I dont think so , cant compete in anything . No real rival . Need to ship them out . who would be a good replacement ?
Does Missouri belong in the SEC ?
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No. Hated it when they were picked
NC State.
Florida State.
Florida State.
Absolutely they belong...........
Every team needs a ***** and they do nicely. [cheers]
They’ve had the injury bug the last two seasons!
They got lucky. The east was down those 2 years.
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In the old days both Georgia Tech and Tulane were in the SEC. Probably made more sense geographically at the time but neither would really bring much to the table today.
Love to send them back to the big 12 and would be glad to take WVU. Better football and basketball team and it makes no sense for them to play in the big 12. Who do we need to call?
Always thought Clemson and Florida state shoulda been in the SEC.
But no, Missouri is just not a natural fit. But the SEC had to get that television market for money.
But no, Missouri is just not a natural fit. But the SEC had to get that television market for money.
Add VaTech to that too.
Blacksburg has SEC town written all over it.
VT and NC State were the 2 best fits. Good at the important sports, new market entry. FSU was never leaving the ACC and we already have the Florida Market...and UF would have voted to block their entry bc I think I read there is a deal among active members to not accept any other instate rivals that weren’t already here. So GT, Clemson, Louisville, FSU, Miami, etc were no goes
Now that’s funny!! SEC East champs the first two years in our league. Had Us beat with 5 minutes to go this year. Took a fluke play and a bad call. Yeah, they belong. Have we ever won an SEC East title?
That should be the next 2. And push Mizzou over to the West to make the line down the middle make sense and even the teams out.
No, Missouri really doesn't belong in the SEC. However, they were the best of bad choices. NC State and Virginia Tech wouldn't add much, especially the Wolfpack. I don't see any ACC team heading our way. Why would you want West Virginia? Total trash. They wouldn't add anything. Besides they told us good-bye in 1863. I don't like Missouri in the SEC (even though their football fans have always been super-nice), but they were the best available choice. And I really hate that they are in the East. Give us the Auburn War Tiger Eagles in the East, move Mizzou to the West and go to a 9 game SEC football schedule with 2 permanent rivals.
I've always thought it strange that Missouri would be a part of the SEC, particularly when thinking of the conference geography. But, I guess a lot more goes into it than mere geographic placement. Kentucky isn't exactly in the south-east either. Who really knows?
Isn't West Va. in the Big 12 or whatever? That makes no sense either.
Isn't West Va. in the Big 12 or whatever? That makes no sense either.
If the ACC is such a wonderful conference, then like you say. Why do they need such a ridiculous buyout? That buyout of theirs reminds me of the Berlin Wall. The SEC doesn't need a buyout for it's teams.
No they don't, I hated it when they added them. I know its not popular around here but I think U6 was a better fit and wanted them in the SEC rather than the ACC
Let's add Clemson, Ohio State, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Washington. Let's add all the good football teams and try to kill our program.
I'd have rather have had Louisville than Missouri. But if it's true what EliteBlue said, then that was a non-starter.
All the same, I don't understand the no-new-instate-rivals position. UK already plays UL every year, UGA already plays GT, and Florida already plays FSU. (but not Miami every year). Moving any of those three teams into the SEC would have freed up a schedule slot for UK, UGA or Florida. In every case it could have been filled with a cupcake to pad the schedule, and minimizing losses is a key factor in bowl selection.
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Only thing they do is collect that big SEC paycheck every year. They contribute nothing.
They'll belong when they start winning. Playing at a high level creates rivalries. IF they were consistently ranked and pushing us for SEC tourney seeding....they'd belong. Florida wasn't even thought of as a basketball rival...they started winning and that changed completely.
There are several considerations:
- TV market
- geography
- natural rival(s)
- competitiveness in football
- competitiveness in basketball
- academics
- competitiveness in all other sports
There is no perfect fit additions. But I agree that Missouri seemed to fail to fit many of these. I think better options include:
WV, UL, Texas, Clemson, FSU, NC St, UNC, UVA, Va Tech, Okl, Okl St, Ga Tech
UNC isn't going anywhere without Duke
NC St thinks they belong w/ UNC, and probably wouldn't leave them.
Clemson has had so much success recently, why change.
Texas has their own TV deal, why change.
UL would be the only "city-school"
8 of those have the ACC basketball deal, which might be hard to give up
WV might be the easiest to pick off from another conference.
Other (very) long shots could be Memphis, Marshall, Central Florida, Texas Tech, WKU.
- TV market
- geography
- natural rival(s)
- competitiveness in football
- competitiveness in basketball
- academics
- competitiveness in all other sports
There is no perfect fit additions. But I agree that Missouri seemed to fail to fit many of these. I think better options include:
WV, UL, Texas, Clemson, FSU, NC St, UNC, UVA, Va Tech, Okl, Okl St, Ga Tech
UNC isn't going anywhere without Duke
NC St thinks they belong w/ UNC, and probably wouldn't leave them.
Clemson has had so much success recently, why change.
Texas has their own TV deal, why change.
UL would be the only "city-school"
8 of those have the ACC basketball deal, which might be hard to give up
WV might be the easiest to pick off from another conference.
Other (very) long shots could be Memphis, Marshall, Central Florida, Texas Tech, WKU.
If I'm not mistaken a long time ago an invitation was extended to Miami and Florida State but the football powers declined it. I remember Bobby Bowden said if you are going to pick on a general you don't start with Custer and that they weren't ready for the move. I'm not completely sure if the offer was made but I think it was because I heard him say that in an interview. As for Missouri I guess they thought it would open up St Louis for SEC recruiting advantages. They haven't done much outside the first couple of years in football and then it was a few years before they played the western conference powerhouses and the east was down those couple of years. In basketball they haven't done much either.
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