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Originally Posted by evenfall
Everyone most certainly will have to step up, from the fans to the AD to the head coach on down.
You know what I don't get? Mike Alden. Aside from hiring Pinkel, you'd be hard pressed to list accomplishments. The basketball program has mostly been a fire drill aside from Snyder's loaded but underachieving early teams. But Alden got the biggest decision right, so he survives. Reminds me of Carl Peterson. He hired the right coach and lived a long time off getting that right, though his overall batting average was not so good.
Look at the basketball coaching search, humiliation, and the subsequent desperation hire. If his continued position isn't proof that football is about 80% of it...
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I'm not a big defender of Alden, but his accomplishments go beyond Pinkel...
1) The athletic department budget has expanded exponentially under Alden. True, part of this is due to some accounting practices, but he has made a big commitment to making Missouri a player across the board.
2) Elevation of department expectations. Alden has made good hires and placed good coaches in wrestling, gymnastics, women's volleyball, softball and retained a good baseball coach.
3) Facilities upgrades (enormous improvements across the board in this area)