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100%. I'm sure in retrospect

Posted on: April 2, 2021 at 09:40:57 CT
FIJItiger MU
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He would have rather finished his career at CMSU as a local coaching legend rather than floundering in Pittsburg, KS and effectively being banished from MU. He went from always wondering if he could do the MU job to knowing conclusively he couldn't.

There is a perception that I have something against him personally, when in reality I agree with you he is a good dude and was certainly a great player at MU. Its a shame his legacy came to this. If he had walked away after the first season when the realization hit that he couldn't do the job I would have never spoken/written a harsh word on his behalf. It was perfectly reasonable for him to accept the job when Alden moranically offered it to him. My only point of contention was remaining on for 2 more seasons to drive the program into the ground, and at some points it seemed he had selfish and malicious intent instead of just overwhelming incompetence.
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On this day in 1999 - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 08:59:45
     Nope, All of us wanted Snyder. Allll of us. nm - Spartus MWSC - 4/2 15:01:13
     Seriously, though - XRob MU - 4/2 10:41:33
          i'd like to hear that rationale (nm) - phrejd MU - 4/2 12:54:48
          The Quin era certainly ended very badly - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:51:20
               It's college basketball - XRob MU - 4/2 13:48:54
                    Its not that I like to forget, Haith didn't actually win 0 - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 14:59:04
                         An ongoing NCAA investigation that led to punishment doesn't - XRob MU - 4/2 16:39:49
     "elects to wear a toupee during the interview and stutters - XRob MU - 4/2 10:38:06
          Thanks, I chuckled writing it (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:46:38
     And Calipari interviewed them not the other way around - Genco98 MU - 4/2 10:08:51
     You left out (as usual) Laurie's $25M for the Paige - tigertix MU - 4/2 09:59:53
          True, but he had made a similar $10m pledge back in - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:10:15
     Just good 'ol MU luck. What was this - GA Tiger MU - 4/2 09:52:26
          The inside perspective points to Calipari - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:57:04
               If true, sounds like MU considers itself - GA Tiger MU - 4/2 10:59:49
                    Possibly true. I do think one point that made this example - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 11:03:22
          Wasn't the general thinking at the time that Calipari - CoolBreeze22 MU - 4/2 09:55:54
               I think Calipari didn’t like that we interviewed others. He - alwaysright MU - 4/2 09:57:16
                    He was probably right (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/2 10:03:41
     Hindsight is 20/20 but at the time the differences on paper - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/2 09:45:47
          Probably at least 40 IQ points and a chasm of difference - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:23:52
          He was doing the halftime interviews for Coach K. He was an - Erwin Fletcher STL - 4/2 10:03:56
          I mean CBS was bringing Quin on for their in studio March - CoolBreeze22 MU - 4/2 10:00:00
               Kim could've worn his fanny pack on set. That would've... - Lerxst MU - 4/2 10:20:56
                    RE: Kim could've worn his fanny pack on set. That would've... - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:29:55
               LOL, that would have been a disaster. I know it shouldn't - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/2 10:02:11
                    I always thought Kim did himself a disservice agreeing - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:28:19
          If I'm remember correctly, Quin was considered a hot - Eggs MU - 4/2 09:51:57
               He was arguably the number one candidate in the country - alwaysright MU - 4/2 10:08:28
                    He was the hot commodity at the time. That's back... - Lerxst MU - 4/2 10:23:04
                         Yup, MU had a hire to make so they landed - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:26:07
               Yeah, I remember one preseason mag had a 2-page spread - zoomer 99 - 4/2 09:57:34
     Only one serious question remains - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/2 09:18:56
          RE: Only one serious question remains - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:24:23
               That was indeed a very bad hire - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/2 09:34:35
                    He wasn't hired to win - WrightWing MU - 4/2 09:57:45
                         No offense, that is silly - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:05:28
                    100%. I'm sure in retrospect - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:40:57
                         Well, I would simply offer the following thoughts - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/2 09:46:13
                              Well we are heading into year 7 of paying for that mistake - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:08:54
                                   Kim was a really bad coach - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 4/2 10:14:39
                                        Like I said, I just laughed about it with good - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 10:19:29
     Amazing how Norm made this into a top tier job - STLTIGER MU - 4/2 09:17:50
          RE: Amazing how Norm made this into a top tier job - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:22:07
               The economies of scale have increase & we didn't keep up - MoGold MU - 4/2 09:35:02
                    We joined the SEC and only - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:45:31
                         That's a bit dramatic, don't you think? - TigerMook MU - 4/2 09:51:04
                              MU could be good again at some future point, but I don't - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:54:03
     Frank Haith interviewed for the job? nm - MUHoopster MU - 4/2 09:13:13
          No, he was an assistant at Wake Forest at the time (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 09:16:13
     There's medication for what you have (nm) - zoomer 99 - 4/2 09:05:13




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