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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
The MU fans who were hoping that Mizzou would get a bad enough ass-whooping for the donors to turn their attention to Cuonzo should not be disappointed.
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Attention was on him before the season even started.
New AD was asked during her interview if she would have a problem firing him, considering they are friends from prior stops and her son was coming to Mizzou to walk on for him.
She answered correctly, or she wouldn't be the AD.
When big money folks on the board of curators are asking questions like that before the season even starts, and then it goes off the rails like this (on the heels of a complete roster turnover), the writing is on the wall.
They'll find his buyout money. Likely after they go 2-14 or whatever in the SEC.
According to my people, the 2 most prominent and consistent donators to the athletic department (who have a health competition with each other) are both ready to write checks once Mizzou's season ends following the SEC tournament. That should cover most of the buyout (which also doesn't have to be given in a lump sum).
Martin was brought in and given a ridiculous sweetheart deal because of what a disaster Kim Anderson was. Landing the Porters initially and pairing strong transfers and other star HS recruits with them created some initial buzz. That died around the time he failed to land E.J. Liddell and all the hope about him actually elevating his recruiting and making Mizzou more of a factor in St. Louis began to fade.
I was never a fan of his and had major questions about him as he came in. First 9 months looked great. It hasn't looked good, really, since.
Even last season, which Martin spent 3 years building "to"... ended with a disappointing first round loss in the tournament.
Dude hates modern basketball style and players. Just a really bad fit for modern college hoops at the Power 5 level.