re: 14th SEC member update (FlightAware)

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:Mizzou-Rah!:

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Honestly, I hope the 14th team is Missouri. I think Mizzou is the best fit in terms of what they bring to the table and culture. Missouri could be added to the East division with minimal disruption of existing SEC rivalries as the state of Missouri borders with 2 SEC East states, Tennessee and Kentucky. Yes, the distance to SC and Florida is longer than if Missouri was in the West but it's better than continuing to be a member of a dysfunctional conference. Having said this, I do hope that the Big 12 is able to hang together is some form because I like the traditional/regional conferences. The Big 12 should add Boise and TCU which would include the 2 best teams in the lesser conferences. TCU going to the collapsing Big East just doesn't make sense.

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Missouri could be added to the East division with minimal disruption of existing SEC rivalries as the state of Missouri borders with 2 SEC East states, Tennessee and Kentucky.

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I just think they will be added in the West. And that's a big maybe on whether or not this is true.

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Interesting thought on them going to the East division. That would solve a lot of scheduling issues for sure. Have their perm rival as A&M.

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hmmmmmmm. good pernts....

I completely understand the TV market issue. Again, the interest in Mizzou athletics is lukewarm, at best, in the St Louis market and damn near non-existent nationwide. And how much interest do you think there's going to be in the Missouri brand when they get pile-driven in the SEC? Do you think the casual viewer in Everytown, USA is going to tune in to see an exciting Mizzou/Kentucky gridiron classic?
And, like I said before, if the St Louis market was so ga-ga over Missouri football, they would not still be in the backwaters of the college football world.
All this to add the St Louis market?

Missouri joining the SEC will make them upgrade their facilities soon. They have some very wealthy alumni. I think they will be competitive in a few years. Potential is there IMO

this adding of the Aggies was a fricking huge mistake, fricking up all kind of shite

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This works for two reasons.

(1) Mizzou to the East means an easy scheduling fix. They become our permanent cross-division rival, and everything else stays the status quo.
(2) If/When conference realignment Armageddon comes, Mizzou is easily shifted to the West, and Slive goes after two schools from the East Coast (VTech, NC State?) to complete the 16 team mega conference. Again, classic rivalries can be maintained.

The only wild card would be a 4x4 conference pod system.

SEC West - A&M, LSU, Ark, Mizzou
SEC Central - Ole Miss, Miss State, Aubrun, Bama
SEC North - Vandy, Tennessee, Kentucky, VTech
SEC East - Georgia, Florida, NC State, USC

i have no fricking desire to go to columbia-fricking-missouri

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i have no fricking desire to go to columbia-fricking-missouri

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KC and STL are both pretty cool towns for a side trip if it makes you feel better.

STL check out Budweiser HQ

KC go to Boulevard Brewing Co. Boulie Wheat FTW

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the days of F$U's relevance are long gone




You are not gonna be happy in the upcoming years if you believe this

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F$U has their best team in ages, they play in a horrible conference, and they STILL fail in big games. As a Hog fan, I know a flop in big games when I see one. I do not think their trajectory is upward. It's flat, at best. They just don't have the big name in Florida they used to have. Florida is the bully on the block. South Florida is now capable of stealing some of F$U's recruits. And as for Jimbo...I'm not sold. Good coach. Not great. The days of F$U running roughshod over that conference are long gone.