[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

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.

And Pinkel's roots are in Ohio, IIRC.