Best Available SEC Job

[Veerman_12]

Mizzou

Pros:
1. Good/great recruiting StL/KC.
2. Only D1 school in the state.
3. In the "weak" division.
4. Huge remodeling project/apparent willingness to spend money.

Cons:
1. Notoriously (historically) cheap.
2. Historically unable to out recruit the blue bloods for top talent.
3. Historically bad luck.
4. Civil/social justice unrest.

Arkansas

Pros:
1. Access to east Texas recruiting.
2. Donors with deep pockets (Jerry Jones, Waltons).
3. Nice campus/community.

Cons:
1. Worst in-state recruiting in the SEC West.
2. In the SEC West.
3. Unrealistic fan base.

Ole Miss

Pros:
1. Has proven with the right coach they can attract some talent.
2. Decent recruiting area/community college access.

Cons:
1. Shares the state/recruits with Mississippi State and Southern Miss.
2. In the SEC West.

 

[MoSooner69]

Ole Miss... you have some great JUCOs that might help you start to build, if nothing else

 

[Duck_walk]

Shocking. Sooner coming up with bogus reasons why Ole Miss is a better job than Mizzou. Obsession.

 

[_slo_mo_]

I'm a Mizzou guy without question, and even I would say Ole Miss is the better job.

 

[Veerman_12]

I'm a Mizzou guy without question, and even I would say Ole Miss is the better job.

Why?

 

[MoSooner69]

Shocking. Sooner coming up with bogus reasons why Ole Miss is a better job than Mizzou. Obsession.

Look at the poll... I am not the only one that thinks its a better job, its not even close, right now... What was bogus about what I said?

 

[BoosterBosko]

Why?

I gotta say Ole Miss as well. More readily accessible to SEC recruiting grounds AND no current sanctions.

 

[Duck_walk]

Well since Bosko and Bullit have like 12 IDs between them, I think mosports polls aren’t exactly science.

 

[BoosterBosko]

Well since Bosko and Bullit have like 12 IDs between them, I think mosports polls aren’t exactly science.

Excuse me sir, I have ONE ID on here. ONLY one! Nice try!

 

[Scrags]

How did "poop swatica" not appear on the Mizzou Cons list.

 

[Veerman_12]

How did "poop swatica" not appear on the Mizzou Cons list.

It did.

I figured "Civil/Social Justice Unrest" sounded more sophisticated than "Fecal Hate Graffiti".

 

[STL_Dan]

I have no idea how a state with two major metropolitan areas, NCAA talent in all four corners of the state, and proven recruiting pipelines out of state into Texas and the South is not perceived by most fans, media and prospective coaches as the best current SEC job opening. But, that is the perspective, nonetheless. Hopefully Mizzou is able to hit a HR with their next hire, despite that misconception.

 

[bullitpdq68]

Well since Bosko and Bullit have like 12 IDs between them, I think mosports polls aren’t exactly science.

Listen If I had that many ID's Mizzou would be winning by about 10, Just because you have to create different accounts so somebody will agree with you on politics, doesn't mean the rest of us need to. I am a Mizzou fan The Woody wagon locked it down for me LOL.

 

[Duck_walk]

Listen If I had that many ID's Mizzou would be winning by about 10, Just because you have to create different accounts so somebody will agree with you on politics, doesn't mean the rest of us need to. I am a Mizzou fan The Woody wagon locked it down for me LOL.

you are young.

 

[Cards1968]

Ole Miss has decent recruiting ground? It's light years ahead of Arkansas and Missouri.

 

[Rock Hard Corn Frog]

Ole Miss has decent recruiting ground? It's light years ahead of Arkansas and Missouri.

I think at this particular moment Mississippi is a more attractive job but traditionally Missouri (and Arkansas) are better programs. All 3 are relatively close though.

 

[bullitpdq68]

you are young.

Actually my junior high coach had the poster. Still remember that.

 

[revno]

The program that doesn't play Alabama, Auburn, and LSU every year. Pretty simple really.

 

[have an idea]

you are young.

better to be young than stupid

 

[bullitpdq68]

Mizzou is now winning....hmmmm

 

[Al SC]

Mizzou

Pros:
1. Good/great recruiting StL/KC.
2. Only D1 school in the state.
3. In the "weak" division.
4. Huge remodeling project/apparent willingness to spend money.

Cons:
1. Notoriously (historically) cheap.
2. Historically unable to out recruit the blue bloods for top talent.
3. Historically bad luck.
4. Civil/social justice unrest.

Arkansas

Pros:
1. Access to east Texas recruiting.
2. Donors with deep pockets (Jerry Jones, Waltons).
3. Nice campus/community.

Cons:
1. Worst in-state recruiting in the SEC West.
2. In the SEC West.
3. Unrealistic fan base.

Ole Miss

Pros:
1. Has proven with the right coach they can attract some talent.
2. Decent recruiting area/community college access.

Cons:
1. Shares the state/recruits with Mississippi State and Southern Miss.
2. In the SEC West.

Would have to say Missouri for the simple reason of being in the weak side of the division. But both of the other two have deeper pockets especially Arkansas. Missouri needs to find the money to hire a name coach that can consistently finish in top 20 and occasionally crack top 10.

With money put into the upgrades on stadium & the losses because of sanctions the money must come from wealthy donors. Unfortunately not sure they will be willing to continue to give after donating for the upgrades in stadium amid continued mediocrity.

The hire has to also be someone who can recruit St. Louis immediately. Missouri has wasted one of the best 4 or 5 year window of talent in the metro area by signing few recruits from STL. If Odom could have recruited 50% of the talent from STL we would not be having this conversation no matter how poor of a game day coach he was.

 

[Scrags]

It did.

I figured "Civil/Social Justice Unrest" sounded more sophisticated than "Fecal Hate Graffiti".

Sophisticated... on this site... You must have missed the great GIF war of 2019

 

[Veerman_12]

Sophisticated... on this site... You must have missed the great GIF war of 2019

Miss it? I was one of the primary participants.

 

[J. Kane]

Miss it? I was one of the primary participants.

 

[BoosterBosko]

Miss it? I was one of the primary participants.

 

[_slo_mo_]

I say the Ole Miss job because of their tradition in the SEC, I know they haven't been very good for a long time but you've got about a hundred years worth of money in the alumni base that has been born and bred to wanna compete with Bama. And they've proven they can turn it around quickly, especially if the coach is willing to skimp on the moral element haha. While on the other hand I've seen articles that say Mizzou's home attendance has decreased 21% over the last 4 years. This is totally conjecture and gut feeling but I feel like people just don't G.A.S about Mizzou in the SEC, and a bunch of meaningless games against Florida and South Carolina have left Mizzou with the lowest cache the program has had since the late 90s.

Granted I could easily be convinced I'm just a jaded fan who is lost in the sauce and that the public's perception of our program isn't nearly as poor as I think. But there is absolutely no Mizzou presence in KC, they're repeatedly the joke of the SEC among sports fans, the apathy about the program in my eyes from folks across the county is palpable. But like I said maybe I'm so jaded I can't see all the potential the program has.