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re: All the Mizzou stuff on this board about "They suck" and "They regret coming to
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:56 am to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:56 am to CGSC Lobotomy
My original stance was neutral based on these points :
a) Can they deliver Saint Louis and Kansas City?
So far this is a no but that will not happen overnight
b) Will interaction be more like the Cocks or the Hogs?
Sadly, so far they are more like the Hogs bluster than the Cocks under the radar approach
c) Will they maintain the AAU status?
AAU has canned Syracuse and Nebraska so Mizzou is not in a safe position. Adding Maryland and and Rutgers gives the B1G a sizable chunk of the roughly 60 votes (remember Chicago was a former B1G member and still maintains ties with the CIC) if they want to discredit the SEC by booting one of their 4 schools. Of the 4 SEC AAU schools TAMU, VU, and UF are all in a much better position to maintain membership. While this is not probable, I hold the strong belief that while Delany is not Satan, he is probably at least one of the lesser imp's or demons and believe such pettiness is in his dirty bag of tricks.
d) Will they add a SEC sport to the SEC's collection of trophies?
Tiger overconfidence on football has been dispelled after a season of OMF in the SEC. Baseball is not a probable sport either. SEC does not have wrestling and Mizzou is no threat in rifle or bowling. Not sure Mizzou is any real threat in any of the minor non broadcast sports.
This only leaves M basketball, W basketball, and softball. W basketball appears to be a non starter and M basketball does not have a solid traveling fan base and they are a study in futility in the NCAA tourney where the SEC needs more media presence to support current Cat and Gator exposure. This leaves only softball so lets hope Mizzou can at least get to the WCWS (TAMU is a recent winner in W basketball and has solid T&F) based on current NCAA rank :
Top 25 teams
2 Florida
5 Alabama
6 Tennessee
7 Louisiana State
14 Kentucky
15 Missouri
17 Texas A&M
25 Mississippi State
Remaining SEC teams current rank
29 Arkansas
35 Georgia
48 South Carolina
64 Auburn
65 Ole Miss
NR Vanderbilt - has bowling and lacrosse in place of softball
SEC softball tourney is in Lexington this season so lets hope Mizzou (UK is one of the closest SEC schools to Columbia, MO) brings more fans than they did to Rupp for the Men's NCAA tournament.
a) Can they deliver Saint Louis and Kansas City?
So far this is a no but that will not happen overnight
b) Will interaction be more like the Cocks or the Hogs?
Sadly, so far they are more like the Hogs bluster than the Cocks under the radar approach
c) Will they maintain the AAU status?
AAU has canned Syracuse and Nebraska so Mizzou is not in a safe position. Adding Maryland and and Rutgers gives the B1G a sizable chunk of the roughly 60 votes (remember Chicago was a former B1G member and still maintains ties with the CIC) if they want to discredit the SEC by booting one of their 4 schools. Of the 4 SEC AAU schools TAMU, VU, and UF are all in a much better position to maintain membership. While this is not probable, I hold the strong belief that while Delany is not Satan, he is probably at least one of the lesser imp's or demons and believe such pettiness is in his dirty bag of tricks.
d) Will they add a SEC sport to the SEC's collection of trophies?
Tiger overconfidence on football has been dispelled after a season of OMF in the SEC. Baseball is not a probable sport either. SEC does not have wrestling and Mizzou is no threat in rifle or bowling. Not sure Mizzou is any real threat in any of the minor non broadcast sports.
This only leaves M basketball, W basketball, and softball. W basketball appears to be a non starter and M basketball does not have a solid traveling fan base and they are a study in futility in the NCAA tourney where the SEC needs more media presence to support current Cat and Gator exposure. This leaves only softball so lets hope Mizzou can at least get to the WCWS (TAMU is a recent winner in W basketball and has solid T&F) based on current NCAA rank :
Top 25 teams
2 Florida
5 Alabama
6 Tennessee
7 Louisiana State
14 Kentucky
15 Missouri
17 Texas A&M
25 Mississippi State
Remaining SEC teams current rank
29 Arkansas
35 Georgia
48 South Carolina
64 Auburn
65 Ole Miss
NR Vanderbilt - has bowling and lacrosse in place of softball
SEC softball tourney is in Lexington this season so lets hope Mizzou (UK is one of the closest SEC schools to Columbia, MO) brings more fans than they did to Rupp for the Men's NCAA tournament.
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Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:01 am to Cheese Grits
I see Texas, Iowa State, and Kansas as more likely to lose their AAU status, based simply on association.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:41 am to Cheese Grits
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a) Can they deliver Saint Louis and Kansas City?
So far this is a no but that will not happen overnight
Curious what you base this on.
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b) Will interaction be more like the Cocks or the Hogs?
Sadly, so far they are more like the Hogs bluster than the Cocks under the radar approach
Agree about last year. I think they were humbled last year and you'll see the latter approach moving forward.
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c) Will they maintain the AAU status?
Any actual indication they will lose that status other than doom and gloom?
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d) Will they add a SEC sport to the SEC's collection of trophies?
I would agree, softball, of any of the sports, is the most likely in the short term. Solid team this year and I believe 2 of the nation's top pitchers coming in next year.
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