Texas A&M+SEC=Twitter rumors

[Al Bundy]

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Texas A&M Board of Regents will meet on Thursday to discuss a possible move to the SEC.

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

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.

Fair enough...

KU would have zero shot, unless they brought in a old school SEC ball coach. Back up a Brinks truck and pray that you dont end up on probation. LOL


KU would be raped in the SEC in football... But would probably basketball Rape the conference with Kentucky for many years to come.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade

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.

Why would the SEC admit that they are trying to go to 16? If they want 16 teams, the last thing they want to do is to let the PAC 12 and B1G know because they would suddenly be in competition for schools.

If they're smart, and they are, they will. Do their level best to have everything in order before the other conferences know what hit them.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

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.

Agree with this.

[Saul Good]

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.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

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.

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.

[DJ's left nut]

I believe this:

Originally Posted by Saul Good

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.

is agreeing with this:

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

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.

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

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

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.

I totally agree. It might help to have a rival that plays football, though. When you're rolling in top teams every week, the interest level is only going to rise. Who cares about ISU, Colorado, K-State, Kansas, Baylor, aTm, and Texas Tech from a football standpoint?

Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma are the only teams we've played with any panache, and we don't (didn't) play 2 of them every year.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I believe this:



is agreeing with this:



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

Totally. When I post from my mobile, I really condense my thoughts, and the result can be less than eloquent.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

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...

See my post above, relax yo...I seriously thought you were joking.

But to the point, I've been saying since last summer that geographically this superconfence idea isn't going to happen. Not only that but I think the Big 12 could easily move on without Texas A&M even if they ended up trying to go anywhere. They aren't even being asked....it's just media idiots wrecking their reputations by trying to get attention making so much shit up.

Neb and Col both moved to places that make sense regionally. The Big 12 is not breaking up and all these teams moving to the coasts. No one wants that.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Negreppedson

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

lol.

[Saul Good]

Delusional much? This train is coming.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

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.

This. They are ****ing insane.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

lol.

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.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Negreppedson

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.

I think your idea that this is simply media created is what is funny. Because school presidents meet, regents meet, state legislatures spring to action when Doug Gottleib makes Tweets.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Delusional much? This train is coming.

Absolutely.