For an instant reaction, I was startled by the breaking news of another athletic director leaving Missouri. Desiree Reed-Francois is on the way to Arizona to take a lesser job in a lesser conference for lesser pay. After the usual quick-thought take – wait, what, are...
Dennis Gates made a positive first impression as Missouri’s new coach. His engaging and genuine personality played well in the room, and on TV. We saw why he’s been so popular in his stops along the way in his basketball life. And we got a glimpse of why he’s such an...
On Mizzou basketball … what happened, and what comes next. No predictions here. Just a hope and a wish that Mizzou gets this right. 1) After a Friday meeting with athletics director Desiree Reed-Francois, Coach Martin walked away as ex-coach Martin. In reaction we...
The Armed Forces Bowl is a lose-lose proposition for Missouri, which faces a knotty matchup with Army on Wednesday night in Fort Worth. The reaction if Mizzou defeats Army: big deal. Always nice to win, but c’mon … the Tigers beat a service-academy team that came into...
