Found a post on the Columbia Daily Tribune that is rather interesting considering MU’s recent performance in the Texas Bowl. Apparently Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel sent out a mass email asking for donations to the Mizzou Athletic Performance Department to “enhance the athletic abilities of team members”.
As the author of the Open Column point out:
- The Mizzou football team was man-for-man bigger and stronger than Navy. It made no difference, or their athleticism wasn’t used to our advantage.
- The Mizzou football team was overall faster than Navy. (See item No. 1 above).
It was the coaching staff who devised the game plan, called the plays but were amazingly “dumbfounded” by the results.
And now, less than a week after the Texas Bowl disaster, Mizzou wants even more money to create stronger, faster players!
Why?
It seems that they are asking for more money to create bigger and faster athletes that are coached to lose to smaller and slower teams.
One commenter provided a possible answer to the authors closing question:
So they aren’t forced to waste donations on frivolous pursuits like academic scholarships. they’re currently hamstrung by the “Tiger Scholarship Fund” being designed to actually help kids get an education. They’d much rather spend money elsewhere.
