It starts at some point every College Basketball season. The ‘Hot Seat’ list before the season starts, the losing streaks, falling short of expectations, and roster fallout. Or in the case of the Texas Longhorns, an ugly domestic abuse situation forces the University to fire a successful coach.
Missouri is all too used to being involved in the coaching carousel, having hired six coaches since Norm Stewart retired after the 1999 season. When they hired their sixth, Dennis Gates, just this past spring, a lot of Mizzou fans hoped they would be able to stay off the carousel for a while.