This absolutely is not true.

Do you have proof?

Yes, please see below:

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However well connected he is, he's wrong on this one (or his sources are).

Pinkel wants this. Alden wants this. The only people involved who needed to be sold on it were Erdmann and Deaton, and they were sold on it.

Pinkel has been a strong supporter of the move, pushing behind the scenes. Learning this was one of the reasons I switched my stance on Mizzou to the SEC (as well as the constant clown show from the Big 12).

I don't understand why anyone would think Haith would be against this. Missouri would be a strong contender in SEC hoops, and his ties are to the Southeast as far as recruiting goes. This only helps with that.

And baseball... well, it's really a similar situation as in the Big 12. Still some competitive problems due to weather, but this is the sort of move that might find funding for an indoor practice facility for the baseball team. That's what Missouri needs to really improve as a baseball program. (That, and better luck - the Tigers have been hit much harder by baseball draft recently than they're used to).

Proof? No, no one does. But numerous Mizzou insiders, the guys that have called the SEC move from the beginning and have the staff connections to announce commits before PowerMizzou, have said unanimously that the football coaching staff is on board and have been one of the driving forces behind it.

Pinkel would never have spoken out on LHN and the inequality in the Big 12 if he didn't know we had an ace up our sleeve with the SEC. He has zero concern over job security and will be at Mizzou until he retires (probably 2017 after his extension). Haith and the basketball staff are on board as well, but frankly it doesn't matter to them where we go and they don't have a ton of say anyways. It is probably true that Jamieson doesn't love the move, he will get exposed in SEC baseball.

The same guys that called the "We're leaving the Big 12 for the SEC" announcement for Monday.....or was it Tuesday.....Wednesday maybe?

Yes, because getting the exact date on announcement timing is much more relevant than actually calling the story from the beginning when no one was talking about it.

And clearly the SEC is out of the loop too since the date on their Mizzou to SEC story was old. Dumbasses, amirite?

ballsackhurt

ESPN just reported Big 12 officially invited WVa. Is this true?

ROFLROFLROFL

Well done!

They should invite U of L and WVa...

I didn't hear anything about that, just that WVa.was invited.


Now we just need them to turn down the 12 so that Mizzou guys can beat on their chests REALLY hard.

I guess 3 separate sources can be wrong on the exact date of the announcement when saying it will be tomorrow, but they can't be wrong on the rest of it from 3 months ago....




http://missouri.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1283061


On Friday afternoon, Missouri officials announced that Chancellor Brady Deaton had been authorized to make decisions regarding the University's conference affiliation. Multiple sources have told PowerMizzou.com the first major decision from Deaton should come in the next 24 hours.

Three separate sources have told PowerMizzou.com Deaton is expected to inform the Big 12 Conference that Missouri will conditionally withdraw from the league on Monday.

There is a Big 12 Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Monday in Dallas. On Sunday, the Kansas City Star reported that Deaton would attend the meeting. Again, sources have told PowerMizzou.com the expectation is that Missouri will withdraw from the Big 12 at that time, pending acceptance into another conference.

While nothing official has happened, it is widely speculated and believed that the Tigers will become, upon their withdrawal from the Big 12, the 14th member of the Southeastern Conference. No exact timetable for that acceptance is known, though most believe it will happen by the end of the week.

Multiple sources have indicated that Missouri is likely to be placed in the Eastern Division of the SEC. PowerMizzou.com will continue to follow this story to its conclusion.[/quote]

BUT MISSOURI DOESN'T MATTER

Dance, puppets!!

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