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Gary Pinkel

Monday, November 26, 2012

Gary Pinkel Returning To Mizzou in 2013; What Would You Fix?

The Tigers' coach will look to return the team to bowl-caliber form next season.

The Columbia Daily Tribune is reporting that University of Missouri Head Football Coach Gary Pinkel will return to the Tiger sidelines in 2013. After an injury-riddled season that robbed the team of a consistent offensive line and quarterback play in Mizzou's 5-7 first season in the Southeastern Conference, Athletic Director Mike Alden told the paper Pinkel would return next fall. The Tigers will not play in a postseason bowl game for the first time since 2004. Pinkel is scheduled to review the 2012 season and look ahead to next season with reporters Tuesday morning, after a flurry of uninformed speculation had rumors flying he would resign Monday. Keeping the current Tiger coaching staff has implications for several St. Louis area Senior …

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Mike Smith

7:09 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Oh yeah I forgot.....KU this year decided to use the same model as Bill Snyder does at K-State ( recruiting heavy at the junior college level ). This is what Pinkle should be doing to take this program to the next level.   more ›

Friday, July 20, 2012

Mizzou Coach Pinkel's Defense of Joe Paterno: Sincere or Stupid?

Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel defended Joe Paterno and called him a great man during his SEC media day availability. What do you think of his remarks?

Remarks that University of Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel made defending the now disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno have at least one Missouri lawmaker at arms. Pinkel, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, called Paterno a "great man." That comment came just days after an investigative report concluded that top Penn State officials, including Paterno, had for more than a decade known of child sexual abuse allegations made against Jerry Sandusky and said nothing. According to the Post-Dispatch, Pinkel called Paterno a great friend and said the "greatness of this man" should not be erased.  From the report:  “You know, it's such a tragedy,” he began. “Joe Paterno was a friend I got to know professionally. You can'…

James bommarito

11:50 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Coach, i went to rice u on a football scholarship. I was the the number one recruit at stanford that year. Brad muster took my spot. Long story... parents and California..... u r a helluva coach. Like ur style. Ty willingham was my position coach at rice then. Good man. Coach i am well connected in stl. If u need some help recruiting.... I'm not a Mizzou grad. But i have sta te pride. I obviously…   more ›

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