SBN Reacts: The Majority of the Mizzou Fanbase Gives Dennis Gates a B-

Through nan first 4 seasons of nan Dennis Gates era, Mizzou Basketball has 3 NCAA Tournament appearances — and for nan first clip since 2012-2013 — nan Tigers person made March Madness successful back-to-back years.

All things considered, it’s adjacent to opportunity that Gates has done a coagulated occupation to put this programme into accordant NCAA Tournament contenders. In our latest SBN Reacts survey, we asked to people Dennis Gates’ tenure truthful acold — and nan mostly of nan results came successful arsenic a B-.

All successful all, that sounds astir right. While it hasn’t been an overwhelming success, it would beryllium ridiculous to opportunity that it’s been a nonaccomplishment up to this point.

Having said that, Dennis Gates will request to present successful March astatine immoderate constituent to return this programme to nan adjacent level. This is simply a quiet and passionate fanbase that deserves a winner. I’ll beryllium nan first 1 to opportunity that nan NCAA Tournament is simply a crapshoot and upset losses are bound to hap — but nan first-round losses can’t proceed overmuch longer.

Even though Mizzou sewage an advantageous tie by playing Miami (FL) successful St. Louis successful this NCAA Tournament — this roster building simply wasn’t built to win successful nan postseason.

It will beryllium a immense offseason for nan programme arsenic Mizzou heads into a captious 5th twelvemonth nether Gates. Here’s hoping Gates and Tim Fuller tin bring successful a top-tier transportation portal people to support 1 of nan champion recruiting classes successful nan country.