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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade
I agree, if Missouri is to make their mark in the conference, this is the line they will do it in. If they can make the SEC a three team discussion between UK, UF and MU, it will be a big win for them on the national perspective. Football may drive realignment, but for half the academic year, the national focus is on basketball.
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Mizzou also has to keep the blue chippers in state, something we've been completely unable to do historically. Just look at recent history:
Ben McLemore
Otto Porter
Ben Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough
Alex Burke
Brandon Rush
Bradley Beale
Those are all players from the state of Missouri that went elsewhere. Add a couple of those guys to the mix, and you're talking about one of the top programs in the country every year. We have basically missed out on a lottery pick caliber player per year on average since Mike Anderson was hired.