Missouri Tigers news consists of the football team hiring their new defensive line coach and also about the men’s basketball team continuing to struggle.
It’s been a rough year for Missouri Tigers fans, but things can only get better, right? Missouri announced on Friday that they’ve hired Brick Haley as the newest defensive line coach for the Tigers.
Haley will be replacing former defensive line coach Jackie Shipp, who had spent one season in Columbia. Haley comes from the University of Texas, where he just spent a season as defensive line coach. Before that, he spent the 2009-2014 season as LSU’s d-line coach, so the guy clearly has experience.
The Tigers will need all the help they can get after now two less than stellar seasons for the football program.
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Speaking of rough times, the men’s basketball team is continuing to struggle under head coach Kim Anderson. The fans aren’t getting pumped up for basketball season, as the attendance seems to be lower and lower each and every week.
Announced attendance for the Mizzou, Arizona game was 10,151. The stat sheet says the estimated actual attendance was 7,532
— Nick Kelly (@_NickKelly) December 10, 2016
Mizzou fell to Arizona on Saturday by a score of 79-60. The team is 5-4 on the year and has suffered some tough losses at this point of the year.
The good news about this last game is that the Tigers did compete for most of it despite what the score would indicate. There’s potential surrounding this team, they just need to grow and figure it out and then they could be a decent team.
Here’s what’s trending around the web in Missouri Tigers news.
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Missouri men’s basketball vs. Arizona score and recap [Tod Palmer, The Kansas City Star]
"Emboldened Wildcats fans among the 10,151 at Mizzou Arena felt comfortable enough to bust out a “U of A” chant, which echoed through an otherwise silent building."
Missouri Football: Tigers hire veteran defensive line coach Brick Haley [Conner Smolensky, SEC Country]
"Haley marks Missouri’s fourth defensive line coach in the 2016 calendar year."
Former Texas assistant Brick Haley named Missouri DL coach [Garrett Callahan, CBS Sports]
"Haley led a defensive line at Texas that led the Big 12 in sacks this season and tackles for loss. He held a young squad that was expected to make even bigger strides in 2017."
While it’s been a rough year for Missouri Tigers fans, things can only get better from here, and both major sports are making strides towards becoming better teams. The basketball team showed spunk this year when they forced double overtime against a ranked Xavier squad and the football team ended the year on a good note with a win against Arkansas.
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So, be patient, Mizzou fans. The Tigers will bounce back in the next few years in both sports.
Just have faith.