It's Mike Anderson's World. We Just Live in It

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Today, we profile Coach Mike Anderson of the Missouri Tigers. In an attempt to give you an idea for why he's such an appealing commodity, let's look at the profile pieces on his coaching styles around the country.

• The Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball - NY Times
  
• The New 40 Minutes of Hell - Memphis Commercial Appeal
  
• Run, Tigers, Run - Detroit Free Press
  
• 20-20 Visionary - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  
• Creating his own legacy - Tulsa World

He runs a style of ball that recruits and fans love, and he's an accomplished recruiter at a school that doesn't have the financial strength of Georgia.

Anderson currently makes $850,000 plus incentives. After the best record in Missouri history, that's certainly going to change. It'll either change because they take care of him or we do. BTW -- If you're researching Anderson's tenure at UAB, remember that Marquette, Louisville and Cincy all played in Conference USA for the bulk of his years there.

The tricky part with Anderson will be navigating his agent. Anderson is represented by Super Agent Jimmy Sexton, and this is Sexton's first marquee college basketball coach relationship. Will he try to leverage Anderson's next contract into a defining moment for both of them?

Elsewhere:
On the Anthony Grant front, Bama is in the wait and see mode. Grant has 3-4 days to make up his mind on their enormous offer, or they'll move on to the next guy. With a few breaks, UGA could be deep into contract negotiations with their finalist.

Speaking of coaching searches, UK may terminate Billy Gillispie within the next 48 hours. After which their rumored list of candidates are (1) Donovan (2) Calipari and (3) Travis Ford. The more time they spend screwing around with Donovan the better.

The next 48 hours are everything in Georgia's search.

PWD