Now that Missouri State's first season under Dana Ford is over, it's time to look forward to his second.
Expectations should be accelerated entering Year 2 under Ford due to returning pieces, transfers who sat out 2018-19 becoming eligible and a talented recruiting class coming in.
The Missouri Valley Conference also loses a number of its stars while Missouri State keeps standout players including Tulio Da Silva and Keandre Cook.
The first year was fun but the second looks even more promising.
Here are 10 way-too-early thoughts as we look forward to the 2019-20 season: