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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy
He has been, and that is discussed further in the thread.
However, that particular poster is very well connected. Believe it or not, I don't care, but he is always dead on.
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However well connected he is, he's wrong on this one (or his sources are).
Pinkel wants this. Alden wants this. The only people involved who needed to be sold on it were Erdmann and Deaton, and they were sold on it.
Pinkel has been a strong supporter of the move, pushing behind the scenes. Learning this was one of the reasons I switched my stance on Mizzou to the SEC (as well as the constant clown show from the Big 12).
I don't understand why anyone would think Haith would be against this. Missouri would be a strong contender in SEC hoops, and his ties are to the Southeast as far as recruiting goes. This only helps with that.
And baseball... well, it's really a similar situation as in the Big 12. Still some competitive problems due to weather, but this is the sort of move that might find funding for an indoor practice facility for the baseball team. That's what Missouri needs to really improve as a baseball program. (That, and better luck - the Tigers have been hit much harder by baseball draft recently than they're used to).