re: Both SEC expansion teams in national Top 8 in TV ratings this year

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Would Mizzou have made the top 10 if they were in the Big 12 still?

Y'all should thank us!

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Absolutely not I noticed that there were no Big 12 teams in the top 15, and only 2 in the top 25 (OU and Okie Lite.) Not even Baylor with the season they had, cracked the list. It wouldn't have mattered if we'd been undefeated in the Big 12, we wouldn't have had the ratings we enjoyed as an SEC team. We are happy to be here!

Honestly, though, I doubt we'd have had this season in the Big 12. That conference is structured in such a way that the rich get richer, and we weren't at the top of the food chain so the deck would have been stacked against us - just like it was stacked against Baylor. Plus, our alumni/fans and sponsors would not be supporting the program at the same level had we stayed in the Big 12. This move has been wonderful for Mizzou in every way.

Texas, meanwhile, has built the conference they wanted, and the one they deserve. I hope they struggle in mediocrity there for years to come.