Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates reacts during a game against Seton Hall on Dec. 17 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Gates' team is just 7-5 entering Saturday's game against Central Arkansas and next week's SEC schedule. Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images/TNS
By Jeff Gordon St. Louis Post-Dispatch The Southeastern Conference used its football money to attract more basketball coaching stars during the past few years. It…