Two semifinal slots down (okay, one and a half), two to go in the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition, the tournament to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  The Kreklows and Dr. McGuire are only separated by 4 votes, so I'll keep the poll going until there's separation of 5 or more.  Click here for the bracket.

5/14: 1 Norm Stewart vs 8 Joann Rutherford
5/15: 4 The Kreklows vs 5 Rick McGuire
5/16: 3 Brian Smith vs 6 Gene McArtor
5/17: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 7 Tim Jamieson

3 Brian Smith vs 6 Gene McArtor
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1998-present		1974-94
Career Record at Mizzou: 119-58-3 Five Best Seasons: 2001-02 - 18-3 2002-03 - 15-6 (2nd in Big 12) 2003-04 - 15-3 2005-06 - 13-4-1 2006-07 - 12-2 (2nd in Big 12, #3 in country)		Career Record at Mizzou: 733-430-3 Five Best Seasons: 1976 - 46-22 (Big 8 Champs, 1-2 NCAAs) 1980 - 45-15-1 (Big 8 Champs, 2-2 NCAAs) 1981 - 43-18 (0-2 NCAAs) 1988 - 42-22 (1-2 NCAAs) 1991 - 41-20 (2-2 NCAAs)
A decade ago, Smith took over a moribund wrestling program and set out to build a national power, slowly but surely.  He has succeeded, producing 8 All-Americans, coaching Mizzou 25 Champion Ben Askren to two national titles, and, in 2007, leading Mizzou to a #1 national ranking.  In training methods and results, Mizzou Wrestling has fulfilled Brian Smith's vow of becoming a powerhouse.		An all-conference player at Mizzou, McArtor took over for legendary John "Hi" Simmons and won 732 games and two Big 8 titles in 21 seasons.  He took Mizzou to 6 NCAA tourneys (it was harder to qualify back then) and also served as Associate A.D. during the search for Joe Ca$tiglione’s replacement in 1998.  Beyond that, he was the Chairman of the NCAA Baseball Committee in the late-'80s, a period of strong growth for sport.

UPDATE: I think we can call this one.  McGuire holds off the Kreklows and moves on to the Final Four.

It's on to the Quarterfinals in the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition, the tournament to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  We rounded through an upset-free first round, and we'll hopefully see a little more competition in the second.  Click here for the bracket.

5/14: 1 Norm Stewart vs 8 Joann Rutherford
5/15: 4 The Kreklows vs 5 Rick McGuire
5/16: 3 Brian Smith vs 6 Gene McArtor
5/17: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 7 Tim Jamieson

4 The Kreklows vs 5 Rick McGuire
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2000-present		1983-present
Career Record at Mizzou: 169-77 Five Best Seasons: 2000 - 24-7 (NCAA 1st Round) 2001 - 20-11 (NCAA 1st Round) 2002 - 26-8 (NCAA 2nd Round) 2004 - 20-9 (NCAA 2nd Round) 2005 - 25-5 (NCAA Elite Eight)		Five Best Athletes: Christian Cantwell Derrick Peterson Natasha Kaiser-Brown Ashley Wysong Russ Bell
In 8 seasons since moving across town from Columbia College to Mizzou, the Kreklows have gone 169-77, qualifying for NCAA Tournament appearances every season.  They inherited a program that had won 64 matches in 7 seasons and won 70 in their first three years.  They have built volleyball into one of Mizzou's most popular sports, hosting regionals in 2004 and 2005 and drawing loud, exciteable crowds throughout their tenure.  Their Elite Eight run in 2005 was, to say the least, a lot of fun.		Dr. McGuire is one of the most respected names in track & field, both in the classroom (he’s a faculty member in the MU College of Education and has headed the sports psychology program for US Track & Field for 25 years) and on the track, where he’s coached 119 All-Americans and twice been named Conference Coach of the Year.  He has coached some of Mizzou's most accomplished athletes in any sport.  He is an institution.

UPDATE: We've got our first shutout.  After 64 votes, Norm wins it...64-0.

It's on to the Quarterfinals in the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition, the tournament to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  We rounded through an upset-free first round, and we'll hopefully see a little more competition in the second.  Click here for the bracket.

5/14: 1 Norm Stewart vs 8 Joann Rutherford
5/15: 4 The Kreklows vs 5 Rick McGuire
5/16: 3 Brian Smith vs 6 Gene McArtor
5/17: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 7 Tim Jamieson

1 Norm Stewart vs 8 Joann Rutherford
	vs
1967-99		1975-98
Career Record at Mizzou: 631-332 Five Best Seasons: 75-76 - 26-5 (Elite Eight) 79-80 - 25-6 (Sweet 16) 81-82 - 27-4 (Sweet 16) 88-89 - 29-8 (Sweet 16) 93-94 - 28-4 (Elite Eight)		Career Record at Mizzou: 422-261 Five Best Seasons: 1977-78 - 26-6 (AIAW Satellite III 2nd Round) 1981-82 - 24-9 (NCAA Sweet 16) 1982-83 - 24-6 (NCAA 1st Round) 1983-84 - 25-6 (NCAA 1st Round) 1985-86 - 20-12 (NCAA 2nd Round)
The face of Mizzou Athletics for three decades, Stewart was first an all-time great Mizzou athlete, getting his number retired at Mizzou for his basketball exploits and playing on Mizzou's 1954 National Championship Baseball team.  Oh yeah, and he won 634 games in 32 seasons as Tiger head coach, leading Mizzou to two Elite Eights and coaching 8 All-Americans and 29 NBA draftees along the way.  He's also the most quotable Missouri Tiger ever, spitting out Normisms faster than you can write them down.		The female Norm Stewart and the Mother of Mizzou Basketball (she took over during the Mizzou women's second season in existence), Rutherford prowled the sidelines for 23 seasons at Mizzou, winning 422 games and amassing a .618 win percentage.  She won 20+ games for 8 straight seasons in the 1980s, coached the two greatest Tiger ladies of all-time (Renee Kelly and Joni Davis), and reached the NCAA Tournament six times.

UPDATE: Called after 87 votes.  Pinkel takes it, 94%-5%.  The second round is set.

Today we round out Round One in the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition, the tournament to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  Competitors were seeded by more normal methods this time (as opposed to the chronological seeding of the Players Edition), and over the next week and a half, we'll be plowing through the first round matchups.

Click here for the bracket.

5/5: 1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
5/6: 8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5/7: 5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
5/8: 4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Brian Blitz
5/9: 6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
5/10: 3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
5/12: 7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
5/13: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder
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2001-present		1999-06
Career Record at Mizzou: 49-37 Five Best Seasons: 2002 - 5-7 2003 - 8-5 2005 - 7-5 2006 - 8-5 2007 - 12-2		Career Record at Mizzou: 125-90 Five Best Seasons: 99-00 - 18-13 (NCAA 1st Round) 00-01 - 20-13 (NCAA 2nd Round) 01-02 - 24-12 (NCAA Elite Eight) 02-03 - 22-11 (NCAA 2nd Round) 03-04 - 16-14 (NIT 1st Round)
Gary Pinkel has survived all the peaks and valleys a coach can see and has come out the better for it.  After three seasons of steady progress, the bottom fell out for Mizzou in 2004, and a 5-6 season left Pinkel's tenure on the rocks.  Since then, Mizzou has gone from 7 to 8 to 12 wins, earning its first #1 ranking in 47 years late in 2007.  Mizzou will start the 2008 season in the Top 10, and Pinkel's slow-but-steady grind toward success has won over Mizzou fans, to say the least.		As embattled a coaching figure as there has ever been in Columbia, Snyder took the Tigers to four straight NCAA tournaments in the early ‘00s, winning five tourney games in the process and making an invigorating run to the Elite Eight in 2002.  He raised the profile of the program, albeit for both good reasons and bad.  Ultimately, his failure to recruit an impact point guard was (among other things) his downfall, though his accomplishments should still be acknowledged.

UPDATE: 54 votes are in, and Jamieson wins comfortably, 85%-14%.

We're rounding the homestretch of Round One in the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition, the tournament to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  Competitors were seeded by more normal methods this time (as opposed to the chronological seeding of the Players Edition), and over the next week and a half, we'll be plowing through the first round matchups.

Three second round bids remain! Click here for the bracket.

5/5: 1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
5/6: 8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5/7: 5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
5/8: 4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Brian Blitz
5/9: 6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
5/10: 3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
5/12: 7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
5/13: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

Let's get rolling!

7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
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1995-present		1979-99
Five Best Seasons: 1996 - 39-19, 0-2 NCAA Regional 2003 - 36-22, 1-2 NCAA Regional 2005 - 40-23, 1-2 NCAA Regional 2006 - 35-28, NCAA Regional Champs 2007 - 42-17, 2-2 NCAA Regional		Five Best Seasons: 1980 - 3rd in Big 8, 3rd in NCAA Regionals 1981 - NCAA Central Region Champs 1982 - 2nd in Big 8, 4th in NCAA Regionals 1984 - 3rd in Big 8, 3rd in NCAA Regionals 1992 - Big 8 Champs
Like Gary Pinkel, Tim Jamieson struggled a few years into his coaching tenure before righting the ship in a major way.  Just looking at his career record (441-308-2 heading into 2008) doesn't cut it.  Under Jamieson, Mizzou averaged a 36-21 record between 1996-99 before struggling at the turn of the decade.  However, they've averaged 38 wins a season since 2003 and found themselves ranked #2 in the country a few weeks into the 2008 season.		Known as the father of Mizzou gymnastics, Jacobson started the program from scratch in 1979 and led the Tigers to 229 regular season wins and 13 NCAA appearances.  He was twice named Conference Coach of the Year and led Mizzou to an NCAA Central Regional title in 1981 and a Big 8 Title in 1992.  He's also the father of the Cat Classic, and by the time he retired in 1999, Gymnastics was the third-highest grossing athletic program at Mizzou.

UPDATE: I believe it's safe to call this one.  After 44 votes, Smith wins it, 97%-2%.

We continue with Round One of the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition!  It's time to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  Competitors were seeded by more normal methods this time (as opposed to the chronological seeding of the Players Edition), and over the next week and a half, we'll be plowing through the first round matchups.

Three second round bids remain! Click here for the bracket.

5/5: 1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
5/6: 8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5/7: 5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
5/8: 4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Brian Blitz
5/9: 6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
5/10: 3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
5/12: 7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
5/13: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

Let's get rolling!

3 Brian Smith vs 14 The Wilmeses
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1998-present		2000-present
Five Best Athletes: Ben Askren Matt Pell Tyron Woodley Tyler McCormick Scott Barker		Five Best Athletes: Amanda Bales Valerie Lauver Tim Ross Matt Noonan Ann Marie Brooks
A decade ago, Smith took over a moribund wrestling program and set out to build a national power, slowly but surely.  He has succeeded, producing 8 All-Americans, coaching Mizzou 25 Champion Ben Askren to two national titles, and, in 2007, leading Mizzou to a #1 national ranking.  In training methods and results, Mizzou Wrestling has fulfilled Brian Smith's vow of becoming a powerhouse.		In eight seasons at the helm of the Mizzou X-Country program, Jared and Rebecca Wilmes have created one of the most successful collections of student-athletes anywhere in the country.  While seeing steady success in bringing numerous teams to Regional titles and NCAA Championships, the Wilmes' teams have thrived even more in the classroom, earning more Academic All-Conference and All-American awards than any other Mizzou program.

UPDATE: After 48 votes, it's an easy 62%-37% win for McArtor.

We continue with Round One of the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition!  It's time to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  Competitors were seeded by more normal methods this time (as opposed to the chronological seeding of the Players Edition), and over the next week and a half, we'll be plowing through the first round matchups.

Half of Round Two has been established...three in blowouts and one in a nip-and-tuck battle.  Click here for the bracket.

5/5: 1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
5/6: 8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5/7: 5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
5/8: 4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Brian Blitz
5/9: 6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
5/10: 3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
5/12: 7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
5/13: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

Let's get rolling!

6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
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1974-94		1994-00
Career Record at Mizzou: 733-430-3 Five Best Seasons: 1976 - 46-22 (Big 8 Champs, 1-2 NCAAs) 1980 - 45-15-1 (Big 8 Champs, 2-2 NCAAs) 1981 - 43-18 (0-2 NCAAs) 1988 - 42-22 (1-2 NCAAs) 1991 - 41-20 (2-2 NCAAs)		Career Record at Mizzou: 33-46-1 Five Best Seasons: 1994 - 3-8-1 1996 - 5-6 1997 - 7-5 (Holiday Bowl) 1998 - 8-4 (Insight.Com Bowl Champs) 1999 - 4-7
An all-conference player at Mizzou, McArtor took over for legendary John "Hi" Simmons and won 732 games and two Big 8 titles in 21 seasons.  He took Mizzou to 6 NCAA tourneys (it was harder to qualify back then) and also served as Associate A.D. during the search for Joe Ca$tiglione’s replacement in 1998.  Beyond that, he was the Chairman of the NCAA Baseball Committee in the late-'80s, a period of strong growth for sport.		Though he only amassed a 33-46-1 record in Columbia, Smith restored pride and raised expectations for Mizzou football after the program spent a decade lost in the wilderness.  Without him and the upgrades he demanded to Mizzou's facilities, the Tigers would not be where they are today.  He was on the sidelines for some of the most memorable games in Mizzou history, including the classic OT loss to Nebraska in 1997.

UPDATE: Called after 43 votes.  The Kreklows jumped out early and coasted to an easy 86%-13% win.

We continue with Round One of the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition!  It's time to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  Competitors were seeded by more normal methods this time (as opposed to the chronological seeding of the Players Edition), and over the next week and a half, we'll be plowing through the first round matchups.

Three second round bids have been handed out...two in blowouts and one in a nip-and-tuck battle.  Click here for the bracket.

5/5: 1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
5/6: 8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5/7: 5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
5/8: 4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Bryan Blitz
5/9: 6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
5/10: 3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
5/12: 7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
5/13: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

And yes, some of these matchups should be massive blowouts.  Oh well.

Let's get rolling!

4 The Kreklows vs 13 Bryan Blitz
	vs
2000-present		1996-present
Career Record at Mizzou: 169-77 Five Best Seasons: 2000 - 24-7 (NCAA 1st Round) 2001 - 20-11 (NCAA 1st Round) 2002 - 26-8 (NCAA 2nd Round) 2004 - 20-9 (NCAA 2nd Round) 2005 - 25-5 (NCAA Elite Eight)		Career Record at Mizzou: 112-88-10 Five Best Seasons: 1998 - 11-9-1 1999 - 14-8-1 (NCAA 1st Round) 2001 - 13-8 2003 - 12-11-1 (NCAA 2nd Round) 2007 - 13-8-1 (NCAA 2nd Round)
In 8 seasons since moving across town from Columbia College to Mizzou, the Kreklows have gone 169-77, qualifying for NCAA Tournament appearances every season.  They inherited a program that had won 64 matches in 7 seasons and won 70 in their first three years.  They have built volleyball into one of Mizzou's most popular sports, hosting regionals in 2004 and 2005 and drawing loud, exciteable crowds throughout their tenure.  Their Elite Eight run in 2005 was, to say the least, a lot of fun.		The only coach in the history of Mizzou Soccer, Blitz has negotiated through a couple rough patches in building a relatively strong program.  After building a 71-53-5 record between 1998 and 2004 (which included two NCAA appearances), Blitz struggled through a 28-27-4 patch over the next three seasons before beginning a turn-around in 2007.  With an extremely young squad, Mizzou went 13-8-1 last year, winning its first NCAA tourney game since 2003 and its second ever, both under Blitz' watch.

UPDATE: Called after 43 votes.  Dr. Rick wins easily, 88%-11%.

Time to get started with Round One of the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition!  It's time to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  Competitors were seeded by more normal methods this time (as opposed to the chronological seeding of the Players Edition), and over the next week and a half, we'll be plowing through the first round matchups.

Voting for Rutherford v. Miller continues, as only one vote separates the two (for now).  Click here for the bracket.

5/5: 1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
5/6: 8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5/7: 5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
5/8: 4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Brian Blitz
5/9: 6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
5/10: 3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
5/12: 7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
5/13: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

And yes, some of these matchups should be massive blowouts.  Oh well.

Let's get rolling!

5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
	vs
1983-present		1992-present
Five Best Athletes: Christian Cantwell Derrick Peterson Natasha Kaiser-Brown Ashley Wysong Russ Bell		Five Best Athletes: Matt Ferrarelli Rebecca Wolfe Marionna Costa Dylan Linn Kendra Melnychuk
Dr. McGuire is one of the most respected names in track & field, both in the classroom (he’s a faculty member in the MU College of Education and has headed the sports psychology program for US Track & Field for 25 years) and on the track, where he’s coached 119 All-Americans and twice been named Conference Coach of the Year.  He is an institution.		A three-time Conference Coach of the Year (in '93, '94, and '04), Hoffer has stood watch over a program that has grown steadily in both prowess and facilities.  Under his watch, the Mizzou women have gone 96-22-1 (an .811 win percentage) over the last decade, and his recruiting classes have continued to improve in recent years, suggesting further and sustained success ahead.

UPDATE: Drama!  Rutherford pulls off a minor comeback and wins in OT, 31-30.

Time to get started with Round One of the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition!  It's time to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  Competitors were seeded by more normal methods this time (as opposed to the chronological seeding of the Players Edition), and over the next week and a half, we'll be plowing through the first round matchups.

Click here for the bracket.

5/5: 1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
5/6: 8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5/7: 5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
5/8: 4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Brian Blitz
5/9: 6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
5/10: 3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
5/12: 7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
5/13: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

And yes, some of these matchups should be massive blowouts.  Oh well.

Let's get rolling!

8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
	vs
1975-98		1988-02
Career Record at Mizzou: 422-261 Five Best Seasons: 1977-78 - 26-6 (AIAW Satellite III 2nd Round) 1981-82 - 24-9 (NCAA Sweet 16) 1982-83 - 24-6 (NCAA 1st Round) 1983-84 - 25-6 (NCAA 1st Round) 1985-86 - 20-12 (NCAA 2nd Round)		Career Record at Mizzou: 556-309 Five Best Seasons: 1988 - 44-18 1991 - 39-14 (5th, Women's College World Series) 1992 - 41-14 (Final Ranking: #16) 1994 - 40-23 (7th, Women's College World Series) 1997 - 47-16 (Big 12 Champions)
The female Norm Stewart and the Mother of Mizzou Basketball (she took over during the Mizzou women's second season in existence), Rutherford prowled the sidelines for 23 seasons at Mizzou, winning 422 games and amassing a .618 win percentage.  She won 20+ games for 8 straight seasons in the 1980s, coached the two greatest Tiger ladies of all-time (Renee Kelly and Joni Davis), and reached the NCAA Tournament six times.		The coach of Mizzou’s only Big 12 champion, Miller led Mizzou to a .643 win percentage (556-309) over his fifteen seasons in black and gold.  His program caught fire in the mid-‘90s, going 242-121 from 1994-99, winning a Big 12 regular season championship and tournament in 1997.  Two of his squads qualified for the Women's College World Series, placing 5th in 1991 and 7th in 1994.

UPDATE: Called after 58 votes.  Pretty sure Norm was up 57-0 before Stein got a vote just under the wire, avoiding the shutout.  Norm moves on to Round Two, 98%-1%.

Time to get started with Round One of the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition!  It's time to determine who was the best, most likable, most influential Mizzou coach in the last 25 years!  Competitors were seeded by more normal methods this time (as opposed to the chronological seeding of the Players Edition), and over the next week and a half, we'll be plowing through the first round matchups.

5/5: 1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
5/6: 8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5/7: 5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
5/8: 4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Brian Blitz
5/9: 6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
5/10: 3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
5/12: 7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
5/13: 2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

And yes, some of these matchups should be massive blowouts.  Oh well.

Let's get rolling!

1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
	vs
1967-99		1998-present
Career Record at Mizzou: 631-332 Five Best Seasons: 1975-76: 26-5 (Elite Eight) 1979-80: 25-6 (Sweet 16) 1981-82: 27-4 (Sweet 16) 1988-89: 29-8 (Sweet 16) 1993-94: 28-4 (Elite Eight)		Career Record at Mizzou: 160-142 Five Best Seasons: 1999-00: 18-12 (WNIT 2nd Round) 2000-01: 22-10 (NCAA Sweet 16) 2002-03: 17-14 (WNIT Quarterfinals) 2003-04: 17-13 (NCAA First Round) 2005-06: 21-10 (NCAA First Round)
The face of Mizzou Athletics for three decades, Stewart was first an all-time great Mizzou athlete, getting his number retired at Mizzou for his basketball exploits and playing on Mizzou's 1954 National Championship Baseball team.  Oh yeah, and he won 634 games in 32 seasons as Tiger head coach, leading Mizzou to two Elite Eights and coaching 8 All-Americans and 29 NBA draftees along the way.  He's also the most quotable Missouri Tiger ever, spitting out Normisms faster than you can write them down.		As you'll see throughout this competition, longevity is a strong current theme within the Mizzou athletic department, and Stein will be entering her 11th season at Mizzou this coming winter.  Since taking over for Joann Rutherford, Stein has led Mizzou through a series of ups and downs, winning 160 games over 10 seasons and taking Mizzou to three NCAA tournaments.  In 2001, Stein brought Mizzou its first Sweet 16 bid since 1982.  She is only Mizzou's 2nd women's coach in 35 years.

Alright, I think we've gotten all the responses we're going to get when it comes to seeding, so here are the official matchups for the Mizzou 25 Coaches Edition Tournament, starting on Monday.

1 Norm Stewart vs 16 Cindy Stein
8 Joann Rutherford vs 9 Jay Miller
5 Rick McGuire vs 12 Brian Hoffer
4 Wayne & Susan Kreklow vs 13 Brian Blitz
6 Gene McArtor vs 11 Larry Smith
3 Brian Smith vs 14 Jared & Rebecca Wilmes
7 Tim Jamieson vs 10 Jake Jacobson
2 Gary Pinkel vs 15 Quin Snyder

We've got some whoopins coming in some of those matchups, but oh well...