Duke and Krzyzewski are the model for what Missouri and Snyder hope to become. He struggled to talk. The players know what Duke means to Snyder, and they wanted to make him proud by playing hard, and playing well. Me to them, and them to me. The most satisfying thing to me, is that I felt like they believed in me.
Cynics have every right to snicker.
Missouri lost to Duke by 13 points in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Well, Missouri took a step toward Duke. The Tigers and their coach got closer to what they want to be. And most of all, win together. Snyder was thrilled.