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2 points:
A) Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the Union and there's not a single state ahead of them that has only 1 major university. Better still, MU is smack in the middle of 2 major sports cities (and 2 NFL football teams). Does MU have a long history of sustained success? Nope, they don't. But there's nobody in the country that doesn't use the term 'underachiever' to describe MU thus far. For decades you've heard people wondering why MU hasn't become a more viable national player. From what I can tell, it's been a matter of the AD just not committing to being a sports power. That attitude has changed over the last decade or so and with Big 10 money, it could change even more. There's a LOT to like about MU going forward and I think that's what has attracted the Big 10.
B) The Big 12 folks seem to think that MU gives a rip what the Big 12 thinks about their departure. We don't. If the Big 12 doesn't care that MU leaves, who gives a shit? MU is still upgrading. MU is still going to bring in a lot more money and go to a far more prestigous conference. Folks keep acting like MU is trying to leverage the Big 12 into a better deal - they're not. MU's gone as soon as they get an offer, period. What the Big 12 thinks about MU's leaving is completely irrelevant. Y'all sound like a jaded girlfriend.
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