Musings at the mid-week:
u25a0 Judging from afar, at least with eyes straining to focus in on the SEC, Gary Pinkel was blindsided.
u25a0 Not by the Missouri football players who decided to stop practicing as a means to join a protest against campus racism.
u25a0 Rather, Pinkel was blindsided by historical precedent ... or the lack thereof.
u25a0 By approving the decision of that group of players, he unknowingly gave tacit approval to the cause, and the eventual termination of the MU president and chancellor.
u25a0 I never had much personal dealings with Pinkel, though I remember sitting with him once for lunch at Big 12 Media Days.