MIZZOUEXPANSIONAPALOOZA™ 2011: Mizzou Makes Its Move

I’m just trying to figure it out with math and not the schedules. Big 12 has been there for 15 years (96), we play texas at Texas once every 4 years. So 3 or 4 times right?

The Texas schools for me… I could take ‘em or leave ’em. What I’ll miss are the Big 8 schools, all the history and rivalries there. Nebraska and Colorado are gone already though, and with it being as unstable as it is, we have to do what’s best.

Oklahoma, Texas, Okie State……..immediately replaced in value to me by the SEC powers.

Since I work pretty much 7 days a week and the novelty of traveling to distant in-conference games to new towns will wear off, the convenience will be missed, not to mention the cost.

They’re kind of my #2 college team… I have a bunch of friends in the Fayetteville area.

That would mean that we’d get to face XCMA twice a year though. (note the proper use of italics, 2396 :-)

…I don’t think it’s going to take much for Mizzou fans to throw themselves whole-heartedly into that rivalry. Hell, a lot of us wanted to in the pre-game before the 2008 Cotton Bowl.

We had plenty of that for them in basketball back in Norm’s day and with xcma I’m sure that would only add fuel to the fire.

But I went to Mizzou for college. I’ve watched every Mizzou and every Hogs game this year. I will never not be a Hogs fan, but will always want Mizzou to win in a head to head matchup. It would make for some fun watch parties amongst friends. The rivalry is natural, but I will never be able to dislike Hogs fans or the team the way it hate kU.

But I think it is clear that OU and UT are only staying for now because they can’t get out. They see 6 years as the shortest timeframe they can see to the next exit opportunity- if they thought they could sucker in the better expansion candidates with a shorter timeframe, I bet they would be asking for a 2-4 year set of ‘golden handcuffs.’

I can’t believe UT is going to slum it in what will be a very much diminished conference any longer than they absolutely have to. OU knows it and is looking out for themselves (reasonably).

I hate giving up the rivalries, what it will do to KC, and think there will be more ‘dislocation’ issues than people realize, but you have to make the SEC move if it is there. The stable, fat revenue source will be nearly impossible to pass up. And I think the instability of the B12 is likely already impacting recruiting.

The folks around me were very receptive to Mizzou and thought it was a good fit.

They were more than a little testy when I mentioned the Cards beating the Braves out for the wild card slot, though.

OU/OSU package came true?

Just to maintain my sanity.

Forde, because he seems to stay grounded fairly well, and he doesn’t take himself too seriously, and Ubben, because he’s close to the conference and, again, stays grounded (though he’s not really a commentator).

is coming along?

Give me a break Ivan.

I just liked how because he works for ESPN he decides to take a shot at Mizzou for leaving rather than addressing the real problem wich is the LHN.

when the camera is on him and he always has some shit to say when someone is thinking about leaving the B12. What is he a UT alum or just in love with UT?

But I seem to remember a reading something about a study that was done a few years ago about expanding the stadium, and some of the suggestions were to expand the bleachers onto the grass on either side of the M and build additional bleachers up behind it without displacing the M itself. The problem Memorial stadium has is that it sits in a natural amphitheater, so that the south endzone, which used to be open, is really close to the water table, making it nearly impossible to build much more on that end because the ground can’t support it.

They could close off the end around and above the Rock M while keeping it intact. It would make a pretty cool enhancement and put emphasis on the M itself. Or put a 2nd deck above the student section. Either way, it could look sweet.

As a UGA fan, the size of your stadium has got nothing to do with me. Its your revenue, you keep it. Besides (and don’t take this as a shot at you), if I remember correctly, you don’t completely sell out for all games anyway. So, I don’t think at this point it would be beneficial for you. And by all means, correct me if I’m wrong.

/hoping we chose wisely.

UGA-SC is usually the second week. Bit there are some teams that start later. Alabama didnt have their conference opener till week 4. Im sure the fact that UGA and SC have end of season, non conference rivalries plays a part in why they start early. So I think there’s a little flexibility on that front.

assuming kU isn’t all butthurt.

that the same people who say “Mizzou will get smoked in the SEC” are also the people who say the SEC isn’t that great of a conference.

The same thing happened when Nebraska left. I heard people talk about how Nebraska couldn’t compete with the Big 10 schools. But then they would talk about how the Big 12 was easily the 2nd best football conference.

By more sway, I mean national attention/conference desirability when referencing UT/OU

there is no way they would even hesitate to try to work something out to make the Big 12 a better home for their athletic program. They would be gone in a flash because to sit around and hope Texas and OU decides to throw you a cleaned bone in 6 years is just insane.

The thought of leaving the other Big 12 north schools sucks for alot of us but the alternative of being left in the cold 6 years from now is an even worse horror story.

At least on the complaining part. Iowa State would complain but who is really going to listen to Iowa State (not poking at them, just being realistic. I for one feel extremely sorry for Iowa State in all of this). Also to be fair, if Iowa State had options like Missouri does now they would be doing the exact same thing we are. Missouri, finally actually has some leverage and sway for once and are using it and they have used it and it made it seems evident that the changes we want in the Big 12 or not going to happen. As for rivals I will not miss kansas, just the idea of playing kansas. Nebraska and Colorado are already gone and I don’t care if we play any texass ever again. Basically I will miss the old Big 8 and that’s about it.