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<blockquote data-quote="DaHouse77" data-source="post: 129600103" data-attributes="member: 1050406">Hello, gents.&nbsp; Mizzou alum and fan here.&nbsp; Hope you don't mind me dropping in... I always enjoy seeing what the opposition's fans think about my school before they play.&nbsp; Good entertainment.It's hard to defend a lot of the crap that's been going on in Columbia, MO.&nbsp; It's definitely been an embarrassment how our leadership handed this faux &quot;movement.&quot;&nbsp; But life will go on... MU has been around since 1839; they're not going to close up.&nbsp; And to answer the question of whether or not the SEC regrets adding us: I wouldn't think so.&nbsp; We were added for one reason: Our population numbers.&nbsp; Plain and simple.&nbsp; We only have one D1 program in a state of over 6 million.&nbsp; That was appetizing to the SEC.&nbsp; It's also why they wanted A&amp;M -- to get into Texas.&nbsp; Everything is controlled by money.&nbsp; It's just a sad reality.Regarding our game, many of the die hards think Mizzou will win because of our Defense.&nbsp; The average fan thinks we'll get run out of Morgantown.&nbsp; I tend to think we'll lose, but I'm hopeful we'll see some positive signs of change...Pinkel is Mizzou legend. No doubt.&nbsp; Our program was in shambles before he showed up, and now, we're considered a top 20ish program.&nbsp; However... Plenty of us who follow the program closely know that things had gotten a bit lax.&nbsp; Recruiting wasn't as strong.&nbsp; And Pinkel's hires of offensive personnel proved to be tremendously weak.&nbsp; Our offensive coordinator was dreadful.&nbsp; Plain and simple.&nbsp; Barry Odom is an exciting hire.&nbsp; He was true assistant on the rise.&nbsp; It's great that he's a hometown guy.... and he brought in a great support staff, only keeping a couple of Pinkel assistants.&nbsp; We're all very eager to see the new offense.&nbsp; Defensively, we should be very, very good, as we have great athletes at all three levels..&nbsp; Our DL should be one of the best in the country.In total, I think most of us are hoping for a 6-win season and a bowl game.&nbsp; A good season for a new staff to build on as we go through this transition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DaHouse77, post: 129600103, member: 1050406"] Hello, gents. Mizzou alum and fan here. Hope you don't mind me dropping in... I always enjoy seeing what the opposition's fans think about my school before they play. Good entertainment. It's hard to defend a lot of the crap that's been going on in Columbia, MO. It's definitely been an embarrassment how our leadership handed this faux "movement." But life will go on... MU has been around since 1839; they're not going to close up. And to answer the question of whether or not the SEC regrets adding us: I wouldn't think so. We were added for one reason: Our population numbers. Plain and simple. We only have one D1 program in a state of over 6 million. That was appetizing to the SEC. It's also why they wanted A&M -- to get into Texas. Everything is controlled by money. It's just a sad reality. Regarding our game, many of the die hards think Mizzou will win because of our Defense. The average fan thinks we'll get run out of Morgantown. I tend to think we'll lose, but I'm hopeful we'll see some positive signs of change... Pinkel is Mizzou legend. No doubt. Our program was in shambles before he showed up, and now, we're considered a top 20ish program. However... Plenty of us who follow the program closely know that things had gotten a bit lax. Recruiting wasn't as strong. And Pinkel's hires of offensive personnel proved to be tremendously weak. Our offensive coordinator was dreadful. Plain and simple. Barry Odom is an exciting hire. He was true assistant on the rise. It's great that he's a hometown guy.... and he brought in a great support staff, only keeping a couple of Pinkel assistants. We're all very eager to see the new offense. Defensively, we should be very, very good, as we have great athletes at all three levels.. Our DL should be one of the best in the country. In total, I think most of us are hoping for a 6-win season and a bowl game. A good season for a new staff to build on as we go through this transition. [/QUOTE]

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