The names changed over time. The questions Missouri basketball fans wrapped around them did not.
The scene: A familiar face flashes across the TV screen during an NCAA tournament game. The Tigers' season had reached its end. The wondering would begin again.
What if he had gone to Mizzou?
"He", of course, could be any one of the talented players that departed the Tigers' relative backyard to achieve stardom elsewhere. "He" has been Jayson Tatum (St. Louis), Otto Porter (Sikeston), Bradley Beal (St. Louis), Tyler Hansbrough (Poplar Bluff).
Older generations can go back much further.