KCRag Forum

Yes, clearly the SEC is struggling with its perception. I do not think he meant in terms of college football. I'd agree that most of the states in the SEC do indeed suffer a pretty serious perception problem. Much of it deserved. This is absolutely true. And most, if not all, of the states in the B...

...who cares if Sams is infatuated with men's stinking anuses? Who cares what Sams does or his "preference"? Wow. The lady doth protest too much, methinks. For someone who doesn't care what Sam does or about Sam's "preference," you were curiously specific in your little tantrum....

Jaydork twice in one post? Did MoMan steal your log in info? I'd like to interrupt this Mensa-worthy chat to point out that I've never used the term "jaydork" in any of my posts addressing the juvenile misinformation spread by the "Muck Fizzou" (yuck, yuck) haters to our west. P...

chingon wrote: Chalk this up to a just another Mizzouchebag showing his ass.

Jack Harry didn't attend Mizzou. He's not even from Missouri.

But don't let that stop you from using the occasion to unveil a wildly clever anti-Mizzou epithet.

We'll just chalk it up to unhealthy obsession.

chingon wrote: I'm sure it's hard to switch after decades of making your entire identity about the performance of your rival's college team.

Pretty sure no KU fans bought Gamecocks shirts this year.

No, the notoriously Mizzou-obsessed KU fans were spending money on those clever "Muck Fizzou" shirts.

Highlander wrote:...the most backward part of the western world...

which is Texas—a state that totally dominates the conference Mizzou left behind.

Yea, I can see a discussion about an OU - ISU game going on just about anywhere in present and former Big XII country. I doubt if a Mississippi State - LSU game ever resonates with anyone in the KC area or even the state of Missouri other than Louisiana or Mississippi transplants. This is where the...

KC-wildcat wrote:I like how this thread remains quite and calm as the Cats march toward another 10+ win season.

There are far more Mizzou fans in KC than Kansas State fans, and Kansas football is a national punch line.

Nothing surprising about the greater interest in the SEC thread.

Despite being from weaker conferences, both programs would beat MU and A&M this year. And, I'm confident that would be the national consensus. TCU couldn't beat one of the most hapless programs in Division 1 football by more than 2 touchdowns. I'm not sure why you're convinced Mizzou and A&...

Academically ...UT is way up there; far and above the best institution in both conferences. Not to quibble, but... UT is an outstanding, progressive, and wealthy university, light years ahead of all other current Big XII schools academically. But it isn't Vanderbilt's superior, and it certainly isn...

Why should Missouri leave - we are not a southern state...We are a nothern midwest state. Unlike the Big 8, The Big XII isn't and has never been a midwestern conference. You're right, Missouri is a midwestern state and would be most at home in a midwestern conference. But the population within the ...

That's right. But one conference is losing members and one isn't. So, what's the difference? Just off the top of my head: One is the Greece of ten years ago, all puffed up and intoxicated with its fleeting prosperity; the other is Switzerland. One is the only major BCS conference that has contracte...

1. How come we don't see anyone leaving the SEC? 2. How many conferences have Bama/LSU/UF destroyed or nearly destroyed? 1. Nobody is leaving the SEC--schools are fighting for membership in this conference. Unlike, say, the Big East and Big Texas which are hemorhraging members and accepting schools...

Athletics, yes (outside of basketball), but not by that much. Academics, are you serious? Athletics are superior in the SEC by a wide margin, as are academics with the addition of aTm and Mizzou. MU may be getting a few recruits because of the shiny new car that is the SEC, they may be getting a fe...

With all that, Mizzou should just go back to the Big XII. That's a move I'd support. If there were a reconstituted Big 8, I'd be all for going back to that. But there are fewer true rivals left in what the Big 8 has morphed into, and being conference pals with Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee does...

AllThingsKC wrote:

kcmetro wrote:Mizzou fans seem to be the only ones confused about KU's view on playing Mizzou.

And ESPN.

Aaaaand just about everybody outside the state of Kansas.

The perception around the region is that MU started the ball rolling on things, Nebraska took the B1G offer because they knew MU would take it if they didn't, CU announced preemptively to NU that they would leave for the Pac in an effort of self-preservation (oddly enough that preceded all other of...

A rivalry ceases to exist when it's out of conference. Just look at that intense "rivalry" between Mizzou and Illinois! Ridiculous. Oklahoma and Texas had an intense rivalry long before they were members of the same conference. Notre Dame has had strong rivalries for years with USC and Mi...

chingon wrote:Trolling ain't easy, baby. Trolling ain't easy.

Nobody would know better than you, pal.

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