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Big Mizzou banner now, looks like we're about ready to roll.

Kansas is going to get their diggs in because they are rivals. Personally I think it's going to be a huge mistake in the long run.

Yep. .0000134% of the population of WV now care :)

Press conferences are weird and quirky. They are strange to photograph.

If there were such a thing as being fassionably dumb, he would have made a grand entrance.

Look he doesn't care. He and many others will tell you all about how much they don't care over and over if you just sit and listen.

I just *had* to make that normal meeting joke.

Erdman is such a comedian.

What's fassion? Is that like fission except for dumb energy instead of nuclear?

Grats.

Alden desperately trying to hold back a smile.

Only people in Missouri care about them going to the SEC ROFL
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I believe a fassion is an old wooden ship.

Ha, throwing red meat to Kansas City.

And trying to keep KU on the schedule.

Directive given to hold an invitational basketball tournament in KC hosted by MU. As well as a football game at Arrowhead with a regional rival.

So no news on moving to the SEC = dumb

Bunch of grandstanding... Doesn't look like they're really releasing any info other than "We still love KC, and like playing games here."

Not answering shit about what conference that would be in....

I can't watch....can someone fill me in?

BITB is licking his chops.

Clearly, Mizzou would not care about having a yearly bball tourney in KC and football game at Arrowhead if they were staying in the Big12.

MU is gone. (I mean, it doesn't take much to read between these lines)

That's a brilliant move by MU.

Put it back on KU. And by extension, the Big 12.
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Right. It's not likely that the regional opponent they hope to face off against in Kansas City is Illinois.

Deuces.

If I was Mizzou I could call Nebraska and get that game in Arrowhead each year.

Sounds like the speculated timeline is correct, that the vote would be held today, and the formal invitation was predicted to be early next week, IIRC

So they let the "it's up to KU whether the rivalry ends" circulate in the local media for several days, and announce when the formalities are concluded.

They are definitely gone. And they did it really well.

I hope Currie and Schultz are ready to step into the game since KU says they don't want it. Would be awesome.
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Nebraska would never do that.

That would be fun. I doubt Nebraska does that though.

I know this is posturing but if these games were to happen it would be fun.

So, they had a press conference to talk about what they want to do if they go to the SEC... after "the deal was done" with another conference?

Seems like the smart thing to do. :spock:

Typical slaver.

Are they talking about trying to get SEC Fball Championship game &/or SEC BBall Tournament to KC?

Blahblahblah. Just say it, we are going to the SEC, we would like to eat our keep and have it to. Unfortunately, KU is not going to play a rivalry game and I don't see any one in the big 12 playing in a Missouri Invitation Basketball Tournament.

Cya. Would be nice if they would just go ahead and announce they are leaving instead of dragging this out, so we can look for a replacement.

Louisville would be an upgrade.

They're not announcing they are leaving Big 12 in KC. Good call, emotions too high right now.

Blahblahblah. Just say it, we are going to the SEC, we would like to eat our keep and have it to. Unfortunately, KU is not going to play a rivalry game and I don't see any one in the big 12 playing in a Missouri Invitation Basketball Tournament.

Cya. Would be nice if they would just go ahead and announce they are leaving instead of dragging this out, so we can look for a replacement.

Louisville would be an upgrade.

Seriously, this is just the right way to do it. I think MU is shining today.
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Never happen.

Ever.

Is that how you read this situation?

Agree, that would be cool.

Erdman is pretty good. Deaton appears like a weak egghead though.

Really sounds like they're gone..

That's why I was asking. No way the SEC anything comes to KC.

Man, people are dumb. It was clear we were gone as soon as Deaton was given the authority.

Completely agree. If KU is too butthurt to play the football game, let's play K-State. Would be tons of fun, and a better opponent most years too.

Whatever they decide, it will go into effect next year....

Is that what I just heard?

This could not be more obvious. I've gotta give MU credit here, this was masterfully done by a generally ham-fisted institution.

I thought Deaton even showed well. Clearly, it's not his element, but he did well.
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So Mizzou is basically proposing the Baylor estroball coaches' hypothetical right? They want a divorce and still want to sleep together.

Mizzou anticipates being in a conference for next year if they leave. That's a good sign.

It's how I'm reading the thread. It doesn't really matter what the official reason was for the press conference, speculating like that is reeruned from their point of view... let the fans do that. I'm sure they're supremely confident the deal is done, and I'm sure there's a lot we haven't heard about to make the final votes seem like a formality, but instead of grandstanding, they could just wait 5 more days or whatever until it's actually official.

Mizzou is good as gone. Board did a pretty good PR job today in KC. Don't announce you are leaving the Big 12 in KC. Announce a basketball tournament and football game for KC. Throw that in KU's court. It would be better to announce you are leaving for the SEC in Columbia.

Fair point.

Of course the Big XII schools don't care. Neither do the Big East schools who are looking to take Mizzou's spot. Neither do the SEC schools who would be accepting a new member. Neither do the PAC schools who are looking to poach Big XII schools if they get desperate...

This was about Kansas City today.

I look forward to building the rivalry with you guys.

Lets do it.

Yea, this is one of the few times I felt like they played their hand really well

chuckle.

There aren't bad teams in SEC football. Shit, Kentucky has been to something like 5 or 6 straight bowl games. Vanderbilt is the worst team in the SEC, and they aren't awful.

There is only one basketball school in the Big XII, and that's Kansas. Kentucky basketball trumps Kansas any day (7 national championships compared to 2). Then you've got Florida with 2 recent titles whereas the entire Big XII has 1 in the last 20 years.

Props to MU, the did the right thing.

As a KU fan, I am extremely jealous. SEC is great conference and has a solid future, the Big 12 is still the Titanic leaving port on its maiden voyage...

Everything is going to be okay on this trip...

I guessed you totally missed the point.

I thought Deaton even showed well. Clearly, it's not his element, but he did well.
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Meh, everyone else seems to be applauding it, so I guess I'll have to catch an article or replay, and not just the comments from here. Still don't get the point of doing it today, but whatever.

Basketball doesn't matter. It's secondary.

If Deaton's anticipated timeline of moving for the coming year is true that puts the B12 in a bit of a bind.

BYU might be the only Big 12 expansion candidate who could replace Missouri in 2012. BE schools locked in for 27 months.

Probably... my only intent was to mock Saul Good. ;)

BYU, Louisville, or WVU.

Sounds like Mizzou doesnt plan to be in the big 12 next year, so we could get back to 10 immediately with BYU.

My preference would be Louisville, but not being about to join for 2 years makes BYU a better choice.

BYU, Louisville, or WVU.

Sounds like Mizzou doesnt plan to be in the big 12 next year, so we could get back to 10 immediately with BYU.

My preference would be Louisville, but not being about to join for 2 years makes BYU a better choice.

I agree that UK bball trumps KU bball (thanks to a KU grad) in terms of overall success. But I'm just wondering which NCAA championship you're not counting for KU? 1988?

Also, are you saying there were no basketball champions before 1939?

40 wins in 4 years duh

It's secondary, but it matters to basketball fans. Mizzou doesn't lose anything even in basketball by moving to the SEC. That's the funniest part. The beaks don't even get to crow about that. There are better teams in the SEC than in the Big XII, and those schools couldn't give a shit about basketball.

They won national championships in 1988 and 2008. Other than that, they never won anything.

1952?

So Kentucky has 5 National Championships, not 8...correct?

Yes, KU is the only basketball school in the Big 12 and the SEC is better in basketball even though nobody pays any attention to it. Spot on analysis.

The NCAA tournament was a secondary tournament back then, similar to what the NIT is now. That's not a direct comparison because it had a little more prestige, but it wasn't the national championship.

ROFL

Awesome.

Who is better in the Big XII? Arkansas has won a NC and played in another in the last 20 years. Kentucky has won 2 since then, played in another, and been in the Final Four 5 times in that span. Florida has won 2 national championships since then.

Who in the Big XII can compete with that? Kansas would be the second best program in the SEC. Who else in the Big XII even holds a candle to Florida?

Hope we issue a press release on Sunday after the OSU game.

So Kentucky has 3 National Championships?

How does this work? When did the NCAA Tournament get real?