The same kids that would go to Arkansas. Or hell, Tennessee for that matter.

If Arkansas can recruit from the SEC, so can Mizzou - it's really that simple.

Two questions for you:

Who has a better football program, West Virginia or Missouri?

Is West Virginia located in the Southeast?

They also go to Missouri because our coaches have built relationships with their schools/coaches that go back a decade.

So kids from Texas will sign with Mizzou because they want exposure in their home state, but kids from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, etc absolutely will not do the same.

Got it.

You are on a roll.

I'm real glad Pinkel hired former LSU recruiting coordinator Josh Henson.

al, you're one of my favorite posters because of our shared passion for the Royals, but you need to cover up here; your KU is showing.

My problem as a KU fan is I think Mizzou sucks forever. How does Mizzou overcome that in the SEC?

Yup - how freakin' great is that guy going to be to have around?

The 2010 class was arguably the best in the program's history and it had his fingerprints all over it.

Like I said - I'm really not worried about recruiting. Come what may, this staff has shown an incredible ability to make it work.

It won't help. Mizzou is doomed. The phenomenal facilities, coupled with the move to a conference that produces more NFL talent than any other, are going to make it difficult to overcome counter-recruiting tactics.

The thing is Gary Pinkel is the big one behind the SEC push. He knows damn well that he can stay in the Big 12 cruise through the new Big 12 North with Louisville and Cincinnati as new rivals along with KU, KSU, and ISU. Play Oklahoma or Texas in the Big 12 championship game about every year and have a pretty good shot at BCS Bowl and 10 wins each year, and still recruit Texas like crazy. And with all of that, he still wants to take the program to the SEC. That should tell you something right there.

Since the formation of the Big 12, Mizzou has played on average 1 game per year in Texas.

If we go to the SEC, Mizzou will play on average 0.5 games per year in Texas (alternate with A&M).



WE ARE DOOMED!!!!!!!!!

Also, from all reports, Pinkel is leading the internal push to go. I don't see him pushing to go to the SEC if he did not think Mizzou could be successful there.

Now this I totally agree with. No way does a Texas kid pass up a chance to play in Provo, Ames, Lawrence, Manhattan, and Morgantown to play Georgia, LSU, Tenn, Bama, Florida, Auburn.

Why would a kid from Texas want to play a game in December in Gainesville where its 65 degrees when he could play in Ames where its 20 below with the wind chill?

Why would fans want to party on Bourbon Street on Friday night before playing at LSU when they could hit up BWW on Mass street before playing beaks?

right now? Probably WVU, but Mizzou could pass them soon. The Big East is dead. If WVU is left out of conference realignment, they are dead in the water.

Jesus.

Stick to basketball, squawk.