free powermizzou article...zero trust...inside mizzous move to the sec
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I found these interesting....
“The University of Missouri has not been contacted by the Big Ten. Should there be an official inquiry or invitation, we would evaluate it based upon what would be in the best interest of MU athletically and academically.”
“When Delany offered up the possibility of expansion, [Missouri was] the first ones to put their hands up and say they were interested…I think the reason people have said that (Missouri is to blame) is because of the Big Ten thing, not the timeline of when they left for the SEC. They said they wanted out and once Missouri’s like, ‘Hey we’ll go to the Big Ten,’ now all of a sudden all bets are off and now Nebraska just starts fighting to get in line and everybody else started following suit.”
“This isn't about Missouri. Nobody cares about Missouri. Stay, go, drop football, get mad all over again that the Insight Bowl invited Iowa State. Doesn't matter.
If only Missouri leaves the Big 12, the league is fine. Heck, the league thrives. TV revenues wouldn't go down, plus there's one less mouth to feed. Heck, the NCAA might even give the Big 12 a waiver and let it keep the football championship game.
This is about Nebraska. Everybody cares about Nebraska. Nebraska helps make the league go. Without Nebraska, Texas' and Oklahoma's enthusiasm for the Big 12 wanes.”
“I was led to believe that the initial idea of expansion was, one, to get the Big 10 championship game and, two, to ultimately get markets in the Northeast. Missouri didn’t do anything for them. St. Louis and Kansas City kind of did nothing for them. They already had St. Louis with Illinois. Nebraska was big in Jersey for a time, was a big national name and that’s why even though academically it wasn’t at the level of Missouri, they swallowed hard and went Nebraska even though Missouri openly opined with the league.
“The University of Missouri has not been contacted by the Big Ten. Should there be an official inquiry or invitation, we would evaluate it based upon what would be in the best interest of MU athletically and academically.”
“When Delany offered up the possibility of expansion, [Missouri was] the first ones to put their hands up and say they were interested…I think the reason people have said that (Missouri is to blame) is because of the Big Ten thing, not the timeline of when they left for the SEC. They said they wanted out and once Missouri’s like, ‘Hey we’ll go to the Big Ten,’ now all of a sudden all bets are off and now Nebraska just starts fighting to get in line and everybody else started following suit.”
“This isn't about Missouri. Nobody cares about Missouri. Stay, go, drop football, get mad all over again that the Insight Bowl invited Iowa State. Doesn't matter.
If only Missouri leaves the Big 12, the league is fine. Heck, the league thrives. TV revenues wouldn't go down, plus there's one less mouth to feed. Heck, the NCAA might even give the Big 12 a waiver and let it keep the football championship game.
This is about Nebraska. Everybody cares about Nebraska. Nebraska helps make the league go. Without Nebraska, Texas' and Oklahoma's enthusiasm for the Big 12 wanes.”
“I was led to believe that the initial idea of expansion was, one, to get the Big 10 championship game and, two, to ultimately get markets in the Northeast. Missouri didn’t do anything for them. St. Louis and Kansas City kind of did nothing for them. They already had St. Louis with Illinois. Nebraska was big in Jersey for a time, was a big national name and that’s why even though academically it wasn’t at the level of Missouri, they swallowed hard and went Nebraska even though Missouri openly opined with the league.
Long article that does a good job covering the entire process from Mizzou's perspective. I think everyone was aware that both Oklahoma and Texas bigwigs as well as other big 12 administrators said crappy things about MU leaving, and this account covered that as well. But, good job pointing them out.
That the move was good for Missouri is indisputable.
That the move was good for Missouri is indisputable.
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