Time does a funny thing to our memory.
Last night at halftime at Mizzou Arena, the 1994 and 2009 Elite Eight teams were honored during Alumni weekend. As the former players and coaches streamed onto the floor, one figure stood with them which might have seemed improbable 13 years ago. In late March of 2011, Mike Anderson accepted the head coaching position at the University of Arkansas. Leaving Missouri after five seasons. Anderson had restored the roar at Mizzou, rebuilding from the ashes of the end of the Quin Snyder era. He’d taken Mizzou to three straight tournaments and left for a place he’d spent a lot of time.