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Title: Mike Slive wins Missouri, but is he winning the conference expansion Post by: pmull on September 20, 2011, 07:26:08 PM The Birmingham News reported that Missouri would likely become the fourteenth member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The report comes after intense speculation about who would follow Texas A&M into an expanded SEC.
According to the News, “Because both of those schools (Texas A&M and Missouri) are located to the western side of the SEC’s basic footprint, that prompted discussions of moving a current West Division school to the East Division. Auburn is the easternmost school in the West Division. A third person familiar with the discussions confirmed that Auburn would move to the East if Missouri joins the league.” Missouri is a superior choice to other options mentioned during the latest round of expansion. It is a prestigious university, and it fields strong teams in many sports. The school also sits in a good location because of its television markets. http://capstonereport.com/2011/09/20/sec-expansion-mike-slive-wins-missouri-but-is-he-winning-the-conference-expansion-war/13812/ Title: Re: Mike Slive wins Missouri, but is he winning the conference expansion Post by: TheVarsity on September 20, 2011, 08:02:38 PM The Birmingham News reported that Missouri would likely become the fourteenth member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The report comes after intense speculation about who would follow Texas A&M into an expanded SEC. According to the News, “Because both of those schools (Texas A&M and Missouri) are located to the western side of the SEC’s basic footprint, that prompted discussions of moving a current West Division school to the East Division. Auburn is the easternmost school in the West Division. A third person familiar with the discussions confirmed that Auburn would move to the East if Missouri joins the league.” Missouri is a superior choice to other options mentioned during the latest round of expansion. It is a prestigious university, and it fields strong teams in many sports. The school also sits in a good location because of its television markets. http://capstonereport.com/2011/09/20/sec-expansion-mike-slive-wins-missouri-but-is-he-winning-the-conference-expansion-war/13812/ Thanks for the post pmull. I just don't like the idea of Missouri in the Sec. I would prefer either Florida State or Clemson. With Missouri coming in, the footprint of the SEC gets changed. But, people who make more and are higher up than I may know better. |