SI says this about the bowl game

21)Texas (Dec. 31):Missouri (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4). If you haven't yet caught Missouri receiver Danario Alexander, the nation's No. 1 receiver, here's your chance. Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs is worth the price of admission, too.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/12/08/bowl.rankings/index.html?eref=sihp#ixzz0ZLZW8X7v

They put the Insight with Iowa State at about 30ish......will end up being good for our Tigers  I think!!!

This is cool- Nike Combat gear auction with signed shoes from Pinkle and Maclin!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250539775818

There is some sort of locker which is cool. The current bid starts at $1200, but I am sure will rise quickly as word gets out-  Hey- they give free shipping too I guess.

I would love to buy one of the helmets from the KU game, but this would be cool too!

Only defense of KU's Self winning COY that I can think of is he lost all five starters from last year. But that doesn't mean he didn't get top notch recruits from the dozens of year of good and great KU ball teams...so the guy had tons of talent...does that deserve COY automatically when statically there are several other arguments for others winning- see below for one!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4038589

KU's Bill Self wins Coach of the Year!   Something smells bad...really bad...like chickenhawk crap bad!!

KU was preseason top 25...MU wasn't

KU 14th end of season ranking....MU 9th

KU lost their first round game in the Big 12 tourney....MU won the Big 12 Tourney

KU in sweet 16...MU in Elite Eight

KU finished 27-8...8 losses!!!  MU finished 31-7

KU won 6 fewer games this year...MU won 15 MORE game this year

KU picked to be 1st in Big 12 and they do...mu picked to be 7th and they finish 3rd

KU won national camp. last year.....MU won 16 games with Quinn Snyder left overs last year

KU has a stupid face bird for a mascot...enough said!

It makes total sense they could keep him as long as the money respected him and his accomplishments.

I feel the real reason Mike Anderson stayed has to do with the following:
 • He was at MU only 3 years
 • When he left UAB he could justify it due to jumping to a big-time conference
 • He would have had two reasons to go to UGA: 1.) Get back to SEC and the South  2.)  To GRAB CASH
 • He would have had one reason to go to Memphis: To GRAB CASH.

With either situation he would not be jumping to a big time conference or dream job. which are the usual reasons to leave a good coaching situation.

SO THE REAL REASON MIKE ANDERSON DIDN'T LEAVE MIZZOU IS that he SIMPLY couldn't have JUSTIFIED it with his players! THAT IS THE KIND OF MAN HE IS...HIS PLAYERS MATTER...THE UNIVERSITY MATTERS!

Missouri paid him enough money to respect what he has done and should do as MU basketball coach.

GO MIKE ANDERSON AND MIZZOU!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4029709

Come on Alden- do you job to keep your coach which deserves the CASH!!!!  He is a solid coach, good image, and what we need to keep our program on the rise.  Unfortunately he has little reason to stay- not a fantastic recruiting class coming in...son and nephew are done playing ball....come on Missouri- take some of those highway funds you don't use for fixing I-70 and pay the coach!

[Ed. note: Promoted from FanPosts]

Check out the In The Paint column on si.com and see how the Tigers are ranked #3 in an RPI type ranking that is based on conference games only- of course that is conference games only, but interesting read none-the-less.  

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/in_the_paint/posts/50602-the-week-in-hoops?eref=fromSI

Also, when is the last time the Tigers have been top 10 in b-ball and f-ball in same school year- or same year for that matter...ever????