not worth the conversation (nm) - samclemens MU - 9/27 11:31:21
                                                       are you talking about the same ones that weren't coming - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/27 11:37:49
                                                            Good one. But, now my head hurts (nm) - samclemens MU - 9/27 12:17:51
                              They aren't sitting around asking those questions at Purdue - samclemens MU - 9/27 10:08:43
                                   If the team is failing, only then do we have to dive in and - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/27 10:44:18




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