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Yeah, the relationship with the fan-base/boosters is worth pointing out. Odom was shit canned not necessarily because of his record but because of waning support (and meddling success with recruiting).
Given the resources and $$, as well as location. behind the programs, the only schools that can consistently expect to compete for titles in the SEC for football are Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, LSU, Florida, A&M, Tennessee, and Auburn.
Mizzou falls in the next tier in the pecking order with South Carolina, Arkansas, and Ole Miss.
Then bottom tier is Mississippi State, Kentucky, and Vandy.
Mizzou’s realistic expectations in football should be make a bowl game 7/10 years, with contention of being in Atlanta once or twice a decade. With the possibility of 9 or 10 win seasons about twice a decade.
Mizzou isn’t a bad job, but the financial support compared to other schools as well as regional recruiting base just isn’t there.
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