Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7826351)

Nah, but they'd be 2nd tier, for sure.

Ol' Miss, Kentucky, Miss, Vandy, TN; they can all be beaten and are no worse than comparable programs to MU (most of them worse). Arkansas is about neck and neck with us as well and I'm not convinced LSU is any better than MU with Miles at the helm.

Would MU be winning 10/season in the SEC? No, no they would not. But they'd still put together 3 non-con wins every season and probably end up around 7 or 8 wins and bowl eligible for a few years before they hopefully make the leap to the major leagues.

I'm sorry, it sounds homery, but MU's winning 10 games with some regularity now and is pulling legitimately high end prospects every season. They're nabbing 4 star quarterbacks out of Texas at this point. There's no reason to believe they'd get 'raped' in any conference in the country. They're no powerhouse, but they're a legitimate top 25 program.

Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade (Post 7826326)

I don't think 16 is in any immediate plans. At least not until 2016, if then. Even the SEC is talking about taking small steps to 14 before going to 16. If you can get to 12 in this fashion, and it proves successful, then you can look at expansion if that looks like what others will do. Further, you don't know the actual success of other conferences. What if the PAC doesn't do as well as they think, would the Arizona schools consider making an Arizona Network and jumping? Will Arkansas continue to feel like an outsider in the SEC? That's a lot of time to take stock which you can buy with a ND and BYU.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7826351)

Nah, but they'd be 2nd tier, for sure.

Ol' Miss, Kentucky, Miss, Vandy, TN; they can all be beaten and are no worse than comparable programs to MU (most of them worse). Arkansas is about neck and neck with us as well and I'm not convinced LSU is any better than MU with Miles at the helm.

Would MU be winning 10/season in the SEC? No, no they would not. But they'd still put together 3 non-con wins every season and probably end up around 7 or 8 wins and bowl eligible for a few years before they hopefully make the leap to the major leagues.

I'm sorry, it sounds homery, but MU's winning 10 games with some regularity now and is pulling legitimately high end prospects every season. They're nabbing 4 star quarterbacks out of Texas at this point. There's no reason to believe they'd get 'raped' in any conference in the country. They're no powerhouse, but they're a legitimate top 25 program.

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 7826375)

There is a non-zero chance that a move to the SEC would be the catalyst Mizzou needs to reach its potential. There are, I believe, 4 billionaires in Columbia alone. The school isn't lacking for potential mega-boosters.

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 7826375)

There is a non-zero chance that a move to the SEC would be the catalyst Mizzou needs to reach its potential. There are, I believe, 4 billionaires in Columbia alone. The school isn't lacking for potential mega-boosters.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7823348)

Here's an interesting thought.

There's 8 BILLION in financial support consolidated in 3 people that live in Columbia, Mo. And all of them are quite supportive of MU athletics when they need to be (just witness the Painter fiasco, the Page arena, the baseball stadium, etc, etc...). Even beyond those 3, there's a ton of local money in Columbia, it's really surprising once you get about 5 minutes north of town to the wooded districts - million dollar homes everywhere.

There's a shitload of money available to this school and it may be possible that a move to the SEC gets those boosters to lay more of it out to keep par with those schools. How great would a major overhaul/replacement of Faurot field be? Afterall, we don't compare to Memorial Stadium, let alone those monsters in the south.

A move to the SEC may be just what the program would need to become more than just the sleeping giant it's been referred to for the last 1/4 century. Maybe a higher degree of difficulty is what wakes this program up.

Originally Posted by eazyb81 (Post 7826402)

Fan support would need to reach the next level for Mizzou to be a strong mid-tier SEC program, on par with Georgia, UT, Auburn, Arky, etc on a yearly basis (Bama, Florida, LSU are on another level). No more acting like we are too cool to attend XYZ bowl or to sell out for no-name university.

If you haven't personally experienced the SEC, it is hard to imagine how seriously these people take college sports. They are intense. These are the programs we would have to beat top recruits for.

Just think, last year Mizzou had a great year in attendance for us, ranking #25 nationally.

That would have ranked only 9th in the SEC though.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 7826411)

I believe this:



is agreeing with this:



But you have an awkward way of saying it...

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC (Post 7826297)

What is funny about it?

What does KU offer besides its historic basketball program?

Absoutely nothing... We fukcing suck ass at football...

They better get on their knees and start blowing someone to take them, otherwise we will end up in some shit conference with a slowly dying basetball program...

Originally Posted by Negreppedson (Post 7826494)

They aren't even being asked....it's just media idiots wrecking their reputations by trying to get attention making so much shit up.

Originally Posted by eazyb81 (Post 7826402)

If you haven't personally experienced the SEC, it is hard to imagine how seriously these people take college sports. They are intense. These are the programs we would have to beat top recruits for.

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 7826502)

lol.

Originally Posted by Negreppedson (Post 7826512)

You don't think people remember the journalists who report this shit as wrong?

Twitter has been really damaging to quite a few people. Just look at whats happened to Eric Blumberg.

Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 7826509)

Delusional much? This train is coming.