ESPN is reporting that Mike Anderson has suspended five players indefinitely in the wake of a weekend brawl. The brawl left the Tigers' leading scorer in the hospital with a broken jaw, and their hopes for a decent season in the toilet. All five players suspended were starters or key reserves, and the Tigers are unlikely to win many games without them (they're only 12-8 with those 5).
This latest incident only adds to a staggering list of previous transgressions and incidents. Yet another instance of college kids needing to stay away from nightclubs (see my previous post on this subject). Police report having more than 100 calls per year at that nightclub (Athena) for fights and other disturbances. Three other Missouri players, including the coach's son, have been arrested in the last year or so.
Tigers fans were frustrated with the Quin Snyder era, but the Mike Anderson era so far has involved nothing noteworthy except off-the-court embarrassments. And the wins are not likely to increase the way things are going...
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I am proposing a radical idea. Big-time athletics schools should just host supervised parties where women interested in dating athletes can show up at the appointed time. No alcohol. That is what keeps drawing these boys to the night clubs right?
If they want to drink, they can go to a sports bar. No one ever dies in a sports bar.
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