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Martin really went from good to great because of Porter news (knock on wood). Porters mean more to Columbia than any other program. But also Martin finally gets us in to SL area which has been a must for program forever.

Lol that center field one is the best

Damn... what a treat if the inevitable happens. Can't believe Columbia could actually see Porter play at home.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 15, 2017 -> 05:21 PM) Quick, Ron Paul it's happening GIF That is my current state for sure haha

Holy smokes. ROMAR IS OUT AT WASHINGTON. Maybe this Michael Porter Jr. in play stuff is true. Man, if Mizzou landing Martin leads to a homecoming of Porter Jr... Couldn't be a bigger turnaround from the sinkhole of the last 3 years.

That's nice to get over with.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 15, 2017 -> 04:35 PM) Those types of rumors usually come from the coach or player. I wanted to be at Missouri so much I turned down another job that offered more money (and no one cares that the offer never actually happened). Maybe. Finebaum might have relationship with Martin from tenn days, just saying it's highly unlikely he got it from Missouri. Since they joined SEC, that isn't an information pipeline he particularly cares about. More likely that would leak to local media from Missouri.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Mar 15, 2017 -> 04:29 PM) Lol, Missouri/Martin throw out a rumor that he turned down an $18 million dollar offer from Illinois. Within 5 seconds every beat writer/insider on the Illini called him out on it since no offer was ever extended. Gotta love the PR game. Sounds like Illinois was pretty high on him a few months ago but that cooled significantly. It was Finebaum, really doubt that came from Mizzou/Guarantee that didn't come from mizzou.

Yeah most of the 20th century set-ups were much better. Love Germanys though. Plus with Parliament/PM/FM structure we wouldn't have the ridiculous 2 year election buildup since it's less rigid.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Mar 15, 2017 -> 04:17 PM) My concern is that it is enough for Bennett to be interested in, but UVA makes a counter that is enough to keep him there and we are left at the altar again. Just like Groce and recruits, Whitman needs to know who he can actually get. Even as tight of a ship as Whitman has been running, any of these leaks can still make us look bad and it's critical right now that we don't have the same dilemma as last time. The coaching bench is so much better right now, and I don't think anyone realized Bennett would even be on that bench. Worst case scenario is so much better than 5 years ago. With the money U of I is offering, I think they get first pick.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Mar 15, 2017 -> 03:03 PM) Obviously the usual caveats about internet rumors apply, but this is something that's been floating around: Snelling is a mizzou sbnation writer and he does have a pretty good connection of coaches and agents for rumors. But, even so, I just can't see Bennett leaving UVA.

There is one weird thing being buzzed about with Rivals and Gabe Dearmond - That with Romar's tenuous hold on Washington, Michael Porter Jr. may be back in play. Seems like a pipe dream. One thing different about Mizzou compared to U of I. Our AD made early overtures that they wanted an established power con coach after the Kim Anderson experience. So our top 5 probably did look different. Another thing: - It seems really dumb to let it be known how much you want to spend, because then when you get turned down the next guy on the list knows you were prepared to go higher for the other guy, and it wasn't good enough. Leads to price inflation really quick. Not thrilled about this as a Mizzou fan, but, after Kim Anderson, I mean. Man he was bad.

Sounds like Mizzou is about to land Cuonzo Martin for an eye opening 3.5 per. This means either two things (or both): - The prices of coaches are inflated this hiring season due to a number of schools with money to spend (u of I, mizzou, nc st) - Mizzou way over spent on Martin, a good, solid, not spectacular hire now being paid like the best in the game.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Mar 13, 2017 -> 08:09 PM) I thought the reason it was noteworthy is because batting average can't go above 1 while ERA can. So a .300 batting average is equivalent to a 0.30 ERA, not a 3.00 ERA. Oh, yes, this is correct. We should abolish decimals.

QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 15, 2017 -> 07:47 AM) After what we seen over the last decade on both sides of the ball if it isnt historically bad then its barely notable. To me anyways.

Twitter is so good right now

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 14, 2017 -> 04:37 PM) Yea but last season there was never a 100 percent healthy game. They lost pretty much their entire starting offense halfway through the year Right, except our current starters look a lot more like our backups last year. And so what does an offense look like with a potential lineup of Glennon Langford Wright Meredith Simms yeesh. Though honestly not that much different than if I put our starters in (Howard withstanding)

Also "not historically bad" is a hilarious defense of the offensive talent.

That all assumes that are starters are 100% healthy the whole year.

trying to sit back and imagine how bad this offense will be.

I also just think with their injuries this year, the Rockies are even less likely than the Braves to grab an ace pitcher. on EW podcast they asked their Rockies writer to give a win total and they said 74, before Desmond was even injured. It isn't a go-for-it year anymore.

I think Brewers are going to have a nice jump this year to 75 wins, even in that division. Padres I see being one of those teams that has an abysmal first half and people stop paying attention then have a surprisingly competent second half that takes them out of last place. I still think last place could be a team nobody suspects (like last year) and I'd put it on the marlins.

It's weird to put Kaprellian last in that list. To me Rutherford, Mateo, Kaprellian is a really good package, and I don't see why packages like Tucker/Martes would be so obviously superior.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2017 -> 09:48 AM) I don't know about the others, but I can't see Drew leaving Vandy after one year. He got a 6 year/$16 million deal and was the 14th highest paid coach when he signed it, and my guess is that they have a big poison pill in that deal at the beginning. Wrong Drew - Scott Drew has been speculated to leave Baylor with all of the disasters happening there.

I hope Tilson keeps his head. Has to be so unbelievably frustrating to get your shot in the majors, get seemingly handed a starting position, and then suddenly be injured on your first game and then can't recover. Sucks as a fan, but I feel for the guy. Now, I would love if Adam Engel found his AFL groove in AAA and we suddenly catch lightning in a bottle from an unlikely source.