KCRag Forum

MoMan wrote: The Big 10 is an academically prestigious conference, and Mizzou doesn't rise to the standards of most Big 10 schools. But it's definitely an academic peer of a handful of schools in that conference, and with the exception of Colorado, Mizzou is the best academic fit for the Big 10 of any Big XII north school. It's certainly no less impressive than some of the schools widely mentioned as potential Big 10 candidates (Cincinnati, Nebraska, Louisville). Joining the Big 10 could bring MU a lot more money for research and athletics than what its ties to the Big XII currently do.  And the Big 10's generous profit sharing, television contract, and bowl tie-ins would make being a stepchild to the conference's three powerhouses less unpleasant than being Texas' bitch in the Big XII.

With regards to Rutgers: the NYC market probably has more passionate alums/fans of Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State athletics than it does Rutgers fans.  Apart from Notre Dame, there is no school currently under consideration for admission that would "deliver" a huge share of the NYC market.  And  extending the Big 10 even further away from its Midwestern roots with the addition of a New Jersey school risks seriously diluting the conference's brand.

Any school in the Big XII's north division should be excited to be mentioned as a possible candidate for admission to the Big 10.  MU is the only school in the division whose athletics, academics, facilities, state population, and geography all qualify it for such consideration.  The university should absolutely jump at the chance to switch conferences if the opportunity presents itself.

MoMan wrote: Any school in the Big XII's north division should be excited to be mentioned as a possible candidate for admission to the Big 10.  MU is the only school in the division whose athletics, academics, facilities, state population, and geography all qualify it for such consideration.  The university should absolutely jump at the chance to switch conferences if the opportunity presents itself.

Highlander wrote: Mizzou is not going anywhere anyway.  Moving to the Big X would be an athletic disaster for Missouri, they'd go from being a program on the upswing in football and basketball to perpetual mediocrity.  I'm a Mizzou fan but I get a bit annoyed by all the Big X crap, it's just a way put KU down with the old "we're moving on but you're stuck where you are" nonsense.   Mizzou fans know they aren't going anywhere, way too much to lose.   

MoMan wrote:

Why would moving to a conference that is arguably weaker in both football and basketball than the Big XII doom MU to perpetual mediocrity?  And why on earth would anyone assume that the desire to move to a wealthier, more egalitarian, and more academically prestigious conference than the Big XII is fueled by a spiteful antagonism toward KU?  That sounds more like the assumption of a horribly insecure Kansas fan than of someone who identifies himself as a Mizzou fan.

Note to Mizzou fans: Decisions made by people unaffiliated with the University of Kansas are not usually arrived at after first asking "How will this impact KU?".  This is particularly true where the MU curators and the state's largest alumni base in St. Louis are concerned--and those are the MU people who will be most responsible for giving the green light to any consideration of conference realignment.

shinatoo wrote: If its an academic choice I would say it would be Rutgers. If it's an Athletic choice I would say Pitt. If it's balanced then I would put Mizzou in the running. It would be a boon to MU from and academic standpoint and a neutral move at worse athletically. I would put MU at the same slot in football (4th) and probably the same in basketball.

Football:
Ohio State = Texas
Pitt State = Oklahoma
Michigan = Nebraska (Funny how these two teams have tracked together over the years, Nebraska recovering a little faster from the latest depression)
Iowa = Missouri

Basketball:
What a great conference once you look at it. Lots more parity than the Big 12, unless this year is a sign of things to come in the Big 12. I would still put MU in the top five.

If it happens, it will be Pitt.

NDTeve wrote: Think you meant Pitt not Pitt State.  :D

kcmetro wrote: Syracuse might make the most sense of all.  Great academics and athletics, plus a huge following in NYC.

shinatoo wrote: Agreed, Pitt, Syracuse then MU.

LenexatoKCMO wrote:
Kidding yourselves if you don't think the list is #1) Notre Dame, #2) Notre Dame, #3) Notre Dame, #4) Notre Dame, #5) Notre Dame, #6) Notre Dame, #7) Notre Dame, #8) Notre Dame, #9) Notre Dame, #10) "something from the big east but we really don't want to get that low on the wish list and we will loose half the support in the league for expansion if we cant get someone from choices 1-9". 

shinatoo wrote: Agreed, but Notre Dame isn't going to join.

im2kull wrote: Say what you want, but I think all you Jaydork fans are just scared to see MU become one of the perenial "Big Dogs", while KU is left behind in a never ending rebuilding project