Mike Anderson Leaving Missouri for Arkansas

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Mar 19, 2011 11:26 PM
Should have happened a decade ago.
Mar 19, 2011 11:26pm
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Mar 20, 2011 1:17 AM
Not a surprise considering his ties with Nolan Richardson. Has been speculated for a few years now.
Didn't Arkansas and Richardson part with some animosity in their hearts??
Mar 20, 2011 1:17am
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Mar 20, 2011 1:30 PM
Good hire for them. Should get them back to being a tournament team consistently.

Texas Tech hired Gillispie today.
Mar 20, 2011 1:30pm
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Mar 20, 2011 1:41 PM
What happened to Quin Snyder?
Mar 20, 2011 1:41pm
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Mar 20, 2011 1:50 PM
Quin has won five Super Bowls for the Denver Broncos.
Mar 20, 2011 1:50pm
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Mar 22, 2011 10:44 AM
What happened to Quin Snyder?
Like many cheating college coaches, insert Kelvin Sampson,Quin Snyder landed in the NBA. He is currently an assistant for the 76ers.Probably, courtesy of Coach k.
Mar 22, 2011 10:44am
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Mar 22, 2011 1:54 PM
I'm shocked Anderson is staying at Mizzou...ugh you couldn't pay me 20 million dollars to live in missouri
Mar 22, 2011 1:54pm
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Mar 22, 2011 3:18 PM
SportsAndLady;720853 wrote:I'm shocked Anderson is staying at Mizzou...ugh you couldn't pay me 20 million dollars to live in missouri
Arkansas is no better.
Mar 22, 2011 3:18pm
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Mar 22, 2011 11:44 PM
I am assuming Anderson stayed put in Columbia largely because of the situation that was left behind in Fayetteville after the Nolan Richardson regime was ushered out. As I remember it, it was ugly, and there was a lot of bad blood between Richardson (and inevitably Richardson's staff), the Arkansas administration and some fans. A recent article I read suggested that, although many former Richardson players would like to have seen Anderson return to his old school, a majority of boosters and a portion of the Razorback fan-base wanted no part of it. Why enter back into an atmosphere of apparent division that could quickly turn ugly? Of course, winning solves everything and Anderson is a proven coach.

Besides that, Arkansas basically told Anderson to take a hike after Richardson was fired without so much as a handshake -- even though Anderson had been a loyal and talented coach on the Razobacks' sideline for 18 years, including one season as interim head coach. For Anderson to take the job now would be sort of be like Dino Guadio taking the job at N.C. State, winning 75% of his games over five years and reaching an Elite Eight (which is exactly what Anderson has done at Mizzou) and then returning the phone call once Wake Forest came groveling back.

Anderson only entertained the Arkansas position because of contract leverage.
Mar 22, 2011 11:44pm
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Mar 22, 2011 11:45 PM
I am assuming Anderson stayed put in Columbia largely because of the situation that was left behind in Fayetteville after the Nolan Richardson regime was ushered out. As I remember it, it was ugly, and there was a lot of bad blood between Richardson (and inevitably Richardson's staff), the Arkansas administration and some fans. A recent article I read suggested that, although many former Richardson players would like to have seen Anderson return to his old school, a majority of boosters and a portion of the Razorback fan-base wanted no part of it. Why enter back into an atmosphere of apparent division that could quickly turn ugly? Of course, winning solves everything and Anderson is a proven coach.

Besides that, Arkansas basically told Anderson to take a hike after Richardson was fired without so much as a handshake -- even though Anderson had been a loyal and talented coach on the Razobacks' sideline for 18 years, including one season as interim head coach. For Anderson to take the job now would be sort of be like Dino Guadio taking the job at N.C. State, winning 75% of his games over five years and reaching an Elite Eight (which is exactly what Anderson has done at Mizzou) and then returning the phone call once Wake Forest came groveling back.

Anderson only entertained the Arkansas position because of contract leverage.
Mar 22, 2011 11:45pm
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Mar 23, 2011 10:36 AM
ESPN now reporting he is going to Arkansas...geeesh lol
Mar 23, 2011 10:36am
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Mar 23, 2011 11:21 AM
Money talks. With some of the figures Arkansas has talked about throwing out, I'm surprised it took this long. If he's going to get nearly 3 million a year, I don't know why he wouldn't go. There is more upside and recruiting opportunities in Arkansas, and in-general, SEC territory.
Mar 23, 2011 11:21am