Actually, I think that would be great. Let the bloated super programs play against each other and stop pounding the **** out of the rest of us who only have a fraction of the resources to draw on.

I wish the Yankees and Red Sox would do it, too.

The average incoming ACT score at Missouri has been higher than Kansas for years.

I hope this happens it should make my degree look a little better. On the subject of admissions I don't know what KU's ACT requirement is, but Mu's has gone from a 22 to a 24 in the three years I have been there

Missouri State University.

And the number of universities doesn't necessarily have any effect on the curricula. The University of Missouri is simply a superior academic institution to the majority of the other Big XII schools. Similarly, it's not arguable to claim that the University of Texas is academically superior to Mizzou; it's a fact.

Why the **** do the corn****ers get to come to the party?!?!?

Shit.

Billay; I ****ing hate you. :cuss::D

ROFL

Stewie, in light of this thread, I think you should change your avatar back to the crying baby.

Because that's what you're coming off as - a jealous, whining, crying, left-out-of-the-party little bitch.

A lot of incorrect information in this thread.

Big-10 schools are better academically than Big-12 and SEC schools by almost every measure. Yes, they win more research grants. But they are also more selective in who is admitted to their undergraduate programs. Their students have higher average ACT/SAT test scores. The expectations of performance are higher. There are exceptions. Texas and Vanderbilt more closely match the profile of a Big 10 school.

The idea that a community college offers the same education as a major university just because the offer the same material is a joke. A student earning a C in a course at a community college would probably not earn a passing grade in the same course at a major university. The expectations of performance definitely change with the level of the school.

Missouri is ranked just about the same as other big 12 schools.

Being affiliated with the Big 10 would definitely be a good thing for Missouri. Would it change their ranking overnight. No. But it certainly helps the perception of academic quality to be associated with other strong schools. And over time, perception can become reality.

I feel that debating which university is better is simply asinine. Both Kansas and Missouri are public universities that have programs within it that are distinguished and both schools are in the Association of American Universities (which only consists of 63 public and private universities). What makes Missouri more appealing besides the larger market and money associated with that is that in regards to researching Missouri has better/more facilities and researching opportunities, its no knock on Kansas, but as everyone knows that Missouri technically consists of 4 schools (The main campus – Columbia and it’s 3 sister schools in KC, St. Louis, and Rolla (approx total of 64,000 students)). The Columbia campus and each of its sister campuses are all involved in their own research as well as cooperative research with each other and that simply draws more water than KU.
Obviously if this deal goes down the fact that Missouri has the market size (ie cash) and the fact that from an academic standpoint it fits in with what the Big 10 requires / prefers from a research perspective is what makes Missouri one of the more talked about names when it comes to Big 10 expansion.
I am in graduate school at UMKC and am currently involved within some related research opportunities pertaining to my field of study so from an academic standpoint, I support the potential move due to the possible increases in funding that we might see. From an athletic standpoint, I would rather see a return to the Big 8 days, but those days are long gone and it seems that moving to the Big 10 is a much better option than being bullied by Texas and the Texas minded Big 12 office.

That's not a rebuttal. No one denies that KU Med is a tremendous asset that represents a sizable portion of KU's prestige. But pointing out its existence is not a rebuttal to the point.

Dear Michigan, Ohio State and Iowa:

Bring it on.

Regards,

Sam Hall
Hardcore Husker fan

Maybe you should re-read my post....We all know that KU med exists and just like EVERY med school / pharmacy school ,etc in the nation there is research being done.

Exactly!,

I feel maybe my post is mis-read or something, all I am saying is that MU's research facilities / oppurtunities fits in with what the Big 10 prefers / requires.

KUMC.

I'll never forgive them for selling off transplant organs.