It's fine touchy...you can be a grumpy as you like. Most on this board are - it's the main reason that I stay away from it primarily anymore. I don't post here nearly as much as I used to (talking years ago) and I stick primarily to the Powermizzou board. It's a place that actually DOES have balanced discussions.

What's most funny about this place is that because I make two or three posts in defense of the program, I'm labeled a "Kool aid drinker" and that I'm serving up "the cheerios." I have all kinds of beef with what I saw on Saturday, but there's no point in posting it here...it'll just get drowned out by the countless people who show up only after a bad loss and flood the place with hyperbole and rants about how Pinkel and his staff should be kicked to the curb.

So by all means, enjoy this place - it's free and open to anyone who wants to post in it, which means you get what you get - it's similar to Tigerboard in those respects. Neither place is all that appealing to me (though Tigerboard is much worse), so have at it - it's certainly your right to do so. It is too bad though, because I remember when this board used to be a really good place for reasonable and balanced discussion about Mizzou - not just a sounding board for people after a loss. Most of those old regular posters aren't found here anymore, at least not very often.

Maybe I'll check back in after a few days and see if some of the perpetually p!ssy posters (say that 5 times fast) have tired out.

UH BRIG

as part of your college education did you ever learn to consider a question as a question seeking opinions versus a statement of fact?

So here is a question for you BRIG, is Alden a great Athletic Department builder or not. Should I consider him the equal to the NU, UT or OU AD? Or am I better to consider him as very good at getting money into the system to help germinate flash growth but not long term on the field success? Which is it or is it both, IYHO?

And you think I am being overboard look at what just go posted. Maybe you guys are wearing on me but this kind of goes beyond some coach bashing.


"No TV for Iowa State game: KU game time set
By Mike Smith
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If your idea of a good time is watching Mizzou’s secondary getting toasted and Mizzou’s offense throwing, throwing, throwing into triple coverage, you’ll have to be at Faurot Field to do so when the Tigers play Iowa State.

The Big 12 announced today that the Tigers-Cyclones game on Nov. 21 was not chosen for that day’s TV package. Kickoff time remains TBA.

Kickoff for the Cowtown Showdown on Nov. 28 between Big 12 North cellar dwellers Mizzou and Kansas has been set for 2:30 p.m. on ABC."

UH BRIG
as part of your college education did you ever learn to consider a question as a question seeking opinions versus a statement of fact?
So here is a question for you BRIG, is Alden a great Athletic Department builder or not. Should I consider him the equal to the NU, UT or OU AD? Or am I better to consider him as very good at getting money into the system to help germinate flash growth but not long term on the field success? Which is it or is it both, IYHO?

is Alden a great Athletic Department builder or not.

Should I consider him the equal to the NU, UT or OU AD?

Or am I better to consider him as very good at getting money into the system to help germinate flash growth but not long term on the field success?

The comparison to NU, UT and OU, regarding football programs, is absurd. The tradition and money at each school puts them in a different league, and I wouldn't trade places with NU, straight up, today.

Alden has dramatically improved revenues, plant and overall performance. We are winning, clean, on the field and in the classroom. He's hired, in Pinkel and Anderson, character guys who win the right way. Pinkel has won 35 of the last 49 games. CMA almost made the Final Four in his third year.

Flash growth? You forgot to take your Adderall.

MA is a business man and Dodds is a former athlete and championship coach. One knows how to win the other knows how to foster a winning environment.

Can anyone tell me how many ranked teams has Pinkel has beaten?
Who where they?
I think in 8 years he has only beat 3 ranked teams, KU when they were an overatted #4, and Illinois team when they were not ranked but finished ranked and a Nebraska team that was ranked around 20th but ended up out of the top 25.