Over the line.

To finish last in the Big 12?

So Mizzou is 9-8 in SEC play and has obv "proved" they can play with the big boys. Except, that's not true in the slightest no matter what their fans or boosters in local media delude themselves into thinking.


9 wins: Their opponents finished SEC play 22-51 (30%).
8 losses: their opponents finished SEC play 52-13 (80%).


In 17 games they have beaten one team with a winning record, Georgia at 5-3. If you strip out the MU games from the above data, it's still 34% & 77% respectively or no difference. Football powerhouse.

They could conceivably finish atop the Big 12's turd division - TCU, WV, ISU, and KU

They photoshopped the barrel out of the picture.

Exactly

Listening to Keitzman talk about Mizzou football just cracks me up.
He can't hide his hatred of MU & the SEC. It's hilarious.

I miss those days. They need to do more of that.

Agreed. Having talk about half shares, Big 12 vs SEC money & the easy SEC cracks me up everytime.

LMAO the comments on that page are great

And Jimmy Hoffa is just on vacation right? Ok….

How can you run out of the jersey of the overall #1 pick one month later…unless you stopped making them, which would mean they were discontinued.

Who cares about track?

Having worked in the sports retail industry (owning a sporting apparel store), that means they discontinued the jersey so they wouldn't be stuck with a shitload of them.

I hate to admit this but he's right.

Keep dreaming.

I see Blake has taken up the mantle of owning those dipshits. Damn SEC network put clownshoes on Em didn't it?

Can't help but admire Pinkel for being so consistent against worse teams, in a way it's like Bill Snyder (although Snyder does it a bit better, for longer, at a MUCH tougher place to win). KSU fans saw how badly it was when he left and Prince took over, and KU fell from respectability to garbage without FatMan. I'm certain the same fate awaits when Pinkel goes.

I think that's taken at the indoor football facility.

But KU just won a National Championship so it could be that I guess.

It's the football tagline though.

I thought it was a memorial for the track around the football field.

They still have those swank, pleather couches though.

A new fence is being built along that end. I'm not sure the fate of the plush seating. I suppose it will probably stay until the next phase.

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Day 1 of the SEC Network is a week from tomorrow. May as well call it Day 1 of the college football season.

Let me update this, then:

1. ESPN: 97 million households - $7 billion
2. ESPN2: 97 million households - $861.4 million
3. SEC Network: 90 million households - $611 million + ?
4. FS1: 88 million households - $718.8 million
5. NBC Sports Network: 80 million households - $259.2 million
6. ESPN News: 75 million households - $207 million
7. ESPNU: 75 million households - $189 million
8. NFL Network: 72 million households - $1.05 billion
9. NBATV: 60 million households - $194.4 million
10. CBS Sports Network: 53 million households - $159 million
11. Big Ten Network: 52 million households - $237.1 million
12. ESPN Classic: 31 million households - $78.1 million
13. Pac 12 Network: 26 million households - $249.6 million

Me: "Kansas made $100m more than Mizzou last seven years."

MU fan: "that's a lie, you're making up lies.

Me: "it's in federal filings as well as in USA Today"

MU fan: "Well fine, but so what? Money doesn't matter."

------------year later---------

MU fan: "look at all this SEC money! The network gonna make it rain! We gonna make more tha KU!"

ATLANTA, Ga., (August 5, 2014) – The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the licensing affiliate of IMG College, announced today its annual list of top-selling institutions and manufacturers. These rankings represent royalties reported July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 on all collegiate merchandise sold on behalf of company-represented institutions.

The retail marketplace for college-licensed merchandise in 2013 was estimated at $4.59 billion. Royalties generated from the sale of officially licensed collegiate products go back to the Universities to support student scholarships, and enhance various initiatives on campus and in the community.

“We are proud to work side-by-side with our partner institutions to connect the more than 190 million passionate college fans to the brands they love through licensed merchandise,” said Cory Moss, Senior VP and Managing Director of CLC. “We will continue to develop new products and marketing programs to enhance the brands of our partner institutions as we work together to grow the collegiate licensed segment of the marketplace in conjunction with collegiate licensees and retailers.”

Notes of interest:
* This marked the ninth consecutive year The University of Texas at Austin ranked No. 1 in the
fiscal year-end rankings.

* Florida State University stormed its way into the top-10 on the heels of its BCS victory and a
strong national championship licensing program, moving from No. 21 to No. 8.

* The University of Connecticut moved from No. 53 to No. 47 due in part to the success of its
basketball national championship licensing program.

* NIKE USA is the No. 1 collegiate apparel licensee for the second consecutive year. Excluding the
2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years, NIKE USA Inc. has been the top apparel licensee since 1999.

* EA Sports has maintained its No. 1 status among non-apparel licensees.

* Top local licensee Southern Collegiate Apparel, produces officially licensed product for The
University of Alabama and Auburn University.

* Top apparel categories for 2013-14 included performance apparel and clothing accessories.

* Top non-apparel categories included games, health/beauty, paper products and school supplies.
Top-75 Universities
1. Texas 26. Arizona State 51. Pittsburgh
2. Alabama 27. Arizona 52. East Carolina
3. Michigan 28. Washington 53. Rutgers
4. Notre Dame 29. Virginia Tech 54. Montana
5. Georgia 30. Duke 55. Boston College
6. Florida 31. Oregon State 56. Vanderbilt
7. LSU 32. Illinois 57. UCF
8. Florida State 33. Syracuse 58. Fresno State
9. Texas A&M 34. UCLA 59. Northwestern
10. North Carolina 35. Mississippi 60. Georgetown
11. Auburn 36. Minnesota 61. Wyoming
12. Oklahoma 37. Purdue 62. New Mexico
13. Nebraska 38. Stanford 63. Louisiana-Lafayette
14. Arkansas 39. Washington State 64. U.S. Military Academy
15. Wisconsin 40. Utah 65. Texas State
16. Tennessee 41. California 66. Nevada
17. South Carolina 42. Boise State 67. South Florida
18. Penn State 43. Maryland 68. Marshall
19. Missouri 44. Virginia 69. Wake Forest
20. West Virginia 45. TCU 70. James Madison
21. Kansas 46. Cincinnati 71. Montana State
22. Clemson 47. Connecticut 72. Delaware
23. Oklahoma State 48. BYU 73. Gonzaga
24. Louisville 49. Colorado 74. Boston University
25. Texas Tech 50. Georgia Tech 75. Villanova

:shrug: I don't see any Missouri fan saying those things. None of us are comparing with anyone lately in the thread. Most of it is just having fun with the predictions that the SEC network would flop.

Personally, I think seeing the SEC Network become one of the top cable sports networks before it is even on the air is exciting because of what the revenue boost and national TV exposure could do to help our football program grow. I don't care a lick about Kansas or the Big Howevermany anymore apart from idle smack.

If KU makes so much more money, you do have to wonder why it doesn't translate into a football team though.

Being the flagship of the local schools sure has it's benefits

Where does all that money go? Lower academic standards...crappy football program...blue chip basketball recruits :hmmm:

Unused plane tickets to Dallas.

Prove it. Not a single Mizzou fan said those numbers were a lie. In fact, you were so disappointed no one even commented when you posted it that you brought it up again to try to make the report relevant.


On the other hand, once the numbers were being discussed, there were multiple instances where you distorted the truth and turned a shoulder when they were presented to you in a matter that didn't fit your BS agenda or false point.

Certainly not to the stadium, you can see nicer high school stadiums in Texas.

Same with Allen Fieldhouse. They haven't spent money on that place in forever. Wonder what they're waiting for.

Mizzou 1 of 20 schools to get a jello jiggled mold made for their football team

MU fan has now been reduced to bragging about jello. I'm laughing, but honestly I think it's pathetic too.

It does seem like something only Bambi would brag about

LMAO

jello smaque

yeah I went there.... you jelly ROFL

"Nobody ever said that was a lie."


"But a little while later, we all said that was a lie."


LMAOLMAOLMAO

How do you know that Missouri football has hit the big time?

Forget last season’s SEC East Division title.

Missouri is one of just 20 schools featured in a special Jell-O series.

Jell-O released special molds as part of a “Jigglers mold kit.” The Mizzou-Rah set has two Missouri mold trays (one is of the Tigers logo, the other spells MIZZOU) and four boxes of lemon-flavored gelatin.

The other schools featured are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC and Wisconsin.

“We determined school choice by a combination of local retailer support and fan base to develop an optimal portfolio of universities across the country,” Hermés Risien, Jell-O Brand Assistant at Kraft Food (which makes Jell-O), told the Houston Chronicle.

Jell-O says the molds will be sold at grocery stores, but they also are available at amazon.com.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt...20Missouri.jpg

ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL

I know what all of my KU co-workers are getting for Christmas.

LMAO... and lemon flavor

Banner?

As you know, this is a pretty dishonest recounting of the conversation of the past couple of years. You know that, and most people that see how you typically operate know that, but I just wanted to be sure and state it for those that aren't clear.

Want.

You - "Kansas made $100m more than Mizzou last seven years."

Everyone else - "****s given - zero"

...

Not exactly conference realignment, but college sports in general....

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...-out/13697403/

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Bill Snyder ripped the big-time nature of college athletics as Kansas State opened fall camp Wednesday, lamenting the way universities have "sold out" in search of the almighty dollar.

During a lengthy oratory in which the 74-year-old coach planned to discuss the upcoming season, Snyder argued that TV has assumed too much control of college sports; education has become a second thought; and that the entire endeavor "distorts" the values of young people.

"It's changed. I mean, college athletics, football in particular, has changed dramatically over the years," Snyder said. "I think we've sold out. We're all about dollars and cents. The concept of college football no longer has any bearing on the quality of the person, the quality of students. Universities are selling themselves out."

Snyder voiced his thoughts one day before the NCAA board of directors is to vote on a proposal giving the five wealthiest college football conferences — among them the Big 12, which counts Kansas State among its membership — the ability to make rules and pass legislation without the approval of the rest of Division I schools.

The autonomy proposal is expected to pass.

"It's no longer about education," Snyder said. "We've sold out to the cameras over there, and TV has made its way, and I don't fault TV. I don't fault whoever broadcasts games. They have to make a living and that's what they do, but athletics — that's it. It's sold out."

While the game changed dramatically from the days when Snyder played defensive back at tiny William Jewell to when he was hired as the coach of Kansas State in 1989, only in the last two decades have the changes picked up speed. Now, schools are building football palaces, coaches are paid millions of dollars and games are broadcast nearly every night of the week.

Kansas State is no different than the rest of them, either.

The Wildcats, who open their season Aug. 30, will play a high-profile Thursday night game against Auburn three weeks later. And it will be played in a stadium that recently underwent a $90 million renovation, with another $65 million in work scheduled to begin after the season.

The school has also opened an $18 million basketball training facility and spent several million to update Bramlage Coliseum in recent years, while also building a new rowing center and tennis stadium — all told, about $125 million in facilities in less than three years.

"Everybody is building Taj Mahals," Snyder said, "and I think it sends the message — and young people today I think are more susceptible to the downside of that message, and that it's not about education. We're saying it is, but it's really about the glitz and the glitter, and I think sometimes values get distorted that way. I hate to think a young guy would make a decision about where he's going to get an education based on what a building looks like."

Yet across college sports, schools are in constant competition to do things bigger and bolder. Iowa State recently announced plans to spend $60 million renovating Jack Trice Stadium. Baylor is preparing to open a new, $250 million football stadium this season. Oklahoma has received approval for $370 million in upgrades to Memorial Stadium.

"Our professors — I have an office I could swim in. They're in a cubbyhole somewhere," Snyder said, "yet they go out and teach and promote education every day, and I value that."

Snyder, who has won 178 games in 22 seasons at Kansas State, also bemoaned the way schedules have bloated, not only in the number of games but the way they are played throughout the week.

When Snyder was a graduate assistant at Southern California in 1966, the Trojans opened the season on Sept. 17, played 10 games and were done with their regular season the Saturday after Thanksgiving. They played in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2.

This year, Kansas State will play its third game on Sept. 18 and wrap its regular season on Dec. 6. If the Wildcats made the national title game, they would play on Jan. 12.

"Now tell me how that stuff happens. To me, that's not what football is about," Snyder said, shaking his head. "Now, that's only my opinion. I'm not upset with the people that promote some of that stuff because they're trying to do their thing. That's what they do. But I think we've lost sight of what college athletics is all about."

Right Snydz. Give back some salary or shut up.

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What is the biggest rollout of a network historically?

Old Bill Snyder seems to be less than pleased about how realignment worked out for the Big 10

typically it's always "the next one"

What is the next one?

That old dumbass is only 74? He looks like a 90-year old woman.

Ohio State hated in Kansas? For what reason? That one makes zero sense at all. Why would Georgia hate Ohio State, Colorado hate Alabama, or the state of Alabama hate Ole Miss (when 100% of the folks in that state would choose one of the two in-state options)?


We might be the most hated football team in Mighty Mo, but we're also the most popular basketball team. So there's that.

This is a cool installation at Mississippi State.

http://i.imgur.com/4F1vv2f.png

Even Texas hates their overlord!

Could you imagine one of your greatest players ever going to prison for 30 years? Ouch...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-...171228191.html

Of course, Mighty Mo secretly loves Texas football. It was the state's most popular preseason top-25 team a few years ago:


http://i.imgur.com/ByHmwLW.jpg

Andrew wiggins is traded

I guess those jerseys weren't just out of stock

Hah, Miami is definitely the most hated team here. That much is true.

that seems valid/relevant.

Apparently the first map was messed up. Here's the real one.

http://i.imgur.com/kgN1Xno.gif

But nobody cares about Mizzou.

My hunches are almost never wrong. /pats self on back

Larry Scott is pissed!

LMAO

I dunno Larry, it seems like people want to watch the SEC more than the PAC-12 for some reason.

I openly admit that living in neither territory I would rather watch SEC games than Pac-12 games.

Any Pac-12 game of significance is already on broadcast television. This is mostly true for the SEC as well.

The SEC forcing people's hand with interesting games like South Carolina - A&M was a good move.

This is what happens to flagships. Some would not know. Also, dawn the SEC puts clownshoes on the pilgrim birds yet again...oh wait they already have those.

uh wut?

...
The flagship school in the area in the flagship conference. Good things a happening.

What school are you talking about? What flagship? Oklahoma, KU, Missouri?

Considering State runs show in Kansas due to football and everyone knows the SEC is supreme...you do the math

Maybe put something in your trophy case then come talk to "flagships". Until then...peace

whoops...

http://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qirh...CIAAt7Mz.0.jpg

LMAO

Close enough I guess.

I just figured out Pasta is PGM. I am slow yes but I knew there was a reason I kept skipping all his posts. The "pilgrim" comment finally tipped me off. What a waste of human flesh.

ahhhhhh, gotcha. His avatar does make me hungry though.

Heads-up, the judge in the O'Bannon case just handed down a decision. This ruling is long and dense, I'm reading it now.

It appears the NCAA lost in some way, but not sure what the ruling means or what the order is yet.