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I think Pinkel's legacy should be two things...

Posted on: September 20, 2019 at 04:53:18 CT

zounami MU

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(1) Getting us into the SEC.

(2) Proving that we could win in the SEC.

I've criticized Pinkel for various things, but those are major accomplishments.

He elevated the program and put it on the map with a #1 ranking and four (4) conference title game appearances (two in the Big 12, two in the SEC). He gave MU a respectable football program, and I'm not sure the SEC would have invited us without the success we had in the Pinkel era.

Unfortunately, the events of 2015 will tarnish his legacy, but I don't think he should be blamed for it as much as he is. It was a "perfect storm" caused by a deceived player who put himself before the team (J'Mon), a rich disingenuous student (Butler), a rogue and politically-motivated faculty member (Click), and several incompetent high-ranking administrators (Wolfe and RBL). Pinkel was placed between a rock and a hard place and did what he thought was best for the football program. It was a no-win situation for him caused by students, players, and a few admins that are no longer with the university, thankfully.

I hope the fans that continue to hold a grudge against Pinkel can recognize that and appreciate the good things he did for the university and football program.

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I think Pinkel's legacy should be two things... - zounami MU - 9/20 04:53:18

Don't forget #3 - 615Tiger STL - 9/21 08:43:29

RE: I think Pinkel's legacy should be two things... - Ragarm MU - 9/20 13:24:16

Pinkel did not get us into the SEC... - Mizzou Guru SEMO - 9/20 12:21:16

St. Louis & KC Cable TV Markets - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 9/20 11:33:58

RE: St. Louis & KC Cable TV Markets - Tigeraja MU - 9/20 17:23:01

Legendary Cowardice - BingBing MU - 9/20 11:28:48

It is easy to call someone a coward - Mizzou Guru SEMO - 9/20 12:27:53

I am not referring to Pinkel. He was thrown under the bus. - BingBing MU - 9/20 15:19:34

Jumbos and lying SJWs(nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 9/20 09:50:24

The bride's maid, never the bride - MU-TULSA MU - 9/20 08:59:36

Not a Pinkel fanbois in general but he did produce Ws. - jake_mu MU - 9/20 12:57:29

At least we were in the wedding party, not so much now. - ShowMeKid MU - 9/20 12:40:02

He doesn't get enough credit from helping solidify this - Erwin Fletcher STL - 9/20 11:57:51

What Mizzou coach has been the bride? (nm) - Hickeytime MU

- 9/20 09:01:08

Devine won several Conf titles, in fact if it - MU-TULSA MU - 9/20 11:41:28

Devine came close in 1960 - mu7176grad MU - 9/20 09:40:30

Pinkel came as close as Devine. Pinkel did it twice though - STLTIGER MU - 9/20 09:54:17

You forgot the 69 CU game, Anderson was flipped from - MU-TULSA MU - 9/20 11:46:54

That late TD was a repeat of an earlier one - SSN 780 MU - 9/20 12:19:12

Butch Davis was never the same after he got married, - MU-TULSA MU - 9/20 15:17:27

that’ll happen (no) - SSN 780 MU - 9/20 22:28:58

He is consistent if nothing else - Genco98 MU - 9/20 08:49:10

No reason to beat a dead horse, but Butler was a non-story - Tigerfish MU - 9/20 08:22:58

Chicken-egg. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 9/20 09:40:59

Sadly, while, four years later, most people in the state... - Tigerborn MU - 9/20 10:17:14

Gary didn’t cause it, but he could have squashed it - alwaysright MU - 9/20 08:03:22

he was in a no win situation (nm) - TigerA MU - 9/20 08:43:56

Agreed - Pinkel found a way to lose, that's all that really - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/20 09:36:28

i don't think we are agreeing(nm) - TigerA MU - 9/20 09:40:17

Yep that was reply fail. I'm in no way a Pinkel apologist - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/20 10:09:34

Pinkel had three courses of action - doughboy MU

- 9/20 08:29:39

Nope. Option 4 - alwaysright MU - 9/20 08:35:50

Exactly. Option 4 was to go on the offense against the - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/20 09:36:00

Thought Coach navigated an impossible situation - samclemens MU

- 9/20 08:41:57

The correct answer to the team was this... - alwaysright MU - 9/20 16:44:31

The issue was he was oblivious to it - samclemens MU

- 9/20 08:16:09

J'Mon ushered in the era of the "Woke Tiger" and is a hero - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 9/20 07:43:23

Your schtick is old - Hickeytime MU

- 9/20 08:29:10

:( - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 9/20 11:01:30

What's amazing is he used to be a really good poster - Genco98 MU - 9/20 09:13:01

I'd give him a B+ for satire on that one (nm) - samclemens MU

- 9/20 09:32:00

I enjoyed it, personally.(nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 9/20 09:35:38

J’mon did the right thing - HSCoach STL - 9/20 07:27:17

So we can expect a similar incident from our present squad? - BingBing MU - 9/20 11:34:35

Kids think a lot of dumb things.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 9/20 07:53:42

I think I've finally begun to understand what this - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/20 08:04:45

Then you have an obligation to start the conversation - BingBing MU - 9/20 11:42:56

That "segregation" and non-communication is a - GA Tiger MU - 9/20 08:29:52

As long as you can draw lines on maps where people live - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 9/20 09:28:15

You need a soapbox. GA Tiger is simply stating how - BingBing MU - 9/20 11:54:22

The map part won’t matter. It is in the feelings(nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 9/20 09:52:23

I think most realize that most MU admin. for years - GA Tiger MU - 9/20 07:21:10

Turning this into a winning program. nm - Spartus MWSC - 9/20 07:10:42

More than anything he set an expectation of a winning... - Gyro MU - 9/20 07:24:59

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