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Tulsa media reporting that Mike Anderson from Missouri will be named the new Arkansas coach Sunday.
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JL to Mizzou?Originally posted by Tulsa Brave View Post
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what would be the rational for Anderson to go there?....other than $$$$.Originally posted by Tulsa Brave View Post
Seems Mizzou is a better programComment
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He was top assistant under Nolan there so it's a homecoming of sorts...Originally posted by lefty View Post
My first thought would be Lusk to Mizzou...Comment
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hmmm.....still would seem like a scary move to me...it's not that far away he should visit during the summer....I would stay puOriginally posted by SaintLouBrave22 View Post
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I would say Mizzou is the lesser of two evils, I mean yeah, its Mizzou (blah) but at least its not Arkansas.Comment
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Umm they arent in the same conference.... Arkansas is in the SEC and Mizzou is in the Big 12.Originally posted by Fetz86 View Post
Anderson won a national title at Arkansas as an assistant. He knows the area and is well liked in Fayetteville. That being said, he is LOVED in Columbia. I could see him going either way, he has a good thing at Mizzou, but Arkansas is kinda his dream job, since he was an assistant there for so long.Comment
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Good call, I don't know why I was thinking they were.Comment
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No problem, and honestly, Arkansas has a better basketball pedigree than Mizzou. National champs in 1994, national runner up to UCLA in 1995. Mizzou hasnt really been a major player in the NCAA basketball scene since Norm Stewart was the coach there.Originally posted by Fetz86 View Post
Kinda biased, have a family connection to the Nolan Richardson Arkansas basketball program, which also has a slight Bradley connection in there
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Yes! Those fans are CRAZY about their basketball (football too)...... to the point of sometimes making hasty hirings (Altman) and firings. I can't wait to see how much money they threw at Anderson.Originally posted by jrish12 View Post
I think they've finally got a winner!
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If you think we are upset about losing Remy...
What about B. J. Young?!Comment
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They are crazy about all of their sports in Fayetteville. The baseball stadium is nicer than most AAA minor league fields, track and field has won numerous national titles, football program is solid, basketball program has a pretty good tradition.Originally posted by Braves4Life View PostYes! Those fans are CRAZY about their basketball (football too)...... to the point of sometimes making hasty hirings (Altman) and firings. I can't wait to see how much money they threw at Anderson. I think they've finally got a winner!
But I will say this about Mizzou, I can relate them to Arkansas since there is really only one flagship university in the state to rally around, ie. Illinois has Northwestern and Illinois in the Big 10, Kansas has Kansas and K-State, Kentucky has UK and Louisville, etc. Missouri and Arkansas have Mizzou and U of A and thats it. Its amazing how much those towns rally around a school when its winning.Comment
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Hmmm, Bruce Pearl's Vol's lost by 30 to Michigan amidst the Pearl firing rumors.
Anderson's Tigers lost by 15 to Cincinnati when he was under turmoil.
At least we went 1-1..WE WANT HEEMSKERK!Comment
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Hre are some confusing articles and quotes-
Yesterday, Mike Anderson quoted as saying he had no plans to leave Missouri.
"I plan on being at Missouri for a long time, retire here," Anderson told the Columbia Daily Tribune. "I'm happy. I think that's the most important thing. It's always about being happy."
But just a couple hours later, CBS Sports was reporting that the deasl was being finalized.
And some media people in Fayetteville, Arkansas were tweeting that is was a done deal.
However, this Missouri guy thinks it is all premature, and that Anderson prefers to stay at Missouri, but he is using this as a means to get a salary boost.
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Mizzou's Mike Anderson isn't exactly worried about being in the middle of a fierce bidding war..
seems I recall the last time Arkansas hired a coach some of the reports of who they landed were a bit premature, as he changed his mind and went back to OmahaComment
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