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Mizzou to leave Big 12 tomorrow, join the SEC later this week?
Posted on 10/23/11 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 10/23/11 at 1:51 pm
At this point, is it news that MU looks headed for SEC? Read more: https://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2167#ixzz1bdG9af47
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On Saturday, and again today, I’ve talked to all sorts of people familiar with the situation both at Missouri and elsewhere and every single one anticipates Missouri and the SEC will announce Mizzou as the 14th member of the SEC at some point this week.
I have been told Brady Deaton, the MU chancellor, plans to attend in person the Big 12 Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Monday in Dallas.
Deaton is not revealing if he will formally inform the Big 12 Conference of Missouri’s conditional withdrawal (the condition being SEC acceptance) at that meeting. But it would be in keeping with the style of the man who has been authorized to make this decision by Board of Curator decree that he would not deliver such news in a fax or a telephone call.
As for the if and when of the Missouri/SEC courtship coming to fruition, the bet here is that it comes down my midweek, Thursday at the latest.
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Posted on 10/23/11 at 2:03 pm to daboman of Aggieland
im just ready for all this junk to be over with... 
Posted on 10/23/11 at 2:03 pm to daboman of Aggieland
Folks may not like adding Mizzou, but adding another AAU school means the SEC will have four in 2012, doubling it's current number in one year and ensuring more AAU members than the Big XII.
It also ensures that other SEC universities have a greater chance at being added in the future, should they meet requirements ... We are still talking about Universities, and not the NFL, after all ...
Mizzou won't threaten the SEC power balance, and will have an opportunity to either grow or fail on their own merits. Adding Mizzou to the East means that traditional SEC rivalries are likely to survive.
And, once the SEC/ESPN/SEC Network partnership comes online in a couple of years, no one will be griping about all of those homes in St. Louis and Kansas City and the SEC Network subscriptions they bring in. Same for Houston, D/FW, San Antonio, etc.
So, in short, Slive and the SEC University presidents have laid the groundwork for a $$$-making conference network, improved the conference academic prestige , and brought in new members that don't ruin the SEC power balance, but have a chance to grow and compete, or not. Not a bad year's work.
It also ensures that other SEC universities have a greater chance at being added in the future, should they meet requirements ... We are still talking about Universities, and not the NFL, after all ...
Mizzou won't threaten the SEC power balance, and will have an opportunity to either grow or fail on their own merits. Adding Mizzou to the East means that traditional SEC rivalries are likely to survive.
And, once the SEC/ESPN/SEC Network partnership comes online in a couple of years, no one will be griping about all of those homes in St. Louis and Kansas City and the SEC Network subscriptions they bring in. Same for Houston, D/FW, San Antonio, etc.
So, in short, Slive and the SEC University presidents have laid the groundwork for a $$$-making conference network, improved the conference academic prestige , and brought in new members that don't ruin the SEC power balance, but have a chance to grow and compete, or not. Not a bad year's work.
This post was edited on 10/23/11 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 10/23/11 at 4:39 pm to daboman of Aggieland
we need to get this announced and finished before the end of this week so we can all focus on the Super Bowl
Posted on 10/23/11 at 4:44 pm to daboman of Aggieland
welcome to the SEC Mizzou!
Posted on 10/23/11 at 7:44 pm to daboman of Aggieland
May happen as early as tomorrow.
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