re: Here Are The Choices: Missouri or West Virginia

Posted by Bel Air Tiger

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 2:36 pm to GABlueDog

Bigger question is who the west will loose if it's not an east coast college, Auburn or bama, to even up divisions...

Posted by Hubbhogg

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 2:54 pm to GABlueDog

I'll take USF instead please

Posted by will0637

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 2:57 pm to Bel Air Tiger

I say add Mizzou to the West and move MSU to the East. Make MSU's cross divison rival Ole Miss, UK's cross division rival Mizzou, Arkansas's cross rival Vandy, and match up USC and TAMU. That way Alabama and Auburn keep their rivalries with UT and UGA. That way no big rivalries are lost.

West East
Mizzou UK
TAMU USC
Miss MSU
Ark Vandy
LSU UF
Ala UT
Aub UGA

Posted by bbap

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:01 pm to will0637

that would work.

Posted by Bel Air Tiger

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:03 pm to will0637

Will -only issue is travel and the east div is called east for a reason as is west for the same.

If we pick up two mid west additions, bet we loose the both AL teams or at least one with perhaps a MS team. I'd rather keep bama each year.

Posted by SunHog

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:04 pm to bbap

I'm not happy with the addition of WV at first glance, if they are the 14th, yet lets look at it this way since it's obvious they cut into the TV Market of the pie compared to TAMU or Missouri.

Merchandise sells Top 25 as Feb, 2011.

14. Auburn
15. West Virginia
17. Arkansas
18. Missouri
19. South Carolina
20. Texas A&M

LINK

Largest Revenue of Football and Basketball 2009-2010

17. Arkansas
18. Texas A&M
23. Ole Miss
24. West Virginia
26. Virginia Tech
35. Missouri

LINK

Posted by bbap

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:04 pm to Bel Air Tiger

not to be a dick but it's lose, not loose. that's twice.

Posted by Hubbhogg

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:06 pm to bbap

Diick moove

Posted by hoginthesw

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:06 pm to SunHog

quote:
24. West Virginia

wow. i had no clue WV would be that high

Posted by will0637

Austin, TX

Member since Dec 2006

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:06 pm to bbap

That way Mizzou plays its border states of KY, AR and its big 12 brother, TAMU. AR now plays Vandy, which is in a neighboring state. MSU still plays Ole Miss plus border schools of Vandy and UT. LSU and Alabama dont really have any real rivalry with MSU, because the series are so one-sided, especially with Ala-MSU.

Posted by dstone12

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:06 pm to SunHog

what TV market will the SEC tap into by adding WVU?

Plus, they don't win the Big Easy Conference like they should. They should have won the Big East 3 out of 5 years.

Their fans.....oh they suck. They are more delusional than Bama fans, but with no tradition.

When some of you go to that game, wear a hard hat. You'll get batteries thrown on you....not AAA batteries, either.

This post was edited on 9/7/11 at 3:08 pm

Posted by bbap

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:06 pm to will0637

yeah i agree that would work.

Posted by will0637

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:08 pm to Bel Air Tiger

yea, you may be right about Ala and Aub. Geographically, they are further east. But i think if they looked at it, it would make more sense to move MSU for competetive balance and rivalries.

Posted by bigolecatfish

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:31 pm to NastyTiger

quote:
WVU. NO way to UM

Posted by TheCheshireHog

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:32 pm to GABlueDog

Missouri if forced to choose between the two.

Posted by Bel Air Tiger

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:35 pm to will0637

agree with the MS state and Auburn if Missouri for balance but would hate to see bama and auburn go.

I also like VA tech best and have to consider getting to 16 when PAC 16 finalizes.

And thanks bbap as my LSU degree must have everyone wondering incl myself

Posted by Govt Tide

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 3:43 pm to Bel Air Tiger

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I also like VA tech best and have to consider getting to 16 when PAC 16 finalizes.

No offense to you as you speak for a lot of people on this, but why the flying frick does the SEC HAVE to go to 16 teams if another conference does?? This line of thinking drives me frickin crazy!!!

Frick the Pac 16. The SEC can stay at 14 and will be as relevant a part of any national playoff as any other conference.

Posted by bbrownso

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Posted on 9/7/11 at 4:01 pm to GABlueDog

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3) They could offer a decent rivalry with neighboring Kentucky...the Coal Mine Classic or some crap like that. Kentucky does sit up there by itself.

I would think that should be called the Hillbilly Hoedown.

while their basketball is better and they're in the East, can't we find someone else to bring in besides West Virginia?