Missouri will explore conference options

[Ronnie-]

Looking at that diagram/picture...there is NOTHING southeast about Missouri, Arkansas, Texas A&M!! But I gotta ge true geography out of my head when it comes to these conferences... They are gonna make sense ONLY to univeristy president's and the money THEY will make.

Hell, at least the MAFIA accepted the fact that they were a dirty enterprise....LOL!

I wouldnt have a problem with it from a geography standpoint as long as they dont go any farther. As it is, all states would border each other and its "close enough"

 

[Derwin0]

It would create vastly unbalanced divisions as well, and LSU would make it to the SECCG nearly every year doing it that way.

They've always been unbalanced. Just look at the East the past several years. And the west before that.
When the divisions were first set up, all the power was in the East (TN, FL, GA). But as years went on, Alabama got good again, as did LSU, and Tenn sucked with Georgia sinking to mediocrity.

And how many years did FL own the East the way you say LSU would own the West?

Power can and will shift again in the future.

 

[Ramy]

They've always been unbalanced. Just look at the East the past several years. And the west before that.
When the divisions were first set up, all the power was in the East (TN, FL, GA). But as years went on, Alabama got good again, as did LSU, and Tenn sucked with Georgia sinking to mediocrity.

And how many years did FL own the East the way you say LSU would own the West?

Power can and will shift again in the future.

Of course you are just pointing out one sport. When talking basketball it is a whole other story.

 

[Derwin0]

Of course you are just pointing out one sport. When talking basketball it is a whole other story.

The SEC has basketball? EKK!

It's always been unbalanced there as well, with UK & Vandy being in the East along with Fla a few years ago. Missouri in the East would make it more so.

But that's actually going away, since the SEC is doing away with divisions in the non-football sports.

 

[Ronnie-]

They've always been unbalanced. Just look at the East the past several years. And the west before that.
When the divisions were first set up, all the power was in the East (TN, FL, GA). But as years went on, Alabama got good again, as did LSU, and Tenn sucked with Georgia sinking to mediocrity.

And how many years did FL own the East the way you say LSU would own the West?

Power can and will shift again in the future.

It can and will, but when they set up the divisions the split the 6 traditional powers to balance it as much as possible. Tenn, Fla, and Georgia, versus Bama, LSU, and Auburn. Thats why Vandy was put in the east instead of Auburn in the beginning even though they are West of the Barn. (As to all the power being in the east when it was first set up and the Bama getting good...um Bama won that first SECCG and the NCG . I know what you meant though.)

What you are mentioning puts 5 of the 6 in one division. Makes it very unbalanced compared to now in a traditional sense.

LSU being the lone "major" player in the west would make Floridas run in the East look like nothing. Sure Arkansas and A&M would give them a run every few years, but there is no doubt who the top dog would be. Just look at who they would have to play most years.

 

[Ronnie-]

The SEC has basketball? EKK!

It's always been unbalanced there as well, with UK & Vandy being in the East along with Fla a few years ago. Missouri in the East would make it more so.

But that's actually going away, since the SEC is doing away with divisions in the non-football sports.

True, in basketball it wont matter, as there will be no divisions.

 

[Ramy]

True, in basketball it wont matter, as there will be no divisions.

Why are they doing that?

 

[Derwin0]

Why are they doing that?

Because none of the other conferences with 10 or more teams ever used divisions, so the SEC finally decided to follow their lead.

 

[Will94]

New York Times - Missouri Moves Closer to Joining SEC
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/s...es-closer-to-joining-sec.html?_r=3&ref=sports

The University of Missouri is heading down a path to join the Southeastern Conference, said a university official with direct knowledge of the situation.

The person said that Missouri’s decision to apply for membership to the SEC was “inevitable and imminent,” although a specific timeframe has yet to be set. Missouri’s Board of Curators will meet on Thursday and Friday at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where the process of withdrawing from the Big 12 and applying to the SEC is expected to begin. Expansion is not listed on the agenda, but there is a private session scheduled Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

After it applies, the person said that Missouri expected “no problems” with gathering enough votes among SEC presidents for it to become a member.