He was not abandoning the Tigers for Arkansas and he even called a reporter with the Columbia Daily Tribune, who had doubts about whether Anderson was telling the truth, to make sure his message was heard.
"I plan on being at Missouri for a long time, retire here," Anderson said.
Apparently 19 days is long enough and he is retiring to Arkansas where he will be the basketball coach in his spare time.
Several outlets from Missouri to Arkansas are reporting that Anderson has agreed to a 7-year, $2.2 million retirement package with the Razorbacks and he'll be introduced as John Pelphrey's replacement Thursday morning. Missouri will hold a press conference tonight.
This isn't a huge surprise. Even before Pelphrey was fired, rumors started circulating about Arkansas targeting Anderson to be its next coach. When Pelphrey was finally let go on March 13, the rumors were even more rampant even though Anderson vehemently denied the speculation.
"I thought I'd dealt with that already," Anderson told media after being asked following Missouri's second round exit from the NCAA tournament. "I'm excited about what's taking place at Missouri and I plan on being at Missouri. That's the bottom line. We've done some great things and we'll continue to do some great things. I've got a young basketball team. So that's something we've already dealt with."
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