Big basketball game for our men Saturday

[msstate7]

We are 74th in rpi. Missouri is 43rd. Espn FPI has this as essentially a toss up... right at 50. We need a good crowd, and the team needs to win this game. If we can win it, we will be in decent bubble/nit shape

[Bothrops]

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

[Quaoarsking]

Saturday's a huge day for us. The SEC doing well in the SEC/Big 12 challenge would help our RPI and conference perception too.

[Liverpooldawg]

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

Yes it would. It's a critical game for the program. I can't make it, wife's birthday stuff. If I could I would be there. We HAVE to win this one.

[Coach34]

agreed- huge game for us

[Dawg61]

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

What rumor mill Howland isn't getting fired

[Bully13]

What rumor mill Howland isn't getting fired

He will if things don't get better. We really need to win tomorrow. I hope we do and Howland succeeds and we move forward.

[Coach34]

I dont see any way Howland gets fired after this season.

[msstate7]

I dont see any way Howland gets fired after this season.

And no way he should be.

[smootness]

A loss to Mizzou at home Saturday would start the rumor mill, and end any post season chance.

Neither of these is true.

[MCsMGs]

I see this as a huge game only because this team needs to experience a solid conference win and the building of confidence that goes with that.

[PMDawg]

I dont see any way Howland gets fired after this season.

Is it a pipe dream?

[Coach34]

we are 2-1 in the SEC at home. So there's that

[HoopsDawg]

It should be a really ugly game. Mizzou plays good, physical defense.

[Dawg61]

He will if things don't get better.

Maybe after next year when Q and Holman are seniors if he hasn't reached any postseason whatsoever during their entire 4 years at MSU then yes he probably will get fired but I seriously doubt that happens. We were up 13 on Auburn in the 2nd half and Auburn is about to win the SEC this year. We were up double digits on Ole Miss with 9 minutes left in the game and we were tied with Bama and Kentucky in the 2nd half. We really are just a couple baskets away from having a totally different feel about this season guys. Quit the ****ing crying already. You don't become great overnight. Vic Schaeffer's success is distorting some of y'alls perception on how tough it is to turn a program around in the SEC.

[Cooterpoot]

Overnight, it's been a damn decade. Our program is awful. And short of a team brawl, Howland will be back for one more year before being fired.

[Dawg61]

Overnight, it's been a damn decade. Our program is awful. And short of a team brawl, Howland will be back for one more year before being fired.

It's year 3 for Howland whose 44-39 at MSU after having to follow Rick Ray. Seriously think about that for a damn second. He has a winning record here after having to follow RICK ****ing RAY.

[Coach34]

It's year 3 for Howland whose 44-39 at MSU after having to follow Rick Ray. Seriously think about that for a damn second. He has a winning record here after having to follow RICK ****ing RAY.

He's talking about how we havent made the NCAA Tourney since 2009- and it took us winning the SEC Tourney in a weak SEC that season.

[MaroonFlounder]

Even though I have ZERO confidence in this team, I keep thinking they find some way to put 2 competitive halves of basketball together.

Mizzou is not great, but their shooters are more consistent than ours. They win by 8 to 10 pts.

[Dawg61]

Even though I have ZERO confidence in this team, I keep thinking they find some way to put 2 competitive halves of basketball together.

Mizzou is not great, but their shooters are more consistent than ours. They win by 8 to 10 pts.

Nah we beat Missouri at home. They aren't the same team without MPjr.