re: Any particular reason gameday chose a&amp;m over mizzou?

Posted by sasrocks

Kansas City MO

Member since Nov 2011

1067 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:43 am to joe.liberst

No matter. We got the prime time kick. All eyes will be on us and it will be a 5x better show than Aggie v Lizard.

Arky? Not even in the discussion #butthurtonthesidelines

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Posted by Stripes314

St. Louis

Member since Oct 2011

5033 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:43 am to Choctaw Hog

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Missouri has had even less success than A & M and nobody really cares to watch the Tigers including their own "Fans".
• No National TV Appeal
• Little appeal to the fans even in the state of Missouri (KC has as many if not more Kansas and Kansas State Fans than they do Missouri and there are more Illinois Fans in St. Louis than there are Tiger Fans.
• Have no tradition whatsoever
• A weak and ignorant fan base.
• Are not a coveted program and are more Big 10ish or Missouri Valleyish than they are SEC worthy. Missouri was an afterthought that the SEC settled on and they will be treated as such

Not a single one true

Posted by NCrawler

Sherwood

Member since Nov 2010

2152 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:45 am to sasrocks

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Arky? Not even in the discussion #butthurtonthesidelines

Lol, don't think I'm going to be butthurt that we don't get gameday when we play ULM in Little Rock. fricking yankees...

ETA: but I do agree that the Mizzou beatdown of UGA would be a better venue than watching two old people frick (A&M vs UF)...

This post was edited on 9/5/12 at 9:47 am

Posted by sasrocks

Kansas City MO

Member since Nov 2011

1067 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:47 am to NCrawler

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Lol, don't think I'm going to be butthurt that we don't get gameday when we play ULM in Little Rock. fricking yankees...

Face it, the only time national headlines include Arky is when your idiot coach crashes into a ditch with his piece on the back. fricking white trash pigs

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Posted by NCrawler

Sherwood

Member since Nov 2010

2152 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:51 am to sasrocks

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Face it, the only time national headlines include Arky is when your idiot coach crashes into a ditch with his piece on the back. fricking white trash pigs

Must really suck to be from Mizz then since coach w/piece wreck >>>> DWI. This new rivalry is going to be awesome...

Posted by blacknblu

Member since Nov 2011

10276 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:53 am to sasrocks

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Face it, the only time national headlines include Arky is when your idiot coach crashes into a ditch

Glass houses bro

Posted by Bob Ag

Austin

Member since Aug 2011

3008 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:54 am to NCrawler

This Arky-Mizzou rivalry is great.
You guys really hate each other, but deep down I think you love each other as well.

Posted by PortlyDawg

Member since Aug 2011

2540 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:55 am to UFMatt

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Nobody cares about Georgia outside Georgia.

Nobody?

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everyone would like to Florida lose

Nope. Just people in Georgia.

Posted by blacknblu

Member since Nov 2011

10276 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 9:57 am to Bob Ag

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You guys really hate each other, but deep down I think you love each other as well.

Nah - they're good people. Maybe a little delusional, but perhaps that's why we get along so well.

Posted by CrimsonCoast

The Coast

Member since Jun 2012

1415 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 10:02 am to Pedro

Regardless of how good each team or match-up is currently, Florida and aTm are better "brands" than Missou and UGA.

Posted by Quantrill

Kansas City, MO

Member since Nov 2011

732 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 10:02 am to blacknblu

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Nah - they're good people. Maybe a little delusional, but perhaps that's why we get along so well.

Dammit, why did you have to go and be rational just as I was getting ready to reignite the arky flaming?

BTW, Choctaw is a complete dumbass.

Posted by CapstoneGrad06

Little Rock

Member since Nov 2008

72916 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 10:03 am to Pedro

They were already in Texas?

Posted by joe.liberst

Shreveport

Member since Jul 2012

1002 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 10:03 am to sasrocks

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No matter. We got the prime time kick. All eyes will be on us and it will be a 5x better show than Aggie v Lizard.

Yes you got the primetime kick, but it is on the #2 station. LSU got the primetime kick on the #1 station.

Posted by davesdawgs

Georgia - Class of '75

Member since Oct 2008

20307 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 10:16 am to Pedro

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Any particular reason gameday chose a&m over mizzou?

As already suggested, probably mainly TV market. Either location would have been good for college football fans.

Posted by sasrocks

Kansas City MO

Member since Nov 2011

1067 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 10:19 am to davesdawgs

Maybe we will get gameday when undefeated Bama comes to town and we are 5-1. SECCG Preview?

Posted by jatebe

Queen of Links

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Posted on 9/5/12 at 10:50 am to Pedro

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Any particular reason gameday chose a&m over mizzou?

To frick with Texas and the longhorn network.

Posted by aggressor

Austin, TX

Member since Sep 2011

8796 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 10:56 am to sasrocks

The A&M/Florida game is just much more compelling all the way around. This is the conclusion of 2 years of drama with A&M flirting with the SEC and now they are finally going to play. A lot of folks are excited to see how A&M does, either because they want to see them win or because they want them to get their arse kicked. The markets, the size of the school and fan bases, the traditions, and all that just pile on. The Gameday guys (esp Kirk) also have always enjoyed A&M and have raved on the atmosphere.

Mizzou/UGA is an interesting matchup but it just doesn't have the drama. Mizzou wouldn't have left the B12 and the SEC wouldn't have taken them if A&M had not made the move. The Mizzou story was a much more subdued one when it happened. Really only the folks in Missouri and to an extent Kansas have gotten riled up about it. Then you can throw in all the other variables on top.

Mizzou is a respectable program but they have gotten pushed around like this before, perhaps unfairly. For instance Mizzou had a stronger argument than A&M for deserving the Cotton Bowl bid 2 years ago but A&M got it because A&M sells tickets and gets people to watch. Mizzou also got screwed over on a BCS bid a few years back when KU got the Orange Bowl over them. I can also guarantee you there is no way a schedule would come together that has A&M traveling to Mizzou 3 years in a row. Mizzou OTOH hasn't fought it because they want the Texas exposure. Mizzou just hasn't shown the support necessary of their team to outshine A&M even though they have had the better team in recent years. That would hack me off if I were a Mizzou fan but it just is what it is.

Gameday doesn't go to the "best game", they go to the best story.

Posted by KaiserSoze99

Member since Aug 2011

31669 posts

Posted on 9/5/12 at 11:03 am to aggressor

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Mizzou is a respectable program but they have gotten pushed around like this before, perhaps unfairly. For instance Mizzou had a stronger argument than A&M for deserving the Cotton Bowl bid 2 years ago but A&M got it because A&M sells tickets and gets people to watch. Mizzou also got screwed over on a BCS bid a few years back when KU got the Orange Bowl over them. I can also guarantee you there is no way a schedule would come together that has A&M traveling to Mizzou 3 years in a row. Mizzou OTOH hasn't fought it because they want the Texas exposure. Mizzou just hasn't shown the support necessary of their team to outshine A&M even though they have had the better team in recent years. That would hack me off if I were a Mizzou fan but it just is what it is.

...but I expect Missouri to move light-years ahead in that department now that they are in the SEC. They will outshine every program in their general area, save Arkansas (and yes that includes B1G programs).