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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

I'm anti- SEC move unless the PAC-XX or BiG are not legitimate options. The Big East would be a good short-term move, but ultimately would not work (and that conference is going to die, anyway).

I think a PAC that looked something like this is Missouri's best option:

East:
Texas
OU
Missouri
Arizona State
Arizona
Utah
oSu
kansas

West:
USC
UCLA
Cal
Stanford
Wash.
Wazzou
Oregon
Or. State

Money would be huge, you'd still have a big regional base and still be well-hooked into Texas. And it would be a hell of a lot easier to be competitive in that conference than the SEC, though still challenging.

I think Missouri football - unless they make a real dedication to improving the program, pumping a lot more money in, and changing the culture in the AD - would eventually with to an Ole Miss-esque existence in the SEC. It's possible Missouri football would take a step up in the SEC... but it would be an uphill climb (climbing over Ole Miss and Miss. State isn't that hard, but Georgia, Tenn, South Carolina, Arkansas, aTm... different story).

And call me an old married man, but I don't give a flying f*** about the girls in the SEC. Winning games and having a chance to be relevant nationally is a hell of a lot cooler.

This post makes CU cry. They thought they got away from Cousin Eddie only to look outside on Christmas morning and see his RV parked out front.