Immediately following the breaking news where Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk would be stepping down from his post, the reactions were mostly of surprise. I tweeted gifs of shock from the Rock M Nation twitter account as well as my own. It wasn’t expected but when you let the news simmer for a minute, it’s not all that surprising either.
Jim Sterk’s tenure at Missouri has been, uneven. Following the rapid departure of Mack Rhoades in July of 2016, Sterk was lured from San Diego State to take over the choppy waters of a school with its two flagship programs in disarray.