Should Mizzou be in the Big 10?

I joined Soren Petro on his sports radio show in Kansas City to discuss my recent blog theorizing how Oklahoma might potentially move to the SEC. During our conversation Soren put forward a scenario he’d been considering whereby Missouri could potentially be lured from the SEC to the Big 10. read more

In 2008, Missouri athletics received the sixth-highest payout from the Big 12 at $8.4 million. Texas collected $10.2 million. The contract rewards teams that appear on television more often, and, surprise, the Longhorns are awarded more airtime. read more

Notre Dame was being wooed by the Big Ten. The Big Ten was saying, we might be going for Kansas or Missouri. They even had overtures to Texas. My worry was that Texas would join the Pac-10. Texas is a great school. Academically, it's the best in the Big 12. Kansas and Missouri, of course, were names bandied about during the Big Ten’s most recent raid of the Big 12, when they added Nebraska. read more