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09-30-2011, 08:46 AM | #1937 | |
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I don't see any difference between the conferences ad far as our performance. We're an average team in the Big XII and the SEC, and if anything I see Mizzou building a 50 foot wall around the State of Missouri as far as recruiting goes if we do make the move. The only real difference between the conferences is one plays fair with all its members, one doesn't. |
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09-30-2011, 08:47 AM | #1938 |
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That's the premise of Mellinger's article. I don't have personal knowledge of the negotiations, but you'd think Mizzou would be exploring all options, including the option of improving the B12 enough to make it worth sticking around.
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Sorry, but Mellenger clearly still doesn't get it.
He was on the right track until he spun right off the rails with a line straight out of the Kevin Keitzmann handbook: Quote:
In the current landscape, you're growing or you're dying. There isn't stability in this conference, IMO. There won't be stability in this conference unless some serious pride is swallowed and leadership wakes the !@#$ up (I don't anticipate either). If they scrap the entire set of by-laws and conference regulations, take the B1Gs and adopt them, add at least 3 more teams (at least one of which is BYU and only one of which is a city college) and sign long-term contracts (i.e. ten years) with completely cost-prohibitive poison pills, then maybe the conference can stay together, stablize and become a viable long-term home. But I really don't see any of that happening. There is too much wounded pride in Norman and way too much ego in Austin. And even if it did - I still think I'd want to jet. There's something to be said for running with the big dogs every week.
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But with all that said, do you (personally) think there's any chance that a reformed B12 is even likely? Again, from the outside looking in, as long as the B12 exists, it's going to be X amount of teams being Texas' bitch. I don't see Texas giving a shit if Missouri leaves, they'll just invite some other suckers to take a shit deal and join the B12. As I don't have a dog in the fight, I don't understand the loyalty to "rivalries." If one of my teams (Chiefs/Cardinals/Blues) were moved to a different division/conference, I really wouldn't give a shit. |
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09-30-2011, 08:50 AM | #1943 | |
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Mizzou has to get out while they can! The Big 12 is doomed & who wants to bend over for Bevo all the time?
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09-30-2011, 08:53 AM | #1945 | |
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I'd be bummed if the Chiefs left the Raiders and Broncos, especially if it were a lateral move. And I'd be pissed if the Cardinals ended up in that glorified shithole of a softball league - the AL. If all things are equal, I understand the 'rivalry' aspect of it. However, A) All things aren't equal and B) The rivalry element will never be dispositive. In college football, moving to the SEC w/ the history and tradition of the conference trumps the XII rivalries w/ Kansas and...well really only Kansas.
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90% of MU fans see it the same way. Why doesn't everyone??????
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Can you please describe this shit deal and tell us how it compares to the SEC deal MU would get by moving?
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I understand the negative impact the move would have on Kansas City, I don't really buy that it would impact any local rivalries. Just agree to play KU every year as part of the non conf. schedule in both football and basketball and call it a day. I'd rather have only 1 loss to KU in bball every year anyway. Plus, you could make it towards the final week of non conf play, maybe during the New Year time period, maybe even have it neutral site every now and then. That sounds more fun than getting pounded twice a year in the conference schedule to me. I would rather see teams like LSU, Bama, Tenn, FL, etc. come to Columbia and play football. That would be fun if you ask me. Plus the money and exposure for the school and program should be better. I don't actually know that last point after all the TV contracts get renegotiated and what not, but it seems highly likely. |
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