re: Question: Big Ten vs. SEC

The best thing Mizzou has done in the history of athletics is joining the SEC. To this day I still can't believe we actually did it.

That being said, I agree with you on the basketball aspect. SEC basketball, even when the league has been good in recent years, is just not intriguing. There's no real history or following outside of a handful of schools. The Big 10 is indeed a much more interesting basketball conference. I'd love for Mizzou to get a soccer team rather than hockey as well. We produce a ton of talent in soccer across the state.

Admittedly, we haven't really meshed with the SEC the way I'd hoped. I thought the transition would be a little smoother than it has been. The new SEZ Complex is nice (albeit a cheap version of what we should have done IMO), but I feel like on the whole, Mizzou hasn't really heeded Pinkel's warning about needing to go "all-in" if we're gonna do the SEC thing. I think that blame falls with both the fanbase and the school. Over the last 5 years or so, we've been completely unremarkable in all aspects.