You don't see coaches leave North Carolina, Duke, or Kentucky for greener pastures in college basketball.

You'd think a big bad football power like Mizzou would have better luck against KU than a coin flip.

You can purchase the Big 10 Network in any market in the country. Gary Pinkel can walk into the living room of any player in Texas and tell them that their parents can watch every game they play in HD. EVERY GAME

If MU wants to get exposure by physically playing in the state of Texas, they can schedule games there in the non-conference. As it is, North schools only play in Texas about once or twice a year anyway. That shouldn't be too hard to replicate.

Oh goodness, what a low blow. A KU coach went home and now all of a sudden KU is not a basketball blue blood. You realize you sound like a complete ****ing dumbass in your every post, right?

Meh, a national following doesn't matter that much if you're not broadcasting on a national basis like NBC, but at least you are admitting there's more to the equation than TV markets. And there will still be interest in the Big XII in the KC area with KU and KSU right there as well, I don't see that as a complete loss.


I completely agree, and I never said they wouldn't miss them. But it won't screw them, it will take a defection from second north team for that to happen. That's when shit hits the fan.

Yup, they'll probably take a step backward.

At the same time, they'll have an absolute stranglehold on the KC area and get an even bigger leg up in STL.

Pinkel built his programs around TX kids when he was getting his feet under him, but lets not ignore how many major recruits he's scored from MO recently.

Maclin was a MO kid, Washington is, Christopher, Coffman, Ricks, Rucker, Franklin, Moore, Kemp, Aldon Smith -- all Missouri guys.

Weatherspoon and Alexander were from Texas, but they were two-star guys. You really think MU couldn't go keep going into Texas and grabbing 2-star guys to play for a Big-10 squad? Of course Daniel and Franklin are from Texas, but Pinkel now has a national rep for a QB friendly offense -- Pinkel will still be fine at QB.

They may take a short step back, but it's overblown. MU isn't anywhere near as dependant on TX talent as the KC heads claim.

Well sure. And then there's the real world. LMAO

Keep the positive vibes going, KU fans. You're better than us in every. single. way. Really.

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Two quotes from billay (of all people) summed things up pretty nicely.

When it was just Mizzou being mentioned, he said, "See ya, bundle of stickss."

Then when it was Nebraska and Mizzou, it was, "See ya Big XII bundle of stickss."

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I love how KU fans are lining up to talk about the move that is rocking the entire college sports world and trying to say that Mizzou isn't desirable.

The future of Kansas athletics over at least the next decade will have more to do with what MU does than what KU does. I guess I'd be bitter too if the shoe was on the other foot.

You're free to talk about Kansas in any thread you please. There's got to be one about your one win in the Big XII in last year's football season. Oh wait. You're a basketball school. Isn't there a thread where you can discuss your one win in the tournament last year?

I can agree with all that to an extent. Texas still produces the most talent in the country and even after the Longhorns are done picking the creme de la creme, there's probably more talent left over than in any other state to begin with. I agree that MU will have complete dominance of their state, but think Pinkel has already achieved all that. Another beneficial thing is that MU can easily hang with everyone except for tOSU (and maybe Michigan) in that conference.

And Pinkel's roots are in Ohio, IIRC.

No, I would say you have bigger TV markets and your football program is in a much better shape even though you don't have anything to show for it quite yet. You will, though.

I feel pretty certain KU will be just fine whether MU stays or goes. I care a whole lot more about losing Nebraska.