In the post below this one I stated it would be a long winter in Columbia. Well, its four weeks later and it is. The Missouri Tigers are 7-13 overall and 1-6 in a mediocre SEC basketball conference and have lost six in a row. As I write this they are losing to Ole Miss (13-7 & 4-3) by 17 with six minutes to go in the game at Columbia.
This is not Mizzou coach Kim Anderson's fault. But, rather the a problem created by former coach Frank Haith who bolted to Tulsa after last season and left the cupboard bare. Anderson will rebuild the program but it is going to take some time.
Note: Mizzou ended up losing to Ole Miss 67-47 shortly after this was posted.
January 31, 2015
January 03, 2015
It's Going to be a Very Long Season for Missouri
As I write this my beloved Mizzou Tigers are struggling to beat Lipscomb University on the Tigers home floor in Columbia. The fact of the matter is this is not a very good Missouri team. In fact to be honest its a terrible basketball team.
To give you a little background Kim Anderson took over the Tigers basketball program this past spring after winning the NCAA Division 1-A Title at Central Missouri State. I am a fan of Kim Anderson. I watched him play at Mizzou and I watched the Tigers while he was an assistant to former head coach Norm Stewart. Bottom line is Anderson knows the game, he knows how to coach and he knows how to recruit.
The problem is the person who had the program prior to Anderson is an opportunistic selfish man who left town as fast as he could to go to a smaller school at Tulsa. His name is Frank Haith and he left the cupboard bare for Anderson. Really, there is very little talent in Columbia and the Tigers are going to struggle in a mediocre SEC conference this season.
Give Anderson time and the Tigers will be back and competing against the powers in the SEC. But for the rest of this basketball season and next year the Tigers will struggle against average teams and be overwhelmed by good teams.
As a Missouri Tiger fan I will continue to support them through the bad times and then into the good times. Good Luck to Kim Anderson and his staff while they turn around this program.
For the record the game just ended and Missouri took advantage of poor shooting by Lipscomb to win the game 72-60.
To give you a little background Kim Anderson took over the Tigers basketball program this past spring after winning the NCAA Division 1-A Title at Central Missouri State. I am a fan of Kim Anderson. I watched him play at Mizzou and I watched the Tigers while he was an assistant to former head coach Norm Stewart. Bottom line is Anderson knows the game, he knows how to coach and he knows how to recruit.
The problem is the person who had the program prior to Anderson is an opportunistic selfish man who left town as fast as he could to go to a smaller school at Tulsa. His name is Frank Haith and he left the cupboard bare for Anderson. Really, there is very little talent in Columbia and the Tigers are going to struggle in a mediocre SEC conference this season.
Give Anderson time and the Tigers will be back and competing against the powers in the SEC. But for the rest of this basketball season and next year the Tigers will struggle against average teams and be overwhelmed by good teams.
As a Missouri Tiger fan I will continue to support them through the bad times and then into the good times. Good Luck to Kim Anderson and his staff while they turn around this program.
For the record the game just ended and Missouri took advantage of poor shooting by Lipscomb to win the game 72-60.
January 02, 2015
Happy New Year!
I saw the New Year in the same way I did 2014. I slept right through midnight and didn't wake up until about two am when I had to get up for a few minutes. As far as I'm concerned it was the perfect way to start the year without having to deal with amateurs and immature drunks and the prospect of being pulled over at a sobriety roadblock. I was in bed early and slept like a baby.
Here's hoping 2015 brings you and your family a year filled with health, peace and prosperity! Happy New Year!
Here's hoping 2015 brings you and your family a year filled with health, peace and prosperity! Happy New Year!
How 'Bout Them Tigers
It's been almost a day and I'm still basking in the after glow of my Missouri Tigers 33-17 win over the Minnesota Gophers in the 2015 Citrus Bowl.
The Tigers were tentative in the first quarter, but settled down in the second quarter and when they took care of the ball they were able to move and score on a tough Minnesota defense.
But, the real difference in the game came as Mizzou's offensive line beat up on the Minnesota defensive line and Mizzou started to move the ball at will. Twice in the 4th quarter the Tigers went on long runs. Russell Hanbrough went 78 yards from scrimmage for one touchdown and Marcus Murphy took the ball 50 yards on another carry to set up the Tigers final score of the day.
Congratulations to Head Coach Gary Pinkel and the seniors on this team that end the year at 11-3. The Golden Gophers end the year at 8-5.
And finally, farewell to Mizzou Defensive Coordinator Dave Steckel who is head to Springfield and the head job at Missouri State. I wish you well coach Stec.
The Tigers were tentative in the first quarter, but settled down in the second quarter and when they took care of the ball they were able to move and score on a tough Minnesota defense.
But, the real difference in the game came as Mizzou's offensive line beat up on the Minnesota defensive line and Mizzou started to move the ball at will. Twice in the 4th quarter the Tigers went on long runs. Russell Hanbrough went 78 yards from scrimmage for one touchdown and Marcus Murphy took the ball 50 yards on another carry to set up the Tigers final score of the day.
Congratulations to Head Coach Gary Pinkel and the seniors on this team that end the year at 11-3. The Golden Gophers end the year at 8-5.
And finally, farewell to Mizzou Defensive Coordinator Dave Steckel who is head to Springfield and the head job at Missouri State. I wish you well coach Stec.
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