With the jury completely out on Pinkel's football program, Mike Alden jumped the gun and gave him a five year contract extension. While it had appeared the Tigers were an improved program, they were yet to prove it against quality competition this year.

Well we got our answer today as Pinkel's Tigers lost to the hapless, pathetic Iowa State Cyclones. That 7-0 start was an illusion.
Mizzou is now 1-4 the last five games and 1-5 is a distinct possibility. More bizarre play calling, mistakes and penalties were showcased today and have become a Gary Pinkel hallmark.

Some ask,"Why? Why Missouri?"' I'll tell you why. It's a lack of support and commitment from the Board of Curators down to the university president which leads to incompetent hirings like Mike Alden. As long as management doesn't care about sports, Mizzou will flounder. As long as Mike Alden is in charge, we will have lack of decisive action that will make Missouri competitive in sports. In other words, same ol' Mizzou.