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#8461 |
Rabbi Goldmann
Join Date: Nov 2012
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#8462 |
Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: ATX & OPKS
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Am I high or last time this was blowing up, KU and K-State were handcuffed together due to the board of regents or something?
If so, I could see Big 10 being the best case scenario. Decent basketball matchups for KU, Decent football matchups for K-State. |
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#8463 | |
Supporter
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Hollywood, CA
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The SEC could routinely dominate the Top 8 rankings and the bowl/playoff money to the conference would be insane. |
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#8464 |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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I thought Mizzou was smart to get out when they did, just because if Texas leaves the conference collapses. Tough spot to be in. I could see them voting for Texas and OU though just because it makes the conference stronger and there's no way they call the shots in the SEC.
Not sure what happens to the other Big 12 teams though. Iowa State could make some sense in the Big Ten athletically. KU basketball would be an amazing get too, but their football team is just brutal. Yeah Rutgers exists but they were a regular bowl team when they joined the Big Ten. KU would add zero value if football playoffs are the driving factor in a realignment. But teams would have to go somewhere. Either way it'd be bad for KC. Instead of hosting a conference tourney every year they might be fighting for scraps from another conference. Unless the remaining teams just stick it out and try to add some AAC teams or something. |
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#8465 | |
Starter
Join Date: Jul 2011
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#8466 | |
Here We Go Again
Join Date: May 2002
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See what's happened to Mizzou in the SEC. Just an afterthought now. Hope the money is worth it. |
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#8467 |
It was not a fair catch
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Correcting papers
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F Texas
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#8468 |
Banded
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Oz
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As I recall, that's one of many reasons why everyone hates Texas. And why some teams left the Big 12.
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#8469 |
Banded
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Oz
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#8470 |
The man you could post like.
Join Date: Oct 2010
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#8471 |
The Insider
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Lake of the Ozarks
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#8472 |
MVP
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Joplin, MO
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It seems like Mizzou has competed just as well in the SEC as it did in the B12. I don’t remember any Missouri B12 Championships. They made 2 championship games in each conference, and it actually took them less years to do so in the SEC.
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#8473 |
The talking stonehead
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Blue Springs, MO
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But what does the Big 10 get out of that deal? They aren’t going to want to bring in a team that averages high school level attendances for football games.
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#8474 |
Here We Go Again
Join Date: May 2002
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How's that worked out in recent years though? Mizzou is now a bottom feeder in football in the SEC and a total joke in basketball. They were at least competitive most years in the B12.
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#8475 |
The talking stonehead
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Blue Springs, MO
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It was eye-opening realizing how far behind the competitive level was in the Big 12 and how little it prepared us for a tough week in-week out real conference, but I think Drink is making the right steps to becoming very relevant again. He will likely end up with a top 20 recruiting class this year and hopefully put us one step closer to competing at an SEC level. It beats the alternative to clinging to a dying conference, just because we were closer to the top with the weaker competition. As far as the basketball goes, I think you can see from the re-alignment talks and KU being left out of most of those discussions just how important college basketball programs are to these decisions. No one really gives a shit.
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