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re: Mizzou Recruiting: Decommits

Posted by heavylifts on 11/9/11 at 12:47 pm
[quote]Why would a Missouri kid waiver because of a conference change? [/quote] I heard he was afraid his family would have to travel too far to see him play away games. If he commits somewhere else though his parents will probably have to drive further to see his home games. ...
Andy Katz says the move was finished Friday and is just pending an announcement sometime this week: http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7197599/missouri-move-sec-planned-week-source-says Hopefully this time the "announcement" actually happens. ...
the interview from Tony Barnhart was interesting [quote]BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – With Missouri joining the Southeastern Conference, we continue to get reaction from across the nation about the league’s 14th team. In this special “Q&A,” we sat down with Tony Barnhart, one of the country’s most esteem...

re: Mizzou Ducks Issue With Big 12

Posted by heavylifts on 10/24/11 at 11:09 pm
I have been following this pretty closely and I don't think KC is a hangup here. I think it has to do with the Big 12's TV deal and what happens if/when they drop below 10 teams for at least a season if not two. If they invite BYU it's not an issue, but with the Big East teams its a big one. ...

re: Mizzou Ducks Issue With Big 12

Posted by heavylifts on 10/24/11 at 10:25 pm
This seems to be the biggest confirmation so far that Mizzou is SEC bound: http://www.komu.com/news/exclusive-deaton-comments-on-big-12-meeting [quote]COLUMBIA - Fresh off a Monday night flight from Dallas, MU Chancellor Brady Deaton commented on his meeting with the Big 12 Board of Directors sa...
the kstate president is apparently still stuck on the runway in dallas... suspect it will be a bit before they get underway. @kstate_pres Kirk H. Schulz Great news! Only 30 more minutes on the runway in Dallas waiting for a gate! Soon, it will be time to fly back home to Manhattan 27 minutes a...
PowerMizzou (missouri rivals site) is saying they heard from 3 different sources that Mizzou withdraws from Big 12 tomorrow. ...
I think both schools have strong athletic programs and fan-bases... not big enough of a difference between the two to influence a decision like this imo. I think you have to look at what the school has to offer beyond those things....
the new article at the kc star is saying we might hear something tomorrow at the big 12 meetings: http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2167 [quote]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. ...
As far as the Big 10 goes, a lot of us fans were excited to be going there... it wasn't that we always wanted to play with the schools in the Big 10 though, it was more that we were excited to be leaving the Big 12. I mean Mizzou was playing Illinois every year in St. Louis and the rivalry never rea...