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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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Faurot was built in 1925, IIRC.
It's been updated a couple of times, but there's no question that the bones of the stadium are closing in on a century old at this point. They have an 'SEC caliber' pressbox and suite setup, but the rest of it just doesn't look up to par. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for them to go to the donors and ask for some capital improvement money. Unfortunately the Laurie door may have slammed shut with the Paige Sports Arena debacle, but perhaps the Kroenke's have some spare change in their couch cushions. I will say this, however - when Faurot is really rocking and the stakes are high, it can stand with most stadiums in the country: ![]() It isn't a terrible stadium, but it could use an upgrade. That wide bowl look just seems dated; I'd like to see them go to a 2-tier stadium with steeper angles, but that's just me. |
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I think Mizzou can be competitive in the SEC too. |
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clinton, MO
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Just remember that year Ohio State went to the Championship game with 1-loss in conference the next to last week of the season at home against an unranked Illinois team with no Big 10 title game. |
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Potentially stupid question because I don't follow CFB that closely, but since I've seen a few people talking about BCS bids and the like:
Assuming Mizzou goes to the SEC - wouldn't it be possible that they could be say, 9-3 and be ranked higher in the BCS rankings because they play a much tougher schedule in the SEC than if they were say 10-2 in the B12 playing the weak sisters of KSU/KU/ISU? |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Kansas City
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Recipe: The one loss must come in the first half of the season Must be fairly highly rated at the time of the loss The loss must be to a team/in a fashion that doesn't crush your rankings There must be no more than one undefeated team in the country If the undefeated team isn't from the SEC, all SEC teams must have at least two losses Teams ahead of you after the loss will have to lose Basically, exactly what happened in 2007. Missouri fell from 11 to 14 or so after the loss in Norman. Then Oklahoma lost once more, to give the Sooners two regular season losses. And everyone in front of Mizzou lost at least once before the end of the regular season. LSU lost twice, and the SEC had no other team in that range. I mean, in 2007, substitute Missouri's win vs. Texas A&M for a win versus Texas and the win against Colorado for a win against oSu. At the end of the season, Missouri would have been 11-1, having just defeated the number 2 team in the country the same week that No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 all lost (remember: West Virginia and Ohio State both choked in the closing weeks). They would have been a shoe-in to the title game at that point. Only the loss to OU knocked 'em out. |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Kansas City
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From what I hear, Mizzou's demands are very unlikely to all be met, and it's unlikely they stay unless all demands are met.
I'm sure Neinas will make a pitch, but unless that includes neutering the LHN (No buying/selling of Big 12 games, no high school games, no high school highlights, etc) and adding some really high-quality members (BYU is that level, but Lousiville/Cincy are just awful), there's not much to sell to Mizzou at this point. |
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I realize that in today's CFB, your scenario where everything aligns perfectly is probably more likely than an undefeated school from 3 conferences. |
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#1978 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Look at this season. UT and OU are both ranked (OU really highly and UT at a middle level). Oklahoma State is highly regarded. Going undefeated through that gauntlet would be more impressive than anything a PAC team could do. Really would depend on the year, though. I don't think the additions of Utah and Colorado exactly turn the PAC into a monster. USC is down (and will be for a while, thanks to the hits) UCLA is even more disappointing as a program than Mizzou Stanford is probably due for another spell of mediocrity after Luck goes No. 1 (to the Chiefs!) Oregon is really good but also facing sanctions. The rest of that league is not very impressive right now. |
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All else being equal a SEC, ACC, Big X or Pac-12 team would get the nod. |
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