re: With Kansas talking to the Big Ten, would Mizzou consider joining them?

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I frankly don't want Mizzou to leave. I'd much rather have Mizzou and that population base than take a KSU or West Virginia to even out our teams.

I'm simply asking if Mizzou would consider joining with Kansas, and saying it might actually be better for them. I would rather be in the Big Ten close to all my rival teams if I were a Mizzou fan

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Same here - I don't want them to leave but was curious how they'd feel if they could go to the B1G and have a core of their old rivals/opponents with them.

Sounds like they'd rather stay here.

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Missouri is in a good spot now. Why would they change that? They're making a lot of money and in very stable league

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They are in a great spot for sitting back and collecting paychecks to get their asses whipped. If they want to be Vandy then fine. But they are a good enough above average state school that they could compete for Big Ten West championships among rival schools that share roughly the same facilities and prestige as them. And they could do that while still collecting a fat B10 check. Look at what Wisconsin and Iowa have been able to consistently do in that side of the league. They could easily compete at that level instead of being a doormat.

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Then we could get Ok State.

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We don’t want OK state

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I'm simply asking if Mizzou would consider joining with Kansas, and saying it might actually be better for them. I would rather be in the Big Ten close to all my rival teams if I were a Mizzou fan.

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As an alumni and fan, the SEC is where I want to see my alma matter compete. Ask me that question 10 years ago and I might have a different response. I've visited pretty much every campus and everyone has been very welcoming and kind. I love the competition in all the conference sports we compete in.

Throw in the fact that I've seen the university put the revenue generated over the past few years to good use? It's a no brainer. Mizzou is not going anywhere.

Especially since the B1G originally slapped us in the face and only offered us a junior membership when this all originally began so long ago. The SEC has been nothing but welcoming (regardless of what it seems like on this forum).

Mizzou will not go the B1G0 the taste of the SEC championship in year 2-3 gave the Tigers a taste of SEC and swallowed it down like fine wine...We are thrilled to get invited and made Nebraska and the rest of the movers look like dumb moves meanwhile Aggies and Tigers look like genius's

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As an alumni and fan, the SEC is where I want to see my alma matter compete. Ask me that question 10 years ago and I might have a different response. I've visited pretty much every campus and everyone has been very welcoming and kind. I love the competition in all the conference sports we compete in.

Throw in the fact that I've seen the university put the revenue generated over the past few years to good use? It's a no brainer. Mizzou is not going anywhere.

Especially since the B1G originally slapped us in the face and only offered us a junior membership when this all originally began so long ago. The SEC has been nothing but welcoming (regardless of what it seems like on this forum).

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Great, I am glad you are enjoying it. I've never been a Mizzou basher. It was an odd addition to the conference culturally and somewhat geographically especially with having to put you guys in the East, but it made sense financially. If you like the SEC, then stay. I just think you could do better long term in a conference with more similar peers and rivals so close to you.

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Great, I am glad you are enjoying it. I've never been a Mizzou basher. It was an odd addition to the conference culturally and somewhat geographically especially with having to put you guys in the East, but it made sense financially. If you like the SEC, then stay. I just think you could do better long term in a conference with more similar peers and rivals so close to you.

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You might not be wrong in regards to the old landscape. That being said, what does it look like in 20 more years? Rivalries have to start somewhere. Our new ones have been slowly forming over the past few years (regardless of what folks would tell you).

Folks will eventually forget about our Big 12 days and will only remember the SEC ones. Time heals all things and before long it'll seem like we've been here the whole damn time.

KC and STL TV markets combined are basically that of Atlanta or Boston but individually are the 7th and 10th largest TV markets in the SEC footprint. The Addition of A&M gave the SEC it's top two TV markets in Dallas and Houston. Those moves 10 years ago gave the SEC 5 top 30 television markets which was HUGE in driving the $$ in SECN.

This time around, Oklahoma City and Tulsa combined are basically that of STL alone as a market...not huge, but should illustrate that the move 10 years ago was about TV sets which is not the case this time around. Adding TX and OK is more about ensuring the long term stability of the conference and ushering in the new era of super conferences ultimately at the demise of the NCAA. I am all for it!