Look, we all know how awful it is and where this is going. There's no reason to belabor that or to spend a bunch of time talking about this game.
Tonight, this post serves as a mea culpa. I did my job poorly tonight. Not during the game. I won't apologize for sarcasm and not being into the game. Nobody else is either. But post-game, I did my job poorly and let you guys down.
There is a nuance to a press conference. When you ask a question about job security or something, you do it knowing you're probably not going to get an answer and it's going to end the press conference. I fully went into that press conference planning to ask Kim Anderson if he had been assured that he would remain the coach for the rest of the season. But you can't do it on the first question. You've got to get there and also let other people ask their questions.
Anyway, enough of the BS about what I was going to do, bottom line, it didn't get asked. Prior to his last answer, he pretty quickly said "Is that it?" got up and left. And I should have asked then. No excuses. Even if it was as he was walking away.
But I didn't. It's not cause I'm scared or anything. I'm not. It's a question that should be asked and I've asked tough questions before. I was trying to time it right and I just screwed up.
It is a question that needs to be asked and if we had seen Jim Sterk here tonight (he may have been but I never saw him) I would have asked him. But I didn't. And I should have asked Kim. it's fair for you guys to ask me and it's fair for you to expect me to ask Kim. Because at this point, I think it's absolutely something that will be considered. Three brutal home losses to teams that Missouri should NEVER lose to. More transfers. Obvious problems.
So in the end, what I can say is that I'll do better next time. There haven't been many times in 13 1/2 years here that I've felt this way, but I didn't do my job tonight. And I'll take the blame for that. Trust me, I'm keeping my ears out, I'm going to spend a lot of time on the phone the next few days and if something does happen, we'll cover the hell out of it. I'll have postgame video and a recap momentarily.
And for what it's worth, I've sent a request to talk to Jim Sterk to ask him about Anderson's future.
Tonight, this post serves as a mea culpa. I did my job poorly tonight. Not during the game. I won't apologize for sarcasm and not being into the game. Nobody else is either. But post-game, I did my job poorly and let you guys down.
There is a nuance to a press conference. When you ask a question about job security or something, you do it knowing you're probably not going to get an answer and it's going to end the press conference. I fully went into that press conference planning to ask Kim Anderson if he had been assured that he would remain the coach for the rest of the season. But you can't do it on the first question. You've got to get there and also let other people ask their questions.
Anyway, enough of the BS about what I was going to do, bottom line, it didn't get asked. Prior to his last answer, he pretty quickly said "Is that it?" got up and left. And I should have asked then. No excuses. Even if it was as he was walking away.
But I didn't. It's not cause I'm scared or anything. I'm not. It's a question that should be asked and I've asked tough questions before. I was trying to time it right and I just screwed up.
It is a question that needs to be asked and if we had seen Jim Sterk here tonight (he may have been but I never saw him) I would have asked him. But I didn't. And I should have asked Kim. it's fair for you guys to ask me and it's fair for you to expect me to ask Kim. Because at this point, I think it's absolutely something that will be considered. Three brutal home losses to teams that Missouri should NEVER lose to. More transfers. Obvious problems.
So in the end, what I can say is that I'll do better next time. There haven't been many times in 13 1/2 years here that I've felt this way, but I didn't do my job tonight. And I'll take the blame for that. Trust me, I'm keeping my ears out, I'm going to spend a lot of time on the phone the next few days and if something does happen, we'll cover the hell out of it. I'll have postgame video and a recap momentarily.
And for what it's worth, I've sent a request to talk to Jim Sterk to ask him about Anderson's future.
