The Missouri Tigers have work to do Thursday night, but the road to the Final Four isn't going to be an easy or a drama-free one for Mizzou. Arkansas fired coach John Pelphrey on Sunday, which led, of course, to more talk that Mizzou coach Mike Anderson is a candidate for the job.
For his part, Anderson tried to deflect, telling reporters, "I'm a Missouri Tiger." And you thought the speculation ended weeks ago when Anderson told reporters, "I plan on being at Missouri for a long time, retire here."
Oh, you didn't?
It's hard to fault you, given Anderson's
previous flirtations with Georgia and Oregon in the last two years. This certainly won't help, either: Matt Turner, a reporter in Fayetteville, asked ex-Razorbacks coach Nolan Richardson if Anderson would coach the Hogs, where he spent 17 years as an assistant. Here's Turner's tweet about the conversation:
I asked NolanThe speculation isn't going away. Not until someone's onstage saying, "Woooooooooo, Pig! Sooie!" Tiger fans can only hope that it isn't Anderson calling the Hogs.Richardson if Mike Anderson would come to UA. He said Mike is his own
man but he would advise him to accept if offered the job
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